SALISBURY, N.C. and FLORENCE, S.C. — Belmont Abbey's Drew Stegura was named the Southeast Regional Pitcher of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) this past weekend as he was one of five Crusaders to earn All-Region honors from the NCBWA and D2CCA. The D2CCA All-Region team was released on Monday.

Joe Whitaker and Caleb Burr also received first-team All-Region honors from the NCBWA and D2CCA while Spencer Cipro was a second-team honoree on both teams. Ethan Yarbrough also earned a nod as a second-team selection on the NCBWA All-Region team. Burr and Cipro are on all-region teams fro the second consecutive year.

All five student-athletes were all key pieces to help Belmont Abbey make its fourth regional appearance in the last five seasons.

Stegura earned Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the Year honors, entering the NCAA Tournament with a perfect 9-0 record. Entering the week, Stegura held a sterling 2.69 ERA over 13 appearances with 73 punchouts. Stegura is the first Belmont Abbey pitcher to earn Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the Year since at least 2006.

Cipro finished the season with a 3.62 ERA and a 10-1 overall record. He finished with 82 innings pitched and recorded 48 strikeouts and had five complete games on the season, along with a shutout.

Whitaker finished the 2026 with a .413 average and started all 54 games for Belmont Abbey this season. He finished with 24 home runs and drove in 89 runs to set new career high totals and lead the team. He was a first-team All-Conference Carolinas selection earlier this month.

Burr led the team in batting average with a .426 mark on the season as he finished with 20 home runs and 69 runs batted in. He also finished 18 of 19 in stolen bases this season and 1.360 OPS. He was also a first-team All-Conference Selection.

Yarbrough was a first-team All-Conference Carolinas selection earlier this season and was the go-to arm out of the bullpen for the Crusaders this season. He finished with 38.1 innings pitches over 26 appearances and recorded 31 strikeouts. He was 7-0 on the mound this season as well for the Abbey.

The full all-region teams for both the NCBWA and D2CCA can be found below.
 
NCBWA All-Southeast Region Teams
First Team
C – Jack Enrico, Young Harris
1B – Brandon Crabtree, Catawba
2B – Jalen Evans, Wingate
3B – Landon Lucas, UNC Pembroke
SS – Matt Procopio, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF – Charlie Bussey III, Francis Marion
OF – Joe Whitaker, Belmont Abbey
OF – George Gilson, Flagler
OF – Caleb Burr, Belmont Abbey
DH – Ethan McAnally, Francis Marion
UT – Josh Foulks, North Greenville
SP – Drew Stegura, Belmont Abbey
SP – Evan Koehler, Georgia Southwestern
SP – Casey Gouge, Catawba
SP – Nick Riedel, Newberry
RP – Joe Burleyson, Catawba
RP – Thomas Skipper, North Greenville
 
Second Team
C – Kyle Robitzsch, North Georgia
1B – Kade Smallwood, Young Harris
2B – Salvatore Laimo, USC Aiken
3B – Tanner McCammon, Wingate
SS – Carlos Martans, Young Harris
OF – Ben Karpowicz, Wingate
OF – Mackenzie Wainwright, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF – CJ Dean, North Greenville
OF – Evan Cowan, Georgia College
DH – Evan Wainman, Georgia Southwestern
UT – Lane McGaha, North Greenville
SP – Chad Harvey, Wingate
SP – CJ Hanson, Flagler
SP – Bennett Roemer, North Greenville
SP – Spencer Cipro, Belmont Abbey
RP – Jack Renaud, Lenoir-Rhyne
RP – Ethan Yarbrough, Belmont Abbey
Player of the Year | Charlie Bussey III, Francis Marion
Pitcher of the Year | Drew Stegura, Belmont Abbey
Coach of the Year | Jim Gantt, Catawba
 
D2CCA All-Region Team
FIRST TEAM
P Casey Gouge, Catawba
P Evan Koehler, Georgia Southwestern
P Drew Stegura, Belmont Abbey
P CJ Hanson, Flagler
RP Joe Burleyson, Catawba
C Jack Enrico, Young Harris
1B Brandon Crabtree, Catawba
2B Jalen Evans, Wingate
SS Matt Procopio, Lenoir-Rhyne
3B Landon Lucas, UNC Pembroke
OF Charlie Bussey III, Francis Marion
OF George Gilson, Flagler
OF Ben Karpowicz, Wingate
DH   Ethan McAnally, Francis Marion
UT/P Ahmaad Goldson, Chowan
UT Riley Orr, Francis Marion
 
SECOND TEAM
P   Matty Brown, North Greenville
P Spencer Cipro, Belmont Abbey
P Chad Harvey, Wingate
P   Kellen Gradisar, Lenoir-Rhyne
RP Thomas Skipper, North Greenville
C Kyle Robitzsch, North Georgia
1B Kade Smallwood, Young Harris
2B Salvatore Laimo, USC Aiken
SS Ben Hamacher, North Georgia
3B Tanner McCammon, Wingate
OF Joe Whitaker, Belmont Abbey
OF Caleb Burr, Belmont Abbey
OF Mackenzie Wainwright, Lenoir-Rhyne
DH Jake Dunlap, Catawba
UT Will Dorrell, Francis Marion
 
Region Player of the Year - Charlie Bussey III, Francis Marion
Regional Pitcher of the Year - Casey Gouge, Catawba