UOlivet’s Carney earns D3baseball.com All-America First Team honors

OLIVET, Mich. – The University of Olivet's Bryan Carney has been selected to the 2026 D3baseball.com All-America First Team. He is the first player in school history to be named to the D3baseball.com All-America teams.

During the dominating 2026 season on the mound, Carney had a 7-3 record and 1.35 ERA over 73 and one-third innings. He recorded a UOlivet single season record 122 strikeouts, while allowing only 17 walks and 41 hits for a 0.79 WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched).

Carney surrendered only 13 runs (11 earned) in his 11 starts. The 122 strikeouts and 14.97 strikeouts per nine innings are currently ranked first among all NCAA Division III pitchers, and the 0.79 WHIP is second and ERA is third.

This accolade adds to an impressive resume for the 2026 season. Carney was named the 2026 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year and was an All-MIAA First Team selection. He earned D3baseball.com All-Region 7 First Team honors. Carney was chosen the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Region VII Pitcher of the Year and named to the ABCA All-Region VII First Team. The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings All-America teams will be announced later today at the Opening Ceremony for the NCAA Division III World Series in Eastlake, Ohio.