BB: NACC: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[BigPoppa]

Final CUC update for me.  2026 was really a good one for the Cougs.  FInished 3rd in the NACC and made the last three standing in the tournament.  Two huge standouts for the COUGS were Brandon Mahler and his twin Jake. 

Final stats for the soon to be all americans 

Brandon Mahler, C (Sr.)
.472/.567/.883
OPS of 1.450
77 hits
144 total bases
34 XBH (17 Doubles, 1 Triple, 16 HR)
69 RBI
28:9 walk to K

Brandon Mahler's D3 Standings of of May 10
Average - 6th
Doubles - T-44th
Hits - T-4th
HR - T-4th
HR/G - T-10th
OBP - 8th
RBI - T-4
SLUG - 4th
Total Bases - 2nd

Jake Mahler 3B (Sr.)
.420/.505/.762
Hits - 76
Total Bases - 128
XBH - 28 (10 doubles, 2 triples, 16 HRs)
Runs - 57
RBI - 59

Jake Mahler's D3 Standings of of May 10


Hits - T-7th
HR - T-4th
HR/G - T-10th
RBI - T-24th
Runs - T-37th
SLUG - 29th
Total Bases - 5th

Please powers that be, make both of these amazing players all-americans. 

And Brandon deserves serious consideration for D3 player of the year.  Just for fun, he was getting the Barry Bonds treatment this weekend. In the last two knockout games of the NACC tournament Brandon Mahler was intentionally walked 6 times. 
 

This, like the others, was not a CUC update, but more of Mahler brothers update.

[GU1999]

I am just glad someone read it.  Good luck to Aurora in the regional. 

[BigPoppa]

I am just glad someone read it.  Good luck to Aurora in the regional. 

I read everything... I just don't always respond.

[GU1999]

BigPoppa - any projections for the Midwest Region player of the year?   

[GU1999]

Great outcome for CUC members, on 1st team all region selections. 

C and Region player of the year - Brandon Mahler
3B - Jake Mahler (Coaches)
3B - Joe Lukancic (d3baseball)

With no other catchers showing up as Region POYs and his stats being very high in the national rankings in so many major categories, I think that this paves the way for Brandon to be 1st team all-american and possibly National POY.  I was interested to see that the Denison C/OF Lutte was catagorized as OF in their regional awards.  He had a great season also, although he played in less games and had less power than Mahler. 

For the 3Bs  I think that Jake Mahler and Lukancic both could threaten for All-American honors.  Lukancic had a higher batting average by .60 points, but on base was much closer (Lukancic +.24) while Mahler outslugged him by .140.  Mahler with 138 total bases to Lukancics 127 (despite having 3 extra games). 

All three dudes were amazing and I am optimistic that the region (and NACC) could be very well represented with AA honors.