FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas right-handed pitcher Gabe Gaeckle and center fielder Maika Niu made the first preseason All-America list of the 2026 baseball season Wednesday.
Gaeckle (second team) and Niu (third) were selected to the preseason All-America teams by Perfect Game. Gaeckle is a junior and Niu is a senior who transferred to the Razorbacks from Marshall last summer.
Gaeckle was listed as a relief pitcher on the Perfect Game list, but he is expected to be Arkansas' No. 1 starter this year. He was the team’s Opening Day starter last season before he struggled in the first month of the season and returned to a relief role.