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Meet the 2026 Big 30 Baseball All-Stars
Pictured is the 2026 Big 30 Baseball All-Star team. Front row (from left): Rylan Benjamin (Ellicottville), Mitch Taylor (Coudersport), Jared Boon (Fillmore), Ben Cater (Genesee Valley/Belfast). Back row: Caine DeGolier (Olean), Trenton Green (Wellsville), Payton Bradley (Salamanca), Isaac Wilcox (Fillmore), Matt Ritter (Wellsville). Missing from the photo were Aiden Bliss (Port Allegany), Ethan Davenport (Genesee Valley/Belfast), Austin Miles (Olean), Kellen Veilleux (Port Allegany), Lawson Wetzel (Coudersport) and Nick Wilfong (Port Allegany).
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July 13, 2026

Meet the 2026 Big 30 Baseball All-Stars

Rylan Benjamin Aiden Bliss Jared Boon Payton Bradley Ben Cater
Ellicottville Port Allegany Fillmore Salamanca Genesee Valley/Belfast
  • Held a 0.932 ERA in 53.2 innings, striking out 79 batters with a 6-3 record.
  • Helped the Eagles capture the Section 6 Class D title, earning CCAA first-team all-star honors.
  • Hit for .455 average, .625 OBP, .697 slugging (1.322 OPS).
  • Bliss earned his third NAL All-Star honor.
  • Hit for .476 average, .621 OPB (1.383 OPS), 7 doubles, 4 triples, 1 HR. Struck out 26 in 15.1 innings (1.83 ERA).
  • Earned his second straight Allegany County All-Star honor.
  • Hit for .492 average, .603 OPB (1.297 OPS) with 18 stolen bases, 4 triples. Only allowed 1 passed ball and threw out 92% of base runners.
  • Earned WNY All-Star honors and his second straight CCAA Div. I first-team selection.
  • Cater hit .424 with 19 RBI and 15 stolen bases for GVBC.
  • Earned Allegany County league All-Star honors.
Ethan Davenport Caine DeGolier Trenton Green Austin Miles Matt Ritter
Genesee Valley/Belfast Olean Wellsville Olean Wellsville
  • Held a 1.29 ERA in 76 innings of work for 142 strikeouts. Also hit .392 with 19 RBI, 4 homer runs and 21 stolen bases
  • Named Allegany County league Co-MVP.
  • A CCAA-I First-Team All-Star, DeGolier hit .452 with 13 extra-base hits, 4 homers and 27 RBI.
  • The OHS catcher caught 7 runners stealing and back-picked 3 others, only committing 2 errors and 5 passed balls.
  • Green batted .423 with 5 homers, 5 doubles, 23 stolen bases and 23 RBI and struck out 75 batters in 61 innings.
  • Earned the win in all 3 of Wellsville’s sectional victories and earned Section 5 Class B2 playoff MVP.
  • Hit .508 (.623 OBP) with 12 extra-base hits, 3 homers and 23 RBI while pitching Olean to a sectional title run (7-0, 0.93 ERA, 74 strikeouts in 45 innings).
  • The Big 30 Player of the Year, the NCCC-bound Miles earned CCAA-I Pitcher of the Year and All-WNY First Team honors.
  • Hit .417 with 11 doubles, 2 triples and 25 RBI, stealing 12 bases while playing excellent defense at catcher.
  • Ritter became Wellsville’s closer, striking out 15 batters in 11 innings with a 1.34 ERA, including a sectional semifinal save.
Mitch Taylor Kellen Veilleux Lawson Wetzel Isaac Wilcox Nick Wilfong
Coudersport Port Allegany Coudersport Fillmore Port Allegany
  • Batted .467 with .800 slugging and .603 OPB. Had a two-homer, five-RBI game while pitching Coudy past O-E.
  • Earned a spot on the North Tier League All-Stars.
  • Hit .565 with a 1.696 OPS (.978 slugging), 24 stolen bases and scored 37 runs. Hit for the cycle against Oswayo Valley.
  • Earned his third straight NAL All-Star and second Big 30 All-Star honor.
  • Wetzel batted .463 with 7 doubles and 5 home runs.
  • Coudersport’s top pitcher, he went 5-3 with a 3.20 ERA.
  • Pitched 52.2 innings for a 2.13 ERA (8-2) and 64 strikeouts. Hit .357 with 4 homers, 30 RBI and 16 stolen bases.
  • Fillmore’s top pitcher for a sectional title run, he was Named Allegany County league Co-MVP.
  • Eclipsed the 200 career strikeout mark, fanning 57 (1.35 ERA) while hitting .453 with 28 RBI and 19 stolen bases.
  • A repeat Big 30 All-Star, he won the NAL MVP and made his third NAL All-Star team.
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