The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association announced its all-state teams for 2026 on Monday, June 15.
A total of 190 athletes were named to the annual honor teams. Here are the teams, split by class and each of the first and honorable mention teams. In all, 108 players were named first team, while 82 made honorable mention.
2026 Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association all-state teams
2026 IHSBCA Class 1A first team
2026 IHSBCA Class 1A honorable mention
Bryden Banks (Hardin, Jr.), Braeden Barber (Lexington, Sr.), Matt Boylen (Brown County, Jr.), Cash Conner (Edwards County, Sr.), Caleb Cox (Springfield Lutheran, Sr.), Evan Cox (Dwight, Sr.), Aiden Frerichs (Milford, Sr.), Blaine Friedmansky (Lexington, Sr.), Gavin Greer (Pawnee, So.), Ted Jones (Meridian, Sr.), Drew Koenigs (Galena, Sr.), Karter Livengood (Milledgeville, Sr.), Reed Millette (Gardner-South Wilmington, Jr.), Braden Montgomery (Okaw Valley, Sr.), Logan Philhower (Bureau Valley, Sr.), Joey Starks (Dwight, Sr.), Zander Tierney (East Dubuque, Sr.).
2026 IHSBCA Class 2A first team
2026 IHSBCA Class 2A honorable mention
Braden Behringer (Sandwich, Sr.), Miles Browne (Breese Central, Sr.), Mathew Bywater (Litchfield, Sr.), Ethan Carlisle (Illini West, Sr.), Anthony Couch (Marquette-Ottawa, Sr.), Cy Craft (DuQuoin, Jr.), Landon Crawford (Farmington, Sr.), Nash Donnan (PORTA, Jr.), Cruz Dubois (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin, Sr.), Dane Fagerburg (Brimfield/Elmwood, Sr.), Jaxton Faulkenberry (Herrin, Jr.), Ryan Garland (Freeburg, Sr.), Collin Grosenheider (Williamsville, Jr.), Cooper Holman (Wilmington, Jr.), Kelly Honert (Alleman Catholic, Jr.), Jett Karrick (PORTA, Sr.), Cohen Merrill (Freeburg, Sr.), Preston Morel (Aurora Christian, Jr.), Garrett Pugh (Marshall, Sr.), Dax Randolph (Harrisburg, So.), Nathan Southern (Warrensburg-Latham, Sr.), Austin Ulmer (Shelbyville, Sr.), Kash VanHouten (Canton, Jr.), Davin Worman (Teutopolis, Sr.).
2026 IHSBCA Class 3A first team
2026 IHSBCA Class 3A honorable mention
Terrell Hampton-Hall (De La Salle, Fr.), Leobel Chan (Elmwood Park, Jr.), Quentin Santoria (Plano, Jr.), Alex Abraham (Geneva, Jr.), Chase Grigonis (Wheaton St. Francis, So.), Rhett Lambert (Centralia, Jr.), Eli Penne (Sterling, Sr.), Kanon Baxley (Kaneland, So.), Josh Aggen (Tinley Park, Sr.), AJ Charpentier (Jacksonville, Sr.), Nick Stowasser (Crystal Lake South, Jr.), Beckett Breseman (Prairie Ridge, Jr.), Maxx Grieme (Taylorville, Sr.), Jake Bishop (Evergreen Park, So.), Cole Smith (Metamora, Sr.), Anthony Monegan Jr. (Crete-Monee, Sr.), Evan Bushman (Newman Central Catholic, Sr.), Jack Corliss (Saint Viator, Sr.), Darren Klein (Mascoutah, Jr.), AJ Minderman (Geneva, So.), Owen Satterlee (Prairie Ridge, Jr.).
2026 IHSBCA Class 4A first team
2026 IHSBCA Class 4A honorable mention
Braden Fournie (Belleville West, Sr.), Brandon Pelz (Bartlett, Sr.), Braydon McKendrick (Brother Rice, Sr.), Cameron Larson (Quincy, Sr.), Carson Bauer (O’Fallon Township, Sr.), Dominic Battista (Oswego East, Sr.), Evan Adamczewski (Maine South, Jr.), Gavin Michaels (Normal Community, Sr.), Justin Canvin (Oak Lawn Community, Sr.), Luca Agne (Brother Rice, Jr.), Max Heineman (Normal Community, Sr.), Michael Pettit (Lincoln-Way West, Sr.), Noah Edison (Willowbrook, Sr.), Oscar Alexander Jr. (West Aurora, Jr.), Patrick Connors (Hinsdale Central, Sr.), Rocco Triolo (Lincoln-Way East, Jr.), Simon Rose (Highland Park, Jr.), Trace Schaaf (Lockport Township, Sr.), Zach Neukirch (Wheeling, Sr.), Zach Thoma (West Aurora, Sr.).
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: 190 players named 2026 all-state by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association
Reporting by Adam Duvall, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star
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