NECBL Announces Home Run Derby Participants

With the 2026 NECBL All-Star Game festivities on Sunday, July 26th, that also includes the Home Run Derby. Let's meet this years participants!

Michael Delph (Samford, Danbury)

Petey Craska (North Alabama, Keene)

Wesley Scott (Louisiana Tech, Martha's Vineyard)

Anthony Ruggiero (URI, Mystic)

Brandon Larson (USC, Newport)

Jake Gladu (Franklin Pierce, North Adams)

Grant Hunter (Binghamton, North Shore)

Gabriel Milano (Miami, Ocean State)

Steven Kraus (Binghamton, Sanford)

Nick Quagliato (Boston College, Upper Valley)

Nico Soul (Appalachian St., Valley)

Rex Hauser (UMaine, Vermont)

Home Run Derby will air at 2:30 pm on NECBL+
All-Star Game will air at 5:00 pm on ESPN+

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The New England Collegiate Baseball League is a wooden bat collegiate summer league featuring teams across all six New England states. Since its founding in 1994, the NECBL has produced more than 230 Major League Baseball alumni, including nearly 30 first-round MLB Draft selections. For continuing coverage of the NECBL, visit NECBL.com and follow the league on X, Instagram, and Facebook.