Kalisky Named 2026 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-American

Preseason All-Americans for the 2026 NAIA Baseball season are in, headlined by five players who appeared in the 2025 Avista NAIA World Series, in Lewiston, Idaho. 

Hope International (Calif.), a World Series qualifier from last season, led all teams with three honorees, including Josh Landry, a Second-Team NAIA All-American in 2025. Tennessee Wesleyan, another Series team from 2025, put two players on the 2026 Preseason list, including returning First-Team All-American Kolton Reynolds. Concordia (Neb.) was the only other team with multiple selections, placing two on the Preseason team. 

Preseason All-Americans are selected annually by the NAIA Baseball Coaches Association (NAIA-BCA) All-America Committee. The list is a combination of two catchers, four outfielders, four starting pitchers, a relief pitcher, one designated hitter, and five infielders. 

In all, 10 NAIA conferences are represented, led by four selections from the Great Southwest Athletic Conference (GSAC).

Player InstitutionPositionYearHometown
Tyler RennColumbia (Mo.)CSr.Jefferson City, Mo.
Camden KarlinBaker (Kan.)CJr.Lawrence, Kan.
Colby MoranHope International (Calif.)1BSr.Murrieta, Calif.
Jared MackTabor (Kan.)2BSr.Missouri City, Texas
Josh ShellyTennessee Wesleyan3BSr.Houma, La.
Eliomar OteroNorthwestern OhioSSSr.San Lorenzo, P.R.
Sam GladdTaylor (Ind.)INFSr.Columbia City, Ind.
Jack KaliskyOur Lady of the Lake (Texas)DHSr.San Antonio, Texas.
David ShacklefordHope International (Calif.)OFJr.La Habra, Calif.
Kolton ReynoldsTennessee WesleyanOFJr.Huntsville, Ark.
Ty StepekMadonna (Mich.)OFJr.White Lake, Mich.
Ty BeckThe Master’s (Calif.)OFSr.Lebanon, Ohio
Josh LandryHope International (Calif.)PSr.Long Beach, Calif.
Alex JohnsonConcordia (Neb.)PSr.Olathe, Kan.
Colby ReynoldsJohnson (Tenn.)PJr.Knoxville, Tenn.
Brian EreuUSAO (Okla.)PJr.Caracas, Venezuela
Daiten SchmidtConcordia (Neb.)RP Sr.Hickman, Neb.

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