KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its postseason awards and All-MIAA teams for the 2025 baseball season. Eighty-seven NCAA Division II student-athletes from all 13 MIAA baseball teams earned postseason honors, highlighted by the Association’s six major award winners.
 
The MIAA handed out a total of 95 postseason honors with eight players receiving more than one award. Central Missouri, the 2025 regular season champion, collected a league-high 17 postseason honors. Pittsburg State, the regular season runner-up, received 13 honors followed by Central Oklahoma with 11 and Fort Hays State with 10.
 
The season’s highest honor was awarded to two players – Central Missouri’s Jacob Steele and Central Oklahoma’s Caden Robertson.
 
Co-Player of the Year Jacob Steele helped lead Central Missouri to its sixth straight regular season title as the Mules posted an MIAA record of 29-7. The senior third baseman from St. Peters, Mo., leads MIAA in the box with a .391 season batting average. In 197 regular season at-bats, Steele recorded an MIAA-leading 77 hits, 58 runs scored and 53 RBI. He totaled 12 doubles, three triples and 11 home runs for a .650 slugging percentage. His slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs scored, RBI and home runs also rank within the league’s top ten. Steele started 47 games at third base and was a part of 63 outs and 81 assists while owning a .986 fielding percentage.
 
Co-Player of the Year Caden Robertson led the Bronchos to a fourth-place finish in the 2025 regular season with a league record of 23-13. A senior outfielder from Magnolia, Texas, Robertson was one of the league’s biggest hitters this season. His 73 RBI and 22 home runs both lead the MIAA while his .857 slugging percentage also leads all MIAA hitters. His .376 batting average, 71 hits, 61 runs scored and 19 doubles also rank in the league’s top ten in each category. Defensively, the Bronchos starting left fielder accounted for 63 outs and three assists while owning a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
 
The Association’s Pitcher of the Year award was also awarded to two players – Pittsburg State’s Kolby Dougan and Fort Hays State’s Ty Riley.
 
Co-Pitcher of the Year Kolby Dougan owns a league-best .150 opposing batting average while his 2.03 ERA and 102 strikeouts both rank second among MIAA pitchers. In 62.0 innings pitched, the graduate student from Topeka, Kan., has allowed 32 hits, just 15 runs scored (14 earned runs) and 16 walks while registering 102 strikeouts. He’s 7-0 on the season.
 
Co-Pitcher of the Year Ty Riley leads the MIAA with 111 strikeouts. A senior from Bentonville, Ark., Riley has pitched the second-most innings in the league this season with 89.2 innings in 15 appearances and 14 starts. His 2.91 ERA ranks fourth in the league while his .185 opposing batting average ranks second. He’s allowed 61 hits, 31 runs (29 earned) and 38 walks in 329 at-bats this season.
 
Central Missouri’s Cole Kreisel was honored as the MIAA Freshman of the Year. A first year shortstop from Warrensburg, Mo., Kreisel is hitting .379 with 53 hits, 43 runs, eight doubles, one triple, three home runs, 25 RBI, a team-high 32 walks, a .522 on-base percentage and 11 stolen bases in 44 games this season. His batting average and on-base percentage both rank within the league's top-ten. 

Fort Hays State’s head coach Justin Wichert was selected as the Steve Anson Coach of the Year by his peers. Wichert helped guide the Tigers to their first 30-win season in 15 years and their highest win total in 18 seasons. The Tigers' 26 conference wins are the most for the team since joining the MIAA in 2007. Wichert is the first FHSU head coach to earn the MIAA Coach of the Year recognition and is the first to earn a conference coach of the year honor since Matt Ranson in 2006 (RMAC Coach of the Year). 
 
All 95 postseason honors from the 2025 MIAA baseball season are listed below.
 
The top ten teams in the league will meet for the 2025 MIAA Baseball Championship, hosted May 7-10 in Joplin, Mo., and Pittsburg, Kan. To view the official championship bracket and find more information on the Association’s postseason tournament, visit theMIAA.com/baseballchampionship.
       
ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM
Starting Pitcher: Kolby Dougan – Pittsburg State
Starting Pitcher: Ty Riley – Fort Hays State
Starting Pitcher: Maddox Thornton – Pittsburg State
Relief Pitcher: Brandon Chavez – Fort Hays State
Catcher: TJ Racherbaumer – Emporia State
First Base: Dagen Brewer – Pittsburg State*
Second Base: Andrew Ramirez – Rogers State
Shortstop: Jett Buck – Washburn
Third Base: Jacob Steele – Central Missouri
Outfield: Caden Robertson – Central Oklahoma
Outfield: Alex Rodgers – Pittsburg State
Outfield: Vance Tobol – Central Missouri
Designated Hitter: Dayvin Johnson – Central Missouri
Utility: Drew Bugner – Pittsburg State
*Unanimous Selection
 
ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM
Starting Pitcher: Colton Anderson – Rogers State
Starting Pitcher: Evan O’Toole – Central Missouri
Starting Pitcher: Dax Sharp – Central Oklahoma
Relief Pitcher: JD McReynolds – Central Missouri
Catcher: Hayden Priest – Washburn
Catcher: Gage Williams – Northeastern State
First Base: Elliott Herrmann – Fort Hays State
Second Base: Jackson Mervosh – Washburn
Shortstop: Orlando Gonzalez – Central Oklahoma
Third Base: Trey DeGarmo – Fort Hays State
Outfield: Isaiah Keller – Central Missouri
Outfield: Noah Steele – Emporia State
Outfield: Drew Townsend – Missouri Southern
Designated Hitter: Derek Woolwine – Fort Hays State
Utility: Payton McHarg – Washburn
^Reflects Ties In Voting
 
ALL-MIAA THIRD TEAM
Starting Pitcher: Tanner Leslie – Pittsburg State
Starting Pitcher: Caleb Lunnon – Washburn
Starting Pitcher: Brett Pense – Central Oklahoma
Relief Pitcher: Valek Cisneros – Central Oklahoma
Catcher: Weston Peninger – Rogers State
First Base: Ty Chapman – Central Oklahoma
Second Base: Logan Myers – Emporia State
Shortstop: Rickey Sanchez – Pittsburg State
Third Base: Hayden Dyer – Pittsburg State
Outfield: Easton Bruce – Washburn
Outfield: Ethan Clark – Missouri Southern
Outfield: Brayden Luikart – Missouri Southern
Outfield: Ashton Neuman – Northwest Missouri
Designated Hitter: Andres Contreras – Rogers State
Designated Hitter: Jacob Filip – Missouri Southern
Designated Hitter: Peyton Lewis – Emporia State
Utility: Ryan Williams – Northwest Missouri
^Reflects Ties In Voting

GOLD GLOVE TEAM
Pitcher: Caden Bressler – Washburn
Catcher: Luis Ayala – Fort Hays State
First Base: Chase Wilcox – Central Missouri
Second Base: Andrew Ramirez – Rogers State
Shortstop: Rickey Sanchez – Pittsburg State
Third Base: Jacob Steele – Central Missouri
Outfield: Carson Cheatwood – Rogers State
Outfield: Ty Hammack – Central Oklahoma
Outfield: Brayden Luikart – Missouri Southern
Outfield: Ashton Neuman – Northwest Missouri
Outfield: Alex Rodgers – Pittsburg State
Outfield: Drew Townsend – Missouri Southern
^Reflects Ties In Voting
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Arkansas Fort Smith: Cooper White (Outfield)
Central Missouri: Jack Scott (Starting Pitcher); Jack Kreisman (Starting Pitcher); Jake Wilson (Relief Pitcher); Chris Massey (Relief Pitcher); Chase Heath (Catcher); Grant Hollister (Second Base); Cole Kreisel (Shortstop)
Central Oklahoma: Grant Randall (Third Base); Ty Hammack (Outfield); Joe Ricchio (Designated Hitter)
Emporia State: Cade Barton (Starting Pitcher); Brady Unrein (Shortstop)
Fort Hays State: Cade Flaherty (Starting Pitcher); Tony Moore (Second Base)
Missouri Southern: Chayton Beck (Catcher); Nate Mieszkowski (Utility)
Missouri Western: Logan Winkelman (Starting Pitcher); Frank Gall (Outfield); Kaden Doan (Utility)
Newman: Gio De Graauw (Starting Pitcher); Trent Trammell (First Base); Eli Wohl (Outfield); Micah Kobuszewski (Outfield); Blake Mitchell (Outfield)
Northeastern State: Diego Murillo (Shortstop); Colton Ayres (Outfield)
Northwest Missouri: Ben Haug (Starting Pitcher); Jaren Guck (Starting Pitcher); Dylan Hufft (Shortstop)
Pittsburg State: Cooper Crouch (Relief Pitcher); Cayden Castellanos (Relief Pitcher)
Rogers State: Ky Decker (Starting Pitcher); Landon Riley (Relief Pitcher); Jackson Romero (Third Base)
Washburn: Cooper Carlgren (Starting Pitcher); Cash Jay (Third Base)