OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Headlined by two-time national award winner Evan Dempsey of Florida Gulf Coast, the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) unveiled its 2026 All-America team on Wednesday.

Dempsey won the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive year after another record-setting season for the Eagles. The team also includes Georgia's Daniel Jackson, winner of the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year, the Dick Howser Trophy and the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award; Brooks Wallace Award winner Dylan Carey of Nebraska and Pitcher of the Year Jackson Flora from UCSB.

Of the 33 players recognized by the College Baseball Foundation, Dempsey is the only Atlantic Sun Conference player to be named All-America and is just one of five players from non-Power 4 conferences to be recognized. He is also just one of three players from the state of Florida to be honored.

This is the seventh consecutive year that the CBF has selected an All-America team. The team is selected by members of the CBF award committees.

"This tremendous group of players exemplifies the highest level of ball played this season," CBF National Awards Chairman Chris Snead said. "This All-America team is littered with award winners and finalists as well and it speaks to how impressive the group is."

The Atlantic Sun Conference's Pitcher of the Year, Dempsey turned in another spectacular campaign in 2026. He also earned first-team all-conference honors as a pitcher and an outfielder. In addition to winning the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive year, Dempsey was also named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award.

Dempsey started all 57 of his team's games, sporting a .333 batting average, 79 hits, including 18 doubles and 10 home runs, scored 57 runs and tallied 46 RBI. His OPS (.948), on-base percentage (.412) and slugging percentage (.512) ranked among his squad's best. He led his squad with 15 stolen bases on 17 attempts. On the mound, he was simply outstanding. In 15 starts, he posted a 7-2 record with a 3.15 ERA, a league-leading 126 strikeouts, while only walking 26. He netted a 1.06 WHIP and allowed opposing hitters to hit only .209.

He has already claimed Consensus All-American for the second straight year as the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Baseball America, the NCBWA and Perfect Game have all listed him on their 2026 All-America First Teams.

The CBF All-America Team is part of an extensive awards program celebrating college baseball. Other winners of 2026 College Baseball Foundation affiliated awards include John Savage, UCLA (Skip Bertman Coach of the Year, presented by Marucci) and Gene Stephenson, Wichita State (Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence).

The recently announced 2026 College Baseball Hall of Fame class will be honored at the 2027 Night of Champions presented by Prairiefire on February 11, 2027, in Overland Park, Kansas, the home of the College Baseball Hall of Fame.  For more information and to purchase your tickets, please visit 2027 Night of Champions.

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2026 College Baseball Foundation All-America Team
Position - Name, School
C – Daniel Jackson, Georgia
C – Vahn Lackey, Georgia Tech
1B – Tague Davis, Louisville
1B – Jackson Marshall, Connecticut
2B – Gavin Kelly, West Virginia
2B – Jarren Advincula, Georgia Tech
SS – Dylan Carey, Nebraska
SS – Roch Cholowsky, UCLA
3B – Tre Phelps, Georgia
3B – Ace Reese, Mississippi State
OF – Landon Hairston, Arizona State
OF – Caden Sorrell, Texas A&M
OF – Aiden Robbins, Texas
OF – Drew Burress, Georgia Tech
OF – Will Gasparino, UCLA
OF – Kollin Ritchie, Oklahoma State
OF – Chris Katz, Mercer
UTIL – Evan Dempsey, FGCU
UTIL – Caden McDonald, Florida
UTIL – Ryan Kroepel, Utah Tech
UTIL – Braydon Kersey, Mercer
DH – Maddox Haley, Gonzaga

SP – Jackson Flora, UCSB
SP – Dylan Volantis, Texas
SP – Jason DeCaro, North Carolina
SP – Maxx Yehl, West Virginia
SP – Dax Whitney, Oregon State
SP – Mason Edwards, USC
RP – Sam Cozart, Texas
RP – Caden Glauber, North Carolina
RP – John Abraham, Florida State
RP – Wylan Moss, UCLA
RP – Albert Roblez, Oregon State
 
Honorable Mention:
Michael Anderson, Penn State, DH
Jake Bennett, Dallas Baptist, OF
Brady Bowen, Akron, UTIL
Tanner Bradley, Oregon, RP
Justin Byrd, Georgia, RP
Lorenzo Carrier, Pittsburgh, OF
Camden Clark, Southern Miss, RP
Quinton Coats, Cincinnati, 1B
Nu'u Contrades, Arizona State, 2B
Daniel Cuvet, Miami (Fla.), 3B
AJ Garcia, Virginia, OF
Tommy Harrison, Miami (Ohio), OF
Logan Hughes, Texas Tech, OF
Tyson LeBlanc, Kansas, SS
Mulivai Levu, UCLA, 1B
Michael Malki, Cal Baptist, SP
Tanner Mally, Western Michigan, OF
Ethan McElvain, Arkansas, RP
Connor Shouse, Texas Tech, UTIL
Noah Sullivan, Mississippi State, DH
Carson Tinney, Texas, C
Tomas Valincius, Mississippi State, SP
Bino Watters, Notre Dame, OF
Derek Williams, Miami (Fla.), OF
 
About the College Baseball Foundation
The purpose of the College Baseball Foundation (CBF) is to preserve, elevate, and advance the game; to inspire the next generation; to teach those who love college baseball about its rich history and traditions; to celebrate those who make college baseball special; and to honor those who have come before us, and built the foundation upon which college baseball thrives today.
 
The College Baseball Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Support for the College Baseball Hall of Fame will help preserve the rich history of the sport for future generations. All donations to the College Baseball Hall of Fame are tax deductible and can be made via this link on the organization's website.
 
The CBF presents the Brooks Wallace Award (Nation's Most Outstanding Shortstop), the Pitcher of the Year Award, the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, the Skip Bertman Coach 
of the Year Award, presented by Marucci, the Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence, and the George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award, presented by Rawlings. The CBF also works in collaboration with the Dick Howser Trophy, the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award, presented by Hasty Awards (nation's top catcher) and the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award.
 
About the College Baseball Hall of Fame
Each year, more than 200 representatives nationwide vote on the College Baseball Hall of Fame induction class. The voting body is comprised of national and regional college baseball media, active and retired coaches, former players, former inductees, college baseball historians and members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) collegiate baseball committee. The College Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 2006. Since that time, 196 players, coaches, umpires, administrators and contributors have been selected for induction. Click here for a full list of College Baseball Hall of Fame classes.
 
The College Baseball Hall of Fame will establish a physical location in Overland Park, Kansas in 2026. Located within the iconic Museum at Prairiefire, the College Baseball Hall of Fame will serve as a shared community asset, deepening connections to the nation's favorite pastime through a dynamic and ever-evolving space for college baseball enthusiasts to celebrate the sport's rich past, present, and future.