MCAC Recognizes Baseball All-Division Team

MCAC Recognizes Baseball All-Division Team

Rochester, MN –

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) office has announced the MCAC Baseball All-Division awards for the 2025 season.

Following the conclusion of the regular season, MCAC baseball coaches nominated and ranked the players for each division - North, Central, and South.  The top players from each division, based on rankings at their position, were then named to the MCAC All-Division Team. Coaches in each division also selected their Player-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year.

In the MCAC North Division, Ian Becker, a sophomore third baseman from Minnesota North College - Rainy River, was selected as the Player of the Year.  Jonathan Lund, head coach at Northland Community and Technical College, was named the Coach of the Year. 

In 42 games, Becker had 58 hits in his 122 at-bats for a .475 batting average. He scored 41 runs and had six home runs, 15 doubles, and two triples. Becker drove in 38 runs, walked 29 times, and stole 11 bases. His on base percentage was .580 and his slugging percentage was .779. Defensively, he had 63 put-outs and 40 assists in 113 total chances for a .912 fielding percentage.  

Coach Lund led his Pioneers team to the MCAC North Division title, compiling a 26-22 overall record and a 17-3 record in the North Division.

Hayden Frank, a sophomore right fielder and left-handed pitcher from St. Cloud Technical and Community College, earned the MCAC Central Division Player-of-the-Year award, and his head coach, David Kroger, was chosen as the Central Division Coach-of-the-Year. 

Frank played in 44 games this season and had a batting average of .507 in 136 at-bats. He collected 69 hits with seven doubles, four triples, and 4 home runs. Frank scored 50 runsand had 42 RBI and 29 walks. He also had 24 stolen bases.  Frank had nine starts on the mound and went 5-3, giving up only 12 earned runs and 44 hits in his 52.0 innings of work. He pitched three complete games and had one shutout. His 68 strikeouts for the season ranks 3rd in the MCAC Central and his ERA of 2.08 is tops in the division. 

Coach Kroger led his Cyclones to a 29-18 overall record and a 17-3 record in the MCAC Central Division. His team won the Central Division title. 

The MCAC South Division Player-of-the-Year is Seth Nelson, a sophomore infielder from Century College. His head coach at Century, Matt Erzar, earned the South Division Coach-of-the-Year award. 

Nelson had 65 hits in 156 at bats this season for a .417 batting average. Playing in 51 games, he had 18 doubles and 14 hoe runs, leading the MCAC South in both categories. Nelson drove in 61 runs and scored 70. He walked 33 times and stole 10 bases. His 125 total bases ranked first in the MCAC South Division, and his .801 slugging percentage was 3rd.  Nelson had an exceptional defensive season, gathering 113 put outs and 55 assists in 172 total chances for a .977 fielding percentage.

Coach Erzar led his Wood Ducks team to a 42-9 overall record and a perfect 16-0 record in the MCAC South Division. The Wood Ducks also claimed the MCAC South Division championship and were the top seed in the Region 13 Tournament.

Below is a complete list of the 2025 MCAC All-Division Teams:

North All-Division Team 

Team College Player Name Jersey # Position Year
Infield
1st MNC-Rainy River Ian Becker 15 3B SO
1st Northland Justin Amesquita 25 1B SO
1st MNC-Itasca Thomas Vekich 8 3B FR
1st MNC-Hibbing David Cano 4 SS FR
2nd MNC-Vermilion TJ Frein 11 1B FR
2nd Northland Joshua Torres 6 3B FR
2nd MNC-Vermilion Andrew Ritter 15 SS FR
2nd MNC-Rainy River Josh Johnson 28 1B SO
3rd MNC-Itasca Cooper Flaig 14 1B FR
3rd MNC-Hibbing Ethan Aranda 24 1B FR
3rd MNC-Hibbing Blane Sturm 2 2B FR
3rd MNC-Hibbing Moises Acosta 16 2B FR
           
Outfield
1st MNC-Itasca Bennett Schultz 3 RF SO
1st Northland Tyler Tamez 13 CF SO
1st MNC-Vermilion Nick Berglund 3 CF SO
2nd Northland Dylan Smith 14 RF SO
2nd MNC-Hibbing Rheghon Larson 1 CF FR
2nd MNC-Rainy River Christian Cortes 7 RF FR
3rd MNC-Itasca  Kobe Hinzmann 16 CF FR
3rd MNC-Hibbing Bruce Slygh 5 LF SO
3rd Northland Cooper Lawrence  22 LF SO
           
Catcher
1st MNC-Vermilion Martin Cubillan 13 C FR
2nd MNC-Hibbing Gabriel Cantona 20 C SO
3rd Northland Austin Amesquita 1 C FR
           
DH
1st MNC-Itasca Jaxon Kenning 20 DH FR
2nd MNC-Hibbing Joel Merced 21 DH SO
3rd Northland Gamaliel Vasquez 12 DH SO
           
Pitcher
1st Northland Brandon Castilleja 27 RHP FR
1st Northland Kyle Robinson 15 RHP FR
1st MNC-Itasca Travis Richter 9 RHP FR
2nd MNC-Rainy River Preston Dyok 16 RHP FR
2nd MNC-Hibbing Darren Loyola 19 P SO
2nd MNC-Itasca David Heinen 33 RHP FR
3rd MNC-Hibbing Landon Wood 7 P FR
3rd MNC-Vermilion Andrew Melgeorge 16 LHP FR
3rd MNC-Vermilion Jo Jo Taverna 11 RHP FR
           
Relief Pitcher          
1st Northland  Justin Amesquita  25 LHP SO
2nd MNC-Rainy River Joshua Barrios 22 RHP FR
3rd MNC-Itasca Aiden Carlson 19 RHP SO
           
Coach of the Year: Jonathan Lund Northland    
Player of the Year: Ian Becker MNC-Rainy River    

 

 

Central All-Division Team

Team College Player Name Jersey # Position Year
Infield
1st SCTCC Terrence Moody 21 3B SO
1st Alexandria Tech Jaden Drill 43 1B SO
1st SCTCC Kinnick Christensen 24 SS SO
1st Ridgewater College  Andrew Prieve  21 1B SO
2nd Alexandria Tech Devin Gutierrez 27 SS SO
2nd Ridgewater College  Max Athmann 12 SS SO
2nd Anoka-Ramsey Sam Poser 3 SS FR
2nd SCTCC Griffin Dosan 10 1B SO
3rd SCTCC Luke Dam 2 2B FR
3rd Alexandria Tech Jonah DeJong 16 3B FR
3rd Ridgewater College  Kael Nelson 4 2B FR
3rd Anoka-Ramsey Cole Swift 1 2B FR
           
Outfield
1st SCTCC Hayden Frank 1 RF SO
1st Alexandria Tech Connor Davis 6 RF SO
1st SCTCC Devan Meran 27 CF SO
2nd Anoka-Ramsey Craig Fierro 9 LF / RHP SO
2nd Alexandria Tech Isaac Hamann 8 LF SO
2nd Ridgewater College  Jayce Olthoff  6 CF FR
3rd Anoka-Ramsey Anthony Micheli 17 CF FR
3rd SCTCC Max Reis 6 LF SO
3rd M State Dalton Heater  13 OF SO
           
Catcher
1st Anoka-Ramsey Ty McGee 10/21 C FR
2nd Alexandria Tech Gabriel Cabrera 24 C FR
3rd Ridgewater College  Mason Macziewski 1 C SO
           
DH
1st Ridgewater College  Garrett Kelly  20 DH/C FR
2nd Anoka-Ramsey Dylan Smith 33 DH / IF FR
3rd SCTCC Danny Sanchez 12 DH/INF SO
           
Pitcher
1st SCTCC Hayden Frank 1 LHP SO
1st Alexandria Tech Jalen Vorpahl 23 LHP SO
1st Ridgewater College  Joe Liebl 24 SP FR
2nd SCTCC Griffin Dosan 10 RHP SO
2nd Alexandria Tech DaShaun Robinson 21 RHP FR
2nd SCTCC Evan Acheson 44 RHP SO
3rd Ridgewater College  Gabe Rohman 14 SP SO
3rd Alexandria Tech Jaxon Schoenrock 12 RHP SO
3rd Anoka-Ramsey Craig Fierro 9 RHP / OF SO
           
Relief Pitcher          
1st SCTCC Owen Hindermann 29 LHP SO
2nd Alexandria Tech Zach Anderson 19 RHP SO
3rd Anoka-Ramsey Logan Adamski 24 3B / RHP SO
           
Coach of the Year: David Kroger SCTCC    
Player of the Year: Hayden Frank SCTCC    

 

 

South All-Division Team 

Team College Player Name Jersey # Position Year
Infield
1st Century College Seth Nelson 23 IF SO
1st Century College Hunter Guenther 8 IF SO
1st Riverland  Karlo Aguirre 33 1B SO
1st Century College Joe Hansen 24 IF SO
2nd Century College Connor Larsen 28 IF FR
2nd Western Technical Logan Arndt 19 1B FR
2nd Minnesota West Johnny Ramsey 23 3B SO
2nd Riverland  Raul Martinez 2 2B FR
3rd Riverland  Sam McEvoy 21 SS SO
3rd Rochester Jerry Fletcher 21 2B FR
3rd Western Technical Ethan Loos 25 SS FR
3rd Riverland  Peyton Ransom 3 3B FR
           
Outfield
1st Century College Adrian Warcken 24 OF SO
1st Riverland Alberto Rigual 18 CF SO
1st Minnesota West Haruta Endo 9 LF SO
2nd Riverland  Jonathan Mora 9 RF FR
2nd Century College Jack Erickson 38 OF FR
2nd Minnesota West Eliecer Gonzalez 24 CF FR
3rd Century College Jack Huberty 2 OF SO
3rd Rochester Ramon Teran 10 CF SO
3rd Minnesota West Cayden Von Eye 19 RF FR
           
Catcher
1st Century College Caden Besemer 9 C SO
2nd Minnesota West Shahir Brahim 11 C FR
3rd Riverland David Gonzaga 7 C FR
           
DH
1st Century College Seth Tierney 27 DH SO
2nd Riverland  Evan Lenz 11 DH SO
3rd Western Technical College Mitch Broadhead 26 DH/C SO
           
Pitcher
1st Century College Nathan Bunyard 22 RHP FR
1st Century College Hunter Guenther 8 RHP SO
1st Century College Max Hudlow 30 RHP SO
2nd Riverland  Alberto Rigual 18 RHP SO
2nd Riverland  Carter McQuery 22 RHP SO
2nd Western Technical College Aaron Anderson 15 RHP FR
3rd Minnesota West Tucker Brandner 5 RHP FR
3rd Riverland  Jack Sorenson 24 LHP SO
3rd Minnesota West Triston Sauerbrei 10 RHP SO
           
Relief Pitcher          
1st Century College Shyane Pellin 25 LHP FR
2nd Riverland  Khalil Fernandez 20 RHP FR
3rd Rochester Zach Carr 18 RHP SO
           
Coach of the Year: Matt Erzar Century    
Player of the Year: Seth Nelson Century    

 

 

  

About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system.  The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions.  The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.