ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Emory & Henry University Baseball Team has seen one of its players earn All-South Atlantic Conference honors, league officials announced Thursday. It is the fourth consecutive year that the Wasps have seen at least one player receive All-SAC honors.
RELATED – South Atlantic Conference Release
Senior catcher Ky Gregoire (Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA) was named to the All-SAC Second Team by the league's 12 head coaches.
Gregoire finished with a .328 batting average, .580 slugging percentage and .428 on-base percentage. He tallied 12 doubles, six home runs and 22 RBIs while drawing 18 walks and scoring 19 runs. Gregoire recorded 10 games with multiple hits, including going a perfect 4-for-4 with a solo home run against Lincoln Memorial (Feb. 21).
Emory & Henry finished the regular season with a 13-35 overall record, going 6-27 in SAC games.
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2026 SAC Baseball All-Conference
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