COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced the selections to the 2026 South-Central All Region teams Friday morning, with Bryce Peterson and Trevor Dale of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Mountain Lions both selected to the First Team at second base and shortstop, respectively.

The NCBWA All-Region teams are selected by the regional committees, with the South-Central Region committee comprised of eight communication directors, four from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and four from the Lone Star Conference.

Bryce Peterson earns his first All-Region selection from the NCBWA after earning a first team all-region selection at third base last season from the American Baseball Coaches Association last spring. Moving to second base for the first time in his career this season, Peterson looked right at home in the middle of the diamond. Peterson recorded 83 putouts and 151 assists in 243 chances, only committing nine errors on the season. Turning 28 double plays, Peterson proved himself as one of the most valuable defenders in the country. At the plate, Peterson led the region in hits with 92, finishing the season with an impressive .423 average. He scored 65 runs, driving in another 67 runs which were both in the top 40 of Division II players, and top 10 in the South-Central Region.
 
Trevor Dale, who began the year at third base, moved back to his previous position at shortstop after injuries shook up the UCCS order. Dale would not relinquish his job in the six hole of the infield, providing one of the best seasons by any player in the region. Dale shined in the batters' box, hitting at an average of .385, and taking first on balls 32 times. His inflated walk rate was largely because of the extent to which he did damage when teams did decide to pitch to him. Dale slashed 72 hits, with 55 of those hits going for extra bases. Dale tallied fourteen doubles, a team and conference leading six triples, and a Division II best 27 home runs, which also went down as a new single season record at UCCS. Dale's power at the plate earned him a .738 slugging percentage, landing him second in DII in that category.
 
The middle infield duo led the Mountain Lions to a program record 33 wins in 2026, also capturing their first postseason win since 2022 with a 15-3 victory over CSU Pueblo in the first round of the RMAC tournament.

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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.