Wednesday, February 25, 2026

02/25/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

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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