May 18, 2026

Kirkwood Places 10 on All-Region Teams, Lundholm Named Deferensive Player of the Year

Per the ICCAC Website: "The 2026 Division II All-Region baseball teams were released Wednesday, showcasing the top performers from across the ICCAC. Accompanying the all-region teams, four special awards were handed out.

Leading off the special awards is Player of the Year George McIntyre. In his first year at Iowa Central, McIntyre led the conference in batting average (.505), on-base percentage (.647), slugging percentage (1.075), runs (68) and stolen bases (15). McIntyre is also second in the league in RBI (47) and total bases (100). In addition to his conference accolades, McIntyre leads the NJCAA in runs (118), total bases (189) and slugging percentage (1.056).

Iowa Central's Isaiah Brennan was named Pitcher of the Year after a year in which he posted a 3.86 ERA in conference games and went 4-1. Brennan allowed only 13 runs while recording 39 strikeouts, posting 11.57 strikeouts per game in conference. His conference WHIP was also excellent at 1.15, holding batters to a .231 batting average when Brennan was on the mound.

The Defensive Player of the Year award was won by Kirkwood's Blake Lundholm. In 27 conference games, Lundholm posted a .990 fielding percentage with 99 total chances, accounting for only one error in those games. Lundholm had 49 putouts and assists in conference play, making nine double plays.

Coach of the Year honors went unanimously to Iowa Lakes' Chris Witzke. The Lakers showed remarkable strength, resilience and unity throughout a season marked by unimaginable tragedy.

After a bus accident claimed the life of one of their teammates and hospitalized several others, the Lakers returned to the field and continued to compete with purpose under steady leadership. Witzke led Iowa Lakes to win 10 conference games, marking the program's highest conference win total since at least the early 2000s, and closed the regular season with a series sweep.

Kirkwood earned five all-region selections — the most of any school in the ICCAC. The list of Eagles includes pitchers Reid Burkle, Drew Zematis and Rafe McConnell, infielder Brady Blake and catcher Ty Andrews.

Burkle was third in the conference with two saves and had a 0.71 ERA in eight appearances. Zematis went 4-0 in conference play with a 1.19 WHIP and had one shutout. In McConnell's 12 conference appearances, he posted a 2.25 ERA with a WHIP of 1.06, allowing only a .203 batting average.

Blake was fifth in conference games in runs with 44 and slugging percentage at .792 this season. Andrews had 163 putouts in 175 chances this season with a .977 fielding percentage, while also being sixth in the conference with a batting average of .447 and 40 RBI.

Southeastern had four players named to First Team All-Region: pitchers Isaac Flamino and Kyler Kaczmarski, outfielder Kam Francois and infielder James Nydegger.

Flamino went 5-0 in six appearances during conference play and pitched 30 2/3 innings. He had the best ERA in conference play at 3.82 and a K/9 of 11.15. Kaczmarski had two complete games in six conference appearances, posting a 4-0 record. His 3.99 ERA ranked third in the conference.

Francois had the second-most hits in the conference with 47, the fourth-best on-base percentage (.577) and the fifth-best batting average (.448). Nydegger led the conference in sacrifice flies (7) and had 44 RBI, fourth best in the ICCAC.

Iowa Central also had four players voted onto the First Team All-Region list. The honorees include infielder Sawyer Stein, designated hitter Ben Jones and special award recipients Isaiah Brennan and George McIntyre.

Stein led the conference in three categories: home runs (16), RBI (61) and total bases (103). In addition, Stein leads the NJCAA with 100 runs batted in this season. Jones had the sixth-most home runs in conference play with 12 and was also sixth in conference with a slugging percentage of .906.

The final five spots are filled by players from DMACC, Ellsworth, Marshalltown, NIACC and Northeast.

From the Bears, Drew Owen earned First Team All-Region honors after he was fourth in hits with 46. He also hit 11 doubles this year while batting .451, fourth best in the league.

Panthers designated hitter Eric McGill got the nod with his 1.100 batting average. He hit 11 doubles and 12 home runs, finishing with the fifth-most bases in the conference at 88.

Cooper Fiskwold, from the Tigers, was in the top three in eight categories in conference play, highlighted by his second-best on-base percentage (.590) and runs (47). He also was third in the league in doubles (11), home runs (13), RBI (45), slugging percentage (1.033) and batting average (.478).

NIACC's utility player, Jacob Neutz, earned a First Team selection. He had the third-most home runs in the conference at 13 and was also fifth with a slugging percentage of .915.

Brady Fitzpatrick from Northeast was an obvious pick after leading the conference in hits (48), doubles (15) and stolen bases (15). He also racked up the third-most bases in the conference with 97, with the second-best batting average at .480."

2026 First Team All-Region
#	Pos.	Name	School	Year
10	OF	Drew Owen	DMACC	Fr.
4	DH	Eric McGill	Ellsworth	So.
12	DH	Ben Jones	Iowa Central	RSo.
8	INF	George McIntyre	Iowa Central	So.
10	SP	Isaiah Brennan	Iowa Central	So.
33	INF	Sawyer Stein	Iowa Central	So.
7	INF	Brady Blake	Kirkwood	So.
25	SP	Drew Zemaitis	Kirkwood	RFr.
31	RP	Rafe McConnell	Kirkwood	So.
16	RP	Reid Burkle	Kirkwood	RFr.
32	C	Ty Andrews	Kirkwood	So.
2	OF	Cooper Fiskewold	Marshalltown	Fr.
9	UTL	Jacob Neutz	NIACC	So.
9	OF	Brady Fitzpatrick	Northeast	RSo.
38	SP	Isaac Flamino	Southeastern	Fr.
23	OF	James Nydegger	Southeastern	So.
2	INF	Kam Francois	Southeastern	Fr.
34	SP	Kyler Kaczmarski	Southeastern	Fr.

2026 Second Team All-Region
#	Pos.	Name	School	Year
4	C	Brock Moore	DMACC	So.
3	INF	Drake Obermueller	DMACC	Fr.
27	SP	Izzaq Zrust	DMACC	Fr.
34	RP	Maddox Sullivan	Iowa Central	RFr.
1	OF	Tate Perrin	Iowa Central	Fr.
34	UTL	Johnny Marcos	Iowa Lakes	So.
19	SP	Luke Holcomb	Iowa Lakes	RFr.
34	OF	Alex Altmann	Kirkwood	So.
3	OF	Wrigley Matthys	Kirkwood	Fr.
3	SP	Caden Rezac	Northeast	So.
22	DH	Giuseppe Salvatore	Northeast	So.
11	INF	Hayden Parrish	Northeast	So.
5	INF	Efrain Osorio	Southeastern	So.
13	INF	Gavin Awbrey	Southeastern	Fr.
15	SP	Keaton Fenn	Southeastern	So.
54	RP	Chris Iannuzzi	Southeastern	So.
20	RP	Grant Mather	Southeastern	So.

2026 Honorable Mention All-Region
#	Pos.	Name	School	Year
34	INF	Adam Leininger	DMACC	So.
24	RP	Andrew Theiss	DMACC	So.
28	OF	Brayden Foster	DMACC	RFr.
3	INF	Dylan Phelps	Ellsworth	So.
21	OF	Jacob Koerselman	Ellsworth	Fr.
31	INF	Lucas Bruhl	Ellsworth	RFr.
22	INF	Parker Studtmann	Iowa Central	Fr.
4	OF	Will Specht	Iowa Central	Fr.
3	INF	Ayden Wells	Iowa Lakes	Fr.
9	OF	Boyd Jones	Iowa Lakes	So.
11	RP	Joas Mercedes	Iowa Lakes	Fr.
21	SP	Jackson Niederwerder	Kirkwood	So.
17	INF	Jax Theeler	Kirkwood	Fr.
1	DH	Landon Frost	Kirkwood	So.
25	UTL	Anderson Schirm	Marshalltown	Fr.
14	SP	Chase Bauer	Marshalltown	Fr.
7	UTL	Minchan Kim	NIACC	So.
4	OF	Tommy Lyman	NIACC	So.
12	RP	Beau Pasteur	Northeast	So.
15	UTL	Emmett Minderman	Northeast	Fr.
22	INF	Damin Churchman	Northeast Iowa	Fr.
24	SP	Jack Fenwick	Northeast Iowa	Fr.
8	C	Danny Rollins	Southeastern	RSo.
28	OF	Jackson Petsche	Southeastern	So.
7	UTL	Jake Miller	Southeastern	Fr.
35	RP	Sean Sanderson	Southeastern	Fr.

Player of the Year: George McIntyre, Iowa Central
Defensive Player of the Year: Blake Lundholm, Kirkwood
Pitcher of the Year: Isaiah Brennan, Iowa Central
Coach of the Year: Chris Witzke, Iowa Lakes