DURHAM, N.C. – The Coastal Plain League (CPL) announced today the rosters for the 2026 All-Star Spotlight to be held in Florence, S.C., at Carolina Bank Field on July 6 and 7. This marks the 25th annual version of the league’s summer classic.
The players were voted upon within their division (East and West) by CPL head coaches, front office staff, broadcasters, official scorers, and local media representatives from each market. Since the game is being played in Florence, the West CPL All-Stars will be the home team while the East CPL All-Stars will serve as the visitors.
Earning the start on the mound for the East CPL All-Stars will be Morehead City’s Aiden Newton, as he earned the most votes of any East Division pitcher and therefore will take the bump first. The 6-3, 205-pound right-hander from Mount Olive is 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA thus far on the season. In five starts, he has thrown 21 complete innings, giving up 12 runs – nine earned – on 21 hits, while walking 11 and striking out 25.
Toeing the rubber first for the West CPL All-Stars will be Lexington County’s Kyle Stock. The 6-1, 195-pound righty hails from USC Aiken and was the leading vote-getter at pitcher in the West. So far in 2026, he is 3-0 with a 3.21 ERA. In 28 innings of work, he’s allowed 13 runs – 10 earned – on 22 hits, walked 9 and struck out 27.
Offensively, the East will be led by Wilmington’s Mackenzie Wainwright (Tampa) and Carlos Reece Moody (James Madison) from the Pilots. Mackenzie leads the East Division in batting average at .377 to go with a league-best 28 runs scored and 32 RBIs, which is tied for the league-high. Moody, who is slashing .373/.495/.530 currently has 31 hits, including four doubles and three home runs.
Countering them for the West will be the Bacon’s Stewart Puckett (South Alabama) and Lexington County’s Alex LaCoste (College of Charleston). Puckett leads the league with a powerful .521 average, while also sporting a .917 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .545. LaCoste, meanwhile, swings .412 with 13 runs, 27 RBIs and 10 walks. Both have three home runs thus far on the summer.
The head and assistant coaches for both the East and West All-Star teams will be announced on Thursday. Full All-Star rosters will be posted to the All-Star page of the league’s site on Thursday afternoon following the announcement of the All-Star coaches.
For information on tickets please visit florenceflamingos.com or call them at (843) 413-2833 today while tickets last. The game will also be streamed live on HomeTeam Network.
The list of players can be found below. Starters are listed first under each position and in bold. All-Stars selections who are not able to attend show in italics with an asterisk (*).
CPL EAST ALL-STARS
C – Jakob Haynes // Seton Hill // Morehead City
C – Macaddin Dye // Old Dominion // Peninsula
C – Manny Contreras // Post // Zebulon
1B – Jovan Gill // Grand Valley State // Morehead City
1B – Lance Bratlien // Georgia Gwinnett // Greenville
2B – Ronnie Rowley // Mid-America Nazarene // Morehead City
2B – Benton Jones // Lynchburg // Peninsula
2B – Evan Bouldin* // Delaware // Tri-City
3B – Jon Howard // Longwood // Morehead City
3B – Owen Mendler // Seton Hill // Wilmington
SS – Reece Moody // James Madison // Peninsula
SS – Cody Thomas // Seton Hill // Wilmington
SS – Corey Berry* // Columbus State // Greenville
DH/UTL – Ryan Fluharty // Shepherd // Holly Springs
DH/UTL – Grant Russo // Bloomsburg // Morehead City
DH/UTL – Joey Calabratti // Saint Bonaventure // Morehead City
DH/UTL – Conlon Walker* // George Washington // Wilmington
OF – Mackenzie Wainwright // Tampa // Wilmington
OF – Henry Garcia, Jr. // Science & Arts of Oklahoma // Peninsula
OF – Quinn Bentley // NC State // Wilmington
OF – Brady Lester // Mount Vernon Nazarene // Holly Springs
OF – Colby Motley // Wallace-Dothan CC // Tri-City
OF – Ethan Belk // Wofford // Holly Springs
RHP – Aiden Newton // Mount Olive // Morehead City
LHP – Brady Strawmyer // Ball State // Zebulon
RHP – Korey Williams // Goldey-Beacom College
LHP – Buddy Baker // VMI // Peninsula
RHP – Drew Stegura // Belmont Abbey // Wilmington
RHP – Sage Ferguson // Colorado Mesa // Morehead City
RHP – Luke Lambert // Pitt CC // Greenville
RHP – Matthew Heard // North Georgia// Morehead City
RHP – Brian Ereu // Science & Arts of Oklahoma // Peninsula
RHP – Ryan Furey // North Florida // Wilmington
CPL WEST ALL-STARS
C – Carson Cabbage // South Florida // HPThomasville
C – Josh Martinez // UNC Wilmington // Asheboro
C – Blake Gaffney // Charleston Southern // Forest City
1B – Alex LaCoste // College of Charleston // Lexington County
1B – Grant Jordan // Florida Southern // Macon
2B – Sam York // Ohio State // Martinsville
2B – Hunter Keen // Radford // HPThomasville
2B – Grady Mee* // Kent State // HPThomasville
2B – Walt Jones* // Arkansas // Martinsville
3B – Brett Vondohlen // Middle Tennessee State // Boone
3B – Brady McGuire // Seton Hill // Asheboro
SS – Zach Wieder // Kennesaw Sate // Boone
SS – Daniel Stephens // UNC Pembroke // Asheboro
SS – Holden Warmath* // Memphis // Boone
DH/UTL – Stewart Puckett // South Alabama // Macon
DH/UTL – Jackson Moore // Clemson // Florence
DH/UTL – Branton Jernigan // UNC Pembroke // HPThomasville
OF – Caleb Burr // Belmont Abbey // Forest City
OF – Charlie Slabaugh // Columbia // HPThomasville
OF – Cameron Austin // USC Aiken // Asheboro
OF – Tanner Britt / Cleveland CC // Forest City
OF – Camden Williamson // Cumberland // Macon
OF – Kenny McKinley // Saint Bonaventure // Boone
OF – Dawson Mock* // South Florida // Macon
RHP – Kyle Stock // USC Aiken // Lexington County
RHP – Takuma Sato // Union // Asheboro
RHP – Ryland Bozenhard // South Alabama // Macon
RHP – Ben Shepherd // USC Aiken // Asheboro
RHP – Justin Mabe // North Carolina // HPThomasville
RHP – Owen Hendry // West Alabama // Florence
RHP – Grant Gardner // Appalachian State // Boone
RHP – Carlos Carabello // Millersville // HPThomasville
RHP – Mason Huffstickler // Francis Marion // Forest City
RHP – Carlos Gomez // Campbellsville // Asheboro
About Coastal Plain League:
The Coastal Plain League is the nation’s premier and most innovative summer collegiate baseball league. The CPL is currently comprised of 15 franchises playing in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. To date, the CPL has had over 1,800 alumni drafted, and 212 alums make their Major League debut. Most notable alumni include Justin Verlander, Ryan Zimmerman, Mark Reynolds, Kevin Youkilis, Chris Taylor, Jake Cave, Alec Bohm, Chas McCormick and NFL Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok @CPLBaseball.
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