GREENSBORO, N.C. – Earning more postseason honors for Cal State San Marcos baseball, freshman Canon King was named to the 2026 ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region first team, while redshirt senior Zech Samayoa was named to the second team on Wednesday.

Selections were voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and coordinated by the ABCA NCAA Division II All-America & Coach of the Year Committee.

Earning first-team honors as an outfielder, King had a historic freshman season for CSUSM as he batted .339 with 49 runs, 58 hits, 12 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs, 58 RBIs, a .690 slugging percentage, a .472 on-base percentage and a 1.162 OPS. King's RBI total for the year ranked second in team history, only behind Samayoa. He was named to the All-CCAA first team and was once named the CCAA Player of the Week, becoming the first freshman in program history to earn both honors. This is King's third All-Region honor of the postseason and his second on a first team

Taking second-team honors as a designated hitter, Samayoa set single-season records for home runs (23), RBIs (78), total bases (151) and slugging percentage (.868) as the team's designated hitter. The Cerritos native led the Cougars with a .362 batting average, 53 runs, 63 hits, 17 doubles and a 1.297 OPS as he earned CCAA Player and Newcomer of the Year honors. This is Samayoa's third All-Region selection of the postseason after being named the West Region Player of the Year by the D2CCA and NCBWA. He was also named to the NCBWA All-America second team.

The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-America teams will be announced on Friday, May 29. Only All-Region first-team selections are eligible for All-America honors.