3 Broncos Picked to Baseball All-GPAC 2nd Team; 5 Named Honorable Mention
(Sioux City, Iowa) - The 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball All-Conference team has been announced after a vote of league coaches. The 2026 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 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball All-Conference team has been announced after a vote of league coaches. The 2026 GPAC All-Conference Team consists of a first-team, second-team and an honorable mention list along with a gold glove team.
Cade Marquardt of Briar Cliff 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. Romani Perez of Morningside University was named the Freshman-of-the Year.
Josh Oltmans of Doane University was named the 2026 Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year. The 19th annual Hauff Mid-America Sports Gold Glove Team was also named.
FIRST TEAM:
|
Position |
Name |
School |
Grade |
Hometown |
|
First Base |
Nico Sall |
Briar Cliff |
SR |
Omaha, Nebraska |
|
Second Base |
Carter Roth |
Doane |
SR |
Stratford, Ontario |
|
Third Base |
Jacob O'Dell |
Morningside |
SR |
Northridge, California |
|
Shortstop |
Grant Sommers |
Doane |
JR |
Papillion, Nebraska |
|
Utility Infielder |
Romani Perez |
Morningside |
FR |
Brighton, Colorado |
|
Outfield |
Conner Maston |
Morningside |
JR |
Kilduff, Iowa |
|
Outfield |
Bronx Lewis |
Concordia |
SR |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
|
Outfield |
Nikolai Wede |
Northwestern |
SO |
Orange City, Iowa |
|
Outfield |
Luke Wilson |
Concordia |
JR |
Clagary, Alberta |
|
Catcher |
Cade Marquardt |
Briar Cliff |
SR |
Litchfield, Minnesota |
|
Catcher |
Jake Watson |
Concordia |
SO |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
|
Pitcher |
Alex Johnson |
Concordia |
SR |
Olathe, Kansas |
|
Pitcher |
Nicolas Yard |
Doane |
SR |
Erie, Colorado |
|
Pitcher |
Brock Saya |
Briar Cliff |
SR |
Johnstown, Colorado |
|
Pitcher |
Cade Nolan |
Morningside |
SR |
Menifee, California |
|
Relief Pitcher |
Warren Rose |
Concordia |
JR |
St. Paul, Oregon |
|
Relief Pitcher |
Brody Ayers |
Northwestern |
JR |
Manhattan, Montana |
|
Designated Hitter |
Jake Kamalski |
Waldorf |
JR |
Huntington Beach, California |
SECOND TEAM:
|
Position |
Name |
School |
Grade |
Hometown |
|
First Base |
Hastings |
JR |
Medicine Hat, Alberta |
|
|
Second Base |
Ranier Castillo |
Northwestern |
JR |
Katy, Texas |
|
Third Base |
Anthony Martinez |
Midland |
SR |
Roseville, California |
|
Shortstop |
Tyler Vance |
Mount Marty |
SR |
Black Foot, Idaho |
|
Utility Infielder |
Devin Dirkx |
Northwestern |
SR |
Spencer, Iowa |
|
Outfield |
Sam Kwapnioski |
Doane |
SR |
Columbus, Nebraska |
|
Outfield |
Jalen Ownes |
Mount Marty |
SR |
Antioch, California |
|
Outfield |
Drew Oreskes |
Dordt |
SR |
El Dorado Hills, California |
|
Outfield |
Hastings |
SR |
Tucson, Arizona |
|
|
Catcher |
Tanner Nelson |
Doane |
JR |
Macon, Missouri |
|
Catcher |
Hastings |
SO |
Rusk, Texas |
|
|
Pitcher |
Gabe Rodriguez |
Doane |
SR |
Thorton, Colorado |
|
Pitcher |
Caden Bugarske |
Concordia |
SR |
Boerne, Texas |
|
Pitcher |
Kai Purdy-Burton |
Morningside |
SR |
Pasadena, California |
|
Pitcher |
Nick Hays |
Briar Cliff |
SR |
Chaska, Minnesota |
|
Relief Pitcher |
Ethan Merk |
Doane |
JR |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
|
Relief Pitcher |
Sam Hanson |
Morningside |
SR |
Gowrie, Iowa |
|
Designated Hitter |
Ryan Vann |
Dordt |
JR |
Platte City, Missouri |
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR:
Cade Marquardt, Briar Cliff
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PITCHER-OF-THE-YEAR:
Alex Johnson, Concordia
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS FRESHMAN-OF-THE-YEAR:
Romani Perez, Morningside
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS COACH-OF-THE-YEAR:
Josh Oltmans, Doane
HONORABLE MENTION
Briar Cliff – Jake Christianson (2B), Damon Schmid (OF), Grant Devecsery (OF
Concordia – Trent Schlim (RP), Jaeden Jordahl (2B), Carson Burnett (1B) Sam Bespoyasny (SP)
Dakota Wesleyan – Caleb Meyers (OF), Alex Mizsak (SP), Kelbee Woodham (DH), Dexter Payne (SP)
Doane – Brayden Jones (1B), Johnny Vulcano (UTL), Jett Grossart (DH), Garret Klein (RP), Cade Bridges (SP), Kaden Crawford (SP)
Dordt – Logan Harris (OF), Jacob Camp (RP), Lincoln Vander Molen (SP), Logan Templeton (1B)
Hastings – Levi Fletcher (UTL), Samuele Bruno (OF), Tyler Rojas (2B), Cameron Dahlgren (SP), Jared Delgado (DH)
Midland – Adam Muniz Jr. (OF), Dax Wandler (2B), Jimmy Martinez (1B), Owen Glover (OF) Morningside – Mason Rego (RP), Kade Yasui (OF), Conner Maston (SP)
Mount Marty – Daniel Vonnegut (2B), Cooper Mlnarik (1B), Aspen Dahl (SP)
Northwestern – Devin Dirkx (SP), Caleb Caciari (3B), Zain Stark (SP), Grant Guidry (DH) Waldorf – Brandon Berg (SP), Cameren Rindone (OF), Mason Smith (SS), Andrew Herrin (C)
GPAC/HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS BASEBALL GOLD GLOVE TEAM
The 19th 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.
|
Position |
Name |
School |
Grade |
Hometown |
|
First Base |
Nico Sall |
Briar Cliff |
SR |
Omaha, Nebraska |
|
Second Base |
Jake Christianson |
Briar Cliff |
SR |
Glencoe, Minnesota |
|
Third Base |
Raenan Padilla |
Briar Cliff |
SR |
Pantagonia, Arizona |
|
Shortstop |
Tyler Vance |
Mount Marty |
SR |
Black Foot, Idaho |
|
Pitcher |
Gabe Rodriguez |
Doane |
SR |
Thorton, Colorado |
|
Catcher |
Cade Marquardt |
Briar Cliff |
SR |
Litchfield, Minnesota |
|
Left Fielder |
Mason Riley |
Dakota Wesleyan |
JR |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
|
Center Fielder |
Jimmy Twombly |
Dordt |
SO |
Chandler, Arizona |
|
Right Fielder |
Cael Walrod |
Briar Cliff |
FR |
Sioux City, Iowa |
