LOUSVILLE, Ky.— Region IX All-Defensive honorees for the 2026 NCAA Division Baseball season were announced on Wednesday by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) had one individual honored as Minnesota Morris’ Landen Meyerdirk was selected.
Meyerdirk becomes the first Minnesota Morris player to earn the honor since the award was established in 2023 and is only the second athlete from UMAC to be recognized.
Meyerdirk was perfect in the outfield during his junior season. Over 103 chances, he recorded 99 putouts and four assists without committing an error. In the UMAC he had the most chances while holding a 1.000 fielding percentage.
| 2026 ABCA NCAA Div. III Region IX All-Defensive Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
Aaron Holland |
Jr. |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
WI |
| 1B |
Logan Hesselman |
So. |
Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
WI |
| 2B |
Jaxon Volkmer |
Fr. |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
NE |
| 3B |
Daniel Sherman |
Sr. |
Saint Mary's University |
MN |
| SS |
Evan Bohr |
Jr. |
Wisconsin-Platteville |
WI |
| OF |
Landen Meyerdirk |
Jr. |
Minnesota Morris |
MN |
| OF |
Braden Jirovec |
Sr. |
University of Chicago |
IL |
| OF |
Chris Calico |
Jr. |
Wisconsin-La Crosse |
WI |
| P |
Jack Walsh |
Jr. |
Coe |
IA |
UMAC All-Time Region IX All-Defensive honorees
| 2024 |
Crown |
Howie Hatton |
2B |
| 2026 |
Minnesota Morris |
Landen Meyerdirk |
OF |