Just Baseball’s 2026 Preseason All-Americans

Georgia Tech outfielder Drew Burress shares the spotlight atop our 2026 Preseason All-American teams alongside superstar UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, giving this year’s list two of the most dominant and influential players in college baseball.

Georgia Tech and Texas A&M lead the way with four selections each, while Florida places three players on the teams, highlighting the programs entering the spring with the most proven high-end talent. Several other national contenders, including LSU, Texas, Coastal Carolina, Oregon State, Arkansas, and Georgia, also produced multiple selections, reinforcing the depth across the sport’s elite tier.

Our preseason teams are built with one clear goal: to identify the players who are projected to have the greatest impact on teams in 2026.

Past performance plays a role, but equal emphasis is placed on role, competition, and overall value to a championship-caliber roster, resulting in a group that reflects both established excellence and the players best positioned to shape the upcoming season.

First, let’s start with our national preseason awards.

National Preseason Awards

National Player of the Year	OF Drew Burress – Georgia Tech
National Pitcher of the Year	RHP Cameron Flukey – Coastal Carolina
National Freshman of the Year	LHP Jack Bauer – Mississippi State

First Team

Position	Name	School
C	Vahn Lackey	Georgia Tech
1B	Brady Ballinger	Kansas
2B	Chris Rembert	Auburn
3B	Ace Reese	Mississippi State
SS	Roch Cholowsky	UCLA
OF	Drew Burress	Georgia Tech
OF	AJ Gracia	Virginia
OF	Sawyer Strosnider	TCU
INF	Tyler Bell	Kentucky
TWP	Evan Dempsey	FGCU
DH	Henry Ford	Tennessee
SP	Cam Flukey	Coastal Carolina
SP	Dax Whitney	Oregon State
SP	Jack Ohman	Yale
SP	Hunter Elliott	Ole Miss
SP	Tommy LaPour	TCU
RP	Tony Pluta	Arizona
RP	Mason Patel	Georgia Tech

Second Team

Position	Player	School
C	Carson Tinney	Texas
1B	Mulivai Levu	UCLA
2B	Jarren Advincula	Georgia Tech
3B	Daniel Cuvet	Miami
SS	Justin Lebron	Alabama
OF	Lucas Moore	Louisville
OF	Derek Curiel	LSU
OF	Logan Hughes	Texas Tech
INF	Maddox Molony	Oregon
TWP	Kenny Ishikawa	Georgia
DH	Myles Bailey	Florida State
SP	Aidan Knaak	Clemson
SP	Ethan Norby	ECU
SP	Dylan Volantis	Texas
SP	Liam Peterson	Florida
SP	Jackson Flora	UCSB
RP	Ricky Ojeda	UC Irvine
RP	Zac Cowan	LSU

Third Team

Position	Player	School
C	Ryder Helfrick	Arkansas
1B	Gavin Grahovac	Texas A&M
2B	Gavin Gallaher	North Carolina
3B	Brendan Lawson	Florida
SS	Chris Hacopian	Texas A&M
OF	Andrew Williamson	UCF
OF	Caden Sorrell	Texas A&M
OF	Aiden Robbins	Texas A&M
INF	Eric Becker	Virginia
TWP	Bryce Calloway	Georgia
DH	Kade Lewis	Wake Forest
SP	Aidan King	Florida
SP	Ryan Marohn	NC State
SP	Jason DeCaro	North Carolina
SP	Ethan Kleinschmit	Oregon State
SP	Gabe Gaeckle	Arkansas
RP	Isaiah Magdaleno	Hawaii
RP	Dominick Carbone	Coastal Carolina