Vikings Baseball Continues Historic Season with Postseason Honors and Record-Breaking Performances

CONTACT: Julia Quinlan, j.quinlan@hvcc.edu, (518) 629-7863 or (518) 530-7376
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Thursday, May 14, 2026

The Hudson Valley Community College Vikings baseball team continues its postseason run after a dominant 2026 regular season, entering the Region 3 Final Four with a 34-3 record and the #2 seed in Region 3. Along the way, the Vikings have collected a long list of postseason honors while producing one of the most successful seasons in program history.

Hudson Valley earned nine Mountain Valley Conference honors, sweeping the conference's top awards. Robert Melo was named Mountain Valley Conference Player of the Year, while Josh Parrow earned Coach of the Year honors following the Vikings' dominant regular season performance.

The Vikings also placed five players on the All-Conference First Team with Nico DeSanto, Red Maron, Logan Norman, Brendan Shea, and Melo receiving recognition. Nick Commisso and Eliezer Rosario earned All-Conference Second Team honors, giving Hudson Valley nine total conference awards.

The postseason recognition continued with six All-Region selections. Brendan Shea, Robert Melo, Logan Norman, Red Maron, and Nico DeSanto earned First Team All-Region honors, while Eliezer Rosario was named to the Second Team.

The accolades were highlighted by several historic individual performances throughout the season. Melo delivered one of the most dominant offensive campaigns in program history, setting a new single-season RBI record with 70 while also breaking the single-season home run record with 16. DeSanto reached a major career milestone during the season, recording his 100th career hit while serving as one of the Vikings' most consistent offensive contributors.

Defensively, Logan Norman earned All-Glove Team honors after a standout season in the outfield. Norman totaled 57 putouts with a .967 fielding percentage across 37 games while also rewriting the program record book offensively. He became Hudson Valley's all-time career hits leader with 122 hits and set new program records for single-season runs (68), career runs (119), and career doubles (32).

Hudson Valley also earned six selections to the All-East Division Team, with Eliezer Rosario and Brendan Shea representing the pitching staff, Robert Melo earning honors at first base, Red Maron and Logan Norman selected in the outfield, and Nico DeSanto recognized as the designated hitter.

The Vikings' success has been powered by one of the nation's most productive offenses. Hudson Valley finished the regular season batting .403 as a team with a .510 on-base percentage while scoring 413 runs and collecting 403 hits. The Vikings added 141 extra-base hits, including 33 home runs, and stole 161 bases during the regular season.

Now, the Vikings turn their attention to the Region 3 Final Four as they continue a season defined by championships, records, and one of the strongest all-around performances in program history.