Eleven members of the SUNY Cortland baseball team have been selected to the 2026 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) all-league team in a vote of the league's coaches. In addition, junior first baseman
Tristan Gatchalian (Manorville/Eastport-South Manor) was chosen as the SUNYAC Bob Wallace Player of the Year, sophomore
Warren Miller (Plattsburgh) was named the SUNYAC Don Axtell Pitcher of the Year, freshman outfielder
Anthony Carlo (Bellmore/St. Anthony's) is the league's Clark V. Whited Rookie of the Year, and
Joe Brown has been named the Walter Nitardy Co-Coach of the Year.
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Gatchalian, Miller, Carlo, sophomore second baseman
Talon Elkins (Syracuse/West Genesee), senior third baseman
Trey McGowan (Blue Point/Bayport-Blue Point), senior outfielder
Lucas Granger (Horseheads) and junior designated hitter
Nolan Smith (Hamburg) were chosen to the All-SUNYAC first team. Junior outfielder
Logan Karwowski (Clay/Cicero-North Syracuse),
Jack McFerran (Selkirk/Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk), junior pitcher
Ryan McLaughlin (Warwick/Warwick Valley) and junior catcher/pitcher
Joe Yovino (Levittown/Division Avenue) were selected to the all-league second team.
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Elkins was the 2025 SUNYAC Co-Rookie of the Year, while Smith was Rookie of the Year and a first-team first baseman in 2024. McGowan earned two All-SUNYAC honors as a second baseman at Oswego, earning a spot on the first team in 2024 and second team last year.
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Brown earned SUNYAC Coach of the Year honors for the 11th time overall and fourth time in the last five years. He's guided the Red Dragons to a 29-10-1 record, to date, including both the SUNYAC regular-season (15-1) and tournament titles. Cortland earned its 33rd straight NCAA Division III tournament berth.
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Current overall and regular-season conference-only stats for each of Cortland's award winners is below.
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Gatchalian
40 games/40 starts, .432 batting average, 7 homers, 1 triple, 10 doubles, 42 RBI, 44 runs, 31 walks, 20 HBP, .569 on-base pct., .669 slugging pct., 1.000 fielding percentage (191 putouts, 18 assists, 0 errors)
16 games/16 starts, .466 batting average, 2 homers, 4 doubles, 19 RBI, 19 runs, 9 walks, .557 on-base pct., .638 slugging pct.
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Miller
12 appearances/12 starts, 4-1 record, 2.82 ERA, 54.1 innings, 29 hits, 69 strikeouts, 31walks
5 appearances/5 starts, 3-1 record, 1.52 ERA, 23.2 innings, 7 hits, 34 strikeouts, 13 walks
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Carlo
36 games/35 starts, .372 batting average, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 29 RBI, 35 runs, 24 walks, 7 HBP, .487 on-base pct., 1.000 fielding percentage (64 putouts, 2 assists, 0 errors)
15 games/15 starts, .400 batting average, 5 doubles, 20 RBI, 18 runs, 13 walks, .516 on-base pct.
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Elkins
39 games/37 starts, .418 batting average, 2 homers, 1 triple, 6 doubles, 28 RBI, 41 runs, 17 walks, .494 on-base pct., .991 fielding percentage (49 putouts, 63 assists, 1 error) (also pitched in 8 games/7 starts, 3-1 record, 19 strikeouts in 32 innings)
16 games/16 starts, .434 batting average, 1 homer, 1 triple, 3 doubles, 8 RBI, 22 runs, .516 on-base pct.
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McGowan
39 games/39 starts, .333 batting average, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 18 RBI, 49 runs, 29 walks, 10 HBP, .467 on-base pct.
16 games/16 starts, .361 batting average, 4 doubles, 3 RBI, 23 runs, 13 walks, .506 on-base pct.
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Granger
40 games/40 starts, .400 batting average, 7 homers, 6 doubles, 30 RBI, 47 runs, 41 walks, 7 HBP, .548 on-base pct., .600 slugging pct., 1.00 fielding percentage (109 putouts, 3 assists, 0 errors)
16 games/16 starts, .453 batting average, 3 homers, 3 doubles, 18 RBI, 23 runs, 17 walks, .597 on-base pct.
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Smith
30 games/28 starts, .330 batting average, 5 homers, 13 doubles, 45 RBI, 29 runs, 20 walks, .446 on-base pct., .587 slugging pct.
9 games/9 starts, .485 batting average, 2 homers, 8 doubles, 20 RBI, 15 runs, .587 on-base pct.
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Karwowski
35 games/25 starts, .317 batting average, 2 homers, 5 doubles, 24 RBI, 17 runs, 17 walks, .438 on-base pct.
15 games/11 starts, .382 batting average, 1 homer, 2 doubles, 11 RBI, 10 runs, 10 walks, .531 on-base pct.
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McFerran
40 games/32 starts, .300 batting average, 5 homers, 6 doubles, 32 RBI, 19 runs
16 games/13 starts, .345 batting average, 3 homers, 3 doubles, 20 RBI, 7 runs
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McLaughlin
13 appearances/4 starts, 7-2 record, 1 save, 3.55 ERA, 38 innings, 27 hits, 36 strikeouts, 15 walks
6 appearances/3 starts, 5-0 record, 18.2 innings, 10 hits, 18 strikeouts, 6 walks
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Yovino
27 games/19 starts, .439 batting average, 1 homer, 15 RBI, 9 runs, .528 on-base pct., 1.000 fielding percentage (68 putouts, 12 assists, 0 errors); 9 pitching appearances/2 starts, 2-2 record, 2 saves, 4.79 ERA, 20.2 innings, 18 hits, 19 strikeouts, 10 walks
10 games/7 starts, .474 batting average, 9 RBI, 4 runs, .500 on-base pct.; 2 pitching appearances, 1 save