SIAC Announces 2026 Baseball Preseason Honors

SIAC Announces 2026 Baseball Preseason Honors

ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2026 preseason all-conference baseball teams and predicted order of finish on Wednesday featuring nine returning players from the 2025 All-SIAC lineup.

Preseason honors are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
 
FIRST TEAM
POSITION NAME SCHOOL CLASS HOMETOWN
Starting Pitcher Brayden Thomas* Savannah State Junior Lake City, Fla.
Starting Pitcher Jaelyn Rhynes* Miles R-Senior Waco, Texas
Starting Pitcher Jayden Smith* LeMoyne-Owen Sophomore Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Starting Pitcher Jeremiah Reddell Albany State Senior Albany, Ga.
Catcher Tyler Turner Albany State R-Sophomore Savannah, Ga.
First Base Tyler Tucker* Savannah State Sophomore Atlanta, Ga.
Second Base Jonathan Olmedo Benedict Senior Santa Monica, Calif.
Shortstop Emory Stephens* Albany State R-Junior Marietta, Ga.
Third Base TJ Whiteman Morehouse Senior Inglewood, Calif.
Outfield Luke Addison* Albany State Senior Leesburg, Ga.
Outfield Andrew Leonard Clark Atlanta Junior Atlanta, Ga.
Outfield Cameron Haley Benedict Senior Los Angeles, Calif.
Relief Pitcher Adonis Perez* Savannah State Graduate Woodbury, N.J.
Designated Hitter Johan Sandoval* Savannah State Junior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Utility Player Ryan Morrow* Tuskegee Junior St. Petersburg, Fla.
– * RETURNING 2025 ALL-SIAC SELECTION
 
SECOND TEAM
POSITION NAME SCHOOL CLASS HOMETOWN
Starting Pitcher Austin McCormack Savannah State Sophomore Tampa, Fla.
Starting Pitcher Jayson Wood Miles Senior Gardendale, Ala.
Starting Pitcher Gregorio Gonzalez Savannah State Junior Lawrenceville, Ga.
Starting Pitcher Liam Prepetit Edward Waters Junior Sanford, Fla.
Catcher Ibrahim Marrero LeMoyne-Owen Junior Miami, Fla.
First Base Isaiah Haygood Albany State Sophomore Valdosta, Ga.
Second Base Dannon Smith Edward Waters Senior Jacksonville, Fla.
Shortstop Devon Lee Tuskegee Junior Atlanta, Ga.
Third Base Kijani Clarington Savannah State Junior McDonough, Ga.
Outfield Elijah James Morehouse Senior Oakland, Calif.
Outfield Jordan Smith Edward Waters Sophomore Jacksonville, Fla.
Outfield Cason Blunt Lane Senior Pine Bluff, Ark.
Relief Pitcher Calvin Baker Albany State Senior Atlanta, Ga.
Designated Hitter James Thorpe Morehouse Senior Atlanta, Ga.
Utility Player Jabari Johnson Tuskegee Junior Douglasville, Ga.
 
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
1. Albany State
2. Savannah State
3. Spring Hill
4. Edward Waters
5. Benedict
6. Miles
7. Morehouse
8. Tuskegee
9. Clark Atlanta
10. Lane
11. Kentucky State
12. LeMoyne-Owen

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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit www.thesiac.com.