NJCAA JUCO World Series

❤️ We are excited to announce longtime committee member and honorary committee member, Robert & Sally Thomason, as the 2026 Debbie Hamilton All-In honorees.

For over 40 years, Robert & Sally have served the committee and . From taking on any task (big or small) to managing the Memorial Day helicopter and keeping our volunteers fed, they’ve always been .❤️

𝑨𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒍𝒍-𝑰𝒏 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅
The Debbie Hamilton All-In Award honors our Chairman Emeritus’s late wife. She was always ALL IN for JUCO WS, our community, and everyone in between.💙

Honorees can be anyone — grounds crew, fans, players, coaches, volunteers, etc.  — and can be nominated in person or via social media. Honorees receive a $1,000 scholarship for the non-profit of their choice.

Really, is Bigger than Baseball.❤️

⭐️ Awards ⭐️

Every tournament brings new stars. This year, we are excited to recognize the following honorees.

🏆 #𝐉𝐔𝐂𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 🏆

⭐️ 𝑲𝒊𝒓𝒃𝒚 𝑷𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒕 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝑽𝑷
Ashton Hartwig,

⭐️ 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑷𝒖𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒚, 𝑱𝒓. 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓
Dylan Thompson,

⭐️ 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓
Caleb Eager,

⭐️ 𝑱𝒂𝒚 𝑾. 𝑻𝒐𝒍𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓
Hunter Smolinski,

⭐️ 𝑻𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅
Laz Llanes,

⭐️ 𝑩𝒖𝒔 𝑩𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕
Eric Horner,

🌟 𝑨𝒍𝒍-𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎 🌟
IF: Hunter Smolinski, Blinn (TX)
IF: Logan Groh, Johnson County (KS)
IF: Ryley Leininger, Blinn (TX)
IF: Jacob Bohacek, Blinn (TX)
OF: Miles Shore, Walters State (TN)
OF: Ashton Hartwig, Johnson County (KS)
OF: Isaac Pamaran, Johnson County (KS)
C: Caleb Eager, Midland (TX)
C: Boston Bruce, Johnson County (KS)
P: Dylan Thompson, Blinn (TX)
P: Logan Flores, Midland (TX)
DH: Braydon Geisler, Johnson County (KS)

Congrats to all 10 teams and every player who was part of this year’s JUCO WS.👏
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Johnson County Wins First DI Baseball National Championship Johnson County Wins First DI Baseball National Championship

Thank you, Cavs.💛🗡️

Johnson County Community College earns its first-ever national title, capping off a historic 67-3 season. WHAT. A. MOVIE. 🎥

While this marks the Cavs’ first-ever National Title, it is also only the 3rd title in KJCCC Baseball history, and sets the modern-era record for NJCAA single-season wins. As the no. 1 seed of the tournament (and country), JCCC led in batting average (.396) and fielding percentage (.986), and had the second-lowest ERA (5.84). The Cavs are the first team to sweep the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series in five years. 😤

Their dominant baseball performance here was a reflection of their record-setting season, with 219 homeruns (15 at ), 881 runs, and 830 RBIs on the season. They led college baseball history in homeruns (beating out the 1997 LSU team by over 30). As the Cavs leave their mark in college baseball history, we are grateful that they brought their homeruns AND heart to .💙

This year, the Cavs shared their compassion with our fans and community. They generously stepped aside so another team could enjoy being Challenger buddies, but never lost sight of their gratitude.🙏

Thank you for the memories, the moments, and the fire on the field, Cardiac Cavs! Congrats on an incredible, cinematic season. We’ll see you again soon.💛

The grand finale ✨
Final flicks of the day of the tournament: Game 18. 📸

Thank you, Bucs. ⚔️💙

Blinn concludes it’s 2026 season as the DI National Runners Up. The Bucs were top-ranked all year, concluding pre-tournament polls as no 3 in the nation (week 11) and entering as the no 2 seed. They battled back into the Championship after one loss. 💪

Not only did the Bucs show up with constant grit, they made this year’s tournament incredibly special. It’s one thing to lead the tournament with the lowest ERA (5.49) and have the second best batting average (.365). But it’s a whole other ballgame to make the run that they made in the same year their Head Coach, , was inducted into the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. 🌟 Not to mention, they did it with GJ-area local, grad, Hunter Smolinski. 🐾

This year’s Blinn program continued the Buc way, shining with their girt AND gratitude. They never disappoint our GJ community, showing up for their challenger buddies and the fans. 💙

Thank you for all of the memories, Bucs. Congrats on an incredible season — we are so glad that was part of it. See you again soon. ⚔️💙

🏆 2026 National Champions 🏆
⚾ Johnson County Community College ⚾

Final Score: Johnson County Community College is the 🏆 2026 National Champion 🏆 after an 8-5 win over Blinn College in game #18 of the tournament!