Army West Point Athletics
Baseball Sees Five Named to Preseason All-Conference Team; Schreck Tabbed Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
January 28, 2026 | Baseball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Five Army West Point baseball players have earned 2026 Preseason All-Patriot League honors, more than any other team in the conference. Thomas Schreck was also named Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
SP Andrew Berg, C Jack Quinlan, INF Chris Barr, INF Thomas Schreck and OF William Parker were each named to the 2026 Patriot League Preseason All-Conference team.
A season ago, Berg led the team with 61 strikeouts and a 3.91 ERA. Of Berg's 12 starts in 2025, all but two were five innings or longer, including five starts of seven innings or longer. He was one of three starting pitchers in the league to be named to the Preseason All-Conference team.
Berg's batterymate Quinlan was second on the team in AVG (.319) last year and led the squad in OPS (.982), having started 39 games behind the plate in 2025. The Long Islander was a semifinalist for the Buster Posey Award in 2025.
Barr in 2025 displayed both speed and consistency at the top of the lineup, becoming one of the team's most potent offensive threats. His .308 AVG was fourth on the team and he led Army with 32 stolen bases. Barr eclipsed the 30 stolen base mark in a single Army season for the first time since Hunter Meade stole 32 bases in 2022. The Sarasota, Fla. native split his time last year between his natural position of second base and left field.
Schreck—in addition to his consistent defensive showing at shortstop— served as the quintessential double leadoff hitter in Army's lineup in 2025, starting every game at shortstop and 42 of 50 games in the bottom of the batting order. He finished first on the team with a .335 AVG and carried a 25-game on-base streak from March 15 to April 23, the longest streak by a Black Knight last year. Schreck was 3-for-4 in Game 2 of Patriot League Semifinal Series at Navy to set up a decisive Game 3, and walked with the bases loaded in the 10th inning of Game 3 to give Army a permanent 6-5 lead.
Parker rounds out the Preseason All-Conference selections for Army, after a 2025 in which he returned from offseason Tommy John Surgery in time to make his season debut March 7. After starting 25 games exclusively as the DH, the junior made his left field debut April 16, his primary defensive position in 2024. Against Navy on May 11 in Game 3 of the conference semifinals, Parker was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer as Army secured its spot in the league championship series. His six home runs in 2025 led the team and his .301 AVG was fifth-best for Army.
Preseason All-Patriot League Team
SP: Andrew Berg, Army West Point, Sr.
SP: Jaden Wywoda, Holy Cross, Sr.
SP: Brady Bendik, Navy, Jr.
RP: Cole Kochanowicz, Lehigh, So.
C: Jack Quinlan, Army West Point, Sr.
C: Ty DePerno, Navy, So.
INF: Chris Barr, Army West Point, Sr.
INF: Thomas Schreck, Army West Point, Sr.
INF: Aidan Quinn, Lehigh, Sr.
INF: Evan Brown, Navy, Jr.
OF: William Parker, Army West Point, Sr.
OF: CJ Egrie, Holy Cross, Sr.
OF: Gianni Royer, Holy Cross, Jr.
At-Large: Ryan Facinelli, Bucknell, Sr.
Major Awards
Preseason Player of the Year – CJ Egrie, Holy Cross, Sr., OF
Preseason Pitcher of the Year – Jaden Wywoda, Holy Cross, Sr., RHP
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Thomas Schreck, Army West Point, Sr., IF
Preseason Patriot League Poll
1. Holy Cross (4)
2. Army West Point (2)
3. Navy
4. Lehigh
T5. Bucknell
T5. Lafayette
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