NORTHPORT, Ala. – The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) began the 2026 Hope Credit Union Baseball Championship by announcing its 2026 All-HBCUAC Baseball Teams and Players and Coaches of the Year.
The head coaches nominated and voted. The top players at each position earned First Team All-HBCUAC and the runner-up earned Second Team.
Most Valuable Player Christopher Alcantra-Diaz, DH, Wilberforce
Hitter of the Year Christopher Alcantara-Diaz, DH Wilberforce
Pitcher of the Year Weston Bailey, Huston-Tillotson
Freshman of the Year Junior Veras-Vasquez, 3B, Wilberforce
Newcomer of the Year Weston Bailey, Pitcher, Huston-Tillotson
Coach of the Year Marcos Dominguez, Talladega
Assistant Coach of the Year Al Robinson, SUNO
First Team
SP Weston Bailey, Huston-Tillotson
SP Estevan Baca, Wiley
RP Mikel Black, SUNO
C Armando Jackson, Talladega
1B Ivan Del Villar, Wiley
2B Joe Mendy, Wilberforce
3B Robert Gage, Stillman
SS Amir Mason, Wiley
OF Eli Payne, Talladega
OF Darius Woodson, Wilberforce
OF Kaleb Gilner, Wiley
DH Christopher Alcantara-Diaz, Wilberforce
Second Team
SP Christopher Nunez, SUNO
SP Ethan Walker, Huston-Tillotson
RP Juan Pena, Wiley
C Payton Johnson, Huston-Tillotson
1B Noah Alvarez, Huston-Tillotson
2B Josh Wilk, Huston-Tillotson
3B Trey Garza, Huston-Tillotson
SS Victor Rivera, Talladega
OF Jonathan Phillips, Stillman
OF Mike Lewis, Dillard
OF Gavin Rehorn, Stillman
DH Diego Duque, Talladega
About the HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Huston-Tillotson University (TX), Oakwood University (AL), Paul Quinn College (TX), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s track and field, women’s volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.
Source: HBCU Athletics Conference Communications Department