2026 D2CCA All-America Baseball Teams
 
MARSHALL, Minn. – The Colorado School of Mines baseball team had Evan Bilter and Brody Duvall appear on the 2026 NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners' Association's (D2CCA) All-America baseball teams released last week.
 
Bilter was voted D2CCA Honorable Mention All-America at third base. Duvall earned D2CCA Second-Team All-America in the outfield. It marked Bilter's first-ever all-America honor and the second for Duvall this season. The teams were voted on by college communications professionals across NCAA Division II. A total of 48 student-athletes were named to either the first, second, or third teams with 16 honorable mentions. Colby Deaver from Emporia State was voted Ron Lenz Pitcher of the Year, and Dagen Brewer from Pittsburg State was voted Ron Lenz Player of the Year.
 
In 2026 alone, Bilter has been named honorable mention all-America, ABCA First-Team All-Region ABCA First-Team All-Region, D2CCA First-Team All-Region, NCBWA First-Team All-Region, First-Team All-RMAC, RMAC All-Tournament, and RMAC First-Team All-Academic while adding a pair of preseason recognitions. On the diamond, the Pleasanton, Calif., native batted .410 with 58 runs on 86 hits including 19 doubles, two triples, and nine home runs. He also tallied 67 RBI, was walked 19 times and hit by a pitch 24 times while adding three stolen bases on four attempts. Bilter surpassed 200 career hits during the season as well. The recent Mines graduate finishes his time in Golden, Colo., with 18 entries in the program record book including #3 in career batting average, #2 in single-season hits, and top-10 in career doubles, RBI, and slugging among many others.
 
Duvall's 2026 resume also includes NCBWA First-Team All-America, ABCA First-Team All-Region, D2CCA First-Team All-Region, NCBWA First-Team All-Region, First-Team All-RMAC, and RMAC First-Team All-Academic. He had a record-breaking season for the Orediggers with his 92 hits which topped the program's all-time mark for hits in a season. The previous record was 85 set by Tevor Kehe in 2019. That production helped the Utah native bat .460 for the year while totaling 73 runs, 18 doubles, five triples, three home runs and 33 RBI. He added 17 walks and 18 stolen bases on 20 attempts too. Duvall finished the regular season and the conference tournament ranked #1 in the nation in hits per game and #2 in batting average. His 73 runs rank #3 in Mines history as well.
 
Bilter, Duvall, and the Orediggers closed their 2026 season after an improbable run to the championship game of the conference tournament last month. Additional postseason awards including academic accolades will be announced at www.minesathletics.com and on social media.

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