BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – On the eve of the Mountain East Conference Baseball Championship, the MEC announced Tuesday afternoon its 2026 all-conference team and individual postseason honors.
Wesleyan’s second baseman Grant Shumaker was the only Bobcat selected to the All-MEC team as an honorable mention. In 2026, Shumaker hit .274 while collecting 14 RBIs on 46 hits.
Wheeling’s Edward Mateo is the 2026 MEC Player of the Year, while fellow Cardinal and ace Sebastian Khan was voted the MEC Pitcher of the Year. Fairmont State’s Bryont Green is this year’s Freshman of the Year, and Wheeling’s Ryan Lewicki has been chosen as the Coach of the Year by his peers.
Mateo, a senior from Miami, Florida, leads the league in hitting with a .454 batting average. He had 79 hits on the season with seven home runs, and 40 RBIs. He also played in all 52 games for the Cardinals. He and the Cardinals won a share of the MEC North Division title.
Khan, a senior from Brampton, Ontario, had a league best 2.32 ERA in 2026. He went 7-1 on the mound this season. He also struck out 71 batters while walking only 21 on the season.
Green, a freshman from Thurmont, Maryland, was 8th in the league in hitting with a .350 batting average. He also had 62 hits this season for the Falcons, along with six home runs and 50 RBIs.
Lewicki, who is from Moundsville, West Virginia, is in his 7th season as the head coach for the Cardinals. This season he helped lead Wheeling to a 36-14 overall record and 21-7 in league play while winning a share of the North Division title
Fifteen of the 17 All-MEC first team players will participate in this week’s MEC Baseball Championship, which runs from Wednesday through Sunday at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston, West Virginia.
The teams were determined via a vote of the league’s 11 head coaches.
2026 MEC Baseball Top Honors
Player of the Year: Edward Mateo, Wheeling
Pitcher of the Year: Sebastian Khan, Wheeling
Freshman of the Year: Bryont Green, Fairmont State
Coach of the Year: Ryan Lewicki, Wheeling
2026 MEC Baseball First Team All-Conference
| Pos. | Name | School |
| C | Austin Hear | Concord |
| 1B | Blake Ewing | Point Park |
| 1B | Hunter White | West Liberty |
| 2B | Matt DiSanti | Concord |
| SS | Edward Mateo | Wheeling |
| 3B | Drew Jourdan | Frostburg State |
| UTL | Reilly Bubb | Fairmont State |
| DH | Olindo Pezzone | Point Park |
| OF | Jackson Schalick | Frostburg State |
| OF | Ashton Crace | Glenville State |
| OF | Aidan Paulsen | WV State |
| OF | Dawson Gragg | Concord |
| SP | Sebastian Khan | Wheeling |
| SP | Zach Dellerman | Glenville State |
| SP | Kaden Varela Payne | Concord |
| SP | John Smith | Frostburg State |
| RP | Ethan Parker | Point Park |
2026 MEC Baseball Second Team All-Conference
| Pos. | Name | School |
| C | Felix Gonzalez | Point Park |
| 1B | Sam Stowe | Concord |
| 2B | Zach Calef-Boring | Davis & Elkins |
| SS | Bryont Green | Fairmont State |
| 3B | Collin Kemp | Charleston |
| UTL | Tanner Cunningham | Frostburg State |
| DH | Korbin Bostic | Concord |
| OF | Chris Williams | Point Park |
| OF | Gavin Millians | Wheeling |
| OF | Jacob Meadows | Glenville State |
| OF | Trent Dosenbach | Charleston |
| SP | Harold Boyce | Point Park |
| SP | Ramon Rodriguez | Point Park |
| SP | Zach Dodson | Frostburg State |
| SP | Micah Canterbury | Fairmont State |
| RP | Joey Serafin | Frostburg State |
2026 MEC Baseball Honorable Mention All-Conference
C: Ethyn Barnitz, WV State
2B: Grant Shumaker, WV Wesleyan
SS: Nick DiSanti, Concord
3B: Tyson Burke, Concord
UTL: Carlos de la Vega, Point Park
DH: Luke Meyer, Wheeling
OF: Cameron Moore, Fairmont State, Trevor Jones, Point Park, Caid Heflin, Wheeling, Kenny Capria, Davis & Elkins
SP: Grant Landis, Glenville State, Camden Dimidjian, Point Park, Dom Carlson, Wheeling, Hunter Layhew, Frostburg State, Bryce Bauer, Frostburg State
RP: Brock Elliott, Wheeling
