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2026 Baseball Roster

Roster

1

Jake Leonard

INF
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2

TJ Williams

INF
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3

Greg Kennedy

RHP
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5

Phillip Thigpen

INF
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7

Kriss Sydlowski

OF
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8

Keegan Knupp

INF
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9

Drew Jones

UTIL
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10

Nick Keane

RHP
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11

Bruce Jellison

INF
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13

Connor Walsh

INF
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14

Cole Egan

LHP
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15

Devan Zirwas

INF
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20

Liam Baker

RHP
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21

John Hale

OF
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24

Tristan Crane

UTIL
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25

Ben Schechterman

UTIL
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26

John Carmichael

RHP
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27

Brian Henson

LHP
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28

Ty Stecko

UTIL
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30

Carter White

LHP
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31

Michael Pfeiffer

RHP
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32

Drew Norris

RHP
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33

Nick Weaver

C
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34

Henry Slaby

RHP
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35

Jack Angus

RHP
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36

Eli Henderson

RHP
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37

Landon Mueller

RHP
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38

Kevin Krill

UTIL
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39

Malcolm Gillies

LHP
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41

Tommy Rose

RHP
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42

Markus Roberson

RHP
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43

Aidan Norris

RHP
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45

Emmett Gillies

RHP
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47

Cal Rutherford

RHP
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48

Ethan Rowland

RHP
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49

Ethan Davis

RHP
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50

Leewood Molessa

INF
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Nathan Borchardt celebrates to the bench after reaching base at Austin Peay in the 2026 season
Nathan Borchardt at-bat at Vanderbilt, Feb. 17, 2026
Photo by: Brody Hall/Walt Middleton Photography
Nathan Borchardt 2026 EMU Baseball Headshot
Jersey Number 22

Nathan Borchardt

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    C
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 205
  • Hometown:
    Stanley, N.C.
  • High School:
    East Lincoln
EMU: 2026: Joins the EMU baseball team as an incoming transfer.
 
KING UNIVERSITY: 2025: Started 47 of the 49 games she played in…Batted .360 with eight home runs and 44 RBI…Had two home runs, April 30, in a conference tournament game vs. Mount Olive…Had multi-hit games in five of his final six games.
 
2024: Conference Carolina’s Freshman of the Month – February…Started all 42 games he played in…Batted. 320 with one triple, four home runs, and 30 RBI…Had two games with four RBI…Went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI at Emory & Henry, April 10.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Batted .338 with 33 RBI and six home runs.
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