Miami sophomore right-hander AJ Ciscar has been named to the 2026 National Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List, the College Baseball Foundation announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Ciscar is one of 142 pitchers from 26 conferences included on the watch list, which highlights many of the top collegiate arms in the country through the early portion of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
Through his first four starts, Ciscar has posted a 2-1 record with a 3.46 ERA over 26.0 innings pitched. The sophomore has limited opposing hitters to a .220 batting average, recorded 26 strikeouts, and maintained a 0.85 WHIP.<\/p>\n
The National Pitcher of the Year Award, presented annually by the College Baseball Foundation, has recognized the top pitcher in college baseball since 2009. Recent winners include Paul Skenes (LSU, 2023), Hagen Smith (Arkansas, 2024) and Jake Knapp (North Carolina, 2025).<\/p>\n
2026 NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD WATCH LIST<\/p>\n
Name, Position, Classification, School, Conference<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ben Alekson, RHP, Junior, Fairfield, MAAC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cooper Allen, RHP, Junior, UNCW, CAA<\/p>\n
\u2022 Colby Allen, RHP, Senior, Southern Miss, Sun Belt<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jeremiah Arnett, RHP, Junior, Rice, American<\/p>\n
\u2022 Brady Bendik, RHP, Junior, Navy, Patriot<\/p>\n
\u2022 Seth Benes, RHP, Junior, Lindenwood, OVC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Reid Bertram, LHP, RS-Senior, Gardner Webb, Big South<\/p>\n
\u2022 Brady Bickett, LHP, Junior, Charleston Southern, Big South<\/p>\n
\u2022 Gavin Blachowicz, RHP, Sophomore, Nebraska, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ben Blair, RHP, Junior, Liberty, CUSA<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ryder Brooks, LHP, RS-Junior, UC Irvine, Big West<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ty Brooks, RHP, Sophomore, Indiana State, MVC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Landen Burch, RHP, Senior, MTSU, CUSA<\/p>\n
\u2022 Zach Busick, RHP, Junior, Little Rock, OVC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kyle Calzadiaz, RHP, Senior, San Jose State, MWC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cole Carlon, LHP, Junior, Arizona State, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ryan Castillo, RHP, Junior, New Mexico, MWC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ciaran Caughey, RHP, Senior, Kent State, MAC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tyler Charlton, LHP, RS-Junior, Missouri State, CUSA<\/p>\n
\u2022 AJ Ciscar, RHP, Sophomore, Miami, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Collin Clarke, RHP, Junior, Oregon, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 A.J. Colarusso, LHP, Senior, Boston College, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Chansen Cole, RHP, Sophomore, West Virginia, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christian Coppola, RHP, Senior, Saint Joseph’s, A-10<\/p>\n
\u2022 Marty Coyne, LHP, Junior, Penn, Ivy<\/p>\n
\u2022 Matthew Cuccias, RHP, Junior, Wichita State, American<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ben Dean, RHP, Sophomore, Duke, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jason DeCaro, RHP, Junior, North Carolina, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Evan Dempsey, LHP, Junior, FGCU, ASUN<\/p>\n
\u2022 Gavin DeVooght, RHP, Junior, Michigan, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Liam Diehl, RHP, Junior, Towson, CAA<\/p>\n
\u2022 Fenix DiGiacomo, RHP, Graduate, VCU, A-10<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kendall Dove, RHP, Junior, UTSA, American<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jacob Dudan, RHP, Junior, NC State, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Luke Earnhardt, LHP, Junior, Winthrop, Big South<\/p>\n
\u2022 Mason Edwards, LHP, Junior, USC, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tommy Egan, RHP, Senior, Troy, Sun Belt<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ryan Featherston, RHP, Junior, Oregon, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Colin Fisher, LHP, Junior, Arkansas, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jackson Flora, RHP, Junior, UC Santa Barbara, Big West<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cameron Flukey, RHP, Junior, Coastal Carolina, Sun Belt<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jack Frankel, RHP, Sophomore, Tulane, American<\/p>\n
\u2022 Gabe Gaeckle, RHP, Junior, Arkansas, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Braden Gebhardt, LHP, Senior, Youngstown State, Horizon<\/p>\n
\u2022 Brayden Gilley, RHP, Junior, Winthrop, Big South<\/p>\n
\u2022 Grant Govel, RHP, Sophomore, USC, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tyler Grenn, RHP, Senior, Navy, Patriot<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ed Hall, RHP, Senior, Davidson, A-10<\/p>\n
\u2022 Trevor Hansen, RHP, Junior, UC Irvine, Big West<\/p>\n
\u2022 Logan Hastings, RHP, Sophomore, Maryland, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Hekili Robello, RHP, Junior, Hawaii, Big West<\/p>\n
\u2022 Landon Hood, RHP, Freshman, Gonzaga, WCC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ty Horn, RHP, Junior, Nebraska, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Drew Horn, RHP, RS-Junior, MTSU, CUSA<\/p>\n
\u2022 Will Howell, RHP, RS-Sophomore, Memphis, American<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jaxon Jelkin, RHP, Junior, Kentucky, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sean Jenkins, RHP, Sophomore, East Carolina, American<\/p>\n
\u2022 Andrew Johnson, RHP, Sophomore, USC, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cameron Johnson, LHP, Junior, Oklahoma, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Noah Kenney, RHP, Junior, Washington, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Aidan King, RHP, Sophomore, Florida, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kole Klecker, RHP, Senior, Arizona State, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Aidan Knaak, RHP, Junior, Clemson, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Reese Kortum, LHP, Junior, Wichita State, American<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tegan Kuhns, RHP, Sophomore, Tennessee, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Will Labonte, RHP, Freshman, Portland, WCC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tommy LaPour, RHP, Junior, TCU, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ethan Lay, RHP, Senior, Sacramento State, WAC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Justin LeGuernic, LHP, Junior, Clemson, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Rohan Lettow, RHP, Junior, SDSU, MWC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Chris Levonas, RHP, Sophomore, Wake Forest, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Carson Liggett, RHP, RS-Senior, Kansas State, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dylan Loy, LHP, Junior, Georgia Tech, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Landon Mack, RHP, Sophomore, Tennessee, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Micheal Malki, RHP, Sophomore, Cal Baptist, WAC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jake Marciano, LHP, Sophomore, Auburn, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ryan Marohn, LHP, Junior, NC State, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Duncan Marsten, RHP, Sophomore, Wake Forest, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kurt Marton, RHP, Junior, Sacramento State, WAC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Wes Mendes, LHP, Junior, Florida State, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 LJ Mercurius, RHP, Junior, Oklahoma, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Maddox Meyer, RHP, Sophomore, Omaha, Summit<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ryland Morin, LHP, Junior, UAPB, SWAC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Wylan Moss, RHP, Sophomore, UCLA, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Eric Nachtsheim, RHP, Senior, McNeese, Southland<\/p>\n
\u2022 Griffin Naess, RHP, Junior, Cal Poly, Big West<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jackson Nash, RHP, Junior, Longwood, Big South<\/p>\n
\u2022 Mathis Nayral, RHP, Junior, Kansas, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Mikiah Negrete, LHP, Senior, Cal State Fullerton, Big West<\/p>\n
\u2022 Josh Newell, RHP, Senior, Lindenwood, OVC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jake Nobles, RHP, Freshman, Saint Mary’s, WCC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jack Ohman, RHP, Sophomore, Yale, Ivy<\/p>\n
\u2022 Chris Olivier, RHP, Senior, Lamar, Southland<\/p>\n
\u2022 Alex Overbay, RHP, Junior, Arizona State, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Brigden Parker, LHP, RS-Senior, Little Rock, OVC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bryan Peck, RHP, Graduate, Cal Baptist, WAC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Gage Peterson, RHP, Junior, Appalachian State, Sun Belt<\/p>\n
\u2022 Garret Plata, LHP, RS-Junior, Pacific, WCC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jalen Porter, RHP, Graduate, UAPB, SWAC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Daniel Powell, RHP, Junior, Kennesaw State, CUSA<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sawyer Pruitt, RHP, Senior, Louisiana, Sun Belt<\/p>\n
\u2022 Walter Quinn, RHP, Senior, TCU, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Daniel Quintana, RHP, RS-Junior, Radford, Big South<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jack Radel, RHP, Junior, Notre Dame, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cord Rager, LHP, Freshman, Oklahoma, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kaysen Raineri, RHP, Sophomore, Texas Tech, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kyle Remington, RHP, Junior, Illinois, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bryce Riggs, RHP, Junior, Eastern Illinois, OVC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ruger Riojas, RHP, Senior, Texas, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Richie Roman, RHP, Junior, Houston, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Aidan Russell, RHP, Senior, SDSU, MWC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Edwin Sanchez, LHP, Senior, Bethune Cookman, SWAC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Will Sanford, RHP, Sophomore, Oregon, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Paul Schmitz, RHP, Senior, Houston, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nic Schutte, RHP, Senior, Murray State, MVC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Matt Scott, RHP, Senior, Georgia, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Spencer Seid, LHP, Graduate, Georgetown, BIG EAST<\/p>\n
\u2022 Michael Senay, RHP, Freshman, USF, American<\/p>\n
\u2022 Michael Sharman, LHP, Senior, Clemson, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kade Shatwell, RHP, Senior, Austin Peay, ASUN<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sam Simmons, RHP, Senior, UTSA, American<\/p>\n
\u2022 Aiden Sims, RHP, Sophomore, Texas A&M, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Braden Smith, RHP, Junior, UCF, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 William Soignier, RHP, Junior, Bradley, MVC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Alex Solis, RHP, Junior, Houston, Big 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Patrick Steitz, RHP, RS-Senior, VCU, A-10<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cayden Suchy, LHP, Sophomore, UConn, BIG EAST<\/p>\n
\u2022 Camden Sunstrom, RHP, Sophomore, Southern Miss, Sun Belt<\/p>\n
\u2022 Joseph Taylor, RHP, Junior, Charlotte, American<\/p>\n
\u2022 Zach Todd, RHP, RS-Junior, Pacific, WCC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cade Townsend, RHP, Sophomore, Mississippi, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Adam Troy, RHP, RS-Junior, USC, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Easton Tumis, RHP, RS-Sophomore, Kent State, MAC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tomas Valincius, LHP, Sophomore, Mississippi State, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dylan Volantis, LHP, Sophomore, Texas, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Joey Volchko, RHP, Junior, Georgia, SEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Parker Warner, RHP, Sophomore, Stanford, ACC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Brannon Westmoreland, RHP, Junior, Little Rock, OVC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dax Whitney, RHP, Sophomore, Oregon State, Independent<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lance Williams, RHP, Sophomore, Maryland, Big Ten<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bradley Zayac, RHP, Sophomore, Liberty, CUSA<\/p>\n
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