Patton and Goddard named to 2026 ABCA NCAA Div. III Region VIII All-Defensive Team

Aurora University baseball student-athletes, senior catcher Tyler Patton and freshman outfielder Isaac Goddard were named 2026 ABCA NCAA Div. III Region VIII All-Defensive Team when the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) released the All-Region Teams. For Patton, the defensive honor adds to a 2026 awards list that includes being a D3baseball.com All-American, ABCA and D3baseball.com All-Region and Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference First-Team All-Conference while Goddard adds to his freshman season that saw him named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference First-Team All-Conference. Patton commanded the Spartan defense from behind the plate and finished with a .987 fielding percentage, picking up 264 putouts,…