Stone Awarded GPAC Second Team; Merritt and Delgado Named Honorable Mention
(Sioux City, Iowa) - The 2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball All-Conference team has been announced after a vote of league coaches. The 2025 GPAC All-Conference Team consists of a first-team, second-team and an honorable mention list along with a gold glove team.
(Sioux City, Iowa) - The 2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball All-Conference team has been announced after a vote of league coaches. The 2025 GPAC All-Conference Team consists of a first-team, second-team and an honorable mention list along with a gold glove team.
Jaidan Quinn of Concordia University was selected as the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player-of-the-Year and Alex Johnson of Concordia University was selected as the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Pitcher-of-the- Year. Riley Plummer of Doane was named the Freshman-of-the Year. Ryan Dupic of Concordia University was named the 2025 Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year. The 18th annual Hauff Mid-America Sports Gold Glove Team was also named.
FIRST TEAM:
First Base Matthew Rhoades Concordia So. Monument, Colo.
Second Base Ty Nekoliczak Concordia Sr. Greeley, Neb.
Third Base Jaidan Quinn Concordia Sr. Bonner Springs, Kan.
Shortstop Ryan Kiolbassa Morningside Sr. Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Utility Infielder Nico Sall Briar Cliff Jr. Omaha, Neb.
Outfield Luke Wroblewski Northwestern Sr. Sussex, Wisc.
Outfield Michael Delzell Morningside So. Camanche, Iowa
Outfield Jaeden Jordahl Concordia Jr. Billings, Mont.
Outfield Jalen Owens Mount Marty Jr. Antioch, Calif.
Catcher Aidan Chang Mount Marty Sr. Roseville, Calif.
Catcher Cade Marquardt Briar Cliff Jr. Litchfield, Minn.
Pitcher Braxton Greenburg Concordia Sr. Plymouth, Minn.
Pitcher Alex Johnson Concordia Gr. Olathe, Kan.
Pitcher Cade Nolan Morningside Jr. Menifee, Calif.
Pitcher Riley Plummer Doane Fr. Grand Island, Neb.
Relief Pitcher Daiten Schmidt Concordia Jr. Hickman, Neb.
Relief Pitcher Sam Hanson Morningside Jr. Gowrie, Iowa
Designated Hitter Sam Kwapnioski Doane Jr. Columbus, Neb.
SECOND TEAM:
First Base Grant Rychnovsky Northwestern Fr. Adel, Iowa
Second Base Daniel Vonnegut Mount Marty Jr. Hayward, Calif.
Third Base Jacob O'Dell Morningside Jr. Northridge, Calif.
Shortstop Joseph Tharaldson Dakota Wesleyan So. Champlin, Minn.
Utility Infielder Diego Trujillo Briar Cliff Sr. Laughlin, Nev.
Outfield Logan Amick Doane Sr. Melbourne, Fla.
Outfield Giacomo Crosetti Morningside Sr. Palo Cedro, Calif.
Outfield Jaden Stone Hastings Jr. Eaton, Colo.
Outfield Aaron Vulcano Doane Sr. Cloverdale, B.C.
Catcher Michael Snyder Morningside Jr. Burien, Wash.
Catcher Michael Welch Concordia Sr. San Diego, Calif.
Pitcher Carter Schorg Briar Cliff Jr. Remsen, Iowa
Pitcher Zachary Vincent Midland Gr. Tucson, Ariz.
Pitcher Drew Dykstra Northwestern Sr. Urbandale, Iowa
Pitcher Christian Gutierrez Concordia Sr. La Mirada, Calif.
Relief Pitcher Brody Ayers Northwestern So. Manhattan, Mont.
Relief Pitcher Zach Hegge Mount Marty Sr. Lyons, Neb.
Designated Hitter Bradley Hallock Concordia Sr. Carrollton, Tex.
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR: Jaidan Quinn, Concordia
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PITCHER-OF-THE-YEAR: Alex Johnson, Concordia
FRESHMAN-OF-THE-YEAR: Riley Plummer, Doane
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS COACH-OF-THE-YEAR: Ryan Dupic, Concordia
HONORABLE MENTION
Briar Cliff – Cam Riemer, Nick Hays, Rance Bryant, Cade Nelson, Brock Saya
Concordia – Jimmy Blumberg, Bronx Lewis, Micah Sweeton
Dakota Wesleyan – Dexter Payne, Caleb Meyers, Alex Mizsak
Doane – Johnny Vulcano ,Taiyo Takahashi, Nicolas Yard, Ethan Merk, Jordan Bond, Kaden Crawford, Raidyn
Steele
Dordt – Logan Templeton, Jared Hughes, Bennett Spronk
Hastings – Jared Delgado, Elijah Merritt
Midland – Joshua Hardamon, Brandon Creps, Owen Kelley, Brody Boyle, Chris Ortega
Morningside – Luke Blackmon, Rhys Fairweather, Zach Koelfgen
Mount Marty – Will Gardner, Palmer Jacobs, Shugo Kondo, Ryan Bachman, Joe Gokie, Slayder Watterson
Northwestern – Payton Montecinos, Devin Dirkx, Grant Guidry, Colton Korver
Waldorf – Mason Smith, Lucas Romero, Jack Kamalski, Cameren Rindone, Isaiah Martin
GPAC/HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS BASEBALL GOLD GLOVE TEAM
The 18 th annual GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Baseball Gold Glove Team has been named. The GPAC team will now be forwarded on to the NAIA level for further consideration. The NAIA has a National Gold Glove team that is sponsored by Rawlings.
First Base Max Harris Doane So. Ballwin, Mo.
Second Base Ty Nekoliczak Concordia Sr. Greeley, Neb.
Third Base Jordan Bond Doane Jr. Victoria, B.C.
Shortstop Ryan Kiolbassa Morningside Sr. Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Pitcher Mitchell Sand Dakota Wesleyan Sr. Rapid City, S.D.
Catcher Cade Marquardt Briar Cliff Jr. Litchfield, Minn.
Left Fielder Taiyo Takahashi Doane So. Lincoln, Neb.
Center Fielder Jalen Owens Mount Marty Jr. Antioch, Calif.
Right Fielder Nate Reyes Midland Sr. Milpitas, Calif.
