• 2026 ABCA All-Region Teams
Eight OVC baseball players have been named to the 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Region Teams.
That number is up from two selections a year ago. This year's selections included a pair of first-team picks in Eastern Illinois DH
Mike O'Conor and SIUE relief pitcher
Easton Harris. There were also six second-team picks in UT Martin OF
TJ Grines, SIUE 1B
Ryan Niedzwiedz, Eastern Illinois pitcher
Bryce Riggs, Southeast Missouri DH
Joe Hall, Little Rock pitcher
Brannon Westmoreland and Little Rock relief pitcher
Tag Andrews.
First Team All-Region selections are eligible for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America teams will be announced on Friday, June 12, prior to the start of the NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007.
2026 ABCA All-Region Selections
Southeast
OF - TJ Grines, UT Martin (2nd Team)
Midwest
DH - Mike O'Conor, Eastern Illinois (1st Team)
RP - Easton Harris, SIUE (1st Team)
1B - Ryan Niedzwiedz, SIUE (2nd Team)
P - Bryce Riggs, Eastern Illinois (2nd Team)
South
DH - Joe Hall, Southeast Missouri (2nd Team)
P - Brannon Westmoreland, Little Rock (2nd Team)
RP - Tag Andrews, Little Rock (2nd Team)