KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2026 NAIA Baseball All-Americans, along with Player and Pitcher of the Year honors, following the World Series last week in Lewiston, Idaho. The NAIA also announced its major individual awards, honoring Carter Claerhout of Bellevue (Neb.) as Player of the Year and Josh Landry of Hope International (Calif.) as Pitcher of the Year.

In his first season at Bellevue, Claerhout made an impact not only on the Bruins and the Frontier Conference, but across the NAIA. The senior collected an impressive list of accolades, earning NAIA National Player of the Week honors twice, Frontier Conference Player of the Week recognition five times, Frontier Conference Player of the Year, and First Team All-Conference honors. He was also named Bellevue's Male Athlete of the Year. The first baseman anchored one of the nation's most potent offenses. Bellevue led the NAIA with a .361 team batting average, fueled by Claerhout's association-leading .491 mark at the plate. He also leads the NAIA with 29 home runs and ranks fifth nationally with 86 RBIs.

Landry wrapped up his third season with the Royals by posting a stellar 1.70 ERA, the second-best mark in the NAIA. The Long Beach, Calif., native earned 11 wins across 14 appearances while logging 84.2 innings and recording 109 strikeouts. His 109 punchouts added to an impressive career total of 250. Opposing hitters managed just a .224 batting average against Landry, who surrendered only eight home runs all season. He recorded double-digit strikeouts in six outings and finished the year throwing back-to-back complete-game shutouts against Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) and Texas A&M University-Victoria.

Additionally, Sam Kwapnioski of Doane (Neb.) was named the Hank Burbridge Champion of Character.

First Team

C	Cade Marquardt		Briar Cliff (Iowa)
C	Tyler Renn		Columbia (Mo.)
1B	Carter Claerhout		Bellevue (Neb.)
2B	Carter Roth		Doane (Neb.)
SS	Caden Petrey		Cumberlands (Ky.)
3B	Allan Gil Fernandez		Tennessee Wesleyan
OF	Carlos Sanchez		LSU Shreveport (La.)
OF	Aamir Mitchell		Madonna (Mich.)
OF	Derick Andiarena		Cumberlands (Ky.)
OF	Brayden Manning		Taylor (Ind.)
DH	Carter Allen		Kansas Wesleyan
UT	Jordan Malott		Taylor (Ind.)
SP	Ibrahim Gonzalez		Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
SP	Josh Landry		Hope International (Calif.)
SP	Brock Lucas		LSU Shreveport (La.)
SP	Canyon Geren		Milligan (Tenn.)
RP	Riley Gwin		Kansas Wesleyan

Second Team

C	Cesar Grau		Northwestern Ohio
C	Jack Ferguson		Indiana Tech
1B	Josh Shelly		Tennessee Wesleyan
2B	Keegan Martin		Webber International (Fla.)
SS	JT Maloney		Oklahoma Wesleyan
3B	Nick Hill		Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
OF	Ronnie Rowley		MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
OF	Kolton Reynolds		Tennessee Wesleyan
OF	River Pecina		Marian (Ind.)
OF	Carlos Hidalgo		Missouri Baptist
DH	Brendon Vela		Texas Wesleyan
UT	Ronald Almanzar		Cumberlands (Ky.)
SP	Tyler Pyles		Midway (Ky.)
SP	Kade Linn		Louisiana Christian
SP	Matthew Davis		William Carey (Miss.)
SP	Justin Jackson		Tennessee Wesleyan
RP	Brody Burnette		Bellevue (Neb.)

Third Team

C	Diego Mendoza		Shawnee State
C	Xavier Lerma		Bellevue (Neb.)
1B	Ty Mathews		Webber International (Fla.)
2B	Payton Fort		Georgia Gwinnett
2B	Owen Willard		Huntington (Ind.)
SS	Jace Nagler		Eastern Oregon
SS	Peyton Watts		Georgia Gwinnett
3B	Zac Fruend		Columbia (Mo.)
3B	Isaiah Morales		The Master's (Calif.)
3B	Edrien Martinez		Faulkner (Ala.)
OF	Trey Smith		Georgia Gwinnett
OF	Bronx Lewis		Concordia (Neb.)
OF	Chris Finocchario		Kansas Wesleyan
OF	Daurys Manzanillo		Oklahoma Wesleyan
OF	Kevin Flores		Judson (Ill.)
OF	Ryan Malzahn		Central Methodist (Mo.)
DH	Pedro Vasquez		Cumberlands (Ky.)
DH	Christopher Alcantara-Diaz		Wilberforce (Ohio)
UT	Camden Karlin		Baker (Kan.)
SP	Blane Zeplin		A&M‑Victoria (Texas)
SP	Colby Reynolds		Johnson (Tenn.)
SP	Casey Farrell		Arizona Christian
SP	Jonathan Jones		A&M‑Victoria (Texas)
RP	Jordan Lennartson		Lewis‑Clark State (Idaho)