Pulaski’s Romine named to All-Appalachian League Team

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Appalachian League announced the 2026 All-Appalachian League Team. The 2026 team is highlighted by Burlington’s Brandon Novy, the Player of the Year, and Johnson City’s Julien Hachem, the Pitcher of the Year.

The All-Appalachian League Team features one catcher, five infielders, four outfielders, one designated hitter, three pitchers and a two-way player. The Danville Otterbots lead all clubs with four selections. The Johnson City Doughboys have three selections, while the Burlington Sock Puppets, Greeneville Flyboys and Kingsport Axmen all have two. Thirteen of the 15 selections are committed to a Division I school, and nine are committed to a Power 4 school.

The Pulaski River Turtles had one player make the team.

Filling the utility outfielder role on the All-Appalachian team was Pulaski’s Luke Romine (Ole Miss).

Romine reached base in all 23 games he played, finishing the season with a .319/.545/.569 slash line. He went 23-for-72 with a 1.114 OPS, five home runs, three doubles, 30 RBI, 29 runs scored, 31 walks and two stolen bases.

In his first three games of the season, Romine went 6-for-7 (.857) with a 2.786 OPS, two home runs, one double and seven RBI enroute to June 15-21 Player of the Week honors. Romine was a member of the Appy League Select Team.

About the Appalachian League

Founded in 1911, the Appalachian League is one of the longest-running baseball leagues in history. The Appy League is the only collegiate summer league under MLB and USA Baseball’s Prospect Development Pipeline (“PDP”) and is an integral part of the identification and development process for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Teams and other future National teams.