The 2026 PGCBL season was the 15th season of collegiate summer baseball in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL), a collegiate summer baseball league within the state of New York and one team in the province of Ontario, Canada, since its creation in 2010. There are 16 PGCBL teams.
The Saugerties Stallions entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Batavia Muckdogs, two games to zero, in the league's 2025 championship series.
The Muckdogs defeated the Utica Blue Sox in the championship game 13–3 to win their first PGCBL championship.
Season schedule The league is scheduled to operate with sixteen teams during the 2026 season.
It was announced during the offseason that the Olean Oilers, whose previous franchise iteration was a professional Class D minor league affiliate that played in the New York–Penn League, was leaving the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) to join the league.
The season will be played with a 44-game schedule, with the regular season starting on May 29 and concluding on July 26. The top four teams in each division will qualify for the playoffs that start on July 27.
Regular season standings
+ East Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB1 y-Amsterdam Mohawks413461--2 x-Saugerties Stallions36251107.03 x-Utica Blue Sox432518010.54 x-Oneonta Outlaws381621116.55 Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs411724017.56 Glens Falls Dragons411328021.57 Boonville Lumberjacks38830025.0
+ West Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB1 y-Batavia Muckdogs4029101--2 x-Jamestown Tarp Skunks38251122.53 x-Elmira Pioneers37201708.04 x-Auburn Doubledays39211808.05 Olean Oilers38201808.56 Niagara Ironbacks39191829.07 Geneva Red Wings381522113.08 Niagara Falls Americans411328017.09 Newark Pilots34727019.5
y – Clinched division x – Clinched playoff spot
Statistical leaders
Hitting Stat Player Team Total HR AVG RBIs SB
Pitching Stat Player Team Total W ERA SO SV
Awards
All-star selections
East Division +Hitters PositionPlayerTeam C Vincent Duffy Oneonta C Joe Crenshaw Mohawk Valley C Cooper Schmidt Saugerties IF Gabriel Rivera Amsterdam IF Robert Melo Amsterdam IF TJ Worth Glens Falls IF Connor Scanlon Mohawk Valley IF Byron Arias Mohawk Valley IF Tyler Correa Amsterdam IF Steven Ramirez Saugerties IF Aiden Schmidt Saugerties IF Xavier Smith Utica IF Anthony Perritano Utica OF Jake Haarde Mohawk Valley OF Erick Diaz Mohawk Valley OF Aiden Dill Amsterdam OF Andrew Ezell Amsterdam OF Jordan Perry Amsterdam OF Jack Sweeney Amsterdam OF Mason Gazzaway Saugerties DH/UTIL PJ Strand Oneonta DH/UTIL Taylor Belza Amsterdam DH/UTIL Michael Clarkson Boonville
+Pitchers PositionPlayerTeam P Colin Richardson Glens Falls P Jaxson Baptist Boonville P Braeden Johnson Oneonta P Matt Murtaugh Saugerties P Brandon Shea Amsterdam P John Rigas Utica P Brandon Lynn Mohawk Valley P Warren Miller Amsterdam
West Division +Hitters PositionPlayerTeam C Josh Bullock Niagara C Jonathan Griggs Auburn C Cooper Romich Batavia IF Evan Brock Batavia IF Eric Weeks Jamestown IF Darek Staudt Olean IF Michael Gregus Niagara IF JC Gamble Geneva IF Jackson Inman Batavia IF Cooper Martin Niagara IF Thomas Bates Olean IF Tito Kiefer Jamestown OF Jordan Gallo Niagara OF Glen Brooks Batavia OF Jalen David Batavia OF Teddy Monahan Auburn OF Brett Baker Elmira OF Grant Moore Jamestown OF Matthew Ganschow Niagara Falls OF Dominic Zangardi Niagara Falls DH/UTIL Michael DeRosa Newark DH/UTIL David Harris Niagara Falls DH/UTIL Anderson Fenwick Niagara
+Pitchers PositionPlayerTeam P Eric Woodley Batavia P Chase Beran Jamestown P Gavin Chandler Batavia P Garrett Beaver Batavia P Dylan Miles Niagara P Jason Santos Jamestown P Brendan Hayes Elmira P Landen Burch Elmira P Matt Chofy Auburn P Mason Davey Batavia P Larsen Burch Elmira P Max Lipton Geneva P Luke Richards Elmira
End of year awards Award Player Team Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Coach of the Year
Playoffs
Format The top four teams from each division will make the postseason. The league semifinals and finals are one-game playoffs. The two division champions were originally scheduled to play a three-game playoff for the league championship but it was changed to a one-game playoff due to weather.
The following will be used as tiebreaking procedure:
1. Head-to-Head record
2. Record against other playoff teams
3. Number of first inning runs scored throughout the season
4. Coin toss
Playoff bracket
See also 2026 Appalachian League season 2026 FCBL season 2026 Major League Baseball season 2026 Northwoods League season 2026 Prospect League season
References