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 Freshman right-handed pitcher Cody Stoller received 2026 NJCAA DII World Series Pitcher of the Tournament honors. He went 2-0 in 17.1 innings with a 3.12 ERA and 12 strikeouts in three starts for the Cougars.

ALT The SMCC Baseball Team will face Pearl River CC (MS) for the NJCAA DII World Series Title at 2 p.m. CT / Noon MT (AZ). LInks for live stats and the NJCAA Network live stream are available at SMCCCougars.com

ALT The SMCC Baseball Team scored 4 in the top of the 9th to defeat Pasco-Hernando 8-6! Aidan Murphy 2-run HR in 7th, 2-run single in 9th to send #SMCC to the National Championship game! Cougars face Pearl River CC at 2 pm CT / Noon MT (AZ) for the D2 World Series Title!

ALT Freshman Aidan Murphy finished 1 for 2 with three runs, two RBIs, and two walks as the SMCC Baseball Team defeated Pasco-Hernando State (FL) 21-4 at the NJCAA DII World Series on Thursday, May 28.

ALT Freshman Brandon Ornelas was 2 for 3 with two runs, two RBIs, a stolen base, a walk, and a sac bunt as the SMCC Baseball Team defeated Pasco-Hernando State (FL) 21-4 at the NJCAA DII World Series on Thursday, May 28.

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 The SMCC Baseball Team defeated Pasco-Hernando State College (FL) 21-4 (5 innings) in a World Series Semifinal game! The Cougars and Bobcats will meet again Friday, May 29 with a spot in the National Championship game. First pitch is slated for 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. MT (AZ).

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.

ALT Freshman Cody Stoller tossed five innings of two-hit shutout baseball with two strikeouts to help lead the SMCC Baseball Team to a 10-0, five-inning victory over Kellogg CC in an elimination game at the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series. -- Photo Courtesy of NJCAA

ALT Sophomore Nuri Todd hit a solo home run, his second of the tournament, to help lead the SMCC Baseball Team to a 10-0, five-inning victory over Kellogg CC in an elimination game at the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series. -- Photo Courtesy of NJCAA

ALT Sophomore Jack Meissner scored a pair of runs and added an RBI and a walk to help lead the SMCC Baseball Team to a 10-0, five-inning victory over Kellogg CC in an elimination game at the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series. -- Photo Courtesy of NJCAA

ALT Sophomore Bobby Pierce Jr. was 1 for 3 with a run and an RBI to help lead the SMCC Baseball Team to a 10-0, five-inning victory over Kellogg CC in an elimination game at the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series. -- Photo Courtesy of NJCAA

ALT The No. 8 SMCC Baseball Team defeated No. 1 Kellogg CC (MI) 10-0 in five innings in an elimination game at the NJCAA DII World Series in Enid, Okla.

ALT Freshman Cody Stoller went five innings and allowed seven hits, three earned runs, and two walks to go with five strikeouts in the win over Parkland on May 23.

ALT Freshman Aidan Murphy went 3 for 5 with a triple, a home run, four RBIs, two runs, and a home-run stealing catch in right field to help lead the Cougars to the victory.

ALT The Cougars celebrate a victory over the Parkland Cobras (IL) on May 23 at the NJCAA DII World Series.

ALT Sophomores Bryan Lorezn and Matthew McGovern celebrate after Lorenz's solo home run against Parkland at the DII World Series on May 23.

ALT The SMCC Baseball Team defeated Parkland College (IL) 11-5 in its first game at the 2026 NJCAA DII World Series!

ALT Please go to SMCCCougars.com to find information about the SMCC Baseball team's trip to the 2026 World Series at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla., from May 23-30. There are links to the PPV live stream, the ballpark, and the NJCAA Tournament home page.