Three Named ABCA/Rawlings All-Region 7 Second Team Selections

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team has three players named to the 2026 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-Region 7 Team.

Juniors Colin Bolla and Dylan Barnes along with sophomore Tyler Burick were recognized to the Second Team.

Barnes is earning his third postseason honor after landing on the D3baseball.com All-Region Second Team. The outfielder was also named AMCC Player of the Year and landed on the All-AMCC First Team. He ranked 40^th in NCAA Division III statistics in base on balls per game (28). Barnes finished second on the team with a .417 batting average, competing in 42 games and registering 63 hits in 151 at-bats. He led with seven home runs, while ranking second in RBIs (43) and fourth in doubles (15). Barnes scored 45 runs and boasted a .669 slugging percentage. He delivered his 100^th RBI this season against Alfred State in the AMCC Championship game and recorded a 15-game hitting streak during the season. Barnes tallied 19 multi-hit games and eight contests with two or more RBIs.

Bolla was named to the All-AMCC First Team as a starting pitcher. He finished ranked 18th in NCAA Division III statistics in K's per nine (11.25). He was named the Division III Pitcher of the Week and also named to the d3baseball.com Team of the Week for throwing his first collegiate no-hitter against Pitt-Bradford. Bolla started in 12 games for an 8-2 overall record and a 3.41 ERA. He pitched 66 innings and allowed 25 earned runs and fanned 95. He has thrown two complete games and struck out 12 on two occasions this season, while reaching 200 career K's.

Burick joined Barnes and Bolla on the All-AMCC First Team. The sophomore, earning his first All-Region honors, led the team with 65 hits, 18 doubles and five triples. Burick tied for third with 40 RBIs and boasts a .396 average. He had 24 multiple-hit games, including 11 with three hits and 11 multiple-RBI games. Burick turned 16 double plays from second base and recorded nine stolen bases.

"Earning this prestigious ABCA All-Region honor is a huge accomplishment," shared head coach Paul Benim. "We are so proud of the high level of competitive performances given to the team by Colin, Dylan and Tyler. They are exceptional players in their own way, they lead by example and are even better people. We are blessed to have them in our program and intend to rely on them heavily next year to guide our team."

The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-Region teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association, and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Division III All-America & Coach of the Year Committee.

For a full list of the All-Region teams, please click here.