ARCANUM – The Arcanum baseball team went undefeated in the conference this year in baseball and heads up the list in All-Conference selections in 2026.
Arcanum’s Regan Christ. (Dale Barger photo)
Arcanum’s Regan Christ had a banner year, starting 9 games with 9 wins so far this year on the bump for the Trojans. The 9 wins are a school record for a pitcher in a season as Arcanum prepares for the postseason. Christ also had a .026 ERA and has thrown 111 strikeouts. Christ earned the WOAC 2026 Player of the Year.
Arcanum coach Randy Baker’s team won back-to-back conference titles and 4 out of 5 since the WOAC started. Baker has 10 total league titles in his coaching career and was named the WOAC Coach of the Year.
Here are the All-Conference Selections.
FIRST TEAM
Regan Christ Arcanum
Bryce Kramer Arcanum
Kolton Quigney Arcanum
Dillon Phillips Dixie
Brayden Puckett Dixie
Bentley Manning Mississinawa Valley
Cole McGlothlin Mississinawa Valley
Kellen Laird National Trail
Mason Leal National Trail
Cole Alexander Newton
Rhett Koffer Newton
Austin Tippie Newton
Peyton Fannin Tri-County North
Gabe Heltsley Tri-County North
Dustin Miller Twin Valley South
SECOND TEAM
Sam Evers Ansonia
Kameron Ingle Ansonia
Bishop Cartwright Arcanum
Luke Stephens Arcanum
Colton Gambill Bradford
Garrett Williams Dixie
Rowen Yount Franklin Monroe
Elliott Suebert Mississinawa Valley
Grady Ott National Trail
Will Bowser Newton
Zarrin Walton Preble Shawnee
Ben Knife Tri-County North
Cole Marshall Tri-Village
Austin Burkett Twin Valley South
Laiden Carver Twin Valley South
SPECIAL MENTION
Karsen Weiss Ansonia
Ethan Kearney Arcanum
Bronson Schnurpel Bradford
Noah Thompson Dixie
Rohan Flory Franklin Monroe
Wyatt Stump Mississinawa Valley
Braylon Coffey National Trail
Brooks Flory Newton
Noah Nesbitt Preble Shawnee
Ryan Shively Tri-County North
Lucas Brown Tri-Village
Parker Howard Twin Valley South
FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| Arcanum | 11 – 0 |
| Newton | 10 – 1 |
| Dixie | 8 – 3 |
| Tri-County North | 7 – 4 |
| Twin Valley South | 7 – 4 |
| Mississinawa Valley | 7 – 4 |
| National Trail | 6 – 5 |
| Tri-Village | 3 – 8 |
| Bradford | 3 – 8 |
| Ansonia | 2 – 9 |
| Franklin Monroe | 2 – 9 |
| Preble Shawnee | 0 – 11 |
Congratulations to all the players earning all-league honors.
Arcanum Coach Randy Baker. (Dale Barger photo)
It was a good year for Randy Baker & his 20-3 Trojans now headed into post-season.
