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ALT The South Mountain Community College baseball team announced its four-year transfers from its 2026 team. A large contingent of this group helped the Cougars win back-to-back NJCAA DII Region I and West District Championships, and led the Cougars to consecutive appearances in the NJCAA DII World Series. Most recently, this group helped SMCC reach the National Championship Game at the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series while leading all NJCAA Division II teams in wins (52), ERA (4.43), and WHIP (1.41).

ALT The South Mountain Community College baseball team announced its four-year transfers from its 2026 team. A large contingent of this group helped the Cougars win back-to-back NJCAA DII Region I and West District Championships, and led the Cougars to consecutive appearances in the NJCAA DII World Series. Most recently, this group helped SMCC reach the National Championship Game at the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series while leading all NJCAA Division II teams in wins (52), ERA (4.43), and WHIP (1.41).

ALT The South Mountain Community College baseball team announced its four-year transfers from its 2026 team. A large contingent of this group helped the Cougars win back-to-back NJCAA DII Region I and West District Championships, and led the Cougars to consecutive appearances in the NJCAA DII World Series. Most recently, this group helped SMCC reach the National Championship Game at the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series while leading all NJCAA Division II teams in wins (52), ERA (4.43), and WHIP (1.41).

ALT The South Mountain Community College baseball team announced its four-year transfers from its 2026 team. A large contingent of this group helped the Cougars win back-to-back NJCAA DII Region I and West District Championships, and led the Cougars to consecutive appearances in the NJCAA DII World Series. Most recently, this group helped SMCC reach the National Championship Game at the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series while leading all NJCAA Division II teams in wins (52), ERA (4.43), and WHIP (1.41).

ALT Sophomore Bryan Lorenz earned 2026 NJCAA Division II Second Team All-American honors after a sensational season for the South Mountain Community College baseball team. Lorenz, the ACCAC DII Player of the Year, appeared in 70 games and batted .405 with 78 runs, 111 hits, 21 doubles, five triples, nine home runs, 75 RBIs, 32 walks, and 14 stolen bases. He excelled at the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series, earning Offensive Player of the Tournament honors after batting .469 (15-for-32) over eight games, during which he recorded three doubles, one triple, three home runs, nine RBIs, five walks, two stolen bases, and 16 runs. He led all NJCAA Division II players in hits, ranked 17th in runs, and tied for 24th in the nation in RBIs.

ALT At the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series, Lorenz tripled, homered , and drove in three runs in a win over Parkland College (IL) on May 23 to open the Cougars' run. He doubled with three runs, an RBI, a walk, and a stolen base in a win over East Central CC (MS) on May 26 in an elimination game. Lorenz then drove in three with a home run and two runs in a win over Kellogg CC (MI) on May 27 in another elimination game.

ALT Once SMCC reached the Final Four, he totaled five hits, five runs, two doubles, one home run, and four RBIs in two victories over Pasco-Hernando State (FL) to help lead SMCC to the National Championship Game. He finished with two hits and scored a run against Pearl River CC (MS) on May 30 in that contest as the Cougars finished National Runner-Up.

ALT Lorenz posted a season-high four hits in four games, scored a season-high three runs in five games, and drove in a season-high four RBIs in a win at Glendale CC on Mar 21. He hit three doubles, scored twice, and drove in two in a win at Paradise Valley CC on March 28, homered and doubled against Chandler-Gilbert CC on April 1, and homered at Pima CC and drove in three with three runs on April 7 among his many highlights during the regular season. The Cougars repeated as ACCAC Division II Regular Season Champions.

ALT Freshman shortstop Liu Rodriguez Jr. earned 2026 NJCAA DII World Series Defensive Player of the Tournament honors after posting a .974 fielding percentage in eight games and 39 chances. He was a part of 10 double plays. Offensively, he totaled 11 hits, eight runs, eight RBIs, two doubles, two home runs, four walks, and a stolen base.

ALT Sophomore Bryan Lorenz went 2 for 4 with two runs, two RBIs, a walk, and a double as the SMCC Baseball Team defeated Pasco-Hernando State (FL) 21-4 at the NJCAA DII World Series on Thursday, May 28.

ALT Freshman Gennaro Brito earned the win on the mound for SMCC. He improved to 2-3 on the season with three innings of work, allowing six hits, three earned runs, and two walks. He fanned two as the SMCC Baseball Team defeated Pasco-Hernando State (FL) 21-4 at the NJCAA DII World Series on Thursday, May 28.

ALT Matt Elliot and the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions are headed to the NCAA Division II World Series in Cary, N.C., as the No. 6 seed. PLNU won its third West Regional title in five years by defeating Northwest Nazarene twice. The Sea Lions open the Tournament on Saturday, May 30, against No. 3 Catawba. Elliott has appeared in 18 games out of the bullpen this spring, compiling a 2-0 record with one save, 16 strikeouts, and a 4.05 ERA in 26.2 innings of work. He has held opponents to a .198 batting average.

ALT Marcus Romero and the NIU Huskies have qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 54 years. The Huskies won the Mid-American Conference Championship and will travel to No. 10 overall seed Florida State University to compete in the Tallahassee Regional along with St. John's and Coastal Carolina. Romero enters the weekend batting .338 with 41 runs, 45 hits, 10 doubles, one triple, one home run, 20 RBIs, 18 walks, and 23 stolen bases in 43 games.

ALT Jaxon Jelkin and the University of Kentucky Wildcats will travel to the No. 16 overall seed, the University of West Virginia, for the Morgantown Regional, along with Wake Forest and Binghampton. Jelkin enters the weekend with an 8-3 record with one save in 15 appearances and 14 starts. He has 98 strikeouts and a 3.77 ERA in 88.1 innings of work for the Wildcats.

ALT Wiley Waters and the Spartans will make their second-straight appearance in an NCAA Regional when they travel to the University of Alabama for the Tuscaloosa Regional. Waters earned Big South Tournament MVP honors after blasting three home runs and finishing with 10 RBIs and six hits in five games. Waters enters the weekend batting .320 with 35 runs, 62 hits, nine doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, 50 RBIs, 18 walks, and two stolen bases in 55 games.



















