Vote: Who should be the Pennsylvania High School Baseball Player of the Year for 2026?

The 2026 Pennsylvania high school baseball season has officially wrapped up. Now is the time to answer the question: Who should be the Pennsylvania Baseball Player of the Year?
Here are High School on SI's Pennsylvania Baseball Players of the Year for 2026. Scroll down to read about the list and cast your vote below.
Voting ends, Sunday, July 5th, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Graham Keen, Mt. Lebanon
Keen had the honor of being named Gatorade Pennsylvania Baseball Player of the Year. On the mound, the junior and Vanderbilt commit went 7-1 with a 0.88 ERA, 71 strikeouts, and 13 walks in just 55 2/3 innings. At the plate, he batted .417 with four home runs, 14 RBIs, 21 runs, and a .717 slugging percentage.
Colton Temple, Fort Cherry
Temple let Fort Cherry to a Class 2A Section 1 Championship. The junior led the state with 11 home runs, while batting .500 with a 1.770 OPS, 36 RBIs, and 37 runs.
Cole Guy, Bristol
Guy really stepped up at the plate for Bristol in 2026. The senior and La Salle commit hit an impressive .660 with a 2.273 OPS, 10 home runs, 46 RBIs, 33 hits, and 38 runs.
Mason Dinkfelt, DuBois
Dinkfelt led DuBois to the PIAA Class 5A state finals. The junior batted .438 with a 1.338 OPS, eight home runs, 39 RBIs, 35 hits, and 24 runs.
Gavin Treon, Claysburg-Kimmel
Treon had a standout sophomore season for Claysburg-Kimmel. He batted .461 with a 1.327 OPS, 40 RBIs, four home runs, 14 doubles, 41 hits, and 38 runs.
Randiel Araujo, Executive Education Academy Charter School
Araujo, a senior and Lackawanna commit, hit .525 with a 1.550 OPS, 42 RBIs, five home runs, 10 doubles, 31 hits, 26 runs.
Brady Hull, Eden Christian Academy
Hull led Eden Christian Academy to the PIAA state title game. The senior and Slippery Rock commit batted .561 with a 1.670 OPS, eight home runs, 32 RBIs, 15 doubles, 46 hits, and 34 runs.
Peyton Gilbert, Columbia
Gilbert, a senior and West Chester commit, went 7-3 with a 0.80 ERA, 154 strikeouts, and 17 walks in 69.2 innings pitched for Columbia.
Keller Bradley, Pennsbury
Bradley led Pennsbury to the PIAA Class 6A semifinals. The senior and Vanderbilt commit went 9-2 with 82 strikeouts and a 2.16 ERA, finishing his career with 24 wins and 263 strikeouts.
Chase Sherwood, Everett Area
Sherwood was stellar on the mound for Everett Area. The senior and Shippensburg commit posted an 8-2 record, a 0.93 ERA, 126 strikeouts, and 25 walks in 68 innings pitched.
Cameron Pengelly, Palmerton
Pengelly, a senior and Bloomsburg commit, went 7-1 with a 1.32 ERA, 121 strikeouts, and 25 walks in 79.2 innings pitched for Palmerton.
Branson Diller, Bermudian Springs
Diller led Bermudian Springs to the PIAA Class 3A state championship. The senior posted a 14-1 record, a 0.61 ERA, 114 strikeouts, and 10 walks in 92.1 innings pitched.
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Harry Lichtman is a sports reporter based in Montgomery County, MD and the DC area. He also writes for Capitals Outsider and LastWordOnSports, and previously wrote for MLB Report, The Sports Pulse, the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Bottom Line newspaper at Frostburg State University. In 2020, Harry won an MDDC Press award for a story about former high school lacrosse head coach Jeff Fritz. Harry has been writing since 2016.