2026 Pre-Season All-American Baseball List Released
The California Community College Baseball Coaches Association (CCCBCA) released its 2026 Pre-Season All-American List in conjuction with this month's start of the new season.
Sixty-eight players from 43 different colleges were represented including nine players picked as 2025 All-Region selections. Four members of the ABCA All-American Team are on the pre-season list in Monterey Peninsula pitcher Fabio Bundi (Second Team, Coast Conference South Division Pitcher of the Year, 8-2 record, 2.20 ERA, 101 strikeouts) and '25 Third Team choices in Skyline pitcher Steven Dalton (7-2, 2.62 ERA, Coast North *POY), Laney infielder Jesus Vasquez (.402 batting average) and West Valley infielder David Estrada (.405, 48 RBI).
The Switzerland import Bundi recently signed to play at UCLA after he finishes at MPC.
Also '25 All-Region selections as freshmen are sophomore Pre-Season All-Americans in Cypress first baseman Justin Tillar, the state leader in home runs (22) and RBI (84) with a .379 BAVG last year, Santa Ana middle infielder Jack Mueller (.362, 31 RBI), Santa Barbara City infielder Will Matuszak (.339, 37 RBI, 30 stolen bases), Fresno City pitcher Bowen Salyards (10-0 record, Central Valley POY), and Lassen catcher Ethan Beede (.364, 47 RBI).
Another on this list is Los Medanos hurler Nathan Leffel (9-1, 1.78 ERA, 107 Ks), who was the '25 Bay Valley POY.
2026 CCCBCA PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICAN LIST
| NORTH REGION | ||
| Player | College | Position |
| Fabio Bundi | Monterey Peninsula | Pitcher |
| Steven Dalton | Skyline | Pitcher |
| Matthew Foley | Ohlone | Pitcher |
| Tanner Hall | Feather River | Pitcher |
| Robbie Lardner | Monterey Peninsula | Pitcher |
| Nathan Leffel | Fresno City | Pitcher |
| Matias Michel | Sierra | Pitcher |
| A.J. Minyard | San Mateo | Pitcher |
| Bowen Salyards | Fresno City | Pitcher |
| Sam Schnitzer | Marin | Pitcher |
| Kannon Sharpe | Modesto | Pitcher |
| Louie Torres | Porterville | Pitcher |
| Chaz Veley | Marin | Pitcher |
| Ethan Beede | Lassen | Catcher |
| Ethan Lopez | San Mateo | Catcher |
| Vinhson Nguyen | Skyline | Catcher |
| Benjamin O'Rourke | San Joaquin Delta | Catcher |
| Cody Ferrante | Sacramento City | First Baseman |
| Diego Garabiel | Cabrillo | First Baseman |
| Spencer Lee | Shasta | First Baseman |
| Asa Martinez | Folsom Lake | First Baseman |
| Marc Anthony-Carroll | Reedley | Infielder |
| John Clinkenbeard | Hartnell | Infielder |
| David Estrada | West Valley | Infielder |
| Kylan Kono | Lassen | Infielder |
| Brett Neidlinger | Santa Rosa | Infielder |
| Alan Quirarte-Gusman | Cosumnes River | Infielder |
| Jesus Vasquez | Laney | Infielder |
| Paul Wagner | Ohlone | Infielder |
| Allan Alles | Fresno City | Outfielder |
| Jackson Nichols | American River | Outfielder |
| Teagan Reiley | Ohlone | Outfielder |
| Jayson Schmeisser | Cabrillo | Outfielder |
| Landon Vetter | Sierra | Outfielder |
| Henry Warden | Merced | Outfielder |
| Cooper Wood | Sacramento City | Outfielder |
| Jeremy Wrona | San Mateo | Outfielder |
| Isac Mendoza | CC San Francisco | Designated Hitter |
| Nick Anderson | Feather River | Utility |
| Dominic Joseph | Mendocino | Utility |
| Juan Pablo Manzo | Chabot | Utility |
| SOUTH REGION | ||
| Jace Barajas | Saddleback | Pitcher |
| Zander Fox | Grossmont | Pitcher |
| Joey Haller | Palomar | Pitcher |
| Ryan Jenkins | Riverside City | Pitcher |
| Conner Luetto | Citrus | Pitcher |
| Joey Navarro | Palomar | Pitcher |
| JD Swikard | Grossmont | Pitcher |
| Josue Garcia | Allan Hancock | Catcher |
| Gavin Klennert | Antelope Valley | First Baseman |
| Justin Tillar | Cypress | First Baseman |
| Corey Guy | Compton | Infielder/Outfielder |
| Logan Aguilar | Grossmont | Infielder |
| Jacob Baxter | Antelope Valley | Infielder |
| AJ Martinez | Cuesta | Infielder |
| Will Matuszak | Santa Barbara City | Infielder |
| Jack Mueller | Santa Ana | Infielder |
| Edison Polanco | Irvine Valley | Infielder |
| Braden Ruiz | Cypress | Infielder |
| Diego Sanchez | Fullerton | Infielder |
| Andrew Sandoval | Allan Hancock | Infielder |
| Ken Tomitaka | Santa Ana | Infielder |
| Tyler Covington | Orange Coast | Outfielder |
| Logan Clear | Riverside City | Outfielder |
| Jordan Daniels | Citrus | Outfielder |
| Ty Peters | Cypress | Outfielder |
| Dmitri Susidko | Saddleback | Outfielder |
| Justin Tucker | Palomar | Outfielder |
| *-POY-Pitcher of the Year | ||
| Release by Robert Lewis | CCCBCA Publicist |
