NEW YORK – The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) has announced its All-Conference awards and team for the 2026 baseball season.
Baruch senior Roy Longarzo was named the conference's Player of the Year, while Bearcat junior righthander Benjamin Norwood was voted the Pitcher of the Year. John Jay's Jose Suero nabbed Rookie of the Year honors, while veteran Baruch head coach Jose Torres was selected as Coach of the Year. CCNY's Adrian Tang was named the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.
Player of the Year: Roy Longarzo, Baruch
Longarzo, a senior shortstop, ranked second in the conference and on the Bearcats with his .412 batting average. He finished with a team-high 37 runs scored, one home run and 19 RBI and slugged .608 with eight doubles and four triples. He wins Player of the Year for the Bearcats for the third straight season, as Joseph Cocozza was the league's Player of the Year in 2024 and 2025.
Pitcher of the Year: Benjamin Norwood, Baruch
Across 10 appearances (seven starts) this season, Norwood posted a 6-2 record, a 3.83 earned run average and struck out 47 batters in 47 innings of work. A three-time Pitcher of the Week in 2026, Norwood is the fourth Bearcat in the past five seasons to cop Pitcher of the Year accolades.
Rookie of the Year: Jose Suero, John Jay
Suero, an infielder, is the fourth straight Bloodhound to win Rookie of the Year. In 28 games this season, Suero, a one-time Rookie of the Week, batted. 351 with 11 runs scored while driving in eight runs. He finished the season with seven doubles and was also 9-12 on stolen base attempts.
Coach of the Year: Jose Torres, Baruch
Torres, in his 19th season at the helm of the Bearcats, was honored as the Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career and first since 2022. This season, he guided Baruch to the regular season championship, its first since 2022, and the program's second straight and seventh overall tournament title. The Bearcats led the All-Conference team with a league-high six selections.
2026 CUNYAC Baseball All-Conference Awards
Player of the Year: Roy Longarzo, Baruch
Pitcher of the Year: Benjamin Norwood, Baruch
Rookie of the Year: Jose Suero, John Jay
Coach of the Year: Jose Torres, Baruch
Sportsmanship Award: Adrian Tang, CCNY
Sportsmanship Team: Andrew Page (Baruch), Isaac Salazar (John Jay), Luke Friscoe (Lehman)
2026 CUNYAC Baseball All-Conference Team
Sam Steinman, Baruch, OF
Demetri Ziorgiannis, CCNY, OF
John Spallin, CCNY, OF
Hecnel Guzman, Lehman, OF
Roy Longarzo, Baruch, INF
Frank Scerra, Baruch, INF
Gerard Molinaro, CCNY, INF
Jaxen Gangwish, John Jay, INF
Sebastian Sanchez, John Jay, INF
Joseph Bello, Baruch, UTIL
Andrew Lapointe, Baruch, P
Benjamin Norwood, Baruch, P
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