Padilla AA 2026

Padilla Earns Fourth Career All-America Honor

5/28/2026 10:03:00 AM

MINNEAPOLIS - Shenandoah University baseball's Jaime Padilla was named Fourth Team All-America by D3baseball.com on Thursday morning as an outfielder. Padilla garnered Preseason All-American honors from the organization earlier this year, making him the first Hornet since Jake Loew in 2017 to earn both honors in the same season.

Padilla, a senior captain for SU, helped the team lift the 2026 ODAC trophy with a .385 batting average, 72 hits, and 60 RBI. He led the team in runs scored (66), doubles (21), triples (3), total bases (114), and slugging percentage (.610).

Additionally, he started in all 49 games for SU, stole 21 bases, and had a .991 fielding percentage. In the outfield, Padilla had 115 total chances with 112 putouts and two assists.

Throughout his four-year career, the Yonkers, New York native played in 133 games, made 128 starts, and hit .377. In total, he had 189 hits, 48 doubles, 13 home runs, 133 RBI, drew 89 walks, and stole 49 bases. Padilla ranks inside the top 10 of career batting average, OPS, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, doubles, runs scored, and stolen bases for the program.

Padilla has now earned a total of four All-America selections in the last two seasons.

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