CARMEL, Ind. – On Thursday, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference named Earlham College shortstop
Bo Shelton as the 2026 HCAC Player of the Year.
Shelton led the Quakers at the plate this season, hitting .435 with 11 home runs, 18 doubles and 110 total bases. Shelton has scored 49 runs with 54 RBI and a 1.350 OPS. The junior has also swiped 11 bags. With 39 starts at shortstop this season, Shelton also leads the Quakers with 59 assists, turning nine double plays.
Additionally, five players were named to the 2026 All-HCAC teams. Shelton took a spot on the first team as a shortstop, and was joined by first baseman
Mack Harvey and outfielder
Macie Ferguson. On the second team,
Shelby Hill earned a spot as a catcher, and
Morgan Cooksey made her third straight appearance as a pitcher.
Harvey leads the team in batting average, swinging .459 with 13 doubles and one home run. Harvey has served as the team's leadoff batter in conference play, scoring 31 runs with 29 RBI. Harvey is a perfect 6-6 on stolen bases, and has a .986 fielding percentage at first base.
Ferguson was sensational defensively for the Quakers in the HCAC Tournament. The outfielder is hitting .432 on the season, with 16 stolen bases, and four triples. Ferguson has scored 32 runs. Defensively, her speed gives range in the outfield, contributing to a .947 fielding percentage.
Hill brings explosiveness to the lineup as the primary backstop. The junior has six home runs and 13 doubles with a .400 batting average on the year. Hill has driven in 29 runs this season, scoring 25 herself. Hill caught runners stealing second in both games against Transylvania for the HCAC title on Sunday.
Cooksey leads the Quakers in the circle with an 11-3 record. Since returning from injury in April, Cooksey is 8-1 with five complete games. The junior leads the rotation with a 2.29 ERA, 10 complete games, two shutouts and a 1.13 WHIP. Cooksey holds opposing hitters to a .241 batting average in 85 innings pitched.
The Quakers won the 2026 HCAC Tournament after scoring a 6-5 walk-off win over Transylvania in the title game. Earlham now moves on to the NCAA Tournament where they head to the Angola Regional hosted by Trine University. Earlham will play the defending national champions on Thursday at 11 am to open the regional.
