NEW HAVEN, Conn. - - The Wilmington University baseball team earned three Major Awards and eight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference postseason accolades as the conference office announced its All-CACC awards on Wednesday.
Tyler Pirrung becomes the sixth Wildcat in program history to be named the CACC Player of the Year, and the first since 2019. Scott Borgmann becomes the seventh pitcher, eighth overall, CACC Pitcher of the Year. Head coach Brian August takes home his fourth Athletic Solutions CACC Coach of the Year award as well.
Joining Pirrung and Borgmann on the All-CACC First Team is catcher Brett Walmsley, outfielder Cam Trego, starting pitcher Dylan Potero, and utility-pitcher Chase Fleming. Earning an All-CACC Second Team nod for the Wildcats as well is outfielder Zach Frame and starting pitcher Xavier Cortez.
Tyler Pirrung (Newark, Del.) is the first CACC Player of the Year since Eddie Nevins in 2019. He is batting .396 over 49 games with 17 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 56 runs scored, and 50 runs batted in. He has also stolen a CACC-best 38 bases in 41 attempts, the ninth most in NCAA DII. Pirrung ranks third in the conference in batting average and second in runs scored. He had league highs of 47 runs scored and 54 hits in 33 conference games. He's ninth in the CACC with a 1.100 OPS.
Scott Borgmann (Parkton, Md.) is the first CACC Pitcher of the Year since Matt Warrington in 2023, and the third since play resumed following the COVID-19 shutdown season. He was elected First Team All-CACC as a relief pitcher. In 16 appearances, all out of the bullpen, he is 6-0 with five saves, a 1.43 earned run average, and a .171 opponent batting average. In 50 1/3 innings, he has allowed 31 hits and 17 walks. His 70 strikeouts are third in the conference. He's two outs shy of qualifying to appear on CACC and NCAA leaderboards, but would be seventh in all NCAA DII in striking out 12.52 batters per nine innings pitched.
Brett Walmsley (Newark, Del.) currently leads the CACC with a .420 batting average, adding a fourth ranked .688 slugging percentage, and a fourth ranked .496 on-base percentage, to be ranked third in the conference with a 1.184 OPS. He's second on the team with six homers and fourth with 34 RBI. He's turned it on in the second half of the year, batting .518 (29-for-56) since the start of April, hitting five homers with 22 RBI, and 24 runs scored.
Cam Trego (Coatesville, Pa.) was named a First Team All-CACC outfielder, leading the Wildcats with 12 homers and 51 RBI. He's batting .366 and ranked third in the CACC with a .703 slugging percentage. He is seventh in the conference with a 1.120 OPS, adding 13 doubles and five triples as part of his 64 hits.
Dylan Potero (Woolwich, N.J.) has shined in his freshman season, being named a First Team starting pitcher. In conference play this year, Potero leads all pitchers with a 1.35 ERA and in only allowing batters to hit .174 against him, allowing only 21 hits. He's tied with teammates Chase Fleming and Xavier Cortez with five CACC wins, going 5-1. On the season, he's 5-1 in 16 appearances, throwing a complete game shutout against Post with 11 strikeouts. He has 46 strikeouts in 45.1 innings, compiling a 2.78 ERA.
Dual threat Chase Fleming (Bear, Del.) was voted as the First Team utility-pitcher for his role on the mound and at first base. The left is 6-1 in 11 appearances (10 starts) with a 3.06 ERA. He's fifth in the CACC with 60 strikeouts on the season, only walking 18 batters. He's three outs from qualifying on the CACC and NCAA leaderboards and would currently be second behind Borgmann in ERA in the CACC. At the plate, he's 10th in the CACC with a .366 batting average and 14th overall with 43 RBI. Of his 48 hits this year, he has eight doubles, a triple, and four homers while stealing 14 bases.
Outfielder Zach Frame (Wilmington, Del.) was voted a Second Team All-CACC performer with a slash line of .359/.450/.563 for a 1.013 OPS. His batting average is 14th in the CACC while his 15 doubles are tied for sixth most and his four triples are tied for fifth most in the conference. He has 25 RBI on the year with 35 runs scored while also stealing 14 bags so far this year.
Xavier Cortez (Vineland, N.J.) was voted a Second Team All-CACC performer after leading the Wildcats with 58.1 innings pitched and going 6-2 in 11 appearances (10 starts). He threw a complete game against Caldwell on March 21 and had a season high eight punchouts twice. He has 56 total strikeouts this season, carrying a 4.63 ERA into the double elimination portion of the CACC Tournament.
Head coach Brian August guided the Wildcats (36-15, 25-8 CACC) to the CACC regular-season title, the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, and a sweep of their first-round playoff series to advance to this weekend's four-team double-elimination final. Wilmington is the No. 4 team in the most recent NCAA Division II Committee East Region ranking. August, who has led the Wildcats since 2005, is the CACC Coach of the Year for the fourth time (2010, 2015, 2022).
Caldwell's Justin Levine was voted the CACC Rookie of the Year while Lincoln was voted the CACC Team Sportsmanship Award.
The Wildcats open CACC Tournament play this Thursday, squaring off against No. 4 Felician in game one. The first pitch is set for 11:00 a.m. at Municipal Stadium in Waterbury, Connecticut.
2026 CACC All-Conference Teams:
First Team
C – Brett Walmsley (Wilmington University)
1B – Chris Hopf (Caldwell University)
2B – Tyler Pirrung (Wilmington University)
3B – Justin Levine (Caldwell University)
SS – Fraelyn Rosario (Dominican University)
OF – Erick Diaz (Dominican University)
OF – Wyatt Spinks (Chestnut Hill College)
OF – Cam Trego (Wilmington University)
P – Connor Blence (Goldey-Beacom College)
P – Dylan Potero (Wilmington University)
P – Jorden Sesar (Holy Family University)
P – Kory Williams (Goldey-Beacom College)
RP – Scott Borgmann (Wilmington University)
UT-PLAYER – Jose David Medrano (Felician University)
UT-PITCHER – Chase Fleming (Wilmington University)
DH – Kevin Hirsch (Dominican University)
Second Team:
C – Luis De La Cruz (Felician University)
1B – Anthony Matturo (University of Bridgeport)
2B – Justin Egner (Thomas Jefferson University)
3B – Andrew Holub (Thomas Jefferson University)
SS – Aleksei Goldhill (Thomas Jefferson University)
OF – Zach Frame (Wilmington University)
OF – Andrew Hartman (Post University)
OF – Roman Keith (Goldey-Beacom College)
P – Xavier Cortez (Wilmington University)
P – Jonathan Gambone (Caldwell University)
P – Ryan McLaughlin (Holy Family University)
P – Sadier Vicioso (Felician University)
RP – Andrew Gendi (Felician University)
UT-PLAYER – Jake Macey (Goldey-Beacom College)
UT-PITCHER – Michael Pascoe (Chestnut Hill College)
DH – Bryce Curry (Felician University)
2026 CACC Player of the Year: Tyler Pirrung (Wilmington University)
2026 CACC Pitcher of the Year: Scott Borgmann (Wilmington University)
2026 CACC Rookie of the Year: Justin Levine (Caldwell University)
2026 Athletic Solutions Coach of the Year: Brian August (Wilmington University)
2026 CACC Team Sportsmanship Award: Lincoln University