D3BASEBALL ALL-REGION TEAMS
ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-REGION TEAMS

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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | After a record-setting season, junior outfielder Richie Heyder (Holbrook, N.Y.) has earned First Team All-Region honors from both the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and D3baseball.com, while also being named the D3baseball.com Region 3 Player of the Year.

Heyder turned in one of the top offensive seasons in NCAA Division III this spring, leading the nation with a .608 on-base percentage while ranking third in slugging percentage (.897), seventh in batting average (.470), eighth in walks per game (1.05), 17th in doubles per game (0.49), 23rd in total walks (39), and 33rd in doubles (18).

The Skyline Conference Player of the Year led the league in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, doubles, and walks. He also ranked third in runs scored (47), fifth in hits (55), and sixth with 43 RBI.

D3baseball.com All-Region Region 3 

Player of the Year:  OF Richie Heyder, Jr., Farmingdale State  
Pitcher of the Year: SP Vinny Giambona, Jr., SUNY Old Westbury  
Rookie of the Year: SP Justin Christensen, St. John Fisher
Coach of the Year: Matt Marsh, Russell Sage

First Team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
C	Sal Diaz	SUNY Canton	Sr.	Norwalk, Calif.
1B	Ethan Fantel	Ithaca	So.	Kendall Park, N.J.
2B	Dylan Payana	SUNY-Maritime	Fr.	Flushing, N.Y.
SS	Randy Ventura	SUNY-Maritime	Sr.	Syosset, N.Y.
3B	Michael Lebenson	Rensselaer	So.	Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
OF	Richie Heyder	Farmingdale State	Jr.	Holbrook, N.Y.
OF	Luke Kruer	Merchant Marine	So.	Sellersburg, Ind.
OF	Mike Rockwell	Utica	Sr.	Liverpool, N.Y.
DH	Paul McNally	St. Joseph's (L.I.)	So.	Melville, N.Y.
UTL	Evan Grimes	Russell Sage	Sr.	Clifton Park, N.Y.
SP	Justin Christensen	St. John Fisher	Fr.	South Glens Falls, N.Y.
SP	Vinny Giambona	SUNY Old Westbury	Jr.	Levittown, N.Y.
SP	Warren Miller	Cortland	So.	Plattsburgh, N.Y.
RP	Caden Pierce	Merchant Marine	Sr.	Marietta, Ga.

Second Team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
C	Caleb Miller	Union	Sr.	Rome, N.Y.
1B	Jack Griffin	St. John Fisher	Sr.	Clifton Park, N.Y.
2B	Talon Elkins	Cortland	So.	Syracuse, N.Y.
SS	Jack O'Neil	Hobart	Fr.	Wellesley, Mass.
3B	Eddie Galvao	Skidmore	Sr.	Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
OF	Jensen Bergman	Vassar	Sr.	Princeton, N.J.
OF	Lucas Granger	Cortland	Sr.	Horseheads, N.Y.
OF	Jordan Perry	St. John Fisher	So.	Malone, N.Y.
DH	Nolan Smith	Cortland	Jr.	Hamburg, N.Y.
UTL	Dylan Swarts	Union	So.	Chester, N.J.
SP	Ryan McCann	Manhattanville	Sr.	Medford, N.Y.
SP	Teck Nash	Hobart	Sr.	Cicero, N.Y.
SP	Jake Quigley	Oneonta	Jr.	Harrison, N.Y.
RP	Travis Campbell	Merchant Marine	So.	Alba, Texas

Third Team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
C	Hunter Fales	St. John Fisher	Fr.	Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
1B	Tristan Gatchalian	Cortland	Jr.	Manorville, N.Y.
2B	Lance Berger	Utica	Sr.	Lindenhurst, N.Y.
SS	Frankie Asaro	St. Joseph's (L.I.)	Sr.	East Williston, N.Y.
3B	Chris Picarella	SUNY Maritime	Sr.	Levittown, N.Y.
OF	Andrew Amarando	St. Joseph's (L.I.)	Fr.	Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
OF	Jackson Frey	St. John Fisher	Jr.	Grand Island, N.Y.
OF	Sheldon Jay Walker III	Ithaca	So.	Hilton, N.Y.
DH	Brendan Duffy	Oneonta	Sr.	Southold, N.Y.
UTL	Joe Yovino	Cortland	Jr.	Levittow, N.Y.
SP	Will Darrell	Vassar	Jr.	East Hampton, N.Y.
SP	Addison Lee	Vassar	Sr.	Manhattan Beach, Calif.
SP	Jonah Shearer	Oswego	Sr.	Lowville, N.Y.
RP	Ryan Barlow	St. Joseph's (L.I.)	Jr.	Holbrook, N.Y.

 

2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-Region Teams: Region III
NCAA Div. III Region III All-Region First Team
Pos.	Player	Cl.	School	State
C	Caleb Miller	Sr.	Union	NY
1B	Ethan Fantel	So.	Ithaca	NY
1B	Jack Griffin	Sr.	St. John Fisher	NY
2B	Dylan Payano	Fr.	SUNY Maritime	NY
3B	Michael Lebenson	So.	RPI	NY
SS	Joseph Karpierz	Sr.	Russell Sage	NY
OF	Richie Heyder	Jr.	Farmingdale State	NY
OF	Luke Kruer	So.	Merchant Marine	NY
OF	Mike Rockwell	Sr.	Utica	NY
DH	Michael Norton	Gr.	SUNY Brockport	NY
UT	Evan Grimes	Sr.	Russell Sage	NY
P	Warren Miller	So.	SUNY Cortland	NY
P	Ryan McCann	Sr.	Manhattanville	NY
P	Vinny Giambona	Jr.	SUNY Old Westbury	NY
P	Justin Christensen	Fr.	St. John Fisher	NY
NCAA Div. III Region III All-Region Second Team
Pos.	Player	Cl.	School	State
C	Sal Diaz	Sr.	SUNY Canton	NY
1B	Tristan Gatchalian	Jr.	SUNY Cortland	NY
2B	Talon Elkins	So.	SUNY Cortland	NY
3B	JJ Palumbo	So.	SUNY Old Westbury	NY
SS	Randy Ventura	Sr.	SUNY Maritime	NY
OF	Lucas Granger	Sr.	SUNY Cortland	NY
OF	Jackson Rusiecki	Sr.	RIT	NY
OF	Jordan Perry	So.	St. John Fisher	NY
OF	Jensen Bergman	Sr.	Vassar	NY
DH	Nolan Smith	Jr.	SUNY Cortland	NY
UT	Paul McNally	So.	St. Joseph's University (LI)	NY
P	Teck Nash	Sr.	Hobart	NY
P	Jake Quigley	Jr.	SUNY Oneonta	NY
P	Ryan Moran	So.	RIT	NY
P	Aidan Green	Sr.	Russell Sage	NY
P	Caden Pierce	Sr.	Merchant Marine	NY
NCAA Div. III Region III All-Region Third Team
Pos.	Player	Cl.	School	State
C	Christian Tortorici	Sr.	Houghton	NY
1B	Matthew Coon	Gr.	SUNY Brockport	NY
1B	Sean Garvin	Jr.	Hobart	NY
2B	Jarin Moses	Sr.	RIT	NY
2B	Anthony Rizzo	Sr.	Russell Sage	NY
3B	Jayden Kennedy	Jr.	Russell Sage	NY
SS	Jack O'Neil	Fr.	Hobart	NY
SS	Dylan Swarts	So.	Union	NY
OF	Tre Walker	So.	Ithaca	NY
OF	Brandon Hernandez	Jr.	SUNY Old Westbury	NY
OF	Andrew Amarando	Fr.	St. Joseph's University (LI)	NY
DH	Mike Tiseo	Jr.	SUNY Old Westbury	NY
UT	Jack Collins	Jr.	Skidmore	NY
P	Ryan McLaughlin	Jr.	SUNY Cortland	NY
P	Quinn Hocom	Sr.	Skidmore	NY
P	Robert Leach	Jr.	St. John Fisher	NY
P	Will Darrell	Jr.	Vassar	NY
P	Travis Campbell	So.	Merchant Marine	NY
P	Matthew Drillings	Jr.	SUNY Oswego	NY
Region Position Player of the Year: Evan Grimes, Russell Sage
Region Pitcher of the Year: Ryan McCann, Manhattanville