2026 HCBL First/Second Teams Announced
The 2026 HCBL All-League Teams were released on Monday. The Southampton Breakers and Westhampton Aviators highlighted the selection on the First Team with six selections. The First Team was highlighted by HCBL MVP Brett Connolly (High Point) of Westhampton, Pitcher of the Year Luke Raho (West Chester) of Southampton, and Reliever of the Year Derek Desmarais (Tufts) of Sag Harbor.
HCBL Championship MVP JD Stemhagen (Dickinson) highlighted the outfield on the Second Team as one of six selections from the HCBL champion Shelter Island Bucks. The Bucks had three representatives on the First Team that included HCBL stolen base leader Sam Ametrano (Quinnipiac), Danny Kerr and Xavier Hall (Emerson).
2026 HCBL First Team
Catcher: Chase Jones – Southampton Breakers (West Chester)
First Basemen: Nick Slogik – Southampton Breakers (Rowan College at Gloucester)
Second Basemen: Milo Suarez – Sag Harbor Whalers (Johns Hopkins)
Shortstop: Aaron Vetter – Sag Harbor Whalers (Palm Beach Atlantic)
Third Basemen: Manny Carreras – North Fork Ospreys (Pace)
Outfielder: Nick Koch – Westhampton Aviators (Merrimack)
Outfielder: Sam Ametrano – Shelter Island Bucks (Quinnipiac)
Outfielder: Brett Connolly – Westhampton Aviators (High Point)
Designated Hitter: Zach Khozozian – Southampton Breakers (Harvard)
Utility (Non-Pitcher): Antonio Belgrove – Westhampton Aviators (Salem St.)
Starting Pitcher: Luke Raho – Southampton Breakers (West Chester)
Starting Pitcher: Joseph Hiller – Westhampton Aviators (Quinnipiac)
Starting Pitcher: Danny Kerr – Shelter Island Bucks
Starting Pitcher: Brevin Bezick – Southampton Breakers (Rowan College at Gloucester)
Starting Pitcher: Justin Lin – Westhampton Aviators (MIT)
Relief Pitcher: Derek Desmarais – Sag Harbor Whalers (Tufts)
Relief Pitcher: Trey Stricker – Southampton Breakers (West Chester)
Relief Pitcher: Gabriel Pena – Westhampton Aviators (American International)
Utility (Pitcher): Xavier Hall – Shelter Island Bucks (Emerson)
Utility (Two-Way): Finley Holmes – Sag Harbor Whalers (Palm Beach Atlantic)
2026 HCBL Second Team
Catcher: Matthew Ryan – Riverhead Tomcats (Adelphi)
First Basemen: David Swift – Shelter Island Bucks (Bates)
Second Basemen: Ben Prince – Shelter Island Bucks (Maine)
Shortstop: Max Doninger – North Fork Ospreys (Saint Peter’s)
Third Basemen: Alexander Apicella – Southampton Breakers (Stony Brook)
Outfielder: JD Stemhagen – Shelter Island Bucks (Dickinson)
Outfielder: Michael Caron – Southampton Breakers (Assumption)
Outfielder: Anthony Sarro – Sag Harbor Whalers (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Designated Hitter: Ethan Harris – Shelter Island Bucks (St. Lawrence)
Utility (Non-Pitcher): Zach DeMilt – Riverhead Tomcats (Adelphi)
Utility (Non-Pitcher): Cayden Van Dolah – Shelter Island Bucks (Holy Cross)
Starting Pitcher: Jackson Herzog – Sag Harbor Whalers (Brandeis)
Starting Pitcher: Eric Ressegger – Riverhead Tomcats (Adelphi)
Starting Pitcher: Brady Ross – Sag Harbor Whalers (Brandeis)
Starting Pitcher: Dylan Beirne – Westhampton Aviators (Adelphi)
Starting Pitcher: Devin Saltzgaber – North Fork Ospreys (Pomona-Pitzer)
Relief Pitcher: Ethan Righter – Sag Harbor Whalers (Hamilton)
Relief Pitcher: Bradyn Thompson – North Fork Ospreys (Bates)
Relief Pitcher: Michael Myers – Shelter Island Bucks (Occidental)
Utility (Pitcher): Daniel McDonnell – Southampton Breakers (Roger Williams)
Utility (Pitcher): Tyler Lopez – Riverhead Tomcats (SUNY New Paltz)
Utility (Two-Way): Matt Hesselbirg – Riverhead Tomcats (Mercy)