JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its 2026 Baseball All-League honors on Wednesday, May 6. The All-Crossroads League honors were voted on by the league's head baseball coaches.

2026 BASEBALL ALL-LEAGUE AWARDS

Ayden Lichtensteiger highlighted this year's postseason honors for the University of Saint Francis (Ind.) baseball team after earning All-Crossroads League Second-Team recognition.

Lichtensteiger finished the season with a .281 batting average, a .425 on-base percentage, and a .500 slugging percentage. The senior third baseman recorded 45 hits, including eight home runs, while driving in 35 runs during the 2026 campaign.

Defensively, Lichtensteiger posted a .856 fielding percentage with 54 assists at third base.

Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. The academic structure at Saint Francis offers seven pathways: Humanities, Faith and Liberal Arts; Allied Health; Business and Leadership: Creative Arts and Digital Media; Education, Human Services and Community Care; Nursing; and Sciences and Medical Studies. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis delivers workforce development healthcare programs in Fort Wayne, Crown Point, Gas City, Indianapolis, Lafayette and online. Saint Francis Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. A National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Five-Star Champion of Character institution, Saint Francis has 21 athletic programs boasting three individual and four team NAIA national championships. More than 1,900 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.