Baseball

UW-Platteville’s Massa and UW-Whitewater’s Taschner Secure All-America Honors

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Anthony Massa and UW-Whitewater’s Gradin Taschner have been named to All-America Teams for the 2026 season.
 
Massa claimed third team honors from D3baseball.com and American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings, while Taschner was a fourth team selection from D3baseball.com.
 
Massa is the second player in program history to receive All-America accolades from both organizations, joining Jonathan Kelso (2021). Massa led the WIAC with a .799 slugging percentage, 1.304 OPS, 71 hits, 58 RBI and 15 home runs, while ranking second with a .433 batting average, and third with 54 runs scored and a .505 on-base percentage. Massa had a 19-game hitting streak to start the season and produced a season-high four hits against Illinois College on March 20 and Edgewood University (Wis.) on May 4. He rewrote UW-Platteville's single-season record book, breaking records in hits, home runs, total bases, runs batted in, and slugging percentage.

Tashner’s selection marks the 12th consecutive full season that UW-Whitewater has landed at least one player on the D3baseball.com squad. Taschner made 17 appearances, including eight starting assignments and boasted a 5-0 record. Out of the bullpen, Taschner tallied five saves, the third most in a single season in Warhawk history. He led the team with a 1.84 earned run average and 0.96 WHIP. Nationally, Taschner ranked 15th in ERA & 12th in WHIP out of qualified pitchers. In total, Taschner pitched 49.0 innings, fanning 57 batters during his 2026 campaign.
 
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