Bethune‑Cookman’s 2026 Baseball Team Sets Program Record and Fuels Draft Buzz
The Wildcats posted a program‑record 37 wins, captured the SWAC’s top seed and showcased three prospects who could hear their names called at the 2026 MLB Draft.
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The Wildcats posted a program‑record 37 wins, captured the SWAC’s top seed and showcased three prospects who could hear their names called at the 2026 MLB Draft.

A roster rich with HBCU talent is set to showcase the community’s growing influence in college baseball as the USA team prepares for a Japan tour.

The league’s 32‑player squad, highlighted by Johnson City Doughboys leads and notable prospects, will face the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team in Cary, North Carolina, on June 29.

The roster, announced ahead of exhibition games in North Carolina and Virginia, includes players from Mississippi State and other SEC schools, with managers Dan Hartleb and Rick Eckstein set to lead the Stars and Stripes squads before the team heads to Taiwan for the first ever collegiate world championship.

The former SWAC Relief Pitcher of the Year will join 335 prospects in Phoenix for the 2026 MLB Draft Combine, a stepping stone toward the draft that will unfold during All‑Star Week in Philadelphia.
A recap of Bethune‑Cookman’s remarkable 38‑win campaign, its SWAC regular‑season crown and the dramatic conference tournament loss to Arkansas‑Pine Bluff.

Arkansas‑Pine Bluff erased a five‑run deficit with a seven‑run eighth inning to defeat Bethune‑Cookman 13‑8, ending the Wildcats’ 38‑20 season.

Rain‑delayed games and late rallies defined Day 2 of the 2026 SWAC Baseball Tournament at Birmingham's historic Rickwood Field, setting the stage for a championship showdown on Sunday.

Bethune‑Cookman survived a late Grambling surge to win 7‑6, highlighted by Erick Almonte’s grand slam and Pablo Torres’s fifth‑save effort.
Bethune-Cookman erupted early, scoring nine runs in the first inning and never looked back in a 12-1 triumph that clinched the regular-season SWAC title.

The Wildcats closed the season with a nine‑run first inning, a 37‑win campaign and an undefeated SWAC series, setting the stage for a showdown in Birmingham.