ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne baseball team placed eight individuals on the 2026 All-SAC team. 

Catawba led the way with nine honorees, followed by Lenoir-Rhyne's eight and Wingate's six.

Mackenzie Wainwright (OF), Matt Procopio (SS), and Nathan Kidder (C) were named to the All-SAC First Team, Kellen Gradisar (SP) and Preston Drebes (RF) to the All-SAC Second Team, and Seth Christmas (1B), Paul Toovalian (SP), and Jack Renaud (RP) to the All-SAC Third Team. 

Mackenzie Wainwright sees himself on the first team for the second consecutive year. The junior from Ohio leads the team in hits (74), runs (58), RBIs (55), doubles (17), and home runs (14). He ranks 22nd in the nation with a .790 slugging %. Matt Procopio, who was just named Lenoir-Rhyne's Male Comeback Athlete of the Year, has been on a tear this season, leading the team with a .429 batting average and posting totals of 70 hits, 55 RBIs, 42 runs, 14 doubles, and eight home runs. He has struck out just 11 times in 163 at bats. Nathan Kidder has stepped up this season, posting career highs in nearly every category. A graduate student who has spent his entire career at LR, this is Kidder's first all-conference nod.

Kellen Gradisar has a 3.34 ERA and a 7-3 record. The reliable starter is the first Lenoir-Rhyne pitcher to throw six complete games in a season since Israel Campbell in 2002. Relief pitcher Preston Drebes stepped up this season, going 6-1 with 55 strikeouts and a 3.50 ERA in 21 appearances on the mound. 

First baseman Seth Christmas was a welcome addition to coach Skonieczki's lineup this season as he is batting .383 with 69 hits, 52 RBIs, 16 doubles, and nine home runs. Freshman Paul Toovalian has a 3.33 ERA and a 4-2 record in 46 innings on the mound. He leads the team in strikeouts at 62. Jack Renaud was on pace for an All-American season before getting injured midway through the year. In just 10 appearances, the junior posted totals of seven saves and a 1.08 ERA, striking out 19 in 16.2 innings pitched.

All-SAC First Team
OF – Mackenzie Wainwright, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF – Ben Karpowicz, Wingate
OF – Sam Hunter, Catawba
1B – Brandon Crabtree, Catawba
2B – Jalen Evans, Wingate
SS – Matt Procopio, Lenoir-Rhyne
3B – Tanner McCammon, Wingate
C – Nathan Kidder, Lenoir-Rhyne
DH – Jake Dunlap, Catawba
SP – Casey Gouge, Catawba
SP – Chad Harvey, Wingate
SP – Nick Riedel, Newberry
RP – Joe Burleyson, Catawba

All-SAC Second Team
OF – Bradley Soto Diaz, Carson-Newman
OF – Braeden Harrison, Anderson
OF – Logan Dyer, Catawba
1B – Logan Floyd, Carson-Newman
2B – Ty Hubbard, Catawba
SS – Jake Courville, Wingate
3B – Peyton Starkey, Mars Hill
C – Ky Gregoire, Emory & Henry
DH – Alejandro Ponte, Tusculum
SP – Kolton Casson, Carson-Newman
SP – Colt Wilkins, Catawba
SP – Kellen Gradisar, Lenoir-Rhyne
RP – Preston Drebes, Lenoir-Rhyne

All-SAC Third Team
OF – Gavin Groppuso, Wingate
OF – Landon Dockery, Tusculum
OF – Luke Alford, Coker
1B – Seth Christmas, Lenoir-Rhyne
2B – Jomar Lugo, Newberry
SS – Gabe Gray, Lincoln Memorial
3B – Hunter Atkins, Catawba
C – Ronny Matti, Lincoln Memorial
DH – Carter Babb, UVA Wise
SP – Kaleb Owens, Anderson
SP – Collin Chappel, Mars Hill
SP – Paul Toovalian, Lenoir-Rhyne
RP – Jack Renaud, Lenoir-Rhyne

All-SAC Defensive Team
P – Collin Chappel, Mars Hill
1B – Brandon Crabtree, Catawba
2B – Ty Hubbard, Catawba
3B – Hunter Atkins, Catawba
SS – Brooks Mauro, Anderson
C – Carson Cochran, Carson-Newman
LF – Bryson Nuckols, Newberry
CF – Malachi Cloud, Catawba
RF – Sam Hunter, Catawba

Coach of the Year
Jim Gantt, Catawba

Freshman of the Year
Nick Riedel, Newberry

Pitcher of the Year
Casey Gouge, Catawba

Player of the Year
Brandon Crabtree, Catawba