EIAC Names 2026 Baseball All-Conference Team

Twenty-two players earned the honor.

Photo via East Central Athletics.

(St. Leon, Ind.) - Twenty-two high school baseball stars have earned All-Conference honors from the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference.  

This season, East Central and Greensburg shared the conference title, both going 12-2 against EIAC foes. The Trojans and Pirates combined for 10 of the 22 all-conference selections, including EIAC MVP Ethan Smith. 

The Pirates' star finished the season with a .432 average, three home runs, and 31 RBI. He also scored 26 runs, stole 18 bases, and went 4-0 on the mound in 10 appearances. 

East Central's Mike Johnson and Greensburg's Logan Smith are the 2026 EIAC Baseball Coaches of the Year. 

The full 2026 EIAC Baseball All-Conference Team is listed below: 

  • East Central (12-2) – Chase Marsh, Cole Reynolds, Ethan Wynn, Vincent Keck, Brayeden Reis
  • Greensburg (12-2) – Ethan Smith, Jacob Duerstock, Luke Hoeing, Logan Meyer, Ethan Bishop
  • Batesville (8-6) – Ronan Post, Noah Weigel, Brayden Maple
  • Connersville (7-7) – Parker Flanigan, Gavin Brannon, Zaine Bentley
  • South Dearborn (6-8) – Mason Hamlett, Ryker Morris
  • Lawrenceburg (5-9) – Jayden Montgomery, Hunter Miller
  • Franklin County (4-10) – Blake Stephenson
  • Rushville (2-12) – Casey Thompson

EIAC Stat Leaders (Top 3 Per Category) *Stats via Maxpreps

Average: Blake Stephenson, Franklin County (.500), Ethan Smith, Greensburg (.432), Vincent Keck, East Central (.413)

Home Runs: Gavin Brannon, Connersville (6), Brody Shearer, Connersville (5), Brayden Keller, Connersville (4)

RBI: Ethan Smith, Greensburg (31), Zayden Miller, Greensburg (28), Logan Meyer, Greensburg (27)

Runs: Brayeden Reis, East Central (37), Parker Flanigan, Connersville (32), Ayden Sefton, Greensburg (30)

On-Base Percentage: Blake Stephenson, Franklin County (.581), Ethan Smith, Greensburg (.552), Brayeden Reis, East Central (.527)

Stolen Bases: Parker Flanigan, Connersville (29), Noah Patterson, Connersville (24), Brayden Keller and Jay McMullen, Connersville (19)

ERA: Ethan Smith, Greensburg (0.00), Hunter Thomas, East Central (0.82), Carson Meyer, Batesville (1.20)

Strikeouts: Mason Hamlett, South Dearborn (81), Hunter Miller, Lawrenceburg (63), Carson Meyer, Batesville (57)

Wins: Chase Marsh, East Central (7-0), Jacob Duerstock, Greensburg (5-0), Brody Shearer, Connersville, Mason Hamlett, South Dearborn (5)

Fielding Percentage: Dakota Cochran, South Dearborn (1.000), Joel Downey, Rushville (1.000), Brent Merk, East Central (.994)

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