RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference has announced its 2026 All-Conference awards. Josh Bay was the lone Southern Nazarene representative to earn an All-GAC selection, while 12 Crimson Storm players were named to the GAC Academic Honor Roll.
Bay, a redshirt freshman from Shattuck, Oklahoma, earned First Team All-GAC honors in his debut season with the Storm. He delivered an outstanding performance at the plate, finishing the regular season with 19 home runs, leading the GAC and ranking fourth all-time in single-season program history. Bay also ranked among the conference's top hitters in several key categories, placing third in slugging percentage (.733), fourth in RBIs (57), fifth in hits (68), and tenth in batting average (.368).
Bay also earned GAC Academic Honor Roll recognition. He was joined on that list by James Bodine, Blake Brinkmeyer, Christopher Gaudio, Jaxon Gless, Garrett Payne, Skylar Rollins, Braydan Salinas, Kane Springer, Will Thetford, Dylan Trammell, and Connor Willis.
Southern Nazarene now turns its attention to the offseason as it looks ahead to the 2027 campaign.