Here are the players voted to the Journal & Courier Big School All-Area baseball team for 2026. On the mound, he went 7-1 with a 1.44 earned run average, striking out 64 and walking 17 over 48 2/3 innings. Alex Lopez, junior, Frankfort: The Hot Dog ace went 4-3 with a 1.11 earned run average, striking out 67 in 50 2/3 innings. Lyrik Neal, senior, Harrison: Neal produced an Indiana All-Star season after the Taylor recruit went 7-1 with a 2.16 earned run average. The Indiana All-Star compiled a 5-0 record on the mound, striking out 56 with just seven walks and a 1.30 earned run average.