ORVC Announces 2026 Baseball All-Conference Team

Eighteen players earned recognition.

(Milan, Ind.) – Eighteen baseball stars have earned All-Conference honors from the Ohio River Valley Conference.

The 2026 ORVC Baseball All-Conference Team was voted on by head coaches of the conference schools.

Southwestern (Hanover) held off Milan and Jac-Cen-Del to win the ORVC title with a 9-2 record in conference play. The Rebels led the way with four all-conference selections.

The Mental Attitude Award went to Mason McNew (South Ripley)

The Coach of the Year is Dan Thurston (Southwestern)

See the full 2026 ORVC Baseball All-Conference Team below.

  • Southwestern (9-2) – Jeter Chatham, Brady Cook, Bryce Kloepfer, Bryton Wehner
  • Milan (8-4) – Grant Langferman, Noah Morgan, Tommy Poole
  • Jac-Cen-Del (8-4) – Brody Huff, Neil Sullivan, Blake Wagner
  • Rising Sun (6-6) – Cooper Merica, Landon Simpson, Aiden White
  • South Ripley (5-7) – Mason McNew, Ethan Schmaltz
  • Switzerland County (4-7) – Braxton Eaglin, Kemper Kitts
  • Shawe Memorial (1-11) – Clark Nichter

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

Batting Average: Braxton Eaglin, Switz. Co. (.476), Jeter Chatham, Southwestern (.447), Mason McNew, South Ripley (.420)

Home Runs: Mason McNew, South Ripley (4), Jeter Chatham, Southwestern, Noah Morgan, Milan (3), Neil Sullivan, JCD

RBI: Brody Huff, JCD (23), Bryton Wehner, Southwestern (21), Parker Hamilton, Southwestern (18)

Runs: Jeter Chatham, Southwestern (32), Quinton Lewis, Southwestern (27), Neil Sullivan, JCD (27)

On-Base Percentage: Braxton Eaglin, Switz. Co. (.580), Jeter Chatham, Southwestern (.574), Eli Smith, Switz. Co. (.568)

Stolen Bases: Clark Nichter, Shawe (14), Brian Jones, Switz. Co. (14), Brady Cook, Southwestern (13)

ERA: Aiden White, Rising Sun (0.93), Weston Cumberworth, Rising Sun (1.25), Neil Sullivan, JCD (1.51)

Strikeouts: Neil Sullivan, JCD (102), Kemper Kitts, Switz. Co. (76), Bryce Kleopfer, Southwestern (60)

Wins: Neil Sullivan, JCD (8-3), Tryson Warren, Southwestern (7-3), Bryce Kleopfer, Southwestern (5-2)

Fielding Percentage: Matthew Baylor, Milan (1.000), Mason McNew, South Ripley (1.000), Grant Langferman, Milan (1.000)

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