Three Named to Baseball MASCAC All Conference Team

Westfield, Mass. — Nate Kaczynski of Mass. Maritime and Nolan Currier of Salem State have been named the 2026 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Player and Pitcher of the Year and headline the 2026 MASCAC All Conference team as voted by the coaches from around the league.

Kaczynski, a sophomore from Westlake Village, Calif., made an immediate impact in his first season with the Buccaneers. He led the MASCAC in batting average at .480, slugging percentage at .764 and on-base percentage at .566. Over his 37 games, he collected 61 hits, eight doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 33 RBI, 41 runs scored, 23 walks and four stolen bases. His batting average is currently fifth in DIII. Three times this season, Kaczynski earned Player of the Week honors, most recently he batted .600 (12-20) with three doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, nine runs scored, four walks, 1.050 slugging and .680 on-base percentage in a 5-1 week for the Bucs.

Taking home 2026 MASCAC Pitcher of the Year honors is Currier, a junior from Maynard, Mass. Currier ended the regular season first in the MASCAC with a 1.02 ERA, second with six wins, a .95 WHIP, only allowing five earned runs, 49 strikeouts and four game without a single earned run. His ERA is currently second best in DIII so far this season. Twice this season, Currier earned Pitcher of the Week honors, including the week of 4/21 when he threw a complete game seven inning shutout, only allowing two hits, with 11 strikeouts one walk, a 0.00 ERA and .43 WHIP in the Vikings' 3-0 win over the AMCATS.

In his first season with the Bucs, Aidan McCarthy was named the 2026 MASCAC Baseball Rookie of the Year. The freshman from Quincy, Mass., batted .364 with a .529 on-base and .455 slugging percentage. He collected 28 hits with four doubles, a hhome run, 25 RBI, 17 runs, 24 walks and four stolen bases. He batted 1.000 in two conference wins this season, including a 2-for-2 with two RBI and two walks in the win over Salem State.

After guiding the Bears to a 21-3 record and top seed in the tournament, Greg Zackrison of Bridgewater State and after leading the Vikings to a 16-8 mark and the second seed, Andrew Gummow of Salem State were voted the 2026 BSN Sports Co-Coach of the Year as selected by their peers.

Grabbing a spot on the MASCAC First Team All-Conference along with Kaczynski and Currier are Owen Sullivan of Anna Maria, Ryan Flaherty, Matt Kustigian, Rylan Secovich, Joshua Selander and Trey Yeso of Bridgewater State, Joseph Abt and Tyler Fonck of Fitchburg State, John Lynch of Framingham State, Colsen Loughren of Mass. Maritime, Sam Palmer of Westfield State and Kevin Doyle of Worcester State.

Earning a spot on the MASCAC second team are Jesse Buonocoreand Christopher Reardon of Anna Maria, DJ Prampin and Benjamin Sepeck of Bridgewater State, Christian Cox of Framingham State, Jake Duffy and Damon White of Mass. Maritime, Jack Doyle, Yabdriel Gonzalez and Ethan Stepputtis of Salem State, Andre Phaneuf and Chase Racine of Westfield State and Alan Carpenter and Gavin Price of Worcester State.

2026 MASCAC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

FIRST TEAM

Player/Institution Class Position Hometown

Joshua Selander, Bridgewater State Senior First Base Granby, Conn.

Tyler Fonck, Fitchburg State Sophomore Second Base Milford, Conn.

Ryan Flaherty, Bridgewater State Senior Third Base Duxbury, Mass.

Joseph Abt, Fitchburg State Senior Short Stop Newbury, Mass.

Colsen Loughren, Mass. Maritime Sophomore Catcher Cape Coral, Fla.

Rylan Secovich, Bridgewater State Junior Outfield Southwick, Mass.

Nate Kaczynski, Mass. Maritime Sophomore Outfield Westlake Village, Calif.

Sam Palmer, Westfield State Senior Outfield Medfield, Mass.

Owen Sullivan, Anna Maria Junior Starting Pitcher Metheun, Mass.

Trey Yesu, Bridgewater State Senior Starting Pitcher Monson, Mass.

Nolan Currier, Salem State Junior Starting Pitcher Maynard, Mass. Matt

Kustigian, Bridgewater State Senior Reliever/Closer Charlton, Mass.

Kevin Doyle, Worcester State Junior Des. Hitter Bridgewater, Mass.

John Lynch, Framingham State Junior Utility Quincy, Mass.

SECOND TEAM

Player/Institution Class Position Hometown

Chase Racine, Westfield State Senior First Base Pittsfield, Mass.

Jack Doyle, Salem State Junior Second Base Salem, Mass.

Yabdriel Gonzalez, Salem State Junior Third Base New Haven, Conn.

Christian Cox, Framingham State Sophomore Short Stop Shoreham, N.Y.

Alan Carpenter, Worcester State Junior Catcher Richmond, R.I.

DJ Prampin, Bridgewater State Senior Outfield Worcester, Mass.

Jake Duffy, Mass. Maritime Graduate Outfield Treasure Island, Fla.

Ethan Stepputtis, Salem State Sophomore Outfield Prospect, Conn.

Jesse Buonocore, Anna Maria Sophomore Starting Pitcher W. Haven, Conn.

Andre Phaneuf, Westfield State Sophomore Starting Pitcher Westfield, Mass.

Gavin Price, Worcester State Junior Starting Pitcher Worcester, Mass.

Christopher Reardon, Anna Maria Sophomore Reliever/Closer Holyoke, Mass.

Benjamin Sepeck, Bridgewater State Junior Des. Hitter Whitman, Mass.

Damon White, Mass. Maritime Junior Utility Buzzards Bay, Mass.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Nate Kaczynski, Mass. Maritime Sophomore Outfield Westlake Village, Calif.

PITCHER OF THE YEAR

Nolan Currier, Salem State Junior Pitcher Maynard, Mass.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Aidan McCarthy, Mass. Maritime Freshman Des. Hitter Quincy, Mass.

BSN SPORTS COACH OF THE YEAR

Greg Zackrison, Bridgewater State Andrew Gummow, Salem State