NEW HARTFORD — The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League recently announced the 66 players who were selected as 2026 Midseason All-Stars, honored for their play from the beginning of the season through June 29.

In lieu of a traditional all-star game, the league selects all-star teams at the midseason point from each of the two divisions, East and West. The all-star game was replaced by an all-star team starting in 2021, though one was not selected in 2024.

Thirty-five players were selected from the West Division, which consists of nine teams (Auburn, Batavia, Elmira, Geneva, Jamestown, Newark, Niagara, Niagara Falls and Olean). The seven-team East Division (Amsterdam, Boonville, Glens Falls, Mohawk Valley, Oneonta, Saugerties and Utica) had 31 players selected by the league for this honor.

Division leaders Amsterdam (23-5-1) and Batavia (22-6) each led the way with nine players selected. The Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs (15-14) and Niagara Ironbacks (14-14-1) had the second most in their divisions with six selections. The defending PGCBL champion Saugerties Stallions (15-10) had five players selected while the Elmira Pioneers (14-13) and Jamestown Tarp Skunks (20-7-1) each had five as well.

Jamestown’s five honorees were outfielder Grant Moore (Canisius), infielder Eric Weeks (Canisius), infielder Tito Kiefer (Saint Leo), pitcher Chase Beran (Seton Hill) and pitcher Joseph Santos (Mount Saint Vincent).

Notable selections include Amsterdam Mohawks third baseman Gabriel Rivera (Rutgers), who leads the league with nine home runs; Batavia Muckdogs infielder Evan Brock (Brockport), who has a league-leading 39 RBIs; and David Harris (Clarkson), who has a league-leading .462 batting average for the Niagara Falls Americans.

On the pitching side is the righty of the Utica Blue Sox, John Rigas (Caldwell), who has a league-best 2.12 ERA in 29.2 innings pitched so far; Batavia Muckdogs closer Eric Woodley (Arkansas Tech), who leads the league with five saves and a 0.84 ERA in 14 appearances; and brothers Landen Burch (Middle Tennessee State) and Larsen Burch (Wabash Valley), who are both pitching for the Elmira Pioneers. Landen Burch has a league-leading 48 strikeouts and a 2.55 ERA in 35.1 innings pitched, while Larsen Burch is 2-0 with a 1.62 ERA in 16.2 innings.

The remainder of the West Division team includes: catchers Josh Bullock of Niagara, Jonathan Griggs of Auburn and Cooper Romich of Batavia; infielders Darek Staudt of Olean, Michael Gregus of Niagara, JC Gamble of Geneva, Jackson Inman of Batavia, Cooper Martin of Niagara and Thomas Bates of Olean; outfielders Jordan Gallo of Niagara, Glen Brooks of Batavia, Jalen David of Batavia, Teddy Monahan of Auburn, Brett Baker of Elmira, Matthew Ganschow of Niagara Falls and Dominic Zangardi of Niagara Falls; utilitymen Michael De Rosa of Newark and Anderson Fenwick of Niagara; and pitchers Gavin Chandler of Batavia, Garrett Beaver of Batavia, Dylan Miles of Niagara, Brendan Hayes of Elmira, Matt Chofy of Auburn, Mason Davey of Batavia, Max Lipton of Geneva and Luke Richards of Elmira.

The remainder of the East Division team includes: catchers Vincent Duffy of Oneonta, Joe Crenshaw of Mohawk Valley and Cooper Schmidt of Saugerties; infielders Robert Melo of Amsterdam, TJ Worth of Glens Falls, Connor Scanlon of Mohawk Valley, Byron Arias of Mohawk Valley, Tyler Correa of Amsterdam, Steve Ramirez of Saugerties, Aiden Schmidt of Saugerties, Xavier Smith of Utica and Anthony Perritano of Utica; outfielders Jake Haarde of Mohawk Valley, Erick Diaz of Mohawk Valley, Aiden Dill of Amsterdam, Andrew Ezell of Amsterdam, Jordan Perry of Amsterdam, Jack Sweeney of Utica and Mason Gazzaway of Saugerties; utilitymen PJ Strand of Oneonta, Taylor Belza of Amsterdam and Michael Clarkson of Boonville; and pitchers Colin Richardson of Glens Falls, Jaxson Baptist of Boonville, Braeden Johnson of Oneonta, Matt Murtaugh of Saugerties, Brandan Shea of Amsterdam, Brandon Lynn of Mohawk Valley and Warren Miller of Amsterdam.