Horizon League Releases 2026 #HLBASE All-League Awards

Horizon League Releases 2026 #HLBASE All-League Awards

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Sa'Mone Winters

INDIANAPOLIS (May 19, 2026) – The Horizon League released our 2026 #HLBASE All-League awards on Tuesday, voted on by the League’s head coaches.
 
Northern Kentucky’s Jake Paulick earned Player of the Year honors while Youngstown State’s Braden Gebhardt received Pitcher of the Year. Reliever of the Year was awarded to Milwaukee’s Camden Kuhnke. Keegan Holmstrom of Wright State was selected as the Freshman of the Year and Raiders head coach Alex Sogard was voted Coach of the Year. Wright State’s Patrick Fultz was named the Sportsmanship Award winner.
 
Dig Deeper:
 
  • Paulick leads the League in four categories – batting average (.411), on-base percentage (.537), OPS (1.263) and doubles (12) against #HLBASE competition.
  • Gebhardt earned four wins across the eight #HLBASE contests he started this season.
    • The senior finished top-three in the League in ERA (4.02), strikeouts (57) and home runs (6) against #HLBASE competition.
  • Kuhnke is the third Panther to be named Reliever of the Year since it was first awarded in 2014.
  • Holmstrom hit .394, totaling 37 hits, 25 runs and 19 RBIs in his first League season.
    • Holmstrom gives the Raiders their sixth Freshman of the Year in the last 11 seasons.
  • Wright State head coach Alex Sogard wins his fourth-straight Coach of the Year award after leading the Raiders to 17 League wins.
  • The Sportsmanship Award recognizes student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior. Sportsmanship is defined as behavior exhibited during competition by student-athletes based on values, respect and integrity.
    • The Wright State coaching staff described Fultz as a “natural born leader” on and off the field.
 
 
2026 #HLBASE Awards
 
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Player of the Year: Jake Paulick, Northern Kentucky
 
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Pitcher of the Year: Braden Gebhardt, Youngstown State
 
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Reliever of the Year: Camden Kuhnke, Milwaukee
 
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Freshman of the Year: Keegan Holmstrom, Wright State
 
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Coach of the Year: Alex Sogard, Wright State
 
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Sportsmanship Award: Patrick Fultz, Wright State
 
All-League First Team
Jake Paulick, Northern Kentucky, C
Keegan Holmstrom, Wright State,1B
Hunter Warren, Wright State, 2B
Pierce Bauerle, Northern Kentucky, 3B
Kyle Revere, Oakland, SS
Charlie Marion, Milwaukee, OF
Dylan O'Connell, Milwaukee, OF
Andrew Duncan, Wright State, OF
Dominic Kibler, Milwaukee, Flex
Gavin Theis, Milwaukee, SP
Chet Lax, Wright State, SP
Griffen Paige, Wright State, SP
Braden Gebhardt, Youngstown State, SP
Camden Kuhnke, Milwaukee, RP
 
All-League Second Team
Aidan Schuck, Oakland, C
Ethan Thomas, Northern Kentucky, 1B
Lucas Day, Oakland, 1B
Marcus Harrison, Northern Kentucky, 2B
Patrick Fultz, Wright State, 3B
Braylen Blomquist, Wright State, SS
Josh Williams, Northern Kentucky, OF
JP Peltier, Wright State, OF
Brady Shannon, Youngstown State, OF
Ben Clark, Oakland, Flex
EJ Miramontes, Northern Kentucky, SP
Ben Green, Oakland, SP
Jack Messmore, Youngstown State, SP
Michael Bilo, Wright State, RP
 
All-Freshman Team
Max Glusick, Milwaukee
Ben Green, Oakland
Josh Rosenblitt, Oakland
Cooper Gilkerson, Wright State
Keegan Holmstrom, Wright State
Michael Zielinski, Wright State
Alex Jang, Youngstown State
Bryce Palms, Youngstown State
Misael Uriepero, Youngstown State
 
Sportsmanship Award Finalists
Sotaro Ishida, Milwaukee
Sam Bond, Northern Kentucky
Sam Griffith, Oakland
Patrick Fultz, Wright State*
Nathan Beckley, Youngstown State