WINCHESTER, Va. – This weekend, the Messiah University baseball team heads to Winchester, Va. for the 2026 NCAA Regionals. The Falcons open the double-elimination regional against the Transylvania University Pioneers on Friday, May 15 at 2:30 p.m.
The No. 6 Hornets of Shenandoah University will face the Farmingdale State College Rams at 11:00 a.m. to open the regional bracket.
Ticket Information
Tickets are available online through Hometown Ticketing. General Admission is available for $11 each day. A Regional Weekend Pass is available for $26. This event has a no refund policy.
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Full Regional Schedule
Friday, May 15
Game One: No. 6 Shenandoah vs. Farmingdale St.: 11:00 AM
Game Two: Messiah vs. Transylvania: 2:30 PM
Saturday, May 16
Game Three: Loser of Game One vs. Loser of Game Two: 11:00 AM
Game Four: Winner of Game One vs. Winner of Game Two: 2:30 PM
Game Five: Winner of Game Three vs. Loser of Game Four: 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 17
Game Six: Winner of Game Four vs. Winner of Game Five: 11:00 AM
Game Seven: Winner of Game Four vs. Winner of Game Five: 45 minutes after Game Six (if Necessary)
Check out the Regional Preview below
Messiah University Falcons
32-12 Overall Record, Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Champions
The Falcons enter the NCAA Tournament with a 32-12 overall record with a 19-2 record in MAC Commonwealth play. Messiah started the season 3-6 in conference play before going 2-1 against Widener to open Commonwealth play. The Falcons then went 20-3 as they cruised through conference play. The Falcons swept the final regular season conference series against Alvernia, claiming the top spot in the MAC Commonwealth Tournament for the second year in a row.
The Falcons took game one of the MAC Commonwealth Semifinals against York with a 12-5 win before the Spartans forced a game three with a 6-5 win. The Falcons earned the close 4-3 victory in game three to advance to the Commonwealth Championship series. Messiah defeated Widener 11-3 in the first game before a much closer game two. The Falcons took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first before the Pride tallied a run in the top of the second to cut the lead to one. It became a defensive battle as neither team scored another run and the Falcons held on for the 2-1 lead to earn their second straight MAC Commonwealth Championship.
Messiah is tied for 21st in the nation with 125 stolen bases.
Hitters to Watch
#6
Isaiah Parido - .404 avg, 67 hits, 38 XBH, 61 RBIs, 73 runs scored, 29 stolen bases
#40
Landon Mark - .390 avg, 48 hits, 12 XBH, 35 RBIs, 32 runs scored, 10 stolen bases
#1
Drew Hurst - .368 avg, 53 hits, 22 XBH, 44 RBIs, 40 runs scored
#4
Carter Reid - .343 avg, 47 hits, 11 XBH, 29 RBIs, 23 runs scored, 14 stolen bases
#2
Cristian Reyna - .316 avg, 42 hits, 15 XBH, 34 RBIs, 41 runs scored, 14 stolen bases
#11
Nick Moyer – .284 avg, 40 hits, 17 XBH, 34 RBIs, 39 runs scored
#20
David Martinez – .275 avg, 39 hits, 10 XBH, 25 RBIs, 31 runs scored, 19 stolen bases
#8
Matt Luchovick - .256 avg, 32 hits, 18 XBH, 39 RBIs, 27 runs scored
Pitchers to Watch
#33
Christian Foltz – 12 appearances, 60.2 IP, 7-3, 2.67 ERA, 69 strikeouts
#45
Daniel Knight – 11 appearances, 65.1 IP, 5-2, 4.27 ERA, 30 strikeouts
#16
Devin Aponte – 13 appearances, 43.0 IP, 6-1, 2.72 ERA, 40 strikeouts, two saves
#12
Trey Harper – 17 appearances, 32.2 IP, 3-1, 3.58 ERA, 32 strikeouts, two saves
Transylvania University Pioneers
29-12 Overall Record, Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Champions
The Pioneers enter the tournament with a 29-12 overall record with an 18-4 record in HCAC play. The Pioneers opened the season with a 7-6 record in non-conference play before opening their conference slate 6-0. The Pioneers continued strongly through conference play, to earn a record of 18-4 to claim the two seed. They used three strong wins at 11-1, 11-4, and 11-2 to finish as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Champions.
Transylvania is third in the nation with 148 stolen bases.
Hitters to Watch
#21 Ethan Dillon - .375 avg, 51 hits, 21 XBH, 45 RBIs, 41 runs scored, 22 stolen bases
#4 Kaden Ford - .364 avg, 36 hits, 14 XBH, 23 RBIs, 34 runs scored, 14 stolen bases
#19 Chris Hedinger - .362 avg, 55 hits, 24 XBH, 40 RBIs, 39 runs scored, 13 stolen bases
#10 Seita Shiratori - .360 avg, 54 hits, three XBH, 29 RBIs, 43 runs scored, 21 stolen bases
#1 Nick Pietromonaco - .326 avg, 45 hits, seven XBH, 22 RBIs, 45 runs scored, 22 stolen bases
#38 Calvin Schubert - .301 avg, 41 hits, 15 XBH, 36 RBIs, 33 runs scored, 19 stolen bases
#5 Brenton Alcorn - .287 avg, 35 hits, 12 XBH, 31 RBIs, 24 runs scored, 14 stolen bases
#14 Max Finn - .284 avg, 33 hits, seven XBH, 14 RBIs, 30 runs scored
Pitchers to Watch
#12 Drew Bowles – 12 appearances, 77.1 IP, 9-2, 2.09 ERA, 106 strikeouts
#6 Henry Craig – 13 appearances, 48.2 IP, 2-0, 2.96 ERA, 46 strikeouts, three saves
#30 Giancarlo Gonzalez – 13 appearances, 67.0 IP, 6-1, 4.70 ERA, 55 strikeouts
#22 Luke Patton – 21 appearances, 33.0 IP, 5-1, 1.91 ERA, 28 strikeouts, five saves
Recent Matchups Against Messiah
The Pioneers and Falcons have not played against each other in recent history.
No. 6 Shenandoah University Hornets
35-10 Overall Record, Old Dominion Athletic Conference Champions
The Hornets enter the tournament with a 35-10 overall record and 13-7 record in conference play. The Hornets opened the season 11-0 before opening conference play with a 1-1 split against Randolph-Macon. The Hornets collected a record of 18-8 in the second half of the regular season. Shenandoah earned four straight wins in the ODAC Tournament with scores of 10-1, 12-9, 5-3, and 3-2 before falling to Lynchburg 12-1. In Game Seven, the Hornets earned the 14-4 win to finish as ODAC Champions.
Shenandoah ranks 43rd in the nation with a .327 average and 12th in hits with 487. They are 31st with 115 stolen bases.
Hitters to Watch
#13 Kemper Omps – .415 avg, 34 hits, two XBH, 16 RBIs, 27 runs scored, 11 stolen bases
#3 Carl Keenan – .391 avg, 68 hits, 19 XBH, 42 RBIs, 53 runs scored, 21 stolen bases
#4 Jaime Padilla – .388 avg, 66 hits, 26 XBH, 53 RBIs, 63 runs scored, 21 stolen bases
#9 JP Williams – .361 avg, 52 hits, 21 XBH, 48 RBIs, 41 runs scored, 11 stolen bases
#28 Adham Sahebzadah – .343 avg, 35 hits, nine XBH, 25 RBIs, 30 runs scored
#1 Kyle Garrett – .337 avg, 55 hits, 12 XBH, 42 RBIs, 48 runs scored, 19 stolen bases
#75 Dillon Mauzy – .321 avg, 44 hits, 15 XBH, 37 RBIs, 38 runs scored, 10 stolen bases
#24 Tyler Smith - .312 avg, 49 hits, 19 XBH, 58 RBIs, 44 runs scored
Pitchers to Watch
#52 Blaine Griffin – 14 appearances, 69.0 IP, 10-3, 3.26 ERA, 46 strikeouts
#42 Liam Stewart – 15 appearances, 27.2 IP, 1-0, 1.63 ERA, 33 strikeouts, eight saves
#25 Jacob Gilbert – 12 appearances, 39.1 IP, 5-2, 6.18 ERA, 28 strikeouts
Recent Matchups Against Messiah
Earlier this season on March 5, Shenandoah defeated Messiah 14-3 in seven innings in Winchester.
Farmingdale State College Rams
27-9 Overall Record, Skyline Conference Champions
The Rams enter the tournament with a 27-9 overall record and 16-4 record in conference play. They opened the season 6-5 in non-conference play before beginning Skyline play 0-4. The Rams then won 18 straight games, including 16 conference games, to end the regular season 24-9. In the Skyline Conference Championship Tournament, the Rams defeated Merchant Marine 3-2 before securing a 10-4 win over St. Joseph's – Long Island. They claimed the SCC Championship with a 5-2 win over Merchant Marine.
Farmingdale is third in the nation with a .363 batting average.
Hitters to Watch
#34 Richie Heyder - .468 avg, 51 hits, 28 XBH, 39 RBIs, 45 runs scored
#39 Dom LaFroscia - .435 avg, 47 hits, 14 XBH, 41 RBIs, 22 runs scored
#32 Mike D'Angelo - .400 avg, 32 hits, six XBH, 24 RBIs, 14 runs scored
#15 Mike Kocovic - .389 avg, 28 hits, four XBH, nine RBIs, 18 runs scored, seven stolen bases
#11 Ryan Wasserman - .367 avg, 36 hits, four XBH, 15 RBIs, 26 runs scored, five stolen bases
#7 John Francisco - .321 avg, 26 hits, two XBH, 16 RBIs, 19 runs scored, six stolen bases
#3 Kaolis Delacruz - .319 avg, 29 hits, eight XBH, 17 RBIs, 29 runs scored, seven stolen bases
Pitchers to Watch
#26 Thomas O'Neill – 13 appearances, 41.1 IP, 4-1, 2.18 ERA, 46 strikeouts, one save
#29 TJ Cox – 12 appearances, 48.2 IP, 7-0, 3.33 ERA, 21 strikeouts, two saves
#37 Derek Watts – 20 appearances, 51.2 IP, 4-4, 4.18 ERA, 33 strikeouts, seven saves
Recent Matchups Against Messiah
The Rams and Falcons have not played against each other in recent history.
