Interscholastic Athletic Conference baseball Most Valuable Players and all-stars for the 2026 season, as selected by the coaches.
Most Valuable Player: Dasch Benson, Lansing, senior pitcher/third baseman.
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Lansing: Logan Mayo, junior pitcher/shortstop; Owen Hansen, senior shortstop/second/baseman/outfielder; Alex Boles, senior second baseman/third baseman; Jackson Woods, junior outfielder; Ryan Thompson, senior pitcher.
Trumansburg: Willoughby Puryear, senior outfielder/pitcher; Anthony Muro, senior third baseman/pitcher; Aidan Clarke-Cabezas, senior shortstop; Chris Clarke-Cabezas, freshman pitcher/catcher.
Whitney Point: Logan Lounsberry, senior pitcher/infielder; Landon Spoonhower, sophomore pitcher/first baseman; Nolan Zembek, sophomore second baseman.
Dryden: Guiliana Pascarella, senior second baseman.
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Honorable mention: Connor Sherwood, Trumansburg, senior catcher/pitcher; Michael Zifchock, Trumansburg, freshman pitcher/infielder; Nick Smiley, Dryden, junior catcher.
MVP: Tanner Buchanan, Thomas A. Edison, junior pitcher.
Edison: Alijuawan Hall, sophomore outfielder; Jace Schiller, junior center fielder; Bently Stroman, sophomore first baseman; Paxton Hoover, junior third baseman; Braeyden Gulich, sophomore second baseman.
Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour: Connor Foggie, senior pitcher; Austin Preuninger, junior center fielder; Blake Thomas, sophomore catcher; Nicolai Holmes, sophomore first baseman.
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MVP: Asa Brown, Union Springs, senior pitcher/first baseman.
Union Springs: Alex Smith, senior catcher; Lucas Witter, senior third baseman/pitcher; Owen Chalupniki, freshman outfielder/pitcher.
Moravia: Eli Landis, senior outfielder/pitcher; Noah Corbett, senior catcher/pitcher; Carson Andrews, sophomore shortstop/outfielder/pitcher.
Marathon: Blake Birdsall, senior catcher/pitcher; Camdyn Kashuba, senior first baseman/pitcher.
Southern Cayuga: Brayden Dingy, senior shortstop/pitcher.
Honorable mention: Charlie Parker, Union Springs, freshman shortstop/pitcher; Dillon Palmer, Moravia, junior shortstop/pitcher; Tucker Trabucco, Marathon, senior shortstop; Santiago Reyes, Marathon, senior pitcher/first baseman; Austin VanOrman, Southern Cayuga, senior.
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MVP: Cooper Dember, Tioga, junior pitcher/catcher/infielder.
Groton: Jackson Portzline, freshman pitcher; Colin Brockway, sophomore pitcher.
Tioga: Josh Rought, sophomore infielder; Cam Ross, sophomore pitcher/infielder/outfielder.
Newfield: Nicholas Woodard, senior outfielder; Michael Woodard, senior infielder/pitcher; Jackson Nelson, senior infielder/pitcher; Noah Steinorth, junior catcher/outfielder.
Honorable mention: Kam McClain, Groton, sophomore catcher; Timothy Forehand, Groton, sophomore first baseman; Gavin Jenney, Newfield, sophomore infielder.
This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Interscholastic Athletic Conference 2026 baseball MVPs and all-stars
