MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference announced the 2026 SSAC Baseball Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
 
Loyola’s Jaxon Buratt was named 2026 SSAC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year after the junior posted a 3.58 GPA. On the field, he was named First-Team All-Conference and earned Gold Glove honors after hitting .382 with a .495 OBP, 17 XBH and 50 RBIs.
 
2026 SSAC Baseball Scholar-Athlete Team
Jaxon Buratt, Loyola*
Jacob Bryant, Blue Mountain Christian
Benji Webb, Blue Mountain Christian
Trevor Murphy, Mobile
Lucas Dufresne, Thomas
Nathan McDonald, Loyola
Samir Rojas, Faulkner
Adrian Salas, Mobile
Frank Fernandez, Loyola
Drew Lee, Loyola
Arwin Burgos, Point
 
Additional Notes

• Blue Mountain Christian’s Jacob Bryant (4.0) and Benji Webb (3.94) lead the way with the highest GPAs
• All of the student-athletes earned All-Conference or Gold Glove recognition
• To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standing, must be starters or important reserves, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have competed in 50% of competitions
• Graduate students and transfers must have completed one semester at the school