SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Redshirt sophomore third baseman Ryan Fluharty (Burton, W.Va./Morgantown/USC Upstate) of the Shepherd University baseball team has been named to the 2026 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-Atlantic Region Baseball Team as announced on Friday.
 
Fluharty, a second team selection, led the Rams with a .385 batting average with a team-best 70 hits in 182 at-bats. He also topped the team with 16 doubles and was second in home runs with nine. He was 12-of-17 in stolen bases. Fluharty added a team-best 51 runs batted in and 48 runs scored. He tied for the team lead with five sacrifice flies.
 
The complete 2026 NCBWA All-Atlantic Team is shown below.
 
2026 NCBWA All-Atlantic Region Team
First Team
C – Jakob Haynes, Seton Hill
1B – Randy Carlo, Clarion
2B – Walker Zampella, East Stroudsburg
3B – Brady McGuire, Seton Hill
SS – Edward Mateo, Wheeling
OF – Grant Russo, Bloomsburg
OF – Jack Whalen, Seton Hill
OF – Connor Evans, California (Pa.)
OF – AJ Wenrich, Shippensburg
DH – Olindo Pessone, Point Park
UT – Michael Kitko, Slippery Rock
SP – Julian Costa, West Chester
SP – Sebastian Khan, Wheeling
SP – Sean Williams, Seton Hill
SP – Mark Wechtenhiser, Seton Hill
RP – Joe Morrissey, Millersville
RP – Cole Dymek, East Stroudsburg

Second Team
C – Ricardo Aponte, Indiana (Pa.)
1B – Thomas Cano-Piszel, Shippensburg
2B – Matt DiSanti, Concord
3B – Ryan Fluharty, Shepherd
SS – Owen Henne, Seton Hill
OF – Reese Rina, Salem
OF – Jackson Schalick, Frostburg State
OF – Hunter Smith, West Chester
OF – Ashton Crace, Glenville State
DH – Camden Rhude, Indiana (Pa.)
UT – Reilly Bubb, Fairmont State
SP – Zach Dellerman, Glenville State
SP – Ryan Dewees, East Stroudsburg
SP – Kaden Varela Payne, Concord
SP – Aiden Murphy, Bloomsburg
RP – Ethan Parker, Point Park
RP – Joey Serafin, Frostburg State

Player of the Year: Brady McGuire, Seton Hill
Pitcher of the Year: Julian Costa, West Chester
Coach of the Year: Marc Marizzaldi, Seton Hill