SIUE sits atop OVC Preseason Poll

2026 OVC Baseball Predicted Order of Finish

Teams voted on by league head coaches and communications directors; teams received 9 points for a first-place votes, 8 for a second-place vote, etc.

Returning All-OVC Selections
Below are a list of returning players who were first or second-team All-OVC selections in 2025.

Eastern Illinois
Tyler Conklin (RHP, Grad)
Mike O’Conor (INF, Sr.)

Lindenwood
Kam Edwards (OF, Fifth Year)
Josh Newell (RHP, Sr.)

Little Rock
Cooper Chaplain (2B, Sr.)
Ryan Geck (UTIL, Sr.)

Southeast Missouri
Jackson Kranawetter (LHP, Sr.)
Nathan Mertens (RHP, Sr.)

SIUE
Chase Bloomer (INF, Sr.)
Daniel Gierer (OF, Jr.)
Mack Mitchell (INF, Grad.)
Ryan Niedzwiedz (INF, Jr.)
Spencer Stearns (INF/RHP, R-Jr.)

Southern Indiana
Khi Holiday (OF, Grad.)
Parker Martin (INF, Jr.)
Clayton Slack (INF, Sr.)

Tennessee Tech
Jorsixt Jimenez (OF, Sr.)

Western Illinois
Liam Bushey (OF, Fifth Year)

2026 Players to Watch
Each team selected two “Players to Watch” to represent its team.

Eastern Illinois
Anthony Solis (RHP, Jr.)
James Love (1B/3B, So.)

Lindenwood
Jake Radosevich (C/DH, Sr.)
Charlie Isom-McCall (INF, So.)

Little Rock
Angel Cano (1B, Sr.)
Cade Martin (C, So.)

Morehead State
Caden Sheridan (C, So.)
Landon Waugh (RHP, So.)

Southeast Missouri
Cal Sullivan (C/1B, Jr.)
Brooks Kettering (INF, Jr.)

SIUE
Tim Teixeira (RHP, So.)
Ethan Willoughby (3B, Sr.)

Southern Indiana
Abdriel Figueroa (RHP, Jr.)
Jake Porter (LHP, Sr.)

Tennessee Tech
Owen Lee (INF, R-So.)
Reece McDuffie (RHP, Sr.)

UT Martin
TJ Grines (UTIL, Sr.)
Jacob Sitton (RHP, Sr.)

Western Illinois
Kenneth Perez (SS, So.)
Max Tripure (RHP, Sr.)