Several Taylorville baseball players earned recognition when the 2025-26 Apollo Conference Baseball All-Conference teams were announced.

Leading the way for the Tornadoes was senior infielder Maxx Grieme, who was named a First Team All-Apollo Conference position player and was also selected as a unanimous first-team pick, one of only a handful of players in the conference to receive unanimous recognition from league coaches.

Taylorville also placed sophomore pitcher Carter Cappellin on the Second Team All-Apollo Conference pitching squad after a strong season on the mound.

Senior Colton Gatton earned Second Team All-Apollo Conference honors as a position player, giving Taylorville three overall selections on the conference teams.

The Apollo Conference was led by Mahomet-Seymour, which finished first in the league standings at 7-3. Effingham and Mt. Zion tied for second at 6-4, followed by Charleston at 5-5. Taylorville finished fifth in the conference with a 4-6 record, while Mattoon was sixth at 2-8.

Taylorville’s three all-conference selections were among the conference’s top performers, with Grieme earning the program’s highest honor as a unanimous first-team choice.