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2026-27 Men's Rugby Roster

Phil Hoffmann
Vienne Ladoulis-Urban

Andrew Baublitz

  • Class Senior
  • Position Center
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Hometown Glen Burnie, Md.
  • High School Archbishop Spalding

Biography

Career Honors: 
2025-26 CRAA Division I-A First Team All-American
2024-25 CRAA Division I-A All-American
2025 First Team All-Rugby East
2024 First Team All-Rugby East

2025-26 // Junior Year 
Fall Season:
Started all six games for the Midshipmen … Led the team with four tries to guide Navy to its fourth-consecutive Rugby East title … Scored two tries in a 50-14 season-opening victory over Queens … Ran in two tries in a commanding 59-19 victory over Mount St. Mary’s … Named to the First Team All-Rugby East squad for the second-straight season. 

Spring Season: Started all seven games … Led Navy with seven tries … Scored two tries in back-to-back games against Mount St. Mary’s and California … Scored a try in three of four playoff games, including his first of the postseason in a 38-10 quarterfinal victory over Army … Added a try in the semifinals against Life (35-21) and another in the national championship game against California … Finished the season with 11 tries for 55 points … Received his second CRAA Division I-A All-America honor.

2024-25 // Sophomore Year 
Fall Season:
Started nine matches to help Navy win its third-straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Led the team in tries for the second-consecutive season with 13 … Recorded his 26th-career try in a 43-28 victory over BYU, setting a program record for most career tries … Scored four tries in a 79-14 win over Air Force … Garnered First Team All-Rugby East honors. 

Spring Season: Started all six matches … Scored his lone try in a 29-26 victory over No. 14 Penn State … Named one of 12 CRAA Division I-A All-Americans for Navy.

2023-24 // Freshman Year 
Fall Season:
Appeared in nine matches with seven starts, helping Navy post an 11-0 record and win its second-straight Rugby East Conference Championship … Led the team with eight tries and finished second in scoring with 40 points … Became the second Midshipman to score four tries in a single match during a 117-0 victory over Delaware. 

Spring Season: Appeared in eight matches with seven starts, helping Navy reach the CRAA DI-A National Championship for the second straight season … Led the Mids with five tries … Ended the year as the team leader in tries (13) and second in scoring (65 points) … Scored a try in a 41-7 victory over Mary Washington in the first round of the CRAA Playoffs.

High School
A 2022 graduate of Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Maryland … Also attended The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania … Earned four varsity letters in rugby and wrestling at Archbishop Spalding and one in football at Kiski … Earned All-MIAA honors in rugby his junior and senior years … Won the Maryland wrestling state title at 160 pounds his junior season … High school teammate of Navy men’s rugby player Aidan Gerber.

Personal
Son of Gordon and Debbie Baublitz … Majoring in political science … Also considered Mary Washington and Mount St. Mary’s ... Majoring in political science. 

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Center
    5'11" 185 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Center
    5'11" 185 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

    Center
    5'11" 185 lbs
  • 2026Senior

    Center
    5'11" 185 lbs