The 2026 National Trail Conference Baseball All-Conference Team was announced on Thursday following the completion of the fall baseball season and annual conference tournament last weekend. Eight athletes from I70Sports area schools have been named to this year’s team. Altamont’s Zaine Miller and South Central’s Aiden Hoover have both been name First Team All-Conference. CHBC’s Kale Hardimon, South Central’s Luke Shumate, BSE’s Jayce Gillespie and Altamont’s Carson Milleville are all named as Second Team All-Conference. Reed Stuemke of Altamont and Connor Vaughn of CHBC are both Honorable Mention All-Conference. Neoga Coach Kirk Hacker has been named this year’s Coach of the Year. The full team is listed below.
NATIONAL TRAIL CONFERENCE 2026 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
1st Team
MVP – Chase Dorris – St. Anthony
ZAINE MILLER – ALTAMONT
Blake Verdeyen – St. Anthony
Cooper Lewis – North Clay
AIDEN HOOVER – SOUTH CENTRAL
Grayson McCray – WSS
Mason Manhart – WSS
Gavin Meinhart – Dieterich
Braylon Sparrow – Neoga
2nd Team
Garrett Ballinger – Neoga
KALE HARDIMON – CHBC
LUKE SHUMATE – SOUTH CENTRAL
JAYCE GILLESPIE – BSE
CARSON MILLEVILLE – ALTAMONT
Bryce Bohnhoff – Dieterich
Alex Mayer – St. Anthony
Jonny Gannaway – St. Anthony
Collin Schnepper – North Clay
Honorable Mention
REED STUEMKE – ALTAMONT
CONNOR VAUGHN – CHBC
Mason Niemerg – Dieterich
Evan Fearday – Neoga
Colton Cartright – North Clay
Hayden Bushur – St. Anthony
Brody Barnard – WSS
Wyatt Wetherell – WSS
Coach of the Year
Kirk Hacker – Neoga
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