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Cavaliers climb to No. 2 in NJCAA Baseball Poll

The graphic presents the NJCAA Division I Baseball Rankings for Week 2. On the left side, a vertical list ranks the top five teams: Chipola – accompanied by the team’s logo. Johnson County – with its green-and-gold “JC” logo. McLennan – shown with an orange-and-blue “M” logo. Walters State – represented by a “WS” logo in red and blue. Cloud County CC – with the school’s yellow-and-black thunderbird-style logo. The header includes the NJCAA Baseball emblem. On the right side, the graphic features a baseball player in a yellow “Cavaliers” jersey celebrating on the field, with arms raised in a victory gesture. The background shows an outdoor baseball field with green grass and an outfield fence. At the bottom right, a blue panel displays “Week 2.”
Posted: Mar 03, 2026

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The Johnson County Community College baseball team has opened the season in dominant fashion, winning five consecutive series — including three sweeps — to race out to an 18-2 record through 20 games. The start ties for the third-best opening in program history.

That fast start has also fueled a rapid climb in the NJCAA Division I national poll. The Cavaliers began the preseason ranked No. 12, moved up to No. 4 in the first regular-season poll, and climbed again to No. 2 in the second poll released Monday.

Johnson County ranks among the nation's top offensive teams in multiple categories. The Cavaliers are fourth nationally in extra-base hits (103), sixth in doubles (50) and triples (12), seventh in home runs (41) and total bases (407), eighth in slugging percentage (.675), 12th in RBI (190), and 13th in runs scored (207). As a team, JCCC is batting an impressive .348.

Johnson County ranks among the nation's top offensive teams in multiple categories. The Cavaliers are fourth nationally in extra-base hits (103), sixth in doubles (50) and triples (12), seventh in home runs (41) and total bases (407), eighth in slugging percentage (.675), 12th in RBI (190), and 13th in runs scored (207). As a team, JCCC is batting an impressive .348.

Individually in conference play, JCCC boasts four of the top five players in extra-base hits. Ryan Bradford leads all players with 24, followed by Briggs Roe with 17. Colin Coonradt ranks fourth with 14, and Logan Groh is fifth with 12.

Bradford also leads the conference in doubles (12), home runs (10) and RBI (35), and is tied for first in triples (2). Coonradt and Roe are tied for second with 26 RBI apiece, while Groah ranks sixth with 23 RBI.

On the mound, Ashton Nance leads the conference with five victories, while Liam Roche is tied for fourth with three wins. Roche tops the league in strikeouts with 32, Victor Christal ranks third with 27, and Nance sits sixth with 23 strikeouts.