BUIES CREEK — Campbell baseball head coach
Chris Marx was tabbed Coastal Athletic Association Coach of the Year and right-hander
David Rossow was named Pitcher of the Year as the conference announced postseason awards on Tuesday afternoon. The awards were voted on by the league's head coaches.
Along with Rossow, five Camels including infielder
Joey Morton, infielder
Jonah Oster, outfielder
Carlos Lugo, utility
Jett Music, and relief pitcher
Beau Brailey were named All-CAA First Team. Outfielder
Joe Simpson was named All-CAA Second Team and
Braxton Shaffer earned honorable mention. Lugo was also named to the All-Rookie team.
Chris Marx led the Camels to a 39-15 overall record and historic 26-4 mark in the CAA. The 26 wins across league play marks the most wins for a program in CAA history. Campbell was picked to finish third in the league with a first place vote but secured the number one seed in the conference tournament. The Camels claimed nine of its ten conference series while sweeping seven of those series. Marx becomes just the fifth head baseball coach to win its conference Coach of the Year award.
David Rossow becomes the fifth Camel to win conference Pitcher of the Year after compiling a 9-1 record with a 2.64 ERA in 71.2 innings pitched on the season. Rossow was 8-0 in league play with a 2.06 ERA in 56.2 innings pitched. The right-hander led the league in ERA, opposing batting average (.201), strikeouts (93), wins, and earned runs allowed (21). Rossow collected a career high 13 strikeouts against NC A&T on March 14 before recorded double digit strikeouts in two more contests. Against UNCW on April 11, Rossow threw a career-long 8.0 innings allowing just one run on four hits and picked up 11 strikeouts. He was named CAA Pitcher of the Week following the performance.
Joey Morton earned First Team All-CAA for the second consecutive season after leading the league with 71 RBI. The Oxford, Pa., native slashed .307 and belted 20 home runs on the season, the second-most in the league. His slugging percentage of .673 was second-best in the league and tallied a league high nine sacrifice flies. Morton started in 53 games marking all but one contest on the season.
Jonah Oster earns First Team All-CAA for the first time in his career and was the only Camel to start in all 54 games played. The redshirt senior batted .272 on the season including a team-high 16 doubles, 11 home runs, and 52 RBI. Oster led the league with 217 at bats. Oster registered 19 multi-hit performances and was fourth on the team with 14 multi-RBI games.
Freshman
Carlos Lugo earns his first postseason awards after being named to the first team and all-rookie squads. Lugo led the Camel offense batting .354 in 52 games played. He collected a league best 73 hits including 13 doubles, triple, and six home runs. He drove in 38 runs and scored a team 46 runs. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native led the squad with 24 multi-hit games and tallied the Camels longest hitting streak of the season (15).
Jett Music earns postseason honors in back-to-back seasons after securing a spot on the All-Rookie team. Music concluded the regular season batting .307 in 44 games played. He led the league launching 21 home runs and registered the fifth-most RBI with 52 runs batted in. The Clayton, N.C., native led the league in OPS (1.270) and slugging percentage (.829). Music collected five multi-homer and 17 multi-RBI performances.
Right-hander
Beau Brailey earns his first career honor after being a steady presence in relief for the Camels. Brailey compiled a 1.78 ERA in 30.1 innings pitched. He was 5-0 on the season and collected three saves. Brailey made a team-high 26 appearances and picked up 24 strikeouts. The redshirt sophomore combined to throw in the Camels two shutouts on the season.
Joe Simpson was tabbed Second Team All-CAA for back-to-back seasons. Simpson appeared in just 30 games on the season after being forced out due to injury. The outfielder concluded his season batting .320 including five doubles and two home runs. Simpson proved to be a menace on the base paths swiping 25 of 26 bags on the season.
Braxton Shaffer earns honorable mention honors after finishing the regular season with a 2-0 record and a pair of saves. He compiled a 3.70 ERA and allowed just 13 runs on 13 hits in 24.1 innings of work. He collected 38 strikeouts on the season and held opponents to a .153 batting average.
The top-seeded Camels open CAA Championship play on Thursday at 3 p.m. in Wilmington. All games will be streamed on FloCollege and live stats will be available. Purchase tickets at caasports.com/baseball.
2026 CAA BASEBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jamie Laskofski, William & Mary
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: David Rossow, Campbell
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Trey Williford, UNCW
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dylan Johnson, Charleston
COACH OF THE YEAR: Chris Marx, Campbell
FIRST TEAM
C – Dylan Johnson, Charleston
IF – Wyatt Hunt, Monmouth
IF – Jamie Lakofski, William & Mary
IF – Trevor Lucas, UNCW
IF – Joey Morton, Campbell
IF – Jonah Oster, Campbell
OF – Harrison Feinberg, Northeastern
OF – Ryan Gerety, Northeastern
OF – Nick Lovarco, Monmouth
OF – Carlos Lugo, Campbell
UT – Jett Music, Campbell
DH – Matt Brinker, Northeastern
SP – Carlos Martinez, Hofstra
SP – David Rossow, Campbell
SP – Trey Williford, UNCW
RP – Beau Brailey, Campbell
RP – Andrew Wertz, Northeastern
SECOND TEAM
C – Brian Heckelman, Towson
IF – Michael Brown, Hofstra
IF – Tyler Harmony, Northeastern
IF – Matthew Kosuda, William & Mary
IF – Gabriel Melara, Hofstra
IF – Simmi Whitehill, Monmouth
OF – Louis Bartletti, William & Mary
OF – Brian DuRoff, Elon
OF – Joe Simpson, Campbell
OF – Nick Zampieron, Stony Brook
UT – Mason Hughes, UNCW
DH – CJ Griggs, Hofstra
SP – Cooper Allen, UNCW
SP – Robbie O'Connor, Northeastern
SP – Luc Rising, Northeastern
RP – Kevin Opanel, Monmouth
RP – Jack Weight, William & Mary
HONORABLE MENTION: Chris Carson, IF, Stony Brook; Kevin Jones, IF, UNCW; Alex LaCoste, IF, Charleston; Chris Walsh, IF, Monmouth; Nicholas Dromboski, OF, Stony Brook; Reece Holbrook, OF, Charleston; Brady Nathison, OF, Towson; JP Pennella, OF, UNCW; Bruce Wyche, OF, North Carolina A&T; Carson Bryant, SP, Charleston; Micah Worley, SP, Stony Brook; Austin Beard, RP, Monmouth; Cooper Maher, RP, Northeastern;
Braxton Shaffer, RP, Campbell
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Jake Amman, Charleston
AJ Aschettino, Northeastern
Nicholas Dromboski, Stony Brook
Tyler Harmony, Northeastern
Carter Harrington, Charleston
Sam Kaczmarek, William & Mary
Matthew Kosuda, William & Mary
Carlos Lugo, Campbell
Cooper Maher, Northeastern
Trey Williford, UNCW
