by TYLER HATHAWAY
The 2026 Section V Baseball Player of the Year awards for all nine classifications were recently announced. Six seniors received honors, while three juniors took home an award.
Sam Roselli was named Class AAA Player of the Year. The Fairport senior pitched 43.2 innings with an ERA of 0.80 as the Red Raiders turned in an undefeated regular season and advanced to the Section V Class AAA Championship series. He struck out 54 batters and had a record of 7-1. Opposing hitters only had a .125 batting average while facing Roselli. At the plate, he hit .371 with 26 total hits on the season. He collected 13 extra base hits, four of which being home runs. Roselli finished with 20 RBI and 15 runs scored.
Roselli had a week to remember in late April. On the 21st, he turned in a complete game one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts in an 8-0 win over Victor. Six days later, he chucked a complete game no-hitter in a 3-0 win over eventual Class AA1 champ Webster Schroeder.
Four teammates joined Roselli on the All-Class team. Senior Alex Grejda made the team for the second straight season. Garrett McNeil, Jon Roessel, and Dan Roessel were also selected. Fairport’s coach, Kieran Murphy, was selected as the Class AAA Coach of the Year.
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McQuaid’s Thomas Bailey and Jason Larsen were chosen to be on the team in 2025 and once again received the award in 2026. Brayden Craig, Danny Luce, and Issac Stella were the other Knights to be selected.
Webster Thomas’s Max Seaver was the Player of the Year in Class AA1. The junior pitched 59 innings for the Titans and struck out 62 batters while turning in an ERA of 0.71 as Webster Thomas earned the top-seed in the Class AA1 bracket. He had a record of 7-1, an allowed batting average of .167, and only walked two batters all season.
Seaver tied the Webster Thomas program record of complete game shutouts in a season with four, a record he set the year prior. On April 30 against Churchville-Chili, Seaver struck out 13 batters over a complete game one-hitter during a 10-0 win.
Webster Thomas also had Tyler Estelle named to the All-Class team and its coach, Kevin Neenan, selected as the coach of the year.
Jack Lander and Kallin Whelehan were All-Class selections from Hilton. Zach Worrall and Luke Staser were picked from Victor. Tyler Ashton (Greece Odyssey/Olympia), Ryan Ritchlin (Penfield), and Jaeden Ford (Spencerport) rounded out the squad.
Bobby Rule Jr. was chosen as the Class AA2 Player of the Year from Churchville-Chili. The junior was a part of a Saints’ squad that finished the regular season 14-5 and was the second-seed in the Class AA2 playoffs. Rule Jr. pitched 46.1 innings and struck out 45 batters. He finished with a 7-1 record on the mound and allowed only seven runs all season. His 1.06 ERA broke a program record dating back to 1976. At the plate, he finished with a batting average of .351 with 17 RBI and 22 scored runs.
Rule tied the school record for most RBI in a game with five in a 9-1 win against Irondequoit on April 14. He finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a triple and two doubles that day. The day before, he pitched six one-hit innings in a 7-0 win over Irondequoit. He also tied the program record for most runs scored in a game with four in a 13-1 win over Spencerport on May 4. It is Rule’s second straight season as an All-Class team selection.
Jordan Wilson joined Rule from Churchville-Chili as an All-Class team selection. Pittsford Mendon’s Ethan Postle and Noah Sansone were chosen from Pittsford Mendon. Their coach, Shawn Caveny, is the AA2 Coach of the Year.
Landon Bryan and Max Spitz were picked from Irondequoit. Ryder Froman (Eastridge), Max Sheehan (Brighton), Cole Harris (Canandaigua), and Jaylen Givens (Gates-Chili) round out the team.
Chase Dermody was chosen as the Class A Player of the Year. The Pittsford Sutherland senior tossed 49.2 innings on the rubber and finished with an ERA of 1.41. He started eight games, finished with a record of 7-1, and totaled 77 strikeouts.
Dermody pitched six and two third innings while allowing one hit and striking out 11 batters to guide the Knights to a 2-1 win in the 2026 Class A Section V title game. He pitched 10.2 innings in sectionals, only allowing one run.
His teammate, Sam Byrne, was also selected to the All-Class team. Pittsford Sutherland’s coach, Brandon DeRosa, is this year’s Class A Coach of the Year.
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Three players were chosen from East, being Kyle Markham, Eric Jones, and Justus Robinson. For Markham, it’s his second straight selection after being a part of the All-Class team in 2025. Caleb Celso and Ben Smith got the nod from Wayne.
Jacob Weber (Honeoye Falls-Lima), Cayden Urbano (Geneva), and Henry Hawkinson (School of the Arts) were also selected.
Ethan Loop was chosen from Wayland-Cohocton to be the Class B1 Player of the Year. The senior catcher finished the season batting .485 with four homers, 35 RBI, 31 runs, and 35 stolen bases. It’s the second straight season that Loop has been chosen to be on the All-Class team.
Loop was a part of an Eagles’ squad that earned the number three seed in the Class B1 bracket and advanced to the sectional championship game. In the semifinals against Aquinas, Loop finished 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two runs, and two stolen bases. He also got the save on the mound in what was a 7-5 win.
Gage Thomas, Dylan Wenban, and Eric Carney-Hendrix each were named to the All-Class team from Haverling. Rams head coach Sean Eighmey was selected as the Class B1 Coach of the Year.
Three players were chosen from Livonia, being Seth Eadie, Kaiden O’Connor, and Jacob Benitez. Ryan Lewin (Aquinas), Ethan D’Archangelo (Penn Yan), and Brady Henchen (Dansville) were also selected.
In Class B2, Evan Laird, of Sodus, took home the honors. Laird hit .625 with 25 hits, 12 extra base hits, three home runs, and 15 RBI. The senior only struck out five times during the season and scored 18 times as Sodus earned the number one seed in the B2 bracket. On the mound, Laird tossed 16.2 innings, had a record of 4-1, struck out 32 batters, and had an ERA of 1.68. Last year, Laird was selected as the Class C1 Player of the Year.
On April 30 against East Rochester, Laird finished with two triples, four RBI, and four scored runs. In Sodus’ first sectional game, the senior turned in three hits, three RBI, and a scored run.
His teammate, Parker Orbaker, was a fellow All-Class selection. Matt Ritter and Trenton Green were picks from Wellsville, and their coach, John Anderson, was picked as the classification’s Coach of the Year.
East Rochester saw both Liam DeHollander and Noah Wollschleger be selected, with Wollschleger being a C1 selection in 2025. Augustine Valentini (Bishop Kearney/Chesterton/Archangel) made the Class B All-Class team last season and was a selection this year as well. Jagger Smith (Le Roy), Danny Smith (Marcus Whitman), and Mason Baldwin (Bolivar-Richburg/Cuba-Rushford) round out the team.
Notre Dame Batavia’s Chase Antinore was chosen as the Class C1 Player of the Year. Antinore was a part of a Notre Dame Batavia team that finished 20-2 and reached the Class C1 championship game. He finished the season with a .544 batting average with 43 hits, 13 extra base hits including two home runs, 22 RBI, and 37 runs scored. On the mound, he tossed 38.2 innings, had a 6-0 record, and struck out 40 batters while maintaining an ERA of 1.63.
In the sectional quarterfinals against Williamson, Antinore put together a three-hit day with a double, an RBI, and a run as the Fighting Irish won 4-3. Earlier in the season against Wheatland-Chili, he had a five-hit day with three RBI, four runs, a triple, and a homer. On May 7, the junior recorded his 100th career hit.
The Fighting Irish also had Evan Fitzpatrick chosen as a member of the All-Class team and head coach Rick Rapone selected to be the Coach of the Year. It’s the second straight season that Fitzpatrick has made the All-Class C1 team.
Gananda and Bloomfield/Honeoye each had two players selected, with Henry Shutts and Maddox Stoughton selected from the Blue Panthers and Kyle Dredger and Gunner Vogel given the nod from the Bombers. Shutts took home the C2 Player of the Year in 2024 and 2025, and it’s the second straight selection for Dredger.
The other selections for the C1 squad were Tyler Miller (Addison), Leo Egloff (Alexander), Bryce Patterson (Geneseo), and Brayden Lang (Pembroke).
Vinnie D’Agostino is the Class C2 Player of the Year. The Kendall senior put together a .505 batting average with 46 hits including the 100th of his varsity career, 17 extra-base hits, three home runs, 36 RBI, and 38 runs scored as the Eagles had a season that featured a trip to the state championship game. On the mound, D’Agostino pitched 51.1 innings, struck out 80 batters, and had an ERA of 0.96.
In the Class C2 sectional semifinals against Perry, D’Agostino tossed a perfect game on the mound with 12 strikeouts while adding a two-RBI double at the plate. Earlier in the season against Byron-Bergen, the senior finished 3-for-4 at the plate with two home runs, a double, four RBI, and three scored runs.
Fellow Eagles CJ D’Agostino and Nic Cole were selected to the All-Class team, while head coach Tige Noni was named as the Coach of the Year.
Ian MacKenzie and Ethan Davenport were each selected from Genesee Valley-Belfast, with it being Davenport’s second straight selection. Perry saw Max Siewert chosen to the team for the second straight year, and Walker Briggs also got the nod. Tyler Potter and Dillon Alcott made the squad from Caledonia-Mumford, and Nash Owczarak represents Red Jacket.
Micah Marvin won the Class D Player of the Year from Arkport-Canaseraga. Marvin, who won the award in 2025 as well, finished the season with a .540 batting average with 27 hits, eight extra base hits including a home run, 16 RBI, and 25 runs scored. On the mound, the senior tossed 56.1 innings with a 6-1 record, and logged a 0.99 ERA with 114 strikeouts as the Gray Wolves earned the number one seed in Class D.
Marvin’s best performance on the mound came on May 9th against Canisteo-Greenwood. He tossed a complete game two-hit shutout with 17 strikeouts. A few weeks later in the sectional semifinals against Keshequa, he tossed his second complete game of the season, striking out 14 while giving up two hits and an unearned run. In an early season game against Perry, Marvin finished 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, six RBI, and four scored runs.
Colton Calladine and Aiden Upright each made the All-Class team for the second straight season from Andover-Whitesville and Keshequa respectively. Isaac Wilcox earned a spot from Fillmore, and his coach Kaiden Bowers was named Class D Coach of the Year.
Tysen Deaton (Northstar Christian), Jackson Gilbert (Oakfield-Alabama), Brendan Porey (Elba), Romeo Pauly (Finney), and Quincy McClinsey (Lyndonville) were the other selections.
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