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Cavaliers climb to No. 4 in first NJCAA regular season poll

The image shows a large baseball team posing together for an official team photo on a bright, sunny day. The players are wearing matching yellow jerseys with dark sleeves, white pants, and navy caps. They are arranged in three rows—some sitting on the ground, others kneeling, and others standing behind them. A few coaches or staff members, dressed in dark jackets or pullovers, stand at both ends of the back row. Behind the team is a large blue and yellow scoreboard with the words “Johnson County” at the top and “Home of the Cavaliers” along the bottom. The scoreboard displays inning numbers and categories like runs, hits, and errors. The field has vibrant green turf, and a tall dark outfield fence spans the background. Leafless trees and a clear blue sky suggest cooler-season weather.
2026 JCCC Baseball Team
Posted: Feb 24, 2026

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) released its first regular season edition of its baseball rankings on Monday.

The Johnson County Community College Cavaliers moved up eight spots to crack the Top-5 at No. 4. Chipola College (19-1) sit at the top, followed by Walters State Community College (14-2) and Midland College (12-0). Three others school from the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference earned a spot in the Poll – Cloud County Community College is No. 9, Hutchinson Community College is No. 17 and Barton Community College claimed the final spot at No. 25.

Johnson County is off to a tremendous start to its 2026.  The Cavaliers enter their four-game series against Iowa Western Friday afternoon riding an 11-game winning streak and stand 15-1 overall, tying the second-best start t through 16 games in program history.

The Cavaliers are currently tied for 10th in the NJCAA in team batting average at .376. They lead the nation in home runs (38) and extra-base hits (97), rank 10th in hits (187), fourth in RBI (171), tied for third in doubles (48), tied for third in triples (11), and seventh in runs scored (172). JCCC pitchers rank eighth in strikeouts (165), eighth in strikeouts per nine innings (12.58) and fifth in total victories (15).

Individually Ryan Bradford leads the NJCAA in extra base hits with 22 and is tied for first in RBI (33) and doubles (11). He ranks tied for second in home runs (9), tied for fifth in hits (30) and tied for seventh in runs scored (28).

Briggs Roe is tied for second nationally with 31 hits, tied for third with 17 extra base hits and tied for 10th in runs scored with 27.

On the mound, Ashton Nance is tied for second for most wins with four.

Backed by a relentless lineup and dominant arms on the mound, Johnson County has quickly established itself as one of the premier programs in the nation. The Cavaliers now turn their focus to Iowa Western, aiming to keep their momentum rolling and prove their No. 4 national ranking is just the beginning.