COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Division II Conference Commissioners Association announced the selections of the 2026 All-Region First and Second Teams out of the South Central, with Bryce Peterson and Trevor Dale of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs earning their positions on the First Team.

The D2CCA All-South Central Baseball Teams were nominated and voted on by the region's 23 communication's directors out of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and the Lone Star Conference.

The top ranked Colorado Mesa Mavericks swept both D2CCA Major Awards, as Kolby Felix took home the Player of the Year honor, with Jackson Eisenhauer earning the Pitcher of the Year award. Felix shined offensively, hitting a blistering .427 on the season with 21 doubles, 5 triples, and 17 homers to drive in 64 RBIs while slugging .825. Eisenhauer burst on the scene this season as a freshman at CMU, tossing a mere 3.09 ERA while charging to an 8-1 record with 59 strikeouts in 58.1 innings to lead the Mavericks to the Super Regional.

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 partners 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, finishing the spring with a 33-19-1 record.

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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.