Stuart, Pappalardo, and Liponis Garner All-America Honors; Stuart Named National Pitcher of the Year
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EASTLAKE, Ohio — Three members of the Endicott baseball program have received All-America nods from D3baseball.com, while one has earned such honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), the two organizations released publicly on Thursday.
Brady Stuart (Hudson, Mass.) headlined the Gulls honorees with D3baseball.com National Pitcher of the Year and consensus All-America First Team accolades, while Matt Pappalardo (Pelham, N.H.) and TJ Liponis (Scarborough, Maine) each earned a spot on a D3baseball.com All-America team as well.
D3BASEBALL.COM ALL-AMERICANS
FIRST TEAM
P — Brady Stuart (Hudson, Mass.)
SECOND TEAM
P — Matt Pappalardo
FIFTH TEAM
SS — TJ Liponis (Scarborough, Maine)
ABCA ALL-AMERICANS
FIRST TEAM
P — Brady Stuart (Hudson, Mass.)
BRADY STUART | SR. | RHP | D3BASEBALL.COM NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE YEAR | CONSENSUS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Stuart is the first Gull in program history to earn D3baseball.com National Pitcher of the Year accolades.
The right-hander has been a steady force at the top of the Gulls' rotation all season in 2026 entering the College World Series.
In his senior campaign thus far, he has posted career bests in ERA (1.41), strikeouts (85), WHIP (0.86), innings pitched (76.1), starts (13), and wins (8-0 record).
His dominance has been significant on a national scale, as he currently ranks fourth in DIII in WHIP, fifth in ERA, and 17th in strikeouts.
He led the Conference of New England (CNE) in practically every category, as well as Region II.
His dominance has been showcased by his program-record three single-season shutouts (MUW, 2/20/26; WNE, 4/4/26; Nichols, 5/7/26).
On February 20, Stuart took the hill for his senior season debut down in LaGrange, Ga. against Mississippi Univsersity for Women (MUW). The right-hander became just the second Gull in Coach Haley's tenure to throw a no-hitter, as he dazzled the Owls over a seven-inning mercy-rule win (7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K).
His competitive edge did not falter under the bright lights, as he kicked off Endicott's 2026 CNE Tournament run with a brilliant complete game shutout performance against Nichols en route to Endicott's 7-0 win. The Gulls ace finished with a line of 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 12 K against the Bison, and in that start, his 12 strikeouts established a new single-game career best.
He followed up that start with another dominant playoff start, this time against Husson in the Montclair State NCAA Regional opener. In that game (5/15/26), the right-hander featured a line of 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 12 K, and more importantly he paved the way for Endicott's commanding 17-0 win.
His gutsy relief performance against Salve Regina in Super Regionals also set the tone for an Endicott Super Regional victory, clinching them a fourth straight berth in the College World Series.
MATT PAPPALARDO | JR. | RHP | D3BASEBALL.COM ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
Pappalardo has earned D3baseball.com All-America honors for the first time in his career after an astounding junior season.
Coming off of Tommy John surgery in 2025, the right-hander returned to action in 2026 and secured his spot in the rotation very early in the season.
Entering the College World Series, he currently holds career-bests in practically every category, including ERA (2.71), appearances (16), starts (11), innings pitched (63), strikeouts (67), and WHIP (1.03).
His ERA ranks 44th nationally, while his WHIP ranks T-27th.
Down the stretch this season, he turned in four starts in which he pitched 6+ innings and did not allow an earned run.
His emergence in the rotation brought depth to a program that has ranked among the top three pitching programs in Divsion III in each of the last three seasons, and did so again this season (Gulls rank first nationally in WHIP and hits allowed per nine innings; fifth in WHIP).
The junior truly announced himself to the rest of the Conference of New England (CNE) and nation back on April 11, when he tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout against Nichols.
In that start, Pappalardo limited the Bison to five hits, no runs, no walks, and fanned a career-best 11 hitters in his 81-pitch shutout.
His overall ability to limit solid contact and induce groundballs has gotten the Blue and Green through some key must-win situations down the stretch of 2026.
TJ LIPONIS | SR. | SS | D3BASEBALL.COM ALL-AMERICA FIFTH TEAM
In his senior season, Liponis has turned his production up to a different level.
Named the Gulls' captain prior to the start of 2026, Liponis consistently set the tone for his squad throughout the entirety of the year, both offensively and defensively.
From the two-spot in the Gulls' order, Liponis has registered career-bests in every component of his slashline (.374 AVG/.453 OBP/.597 SLG).
He has also slugged a career-high tying six homers and driven in 53 RBI.
His 79 total hits and 25 doubles led the CNE, while his 53 RBI ranked second and .597 SLG ranked third in the conference.
Additionally, Liponis led the squad with 20 multi-hit games this season, signifying his constant relevance in the heart of the order.
He recorded six multi-hit games in a seven game stretch between April 27 and May 7, leading the Gulls to a 6-1 record in that stretch.
Perhaps most importantly, his steady, sure-handed defense up the middle led the Blue and Green to another Super Regional championship, and their fourth consecutive College World Series.
This is Liponis' first career appearance on an All-America team.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 9/11 Endicott (40-11) has earned the sixth overall seed in the CWS, and faces third-seeded No. 6/8 Salisbury on Friday (8:30 PM ET) to kick off its 2026 CWS campaign.
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(Photo Credit - Jake Goodman '26 / Alina Chaparian '27)