See the Gastonia, Shelby area high school baseball, softball all-conference teams

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With the 2026 high school baseball and softball campaigns now in the books, it’s now awards season for leagues in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties. Here are area all-conference teams as voted by each league’s respective coaches.

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Big South 5A/6A​

Baseball​

• Player of the Year: Jackson Swenson, Crest
• Pitcher of the Year: K.J. Bell, Kings Mountain
• Coach of the Year: Evan Wise, South Point
• Other all-conference selections: First team — Eli Black, Crest; Elijah Cunningham, North Gaston; Cole Hendrickson, South Point; Jonathan Kalmbach, South Point; Lawson Kennedy, Kings Mountain; Jackson Livingston, North Gaston; Carter Mason, North Gaston; Peyton McCarn, South Point; Lincoln McDaniel, Kings Mountain; Brock Melton, Crest; Luke Rayfield, Crest; Gavin Smith, South Point. Second team — Isaac Aycock, Forestview; Connor Bates, North Gaston; Evan Boyce, Hunter Huss; Jordan Buckner, Kings Mountain; Caleb Costner, Crest; Owen Kelly, Forestview; Hudson Lund, Crest; A.J. McClain, Ashbrook; Levi Morgan, Ashbrook; Zeke Pruitt, South Point; Camden Tarbush, Forestview; Sidney Whistine, Hunter Huss.

Softball​

• Player of the Year: Madison Crocker, Crest
• Pitcher of the Year: Madeline Huffman, Kings Mountain
• Coach of the Year: Greg Earl, Crest
• Other all-conference selections: Kaitlyn Baker, Forestview; Madison Bridges, South Point; Addison Carpenter, Kings Mountain; Madelyn Carpenter, North Gaston; Avery Cruise, Kings Mountain; Josi Downey, Crest; Ella Gibson, South Point; Parker Gordon, North Gaston; Hayden Lail, Crest; Kayla McSwain, Kings Mountain; Lily Pruett, Crest; Destiny Stowe, South Point; Allie Summers, Crest; Anna Wooten, Kings Mountain

Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A​

Baseball​

• Player of the Year: Drew Dixon, Burns
• Pitcher of the Year: Brian Buttrick, Burns
• Coach of the Year: Alex Leonhardt, Burns
• Other all-conference selections: Mason Bralley, Burns; Brock Bumgardner, Cherryville; Cole Carpenter, West Lincoln; Jaiden Carty, Shelby; Ryder Dellinger, West Lincoln; Zane Dodd, East Gaston; Kenan Fowler, Cherryville; Tyler Gates, Lincolnton; Cooper Hayes, Bessemer City; Aaron Heavner, Cherryville; Kenan Helton, Stuart Cramer; Hayes Kiser, West Lincoln; Brett Morgan, Shelby; Lathan Peeler, Burns; Dylan Rodkin, Stuart Cramer; Coleman Schafer, Highland Tech; Jack Scholz, Stuart Cramer; Parker Stafford, East Gaston; Cam Stillwell, East Gaston; Yates Toney, Burns; Chris Wurster, Stuart Cramer

Softball​

• Player of the Year: Kaylin Pardo, West Lincoln
• Pitchers of the Year: Danilyn Lewis, West Lincoln; Addy Morehead, Bessemer City
• Coach of the Year: Shailen Johnson, Shelby
• Other all-conference selections: Landry Beam, Cherryville; Jenny Brown, Cherryville; Kaitlyn Carpenter, West Lincoln; Akira Conner, Lincolnton; Prudence Hammond, Highland Tech; Melony Hoffman, West Lincoln; Lily Johnson, Highland Tech; Dereon Kee, Shelby; Marissa Kiser, Bessemer City; Molly Kuproski, East Gaston; Laney Morris, Burns; Jaelynn Motley, Highland Tech; Madi Perrigo, East Gaston; Ella Pursley, Bessemer City; Lilly Rymer, East Gaston; Abree Sutton, West Lincoln; Emma Walker, Burns; Lexi Wheeler, East Gaston; Laney Williams, Burns; Brinley Womack, Stuart Cramer.

Western Foothills 4A/5A​

Baseball​

• Player of the Year: Tucker Sigmon, North Lincoln
• Pitcher of the Year: Parker Williams, North Lincoln
• Coach of the Year: Charlie Goss, North Lincoln
• Other all-conference selections: Austin Arrowood, West Iredell; Josh Beam, East Lincoln; Kamden Bortz, Bunker Hill; Braden Brotherton, East Lincoln; Mason Clark, East Lincoln; Elliott Dellinger, North Lincoln; Jackson Dentel, Foard; Harris Eimer, Hickory; Greyson Evans, North Lincoln; Wyatt Everman, Hickory; Caleb Hancock, North Lincoln; Hayden Haynes, Maiden; Tanner Matile, East Lincoln; Aidan McElhone, Newton-Conover; Dylan McElhone, Newton-Conover; Cason McGinnis, North Lincoln; Cooper Morris, Bandys; Ronan Nieland, Hickory; Beckett Rinkus, North Lincoln; Wyatt Spencer, Bandys; Bryson Summey, North Lincoln; Brandon Washington, East Lincoln; Zevion Williams, Newton-Conover; Kobe Windsor, Newton-Conover.

Softball​

• Player of the Year: Karsyn Sigmon, Foard
• Pitcher of the Year: Serena Thurman, Bunker Hill
• Coach of the Year: Breanna Tapp, North Lincoln
• Other all-conference selections:Jordyn Aungst, East Lincoln; Mia Bergman, North Lincoln; Ivy Bowman, Bunker Hill; Maddy Clontz, Maiden; Ava Cook, East Lincoln; Lucy Dellinger, North Lincoln; Lyla Haywood, East Lincoln; Ansley Hudson, Bandys; Izzy Ingalls, North Lincoln; Kylie Killian, Bunker Hill; Mattie Leonhardt, Foard; Madelyn Morphis, Hickory; Gabby Parker, North Lincoln; Jacie Pruitt, Newton-Conover; Livi Queen, Foard; Maysen Reames, North Lincoln; Reagan Rembert, Maiden; Kyra Ryhal, Bunker Hill; Gracie Setzer, Bunker Hill; Anna Sigmon, Bunker Hill; Taylor Stikeleather, West Iredell; Alexis Stuebe, Bunker Hill; Gabby Vaughn, East Lincoln.

Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A​

Baseball​

• Player of the Year: Canton Bare, Lincoln Charter
• Coach of the Year: Scott Clark, Lincoln Charter
• Other all-conference selections from Lincoln Charter: Danny Okoniewski, Reed Osborne, Adam Rodgers; Jayden Jenkins (honorable mention)

NCISAA Metrolina​

Baseball​

• Gaston Christian: Caden Browning, Camden Cobb, Noah Cooper, Carsten Green, Anthony Marano, Cooper Summerlin and Xander Sutton,

This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: 2026 Gastonia, Shelby baseball, softball all-conference teams

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