Dukes Announce the Signing of 16 for the 2026 Season

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison Baseball Head Coach Marlin Ikenberry announced the signing of 16 student-athletes on Friday morning as the team begins preparing for the 2026 season.

The class features nine freshmen and seven transfers, featuring natives from Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee in addition to those who reside in the Commonwealth.

"I am very excited to welcome this group of men into the JMU baseball family," said Ikenberry. "With this ever changing recruiting landscape, this is a dynamic group of baseball players that come from winning baseball backgrounds."

Name: Cameron Aycock
Class: Freshman
Position | B/T: Utility | L/R
Height/Weight: 5-7/170
Hometown/High School: Pikeville, N.C./Charles B. Aycock
Accolades: Three-time all-conference selection while also adding a pair of second team all-state nods… Was named the conference player of the year in his sophomore season.

Name: Ben Barrow
Class: Junior
Position | B/T: Catcher | R/R
Height/Weight: 6-3/200
Hometown/High School: Jacksonville, Fla./Providence/St. John's River
Accolades: Two-time all-conference selection at St. John's River… Earned a gold glove award… Played in 92 games and slashed .283/.344/.428 with 13 doubles, a triple and eight home runs… Knocked in 42 runs… Caught 44% of runners attempting to steal bases, throwing out 33-of-75.

Name: Patrick Bauer
Class: Senior
Position: Right-handed pitcher
Height/Weight: 6-8/220
Hometown/High School/Previous School: Catonsville, Md./Mt. St. Joseph's/CCBC Catonsville/Frostburg State
Accolades: Began college career at CCBC Catonsville for two years before spending two years at Frostburg State… Coming off a season that saw him get named MEC Pitcher of the Year while earning all-conference and a trio of all-region first team selections. He was also named a D2Baseball Third Team All-American… In 2024, he was named all-conference to the first team while also earning a D2CCA First Team All-Region nod and a NCBWA Second Team All-Region nod… In his career, made 51 appearances with 39 starts, pitching to a 3.69 ERA that goes along with a 27-11 record. Has pitched 231.2 innings with five complete games and has a 265-85 K-BB ratio.

Name: Wyatt Campbell
Class: Senior
Position | B/T: First base | R/R
Height/Weight: 6-4/205
Hometown/High School/Previous School: Ocala, Fla./North Marion/Santa Fe CC/Florida Southern
Accolades: Played in 137 games prior to JMU with a slash line of .258/.365/.399… Connected for 22 doubles, three triples and nine home runs… Scored 64 runs while recording 54 RBIs.

Name: Trey Campos
Class: Freshman
Position | B/T: RHP/OF | R/R
Height/Weight: 6-0/190
Hometown/High School: Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown
Accolades: Was named Hitter of the Year in senior year of high school… Named all-tidewater selection in junior year… Was a member of the 2025 American Legion World Series Championship team.

Name: Ryan Gocio
Class: Freshman
Position | B/T: Catcher | L/R
Height/Weight: 5-11/205
Hometown/High School: Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes
Accolades: Capped off high school career by winning a Class 5A state title… In both junior and senior seasons, won a regional 5A title while also being selected to the All-Tidewater All Star Game and received all-region honors… Named all-region in his sophomore season… Was a member of the 2025 American Legion World Series Championship team.

Name: Bryce Greene
Class: Graduate
Position: Right-handed pitcher
Height/Weight: 6-3/190
Hometown/High School/Previous School: Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg/Frederick CC/FIU
Accolades: Named to the all-conference second team and the all-academic second team while at FCC… Tabbed to the C-USA All-Academic Team… Set the single-season save record at FCC… Appeared in 57 games out of the bullpen in four seasons, pitching 71.2 innings… Boasts a 3-2 record with 76 strikeouts.

Name: Will Haacke
Class: Freshman
Position | B/T: Outfield | R/R
Height/Weight: 6-3/190
Hometown/High School: Ellicott City, Md./Calvert Hall
Accolades: Captain of the baseball team in final season… Was named First Team All-MIAA, in addition to the all-metro and PBR all-Maryland first teams in his senior year… Earned First Team All-MIAA nod in junior year… Twice earned US Elite Jose Torres Award.

Name: Keegan Haesler
Class: Freshman
Position | B/T: Utility | L/L
Height/Weight: 6-3/200
Hometown/High School: Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial
Accolades: Was a member of the 2025 American Legion World Series Championship team… Earned all-region, all-state and all-tidewater first team selections during senior campaign… Won a state title in 2024 and earned region, state and tidewater players of the year… Began high school career with a Second Team All-Region laurel.

Name: Tyler Lutz
Class: Freshman
Position: Left-handed pitcher
Height/Weight: 6-2/185
Hometown/High School: Telford, Pa./Souderton Area
Accolades: Two-time first team all-league… Named honorable mention in sophomore season.

Name: Blake McElyea
Class: R-Freshman
Position: Right-handed pitcher
Height/Weight: 6-9/210
Hometown/High School/Previous School: Lenoir, N.C./Jimmy C. Draughn/Queens
Accolades: Earned all-conference and all-district nods all four years of high school and was selected all-state in final two seasons… Two-time county pitcher of the year while also being named the conference pitcher of the year… In his senior year he recorded the second longest all-time scoreless inning streak in North Carolina at 46.2 innings… Lettered in basketball, football and cross country while in high school.

Name: Isaiah Nolan
Class: Freshman
Position | B/T: Infield | R/R
Height/Weight: 6-5/200
Hometown/High School: Memphis, Tenn./Northpoint Christian (Miss.)
Accolades: Received an all-district nod all four years of high school… Earned all-region honors three times… Was a nominee for Mr. Baseball in his senior year.

Name: Josiah Seguin
Class: Junior
Position | B/T: Infield | S/R
Height/Weight: 6-4/200
Hometown/High School/Previous School: Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run/William & Mary/Chipola
Accolades: Spent the past two seasons at William & Mary and Chipola… Played in a combined 87 games in the two seasons, slashing .302/.423/.396… Recorded a combined 56 runs scored, 14 doubles, two triples and six home runs with 48 RBIs.

Name: Jonathan Strohecker
Class: Freshman
Position: Right-handed pitcher
Height/Weight: 6-1/180
Hometown/High School: Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area
Accolades: Ended high school career as a first team selection for all-state and all-conference… Was named to the Rawlings/Perfect Game All-American Team… Earned First Team All-Mid Penn Conference in junior year… Named Second Team All-Mid Penn Conference during sophomore season.

Name: Clay Thompson
Class: R-Sophomore
Position | B/T: Outfield | R/R
Height/Weight: 6-1/200
Hometown/High School/Previous School: Tampa, Fla./Tampa Jesuit/Pasco Hernando
Accolades: Won a NJCAA Division II national title in 2025… Named a Third Team All-American and a first team selection for all-region and all-conference teams in 2025… Set single-season school records in game splayed, doubles, runs scored, stolen bases, walks and hit by pitches… Played in 62 games in 2025, slashing .351/.516/.585 while connecting on 21 doubles, three triples and seven home runs… Scored 87 runs while recording 41 RBIs, as he stole 58 bases with a 51-26 BB-SO ratio… Two-time NJCAA Academic All-American.

Name: Connor Worth
Class: Freshman
Position | B/T: Infield | R/R
Height/Weight: 6-0/195
Hometown/High School: Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox
Accolades: Successful senior season included earning all-region, all-tidewater and all-state first team nods… Batted .430 with 35 runs scored and 23 stolen bases… As a junior, was named second team for all-region and all-tidewater after hitting .364 with 25 runs scored… Earned All-Region First Team laurel sophomore year after hitting .355… Began high school career by batting .430 as a freshman on varsity to earn second team all-region.

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