RENO, Nev. - Nevada Baseball landed four selections to the 2026 All-Mountain West Teams Thursday, as Jayce Dobie and Aidan Brainard landed spots on the First Team while Mikey Cruz Jr. and Jackson Waller were named to the Second Team.

The All-Mountain West Baseball Teams are voted on by the conference's head coaches, and only stats in Mountain West contests are considered.

For Dobie, it is his second-straight selection to the All-Mountain West First Team. The senior hit safely in 23 of 24 conference contests and finished the regular season seventh in Mountain West in batting (.381). Dobie had 10 multi-hit games, including five with at least three hits and two four-hit games. He also finished the regular season with a conference-best 40 hits and ranked in the top 10 in runs (29, seventh), home runs (six, T-eighth), slugging percentage (.629, ninth) and on-base percentage (.463, ninth).

On the year overall, Dobie is batting .354 with a Nevada-leading 73 hits to go with eight homers and 40 RBIs. Dobie has also made six starts on the mound with a 1-2 record and 11 strikeouts, and was recognized nationally on April 22 being named one of 15 semifinalists for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award by the College Baseball Foundation.

Brainard stepped up both as a reliever and a starter in conference play in his debut season with the Wolf Pack. The Littleton, Colorado native made eight appearances against Mountain West competition and paced the conference with a 2.82 earned-run average while going 4-0 with a save. Over 39.0 innings of work, Brainard struck out 48 batters, a figure that ranked third in conference play. After making his first four appearances of conference play in relief, Brainard moved into the Friday starter role, going 2-0 and posting a 2.25 ERA with 27 strikeouts over 24 innings in his four starts.

Another member of the Wolf Pack playing his debut season in Silver and Blue, Reno native Mikey Cruz Jr. put up a career season after breaking into the lineup in March. Cruz hit safely in 19 of the 21 conference games in which he appeared, and finished the regular season fifth in the conference with a .407 average. He also ranked in the MW top 10 in doubles (10, T-third), on-base percentage (.469, seventh) and slugging (.605,10th). Cruz posted 10 multi-hit games during the Mountain West season, including one four-hit game and three with three hits.

On the year, Cruz led Nevada overall with a .396 batting average along with a .681 slugging percentage and a .467 on-base percentage.

Waller, a four-year starter for the Wolf Pack, earned his first All-Mountain West recognition with one of his best season in a Nevada uniform. Waller paced the Wolf Pack with a .409 average in conference play, a figure which ranked fourth in the Mountain West. His 36 hits in conference play were second only to Dobie's 40, and he added three homers, 20 RBIs, and an on-base percentage of .469 which shared the team lead with Cruz.

Along with his conference batting figure, Waller also ranked seventh in the Mountain West in both hits and on-base percentage. He also posted three four-hit games and three with three hits during the conference season.

Nevada opens play at the Credit Union 1 2026 Mountain West Baseball Championship tonight at 6:05 p.m., taking on No. 5 New Mexico from Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona.

2026 All-Mountain West Baseball Teams and Awards

FIRST TEAM
Wyatt Hanoian, Fr., INF, Air Force
Trevor Schmidt, Jr., DH, Grand Canyon
Aidan Brainard, Jr. Nevada
Jayce Dobie, Sr., INF, Nevada
Ryan Castillo, Jr., New Mexico
Max Farrell, Fr., INF, San Diego State
Jake Jackson, Jr., OF, San Diego State
Rohan Lettow, Jr., San Diego State
Jabin Trosky, Sr., INF, San Diego State
Alex Fernandes, Sr., OF, San Jose State
Dylan Smith, Sr., San Jose State
Nin Burns II, Sr., OF, UNLV
Max Hartman, Sr., OF, Washington State
Nick Lewis, So., Washington State
Gavin Roy, Sr., INF, Washington State

SECOND TEAM
Ben Niednagel, Sr., INF, Air Force
Walker Zapp, Sr., C, Air Force
Chase Frey, Jr., Grand Canyon
Mikey Cruz Jr., Sr., DH, Nevada
Jackson Waller, Sr., OF, Nevada
Akili Carris, Sr., INF, New Mexico
Cooper Corkrean, Jr. New Mexico
Khalil Walker, Gr., OF, New Mexico
Tyce Peterson, Sr., INF, San Diego State
Aidan Russell, Sr., San Diego State
Ryan Skjonsby, Sr., INF, Washington State
Griffin Smith, Sr., Washington State

TONY GWYNN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jake Jackson, Jr., OF, San Diego State

PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Nick Lewis, So., Washington State

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Wyatt Hanoian, INF, Air Force

COACH OF THE YEAR
Kevin Vance, San Diego State