EDMOND, Okla. – Northwest Missouri State University’s Jayme Fritts was named the Athletic Solutions “A Game” Scholar-Athlete of the 2026 MIAA Baseball Championship.
 
The top ten teams from the regular season are in Edmond, Okla., this week for the Association’s postseason baseball championship tournament, hosted May 6-9 at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Wendell Simmons Field. Among all the NCAA Division II baseball student-athletes competing in the championship, Northwest Missouri’s Jayme Fritts was selected as the championship’s “A Game” Scholar-Athlete for his performances on and off the field.

Established by the MIAA in 2022, “A Game” Scholar-Athlete Award presented by Athletic Solutions acknowledges the overall excellence of a student-athlete by recognizing one individual who has contributed to their team’s success while also achieving the highest academic standard among peers. The student-athlete honored with the “A Game” Scholar-Athlete Award must be an active member of a qualifying team and must have a minimum of two terms completed at the institution.
 
Fritts is a senior from Glenwood, Iowa, on the Bearcats’ baseball team. He owns a perfect 4.0 grade point average as an agricultural marketing major with 93 credits completed at the university.
 
Fritts and the Bearcats enter the 2026 MIAA Baseball Championship as the No. 4 seed after finishing 25-11 against conference opponents in the regular season. Fritts has made 11 appearances this season with 13.1 innings pitched. He is 1-0 on the year with one save. He’s registered 12 strikeouts and owns a 5.40 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and has an opposing batting average of .265.
 
Fritts is the seventh student-athlete from Northwest Missouri to receive the “A Game” Scholar-Athlete honor and the first Bearcat baseball player to earn the award. To view past “A Game” Scholar-Athlete award winners and find more information about the award, visit theMIAA.com/scholar-athletes.
 
The MIAA will present Fritts with the “A Game”  Scholar-Athlete trophy prior to the start of Northwest’s quarterfinal game against Central Missouri on Thursday, May 7. The Bearcats and the Mules are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at UCO’s Wendell Simmons Field. To view the official bracket and find more information on the 2026 MIAA Baseball Championship, visit theMIAA.com/baseballchampionship.
 
ABOUT ATHLETIC SOLUTIONS:
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