MARSHALL, Minn. - The NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) has released the baseball All-America team for the 2026 season. A total of 48 student-athletes were named to either the first, second or third team All-America squad, while 16 were named honorable mention.
The CCA All-America teams are selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC) from schools playing Division II baseball and was established in 2007. This is the 11th year in which the program is solely sponsored by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association. The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
Dylan Pawenski has been named a Third Team All-American at catcher, signaling his status as one of the top catchers in Division II. Pawenski joins Jacob Buchberger (2019) as the only two Panthers to be named to the D2CCA All-America team. The senior from Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica H.S. had a breakout offensive season increasing his batting average from .277 last season to .388 this season. He played in 52 games and made 50 starts, but had to sit out during the NCAA regional due to injury. He finished with 50 runs scored, 73 hits, 12 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs, and 65 RBIs. He entered the single-season record book at Davenport this year ranking third in home runs and second in RBIs. His .681 slugging percentage checks in fifth. He concluded the season with 20 multi-RBI games including a season-high seven on Feb. 27 at Quincy, which is tied for second in a game in DU history. Pawenski put together a 10-game hit streak which started on Mar. 11 vs. St. Cloud State and ended on Mar. 27 against Wayne State. Pawenski was fourth in the GLIAC in batting average, third in home runs, third in RBIs, and first in slugging percentage.
In addition, Pawenski was also named Second Team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
