Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
 
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – The American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings announced their 2026 All-Region teams on Tuesday morning, as nine Midwest Conference players were recognized.
 
Selections were voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and coordinated by the ABCA NCAA Division III All-America and Coach of the Year Committee.
 
Three players were named to each of the three teams. Grinnell College sported four of the nine overall players, as Nikolas Ruden (second base) and Wyatt Raymond (outfield) were named to the first team, while Connor Goodson (first base) and Stuart Cash (third base) were named to the third team.
 
Illinois College had four players on the first two teams: Tyler Barker was a first team outfield selection, while Nicholas Muskopf (shortstop), Ketch Mills (first base) and Nathan Walker (utility) all earned spots on the second team.
 
Beloit College’s Will Lyng was a third team choice as a pitcher.
 
The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-America teams will be announced on the evening of Thursday, May 28, following the Opening Ceremony at the 2026 NCAA Division III World Series in Eastlake, Ohio. Only First Team All-Region selections are eligible for All-America honors.
 
The full list of MWC honorees is included below.
 
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region IX

First Team
Nikolas Ruden	Grinnell College	Sr	2B
Wyatt Raymond	Grinnell College	So	OF
Tyler Barker	Illinois College	Sr	OF
Second Team
Nicholas Muskopf	Illinois College	Jr	SS
Ketch Mills	Illinois College	So	1B
Nathan Walker	Illinois College	Sr	UT
Third Team
Connor Goodson	Grinnell College	Sr	1B
Stuart Cash	Grinnell College	Jr	3B
Will Lyng	Beloit College	So	P