ROCK HILL, SC – UVA Wise baseball's Carter Babb has earned All-SAC Third Team honors as a designated hitter, the conference announced earlier today.

Babb, a redshirt junior from Hiltons, Virginia, had 36 hits, 20 runs, 35 RBI, five doubles, and ten home runs this season. He had a .324 batting average, .640 slugging percentage, .447 on-base percentage, and an OPS of 1.087.

The baseball team recently wrapped up the 2026 season and will return in the Fall.

2026 SAC Baseball All-Conference

All-SAC First Team
OF – Mackenzie Wainwright, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF – Ben Karpowicz, Wingate
OF – Sam Hunter, Catawba
1B – Brandon Crabtree, Catawba
2B – Jalen Evans, Wingate
SS – Matt Procopio, Lenoir-Rhyne
3B – Tanner McCammon, Wingate
C – Nathan Kidder, Lenoir-Rhyne
DH – Jake Dunlap, Catawba
SP – Casey Gouge, Catawba
SP – Chad Harvey, Wingate
SP – Nick Riedel, Newberry
RP – Joe Burleyson, Catawba

All-SAC Second Team
OF – Bradley Soto Diaz, Carson-Newman
OF – Braeden Harrison, Anderson
OF – Logan Dyer, Catawba
1B – Logan Floyd, Carson-Newman
2B – Ty Hubbard, Catawba
SS – Jake Courville, Wingate
3B – Peyton Starkey, Mars Hill
C – Ky Gregoire, Emory & Henry
DH – Alejandro Ponte, Tusculum
SP – Kolton Casson, Carson-Newman
SP – Colt Wilkins, Catawba
SP – Kellen Gradisar, Lenoir-Rhyne
RP – Preston Drebes, Lenoir-Rhyne

All-SAC Third Team
OF – Gavin Groppuso, Wingate
OF – Landon Dockery, Tusculum
OF – Luke Alford, Coker
1B – Seth Christmas, Lenoir-Rhyne
2B – Jomar Lugo, Newberry
SS – Gabe Gray, Lincoln Memorial
3B – Hunter Atkins, Catawba
C – Ronny Matti, Lincoln Memorial
DH – Carter Babb, UVA Wise
SP – Kaleb Owens, Anderson
SP – Collin Chappel, Mars Hill
SP – Paul Toovalian, Lenoir-Rhyne
RP – Jack Renaud, Lenoir-Rhyne

All-SAC Defensive Team
P – Collin Chappel, Mars Hill
1B – Brandon Crabtree, Catawba
2B – Ty Hubbard, Catawba
3B – Hunter Atkins, Catawba
SS – Brooks Mauro, Anderson
C – Carson Cochran, Carson-Newman
LF – Bryson Nuckols, Newberry
CF – Malachi Cloud, Catawba
RF – Sam Hunter, Catawba

Coach of the Year
Jim Gantt, Catawba

Freshman of the Year
Nick Riedel, Newberry

Pitcher of the Year
Casey Gouge, Catawba

Player of the Year
Brandon Crabtree, Catawba