COUGARS PLACE FIVE ON ALL CONFERENCE; BRYANT NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR
The TCCAA announced the All TCCAA teams this past week prior to the start of the TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII Tourament being held at Columbia State. The Cougars had five named All-Conference led by TCCAA Pitcher of the Year Braden Suggs. Head Coach Aaron Bryant was also named the TCCAA Coach of the Year.
Joining Suggs on the first team were Nolan Sergeant at seond base and Evan Leonard at the designated hitter position. Making second team was pitcher Max Owens and Nelson McKnight at first base.
Bryant was named the TCCAA Baseball Coach of the Year in his second year in charge of the Cougars. Bryant's Cleveland State team finished the year at 37-23 and went 21-9 in TCCAA play. The conference record was a seven-game improvement from last season, and Cleveland State finished third in the conference in 2026.
The TCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Year, Suggs went 8-1 on the mound in 13 starts. Suggs finished with a 4.20 ERA and totalled 107 strikeouts in 79.1 innings. Suggs was first in the conference in strikeouts, first in innings pitched, second in wins, and second in ERA. In conference play, Suggs went 6-1 and finished with 85 strikeouts and a 4.04 ERA.
