LATHAM, N.Y. - The 2026 United East Baseball Preseason Poll has been released with 13 teams included in the rankings. Find the results below:
| T1. |
Keystone College (7) |
| T1. |
Penn State Harrisburg (6) |
| 3. |
Penn State Abington |
| 4. |
Penn College |
| 5. |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| 6. |
Lancaster Bible College |
| 7. |
Wilson College |
| 8. |
Cairn University |
| 9. |
Penn State Brandywine |
| 10. |
Penn State Berks |
| 11. |
Notre Dame of Maryland University |
| 12. |
University of Valley Forge |
| 13. |
Rosemont College |
*(#) denotes first place votes
It should come as no surprise as the two who met up in last year’s Championship are tied for the top overall spot in the preseason poll. Keystone College came out victorious in 2025 though, extending their conference title win-streak to 20-straight. The Giants open up the season ranked No. 24 in the D3baseball.com national poll and are looking to climb that ladder with a bolstered schedule. Keystone turns to head coach Jamie Shevchik to help reload a roster that saw the 2025 Pitcher of the Year (Sean Brennan) graduate.
Penn State Harrisburg sits above their conference rival in the D3baseball National Poll as they clock in at No. 21. Utility piece, Blaine Waltimyer, already collected some recognition as he was tabbed a Preseason All-American by D3baseball.com after earning Fourth Team All-America honors in 2025.
Penn State Abington sits in third place but are in a similar position to Keystone as they graduated four of their five All-Conference members from 2025 including Shane Fillman who earned All-Region honors as well. Penn College rounds out the top four as Head Coach Chris Howard is just 17 wins away from his 200th.
The championship participants shall consist of the ten (10) highest seeds based on regular season records. Each First Round game will be an elimination contest with the winner advancing. A best-of-3 series will then take place with the higher seed hosting on each matchup.
The four victors of the best-of-3 round will advance to a four-team double elimination tournament that will begin on Friday, May 9 to determine the United East Champion.
The team that wins the tournament will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.
Check out the 2026 Baseball Schedule here: 2026 BASEBALL SCHEDULE
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