02/25/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes
Unofficial, Uneditted and replete with errors of commission and omission
also posted at: http://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/
and http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/ (American Legion Baseball)
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Below -
* News Items (players of the week, D1 & D3 baseball news)
* Scores - February 24
* Calendar
* selected links (HS, coaches association, AmericanLegion)
News -
#D3 Baseball Team of the Week - https://www.d3baseball.com/awards/team-of-the-week/2026/week02 including:
1B Ryan Kramer, Sr., Wooster/NCAC (Latin School of Chicago/IL);
SP Bryan Carney, Sr., Olivet/MIAA (Grosse Ponte North HS/MI);
SP Dimitri Skourides, Jr., Brandeis/UAA (Winchendon School/MA);
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#MCCAA Weekly Baseball Awards - https://www.mccaa.org/general/2025-26/releases/20260224gu74ju (no baseball awards this week!)
#NCCAA Weekly Baseball Awards - https://thenccaa.org/news/2026/2/23/general-student-athletes-of-the-week-february-23-2026.aspx
*Baseball Offensive - Nick Hill, Mid-America Christian University/OK (Cerritos HS/CA);
*Baseball Pitcher - Byron Madero, Mid-America Christian University/OK (Bayamon, Puerto Rico / Western Oklahoma State);
#HCAC Weekly Baseball Awards - https://heartlandconf.org/news/2026/2/24/hcac-2026-baseball-notebook-week-1.aspx
*Player of the Week: Max Horner - Manchester (Goshen, Ind.);
*Pitcher of the Week: Drew Bowles - Transylvania (Lexington, Ky.)
*Notable Performances:
*Lance Coy (Greensburg, Ind.) Anderson;
*Dylan Hogan (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) Anderson;
*Miguel Serra (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) Berea College;
*Edrick Rivera (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) Berea College;
*Austin Dick (Hamilton, Ohio) Earlham College;
*Hayden Scalf (Richmond, Ind.) Earlham College ;
* Calvin Schubert (Louisville, Ky.) Transylvania;
#NCAC Weekly Baseball Awards - https://northcoast.org/news/2026/2/24/general-ncac-athletes-of-the-week-feb-24.aspx
*Baseball Pitcher - Gage Miller, Wittenberg (Twin Valley South HS/OH);
*Baseball Player - Ryan Kramer, Wooster (Latin School of Chicago/IL);
#PSAC Weekly Baseball Awards - https://psacsports.org/news/2026/2/24/psac-baseball-athletes-of-the-week-2.aspx
*East Athlete of the Week - Caleb Strawhecker, West Chester (Avon Grove HS/PA);
*East Pitcher of the Week - Evan Hughes, East Stroudsburg (Northampton HS/PA);
*West Athlete of the Week - Connor Evans, California/PA (Hickory HS/PA);
*West Pitcher of the Week - Jared Dowey, Pitt-Johnstown (Bedford Area HS/PA);
Awards Not yet available - OCCAC; OAC;
#D3Baseball: https://www.d3baseball.com/
*Augustana splits on Tuesday- https://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2026/02/recap-February-24
#D2Baseball: https://www.diviibaseball.com/
#D1Baseball: https://d1baseball.com/ (may require subscription to read) -
*Granger Angle: Examining Kent State’s upset over Tennessee (Burke Granger) - https://d1baseball.com/at-the-ballpark/granger-angle-examining-kent-states-upset-over-tennessee/
*Midwest Connection: Iowa rises to early-season challenges (Patrick Ebert) - https://d1baseball.com/stories/midwest-connection-iowa-rises-to-early-season-challenges/
*Big Ten Baseball Recap – Week 2 (Patrick Ebert & Burke Granger) - https://d1baseball.com/d1interactive/big-ten-baseball-recap-week-2-b1g-baseball-beyond/
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*Scores - Tuesday February 24 -
#NJCAA Baseball -
*NJCAA/II (DII) - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/index
*NJCAA Region XII schedule - https://region12.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule
#NAIA Baseball -
*NAIA Baseball scoreboard - https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/scoreboard
Crossroads schedule - https://crossroadsleague.com/sports/bsb/composite -
+Warner/FL 8 (SUN; 8-6), Bethel/IN 4 (Crossroads; 1-4)
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#NCAA/III Baseball -
HCAC / Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference - https://heartlandconf.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+Hanover 8 (HCAC; 2-2), Keystone/PA 5 (UEC/United East; 0-1)
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MIAA / Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association - https://miaa.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
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*MIAA Standings 02/24/26 - https://miaa.org/standings.aspx?path=baseball - not up to date (6am 02/25)
School - MIAA W-L / all W-L - D3Baseball (https://www.d3baseball.com/conf/MIAA/2026/standings)
Alma - 0-0 / 4-0-1 (0-0 / 4-0-1)
Kalamazoo - 0-0 / 6-1 (0-0 / 6-1)
Olivet - 0-0 / 1-1 (0-0 / 1-1)
Hope - 0-0 / 1-2 (0-0 / 1-2)
Adrian - 0-0 / 0-0 (0-0 / 2-0)
Albion - 0-0 / 0-0 (0-0 / 0-0)
Calvin - 0-0 / 0-0 (0-0 / 0-0)
Trine - 0-0 / 0-3 (0-0 / 0-3)
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UAA / University Athletic Association - https://uaasports.info/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+Emory/GA 8 (UAA; 4-4), LaGrange/GA 2 (CCS/Collegiate Conference of the South; 6-4)
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#NCAA/II Baseball -
GLVC scoreboard - https://glvcsports.com/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+Central Missouri 15 (MIAA*; 12-2), Maryville 3 (GLVC; 1-6) box: https://maryvillesaints.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/central-missouri/boxscore/8781
#NCAA/I Baseball - D1 Baseball - https://d1baseball.com/
Mid-American Conference - https://getsomemaction.com/sports/baseball
+Western Carolina 12 (SoCon; 6-2), Akron 2 (MAC; 3-5)
+UNLV 9 (Mountain West; 6-2), Western Michigan 5 (MAC; 2-5) WMU notes (SP/LP Joey Wizceb; 2H (Tanner Mally 3; Drew Howard 3; Connor Ostrander); 2RBI (D Howard); 2B (T Mally; D Howard); box: https://wmubroncos.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/unlv/boxscore/16728
Big Ten (17) Baseball - https://bigten.org/base/
*B10/Big Nine (the old guard) -
+Iowa 13 (B10; 6-2), Wartburg 0 (NCAA/III-American Rivers; ARC; 0-1)
*B10/Other Eight -
x cancel - Rutgers (B10;4-3) / St Joseph's (A10; 0-0)
+San Diego State 4 (Mountain West; 5-3), UCLA 3 (B10; 6-2)
+Maryland 15 (B10; 4-4), Delaware 14 (C-USA; 1-7)
+Seattle 14 (West Coast; 0-7), Washington 11 (B10; 1-7)
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SECLMW's other D1 Ohio, Michigan & others -
+Clemson 6 (ACC; 8-0), Presbyterian 2 (Big South; 2-7)
+Saint Mary's 10 (West Coast; 4-3), CSU Bakersfield 8 (Big West; 4-5)
xDayton (A10)
xNotre Dame (ACC)
xWest Virginia (Big 12)
xCincinnati (Big 12)
xXavier (Big East)
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2026 tentative calendar -
#March -
March 4-17 - 2026 World Baseball Classic - https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic
*Pool A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium; San Juan, Puerto Rico March 6-11, 2026 (Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico);
*Pool B - Daikin Park; Houston, Texas, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Brazil, Great Britain, Italy, Mexico, United States);
*Pool C - Tokyo Dome; Tokyo, Japan; March 5-10, 2026 (Australia, Chinese Taipei, Czechia, Japan, Korea);
*Pool D - Loan Depot Prak; Miami, Florida, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Dominican Republic, Israel, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Venezuela);
March 9 - MHSAA baseball legal practice begins
March 16 - IHSAA (Indiana) baseball legal practice begins
March 18 - MHSAA comeetition (games) begins
March 27 - OHSAA competition (games) begins
March 30 - IHSAA (Indiana) competition (games) begins
March 31 - Ohio Legion Deadline to establish players legal residence
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Some web sites that may be of interest -
ABCA - https://www.abca.org/
NFHS Baseball - https://nfhs.org/sports/baseball
IHSA (Illinois) - https://archive.ihsa.org/Sports-Activities/Baseball
IHSBCA (Illinois) - https://www.ihsbca.com/ (note: “.com”)
IHSAA (Indiana) - https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/baseball
IHSBCA (Indiana) - https://ihsbca.org/ (note: “.org”)
MHSAA Baseball (Michigan) - https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
MHSBCA (Michigan) - https://www.mhsbca.org/
OHSAA Baseball (Ohio) - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
OHSBCA (Ohio) - https://www.ohsbca.org/aws/OHSBCA/pt/sp/home_page
WIAA (Wisconsin) - https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Spring/Baseball
WBCA (Wisconsin) - https://www.baseballwisconsin.com/news_article/show/1325709
D1 Baseball - https://d1baseball.com/
D2 Baseball - https://www.diviibaseball.com/
D3 Baseball - https://www.d3baseball.com/landing/index
NJCAA Baseball - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/index
NAIA Baseball - https://www.naia.org/sports/bsb/index
NCCAA Baseball - https://thenccaa.org/sports/baseball
USCAA Baseball - https://www.theuscaa.com/sports/bsb/index
NCAA Baseball/III - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d3
NCAA Baseball/II - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d2
NCAA Baseball/I - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d1
American Legion Baseball - https://www.legion.org/get-involved/youth-programs/baseball
Michigan American Legion Baseball - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/
Ohio American Legion Baseball - https://www.ohiolegion.com/baseball/
Illinois American Legion Baseball - https://www.legionbaseballillinois.org/
Indiana American Legion Baseball - https://www.indianalegion.org/baseball
Iowa American Legion Baseball -
Kentucky American Legion Baseball -
West Virginia American Legion Baseball -
Wisconsin American Legion Baseball - https://wilegion.org/legion-baseball
AABC / American Amateur Baseball Congress - https://aabc.us/
ACME Baseball Congress (Ohio) - https://acmebaseball.com/
Little League Baseball - https://www.littleleague.org/
Michigan Veterans Baseball - https://leagues.teamlinkt.com/michiganveteransbaseball/Home
PONY Baseball - Home
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