KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced new Athletes of the Week from the 2025 baseball season. Noah Steele was named the MIAA Hitter of the Week for Emporia State’s first honor of the season while Ty Riley was named the MIAA Pitcher of the Week to give Fort Hays State back-to-back weekly honors.
MIAA HITTER OF THE WEEK: Noah Steele, Emporia State
Noah Steele hit .500 (7-for-14) on the week with an MIAA-leading 1.071 slugging percentage and .632 on-base percentage. The junior outfielder led the Hornets offense through a 2-2 week against MIAA opponents. Steele opened the week 1-for-4 with a double in the midweek at Fort Hays State. He then opened the series against Arkansas-Fort Smith going 3-of-4 with two solo homers and a pair of RBI singles. In game two against the Lions, Steele went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and was intentionally walked twic. He then went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and another intentional walk in the rubber match win on Sunday. Steele finished the week with two doubles, two home runs, six RBI, four walks and two runs scored. He is the first Hornet to earn an MIAA Athlete of the Week honor this season.
MIAA PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Ty Riley, Fort Hays State
Ty Riley picked up his MIAA-leading ninth victory after tossing his fourth complete game of the season against Northwest Missouri last Friday (April 25). The senior struck out 11 batters in the nine-inning effort, allowing just one run on six hits and three walks. He limited the Bearcats to a batting average of .176, lowering his season ERA to 2.69 in the process. The senior also broke the Fort Hays State school record with 106 strikeouts in a single season. He also currently leads the MIAA with his 106 K’s on the year. Riley is the third Tiger to be crown an MIAA Pitcher of the Week in the 2025 season.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
MIAA HITTERS
Jacob Steele, Central Missouri
Jacob Steele led the Mules offense through a 3-1 week at home with MIAA wins over Northeastern State and Washburn. The senior third baseman hit .375 with six hits, eight runs, two doubles, two homers, seven RBI, two walks, two stolen bases, an .875 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage in four games. In Central Missouri’s 17-5 series-opening win over the RiverHawks, Steele went 3-for-4 with a double, home run, three RBI, three runs and a pair of stolen bases. He then tallied his 200th career hit and went 2-for-3 with a double, homer, three runs and three RBI in the Mules' 10-0, shutout victory over Northeastern State in game two of the MIAA series. Steele struck out one time in 16 at-bats on the week. His seven RBI were also a league-high for the week.
Jett Buck, Washburn
Jett Buck went 10-for-20 (.500) on the week with a .545 on-base percentage and four extra-base hits while helping the Ichabods to a 4-1 week to end the regular season. Buck had four multi-hit games with three games slashing three hits. In Washburn’s 8-2 game-one win over Newman, Buck went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a triple.
MIAA PITCHERS
Izac Sizemore, Northeastern State
Izac Sizemore collected a pair of MIAA wins in games against Central Oklahoma and No. 3-ranked Central Missouri. The junior threw 6.2 innings in the RiverHawks 10-3 win over the Bronchos, giving up six hits and three runs while striking out six batters. He then threw 7.0 innings in Northeastern’s 6-4 win over the ranked Mules, allowing seven hits and just one run to score while striking out three hitters. Through 52 at-bats, Sizemore held opponents to a batting average of .250.
Jack Kreisman, Central Missouri
Jack Kreisman earned the win on the mound in the Mules' 10-0 triumph over Northeastern State this past Saturday (April 26). The sophomore allowed no earned runs on just two hits with three strikeouts and zero walks in six innings and 84 total pitches.
ALSO NOMINATED:
HITTERS – Drew Townsend [Missouri Southern], Mason Ruiz [Northeastern State], Cesar Saavedra [Fort Hays State], Andrew Ramirez [Rogers State]
PITCHERS – Jaren Guck [Northwest Missouri], Maddox Thornton [Pittsburg State], Grant Shankle [Arkansas-Fort Smith], Nick Woodcock [Emporia State], Cooper Carlgren [Washburn]
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
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WEEK THIRTEEN HITTER: Noah Steele, Emporia State
WEEK THIRTEEN PITCHER: Ty Riley, Fort Hays State