KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced new Athletes of the Week from the 2025 baseball season. Ryan Williams was crowned the MIAA Hitter of the Week to claim Northwest Missouri’s first weekly honor of the season and Caleb Lunnon was named the MIAA Pitcher of the Week for Washburn’s first Pitcher of the Week award this season.
MIAA HITTER OF THE WEEK: Ryan Williams, Northwest Missouri
Ryan Williams batted .471 with an .882 slugging percentage as he recorded a hit in all four of the Bearcats games in Week 10. The senior from Kansas City, Mo., totaled four doubles and a home run as Northwest Missouri went 3-1 on the road in the MIAA, including a 13-4 win over No. 1-ranked Central Missouri. Williams ripped three doubles and drove in three runs as he went 3-for-6 at Central Missouri. He scored two runs as the Bearcats took a 2-0 lead in their MIAA series with the Mules. In the series opener with Northeastern State, Williams went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in a 14-2 thrashing of the RiverHawks. He then went 2-for-4 with a walk and run scored in a 10-7 loss to Northeastern State in game two. Williams finished the three-game series with the RiverHawks by going 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs scored and a double. Over the four games, Williams went 8-for-17 at the plate with a league-high eight RBI, six runs scored, four doubles and a home run. He also drew four walks and was hit by a pitch to contribute to his .591 on-base percentage on the week.
Caleb Lunnon led Washburn to its only victory on the week, throwing 6.0 scoreless innings of the Ichabods 7-3 home win over Rogers State. Lunnon allowed just six hits with no walks and five strikeouts against the Hillcast to earn the victory and move to 3-0 on the year. The junior right-handed pitcher also threw 7.0 scoreless innings in Washburn’s loss to Fort Hays State. He allowed just one hit and two walks while striking out five in 22 batters faced for a .045 opponent batting average. In total, Lunnon threw 13.0 scoreless innings and collected 10 strikeouts for a 0.00 ERA and a .152 opponent batting average on the week.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
MIAA HITTERS
Alex Rodgers, Pittsburg State
Alex Rodgers hit .571 (8-of-14) with eight runs scored, a double, a triple, four RBI and five stolen bases while helping Pitt State to a 5-0 week. The Omaha, Neb., native went 3-for-4 at the plate with a triple, three runs scored and three RBI in the Gorillas 15-4 run-rule win over Newman last Sunday (Apr. 6). He wrapped up the week with a 3-for-4 day with a double, and RBI and three stolen bases in Pitt State's 5-1 victory over the Jets Monday (Apr. 7). Rodgers currently leads the MIAA in runs scored (55), triples (6) and stolen bases (23). He ranks third in Division II in triples and fourth nationally in runs.
Noah Steele, Emporia State
Noah Steele began the week going 1-of-5 with an RBI double in the midweek MIAA contest against the Griffons before heating up on the weekend against the No. 1-ranked Mules. The junior went 4-6 with a home run and four RBI in the series opener at Central Missouri and ended the series with back-to-back two-hit, two RBI games which both included a home run – one including a game-tying home run in the ninth of game three. Steele finished the week going 9-of-18 with three home runs, three doubles, seven RBI, and six runs scored. He led all MIAA hitters on the week with nine hits and a 1.167 slugging percentage.
Orlando Gonzalez, Central Oklahoma
Orlando Gonzalez led Central Oklahoma to a 4-0 week as the Bronchos pushed their overall win streak to 12 games. Gonzalez hit .500 and had an .857 slugging percentage with a .588 on-base percentage. The senior shortstop hit a two-run home run on Sunday (April 6) in the 4-1 MIAA series finale win against Arkansas-Fort Smith. He also had a triple in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Lions. Gonzalez totaled six RBI on the week, with two in the Bronchos 17-4 win over Rogers State on Tuesday (April 1) in Edmond and two against Fort Smith in both game one and game three. Gonzalez also finished 4-for-4 stealing bases on the week.
Jacob Filip, Missouri Southern
Jacob Filip batted .500 through four starts with eight hits, six runs scored, two home runs, and six RBI in 16 at-bats. The junior opened the week going 4-for-5 with three runs scored, four RBI, a double, and two home runs in the Lions 16-12 midweek MIAA win over Newman. He followed that up on April 5 in a 12-4 against Missouri Western with a 2-for-4 outing, scoring twice and adding an RBI. Filip continued his strong stretch through the weekend, collecting two more hits and another RBI in a 2-for-4 performance in the 6-0 shutout of the Griffons. In the Lions 9-7 series finale win at Missouri Western, Filip was bit by a pitch in two of his three at-bats to add to his .609 weekly on-base percentage. He currently ranks second in the MIAA for on-base percentage (0.512) and in hit-by-pitch (16).
MIAA PITCHERS
Logan Brasel, Northwest Missouri
Logan Brasel tossed a four-hit shutout in Northwest Missouri's 10-0 MIAA win at Northeastern State. The freshman struck out eight batters and did not issue a walk in the contest. He scattered four hits over seven innings and allowed only one extra-base hit (double). Brasel was tagged for a two-out single in the third inning, a one-out double in the fourth, a leadoff single in the sixth, and a two-out single in the seventh. Only one NSU player reached third base in the Brasel's gem. The shutout was Brasel’s first collegiate shutout as he moved to 4-0 on the year.
Ty Riley, Fort Hays State
Ty Riley went 2-0 for the week with an MIAA-leading 18 strikeouts in 9.0 innings of work. The senior recorded the most strikeouts by an FHSU pitcher in a game since 2001 with 16 in his 7.0 inning complete game against UC-Colorado Springs. Riley struck out at least two batters in each of the first six innings – including three in an inning three times – before his final strikeout in the seventh. The 16 strikeouts were the most by an FHSU pitcher since Joe Curran recorded 18 in a 9.0 inning complete game on March 24, 2001. Earlier in the week, Riley also pitched the final two innings of the 4-1 win over Washburn, picking up a win after FHSU rallied for all four of its runs in the bottom of the ninth. Riley did not allow any hits in the relief outing and struck out two Ichabod batters.
Colton Anderson, Rogers State
Colton Anderson was outstanding on the mound in Rogers State’s 2-0 win over Washburn on Sunday (April 6). The senior threw 8.0 shutout innings and scattered four hits with six strikeouts and no walks. Anderson currently ranks second in the MIAA with an ERA of 2.65 and third in opponent average, holding opposing batters to a .188 average.
ALSO NOMINATED:
HITTERS – Dayvin Johnson [Central Missouri], Elliott Herrmann [Fort Hays State], Andrew Ramirez [Rogers State]
PITCHERS – JD McReynolds [Central Missouri], Casey Stalzer [Missouri Southern], Brett Pense [Central Oklahoma], Tanner Leslie [Pittsburg State], Cade Barton [Emporia State], Braxton Jones [Northeastern State]
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