2026 AMC Baseball All-Conference and Season Awards Released
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The American Midwest Conference (AMC) has announced the 2026 Baseball All-Conference Teams, season award winners, Academic All-Conference Team and the Champions of Character honorees presented by Athletic Solutions.
This marks the third consecutive year a Cougar has been named AMC Player of the Year, and the sixth time overall, as Tyler Renn earns the honor. Renn is hitting .392 with a .526 on-base percentage and a 1.305 slugging percentage. He has recorded 56 hits, including 11 doubles and 15 home runs, while driving in 51 runs and scoring 23 times.
Parker Anderson of Columbia earned both AMC Pitcher of the Year, marking the third time the award has gone to Columbia College, and AMC Newcomer of the Year, a first for the program. Anderson posted a 6-2 record with a 1.79 ERA, including a complete-game victory. He struck out 67 batters in just 60.1 innings pitched.
Mission University earned its first-ever AMC baseball season awards, with Zachary Beatty named Newcomer Player of the Year and Kadean Jacobs earning Freshman Player of the Year honors.
Central Baptist's Aiden Jones was selected AMC Freshman Pitcher of the Year. This marks the fourth time for CBC has received the award and the first since 2024. Jones compiled a 6-3 record on the mound with a 4.95 ERA, including five complete-game victories and recorded 33 strikeouts in 60.0 innings pitched.
Columbia's Darren Munns was named AMC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season and the fourth time in his career. He guided the Cougars to the regular-season title with a 29-11-1 overall record and 17-3-1 mark in conference play. The team is currently ranked third nationally with a 3.72 ERA.
2026 AMC Baseball Season Awards:
Player of the Year: Tyler Renn, Columbia
Pitcher of the Year: Parker Anderson, Columbia
Dual Position Player of the Year: Trey Mulholland, Mission
Newcomer Player of the Year: Zachary Beatty, Mission
Newcomer Pitcher of the Year: Parker Anderson, Columbia
Freshman Player of the Year: Kadean Jacobs, Mission
Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Aiden Jones, Central Baptist
Coach of the Year: Darren Munns, Columbia
2026 AMC Baseball First Team All-Conference:
P – Parker Anderson, Columbia
P - Kolten Payne, Columbia
P - Trey Mulholland, Mission
P - Jude Tenny, Mission
UTL P - Jamin Smith, Central Baptist
C – Tyler Renn, Columbia
C - Collin Miser, Mission
1B – Trey Mulholland, Mission
2B – Ryan Dauphinee, Central Baptist
SS – Preston White, Central Baptist
3B – Zac Fruend, Columbia
UTL INF – Lawson Aaron, Williams Baptist
OF – Dylan Carlton, Columbia
OF – Zach Beatty, Mission
OF – Jacob Grim, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
OF – Skylar Morrison, Williams Baptist
DH – Braden Hemmer, Columbia
2026 AMC Baseball Second Team All-Conference:
P – Jaxon Kirkhuff, Central Baptist
P – Dylan Parton, Central Baptist
P – Tristan Calmes, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
P – Barrett Lohman, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
UTL P – Eric Fields, Columbia
UTL P – Garrett Hunter, Mission
C – Brayden Mayencourt, Central Baptist
C – JP Wills, Crowley's Ridge
DH – Aiden Smith, Crowley's Ridge
1B – Jaxon Kirkhuff, Central Baptist
2B – Brandon Gibbs, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
SS – Jack Dunn, Columbia
3B – Josh Lumsden, Central Baptist
UTL INF – Connor Brinkley, Williams Baptist
UTL INF – Gavin Mink, Williams Baptist
OF – Garrett Fitts, Central Baptist
OF – Aaron Prince, Central Baptist
OF – Joey Marcinkiewicz, Columbia
OF – Nolan Harding, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
DH - Aiden Smith, Crowley's Ridge
2026 AMC Baseball Gold Glove:
P – Kolten Payne, Columbia
C – Tyler Renn, Columbia
1B – Deklan Riggs, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
2B – Ryan Dauphinee, Central Baptist
SS – Connor Brinkley, Williams Baptist
3B – Dylan Garcia, Hannibal-LaGrange
LF – Hunter Shoulta, Columbia
CF - Kaedan Thompson, Mission
RF – Tyson Wheeler, Hannibal-LaGrange
2026 AMC Baseball Champions of Character presented by Athletic Solutions:
Garrett Fitts, Central Baptist
Noah Sperling, Columbia
Jordan Brown, Crowley's Ridge
Leo Ibarra, Hannibal-LaGrange
Logan Schwerdt, Harris-Stowe
Brayden Steves, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Carter Vienhage, Mission
Luke Bullins, Williams Baptist
2026 AMC Baseball Academic All-Conference:
Aaron Prince, Central Baptist
Aiden Jones, Central Baptist
Cade Collins, Central Baptist
Cameron Harden, Central Baptist
Carter Harris, Central Baptist
Cesar Jaron Franco, Central Baptist
Danilo Taborda, Central Baptist
Timothy Daniel Maxwell, Central Baptist
David Platt, Central Baptist
Eric DeJesus Rivera, Central Baptist
Franklin Sosa Garcia, Central Baptist
George Astacio, Central Baptist
Izaiah Tafoya, Central Baptist
Jackson Rourk, Central Baptist
Jamin Smith, Central Baptist
Cesar Jeremy Franco, Central Baptist
Jordan Tharp, Central Baptist
Joshua Lumsden, Central Baptist
Malik Simpson, Central Baptist
Mason Tye, Central Baptist
Micky Parks, Central Baptist
Preston White, Central Baptist
Robert Trey Watson III, Central Baptist
Ryan Carroll, Central Baptist
Ryan Dauphinee, Central Baptist
Ryan Meyer, Central Baptist
Walter Garrett Fitts, Central Baptist
Will Thompson, Central Baptist
Parker Branton, Central Baptist
Deon Carson, Central Baptist
Patrick Hale, Central Baptist
Jack Johnson, Central Baptist
Bradyn Morris, Central Baptist
Diego Pelletier, Central Baptist
Carter Phillips, Central Baptist
Rylan Salyers, Central Baptist
Ryan Guest, Central Baptist
Titus Heeley, Central Baptist
Henry Wilkins, Central Baptist
Yan Gonzalez, Central Baptist
Avery Heidelberg, Central Baptist
Joshua Lew, Central Baptist
Slade Babbitt, Central Baptist
Haden Perry, Central Baptist
Kolten Payne, Columbia
Jackson Forck, Columbia
Miles Bethell, Columbia
Alex Hagan, Columbia
Jason Pearl, Columbia
Peyton Braile, Columbia
Hayden Wilson, Columbia
Kaelin Tindall, Columbia
Zac Fruend, Columbia
Hunter Shoulta, Columbia
Eli Cornish, Columbia
Joe Hoerchler, Columbia
Noah Gadberry, Columbia
Jibran Murtaza, Columbia
Dylan Carlton, Columbia
Cooper Thornhill, Columbia
Matthew States, Columbia
Braden Hemmer, Columbia
Justus Martin, Columbia
Tyler Renn, Columbia
Brendan Wilson, Columbia
Nick Mullinax, Columbia
Cooper Swift, Columbia
Parker Anderson, Columbia
Kam Dohogne, Columbia
Carter Hutsell, Columbia
Stetson Marion, Columbia
Ian Nolph, Columbia
Eric Fields, Columbia
Sutton Hanks, Columbia
Jack Dunn, Columbia
Noah Sperling, Columbia
Colton Nichols, Columbia
Joey Marcinkiewicz, Columbia
Aiden Armstrong, Crowley's Ridge
Crafton Beeler, Crowley's Ridge
Dillion Broussard, Crowley's Ridge
Jordan Brown, Crowley's Ridge
Braxton Byers, Crowley's Ridge
Lawson DeVault, Crowley's Ridge
Parker Gordon, Crowley's Ridge
Jesse Gormon, Crowley's Ridge
Sam Hunt, Crowley's Ridge
Luke Kimble, Crowley's Ridge
Thomas Lamb, Crowley's Ridge
Mason LeCroy, Crowley's Ridge
Corben Lynch, Crowley's Ridge
Bayden Mashek, Crowley's Ridge
Eli Mayfield, Crowley's Ridge
Lucas Peel, Crowley's Ridge
Ricky Requena, Crowley's Ridge
Rylan Ross, Crowley's Ridge
JB Stacey, Crowley's Ridge
Kolby Webb, Crowley's Ridge
James Wilson, Crowley's Ridge
Andrew Arnce, Hannibal-LaGrange
Tanner Bradshaw, Hannibal-LaGrange
Kaden Crane, Hannibal-LaGrange
Drew Elsenrath, Hannibal-LaGrange
Josiah Franke, Hannibal-LaGrange
Leo Ibarra, Hannibal-LaGrange
Tanner Malusky, Hannibal-LaGrange
Charlie McKeon, Hannibal-LaGrange
Bryant Morales, Hannibal-LaGrange
Cohen Ring, Hannibal-LaGrange
Daniel Rodriguez, Hannibal-LaGrange
Tre Sangiacomo, Hannibal-LaGrange
Jude Shook, Hannibal-LaGrange
Caleb Tyre, Hannibal-LaGrange
Tyson Wheeler, Hannibal-LaGrange
Everett Waterbury, Hannibal-LaGrange
Andrew Wilkerson, Hannibal-LaGrange
Wyatt Wilson, Hannibal-LaGrange
Dakota Gaines, Harris-Stowe
Jacob Frankera, Harris-Stowe
Michael Khatkar, Harris-Stowe
Tashaun Coleman, Harris-Stowe
Andrew Kobe, Harris-Stowe
Christopher Cornell-Neal, Harris-Stowe
Hayden Waters, Harris-Stowe
Levi Lalonde, Harris-Stowe
Joey Kelley, Harris-Stowe
Hayata Lee, Harris-Stowe
Joseph Mann, Harris-Stowe
Alexander Fernandez, Harris-Stowe
Riquendri Morel, Harris-Stowe
Logan Schwerdt, Harris-Stowe
Tre Whiting, Harris-Stowe
Carter Henderson, Harris-Stowe
Richard Patton, Harris-Stowe
Christopher Alvarez, Harris-Stowe
Liam Macphie, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Colin Malally, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
John McGee, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Jacob Meyer, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
John Oliverio, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Christopher Resendez, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Deklan Riggs, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Peyton Schaefer, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Cameron Steinkamp, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Brayden Steves, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Logan Stribling, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Wyatt James Waters, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Jackson Wininger, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Dustin Witterholt, Health Sciences & Pharmacy
Tony Myres, Mission
Kaden Jacobs, Mission
Jonas McNutt, Mission
Jordan Wood, Mission
Jackson Burney, Mission
Noah Riemensnider, Mission
Andres Salinas, Mission
Hunter Roberts, Mission
Ethan Banks, Mission
Evan Brothers, Mission
Nathan Cooper, Mission
Hudson Cowles, Mission
Mason Duncan, Mission
Dylan Edwards, Mission
Gavin Gibson, Mission
William Golder, Mission
Gunnar Gress, Mission
Brandon Lavely, Mission
Brayden Mears, Mission
William Mobley, Mission
Dugan Pogue, Mission
Lincoln Salsman, Mission
Connor Shockley, Mission
Brayden Smith, Mission
Mikey Steele, Mission
Spencer Werner, Mission
Kole Williams, Mission
Jefferson (Clay) Palen, Mission
Carter Vienhage, Mission
Frankie Hughes, Mission
Jackson Rainey, Mission
Jackson Roviq, Mission
Carter Snyder, Mission
Gabriel Salazar Mata, Mission
Ian Brown, Mission
Joel Lively, Mission
Curtis Crossen, Mission
Collin Miser, Mission
Landon Parker, Mission
Jude Tenny, Mission
Trey Mulholland, Mission
Ryan Congemo, Mission
Garrett Hunter, Mission
Zach Still, Mission
Zachary Beatty, Mission
Jackson Finder, Williams Baptist
Gavin Mink, Williams Baptist
Lawson Aaron, Williams Baptist
Gaige Zaffarano, Williams Baptist
Benjamin Bennett, Williams Baptist
Connor Brinkley, Williams Baptist
Mason Andrews, Williams Baptist
Brody Bradley, Williams Baptist
Brevin Carlisle, Williams Baptist
Dawson Cloud, Williams Baptist
Kaeden Kennedy, Williams Baptist
JD Burton, Williams Baptist
Gabe Dirnberger, Williams Baptist
Tyler Merriman, Williams Baptist
Brenden Campbell, Williams Baptist
AB Martin, Williams Baptist
Luke Bullins, Williams Baptist
Will Riley, Williams Baptist
Cade Parks, Williams Baptist
Pearce Watkins, Williams Baptist
Rylan Jenkins, Williams Baptist
Owen Knight, Williams Baptist
Gage Shepherd, Williams Baptist
Coleton Payton, Williams Baptist
DJ Coffey, Williams Baptist
Bennett Ditto, Williams Baptist
Brock McNeil, Williams Baptist