KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced new Athletes of the Week from the 2025 baseball season. Central Missouri’s Isaiah Keller was named the league’s Hitter of the Week and Fort Hays State’s Paul Panduro was selected as the Pitcher of the Week.
MIAA HITTER OF THE WEEK: Isaiah Keller, Central Missouri
Isaiah Keller led the Mules offense through a 4-0 week against league opponents with a mid-week win over Northwest Missouri and a series sweep of Missouri Southern. The redshirt senior outfielder hit a sizzling .500 with 11 hits – including six homers, one double and one triple – while tallying 20 RBI, eight runs, a 1.455 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage in four games. Keller opened the week going 3-for-7 with a double, triple, homer and five RBI at Northwest Missouri on April 15 before going 3-for-5 with four RBI and a home run in game one at Missouri Southern on April 17. He then went 2-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI in game one of a doubleheader against the Lions on April 18 before capping off his week with a 3-for-5 showing with two homers and five RBI in the series finale in game two of the Friday doubleheader against Southern. Keller’s 20 RBI, 11 hits and six home runs were all MIAA highs of the week.
MIAA PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Paul Panduro, Fort Hays State
Paul Panduro hurled eight shutout innings in Fort Hays State’s 8-0 win over Newman last Friday (April 18). The senior struck out five Jets and allowed just two hits while holding the opposition to a batting average of .077.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
MIAA HITTERS
TJ Racherbaumer, Emporia State
TJ Racherbaumer hit over .600 and reached base in 14-of-19 plate appearances while helping Emporia State to a 4-0 week. He also became just the second Hornet in the NCAA Division II era to hit for the cycle, achieving the feat in Emporia’s 20-4 series finale win over Northeastern State to end the week. In the Hornets midweek 9-2 win over Missouri Western, Racherbaumer hit a first-inning grand slam and reached base twice with two runs scored. The senior catcher then reached on four times in game one of the MIAA series against the Riverhawks, as he was hit by a pitch three times and scored two more runs in the 18-8 victory. Racherbaumer opened the Friday (April 18) doubleheader against Northeastern State with two home runs and five RBI in the 18-5 win, before rounding out the week with a 4-of-4 game in the series finale where he completed the cycle with a single in the sixth inning after recording an extra. Racherbaumer finished the week with a .615 batting average, a .737 on-base percentage, four home runs, 14 RBI, 11 runs scored, one stolen base and a 1.846 slugging percentage through four games.
Dagen Brewer, Pittsburg State
Dagen Brewer slashed .467/.619/1.533 in leading No. 19 Pittsburg State to a 3-1 week. The Topeka native smacked five home runs among his seven hits (7-of-15) and drove in a team-leading 10 runs on the week. His fourth and fifth homers on the week came in the Gorillas dramatic 17-16 come-from-behind win against Washburn Friday (Apr. 18). The two-round trippers helped Brewer tie the Pitt State single-season home run record with 18, and helped Pitt State overcome a 9-0 and 16-9 deficits in games against the Ichabods. Brewer went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI in Pitt State’s 17-16 MIAA series finale win over Washburn. He also went 2-for-3 with a double, homer and two RBI in Pitt State's 17-12 road win over Missouri S&T last Tuesday (Apr. 15) to open the week. Brewer, who has hit seven home runs in Pitt State's last five games and carries an eight-game hitting streak. He also ranks second in the MIAA in RBI (62) and third in the conference in home runs (18).
MIAA PITCHERS
Christopher Spry, Rogers State
Christopher Spry picked up the decision in the Hillcats 8-1 win over Missouri Western in the second game of a doubleheader last Friday (April 18). The senior put together a shutout start over 6.0 innings, scattering five hits and striking out six Griffons.
ALSO NOMINATED:
HITTERS – Jackson Mervosh [Washburn], Blake Nichols [Rogers State], Tony Moore [Fort Hays State], Ty Hammack [Central Oklahoma]
PITCHERS – Danny Satterlee [Central Oklahoma], Cadyn Castellanos [Pittsburg State], JD McReynolds [Central Missouri]
2025 MIAA BASEBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
WEEK ONE HITTER: Elliott Herrmann, Fort Hays State
WEEK ONE PITCHER: Kolby Dougan, Pittsburg State
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WEEK TWO HITTER: Caden Robertson, Central Oklahoma
WEEK TWO PITCHER: Kolby Dougan, Pittsburg State
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WEEK THREE HITTER: Grant Randall, Central Oklahoma
WEEK THREE PITCHER: Cole Gayman, Missouri Southern
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WEEK FOUR HITTER: Holden Yoder, Northeastern State
WEEK FOUR PITCHER: Cade Flaherty, Fort Hays State
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WEEK FIVE HITTER: Cash Jay, Washburn
WEEK FIVE PITCHER: Christopher Spry, Rogers State
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WEEK SIX HITTER: Vance Tobol, Central Missouri
WEEK SIX PITCHER: Jack Kreisman, Central Missouri
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WEEK SEVEN HITTER: Trey DeGarmo, Fort Hays State
WEEK SEVEN PITCHER: Kyle Moore, Missouri Southern
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WEEK EIGHT HITTER: Vance Tobol, Central Missouri
WEEK EIGHT PITCHER: Colton Anderson, Rogers State
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WEEK NINE HITTER: Caden Robertson, Central Oklahoma
WEEK NINE PITCHER: Kolby Dougan, Pittsburg State
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WEEK TEN HITTER: Ryan Williams, Northwest Missouri
WEEK TEN PITCHER: Caleb Lunnon, Washburn
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WEEK ELEVEN HITTER: Drew Bugner, Pittsburg State
WEEK ELEVEN PITCHER: Ben Haug, Northwest Missouri
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WEEK TWELVE HITTER: Isaiah Keller, Central Missouri
WEEK TWELVE PITCHER: Paul Panduro, Fort Hays State