Ziance
Marietta College junior pitcher Austin Ziance earned a spot on the 2026 D3baseball.com All-America group Thursday morning incomes a spot on the fifth group. Ziance is the 149th All-American choice in program historical past and the primary since 2023.
“Austin has worked very hard to make himself one of the top pitchers in Division III baseball,” Marietta performing head coach Bill Mosca mentioned. “He is so deserving of this honor. We wish him the best of luck at WVU next year.”
Ziance got here on sturdy because the yr progressed, accumulating six victories on the season. His 5-1 report in opposition to Ohio Athletic Conference foes proved to be among the many finest within the league. He labored a complete of 75.1 innings, together with a league-leading 4 full video games. The Pioneer ace struck out 68 batters, good for fifth within the convention and was second within the OAC with 1.91 earned run common.
A primary-time All-American, Ziance’s record of accolades is stellar. He was named to the D3baseball.com All-Region Third Team and to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Region Second Team. He garnered first group All-OAC honors for the second straight season.
Ziance additionally fared properly within the classroom as he earned Academic All-OAC standing and was additionally named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.