Baseball All-Conference

5/6/2026 1:27:24 PM

Zach Johnson takes home the league's top honor as the 2026 SLIAC Baseball Player of the Year. Johnson, a senior outfielder at MUW, becomes the first Owl to win the award. He hit .374 with 7 home runs and 27 runs batted in during conference play. In 24 games he scored 39 times, delivering 37 hits with 6 doubles and a triple. He led the SLIAC in runs scored and finished 3rd in both hits and home runs. 

This year's Pitcher of the Year is Cameron Rayborn from Spalding University. Rayborn was undefeated in conference play, recording a 5-0 record on the mound with a 2.70 earned-run average. He recorded 50 strikeouts and just 10 walks while holding opponents to a .251 batting average. Rayborn led the conference in innings pitched and strikeouts while tying for the lead in wins. He is the sixth Golden Eagle in program history to win the award, tying the conference record by a school, and the third Spalding pitcher in the last four years to win the award.

Colt Armburst was named the SLIAC Freshman of the Year after finishing 5-0 on the mound with a 2.79 earned-run average and 36 strikeouts. The freshman from Webster University finished in the top five of the league in earned-run average, opponents batting average, and wins. He becomes the 10th Gorlok to receive the award and the first since Parker Murrow in 2024.

The 2026 SLIAC Coach of the Year is Bill Kurich, head coach of Webster University. Kurich led the Gorloks to a 21-3 conference record, winning their second straight regular season title. The 21 conference wins are the most by a SLIAC team since the 2021 season and this marks the 12th time in his career that Kurich has been voted the league's top coach.

The final award is the Team Sportsmanship award, which goes to Principia College for exemplifying the best sportsmanship throughout the season.

First Team
P - Colt Armbrust, Webster University
P - Ryan Greifelt, Webster University
P - Cameron Rayborn, Spalding University
C - Logan Strong, Spalding University
INF - Braden Eye, Westminster College
INF - Tyler Hahn, Lyon College
INF - Chase Marshall, MUW
INF - Troy Romero, Westminster
OF - Braden Bramlett, Lyon College
OF - Zach Johnson, MUW
OF - James Theodore, Webster University
DH - Baron Brack, MUW
UT - Royce Congi, Blackburn College

Second Team
P - Wes Carter, Webster University
P - Carter Hunt, Webster University
P - Caden Krystofiak, Spalding University
C - Dalton Groves, Webster University
INF - Talan Hutchings, Webster University
INF - Snyder Pennington, Greenville University
INF - Ethan Wielt, Webster University
INF - Dean Wood, Principia College
OF - Caleb Coffey, Spalding University
OF - Adam Moser, Webster University
OF - Aden Pecka, Westminster College
DH - Nick Wrubluski, Webster University
UT - Jesse Walter, Spalding University

Third Team
P - Jonathan Bowser, Greenville University
P - Rocco Boyle, Lyon College
P - Holden Caplinger, Spalding University
C - Kooper McCoy, Lyon College
INF - Ashton Compton, Lyon College
INF - Joseph Guzman, Greenville University
INF - Reid Hietpas, Webster University
INF - Braedan Trissell, Webster University
OF - AJ Lopez, Spalding University
OF - Eli Marcotte, Lyon College
OF - Matthew Windham, MUW
DH - Slade Inman, Lyon College

All-Sportsmanship Team
Cody Moore, Blackburn College
Camden Smith, Eureka College
Parker Milligan, Greenville University
Caleb Collins, Lyon College
Griffin Fuller, MUW
Logan Cadey, Principia College
Joshua Wilmot, Spalding University
Ryan Hartz, Webster University
Donovan Bohler, Westminster College