KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gage Williams led a trio of Northeastern State players recognized with All-MIAA baseball honors Tuesday, as the conference announced its postseason awards ahead of the tournament in Joplin.

Williams was named to the All-MIAA Second Team at catcher. Despite missing 16 games, the Sapulpa, Oklahoma, native hit 10 home runs and led the RiverHawks with a .373 batting average. He reached base in 13 consecutive games and recorded 12 multi-hit performances. It marks the second straight year Williams has earned All-MIAA honors, and the fourth consecutive season a Northeastern State catcher has received a postseason award.

Diego Murillo received honorable mention from MIAA coaches after leading NSU with 19 multi-hit games. He was the only player to start and appear in all 50 contests this season.

Colton Ayres also earned honorable mention recognition. He finished second on the team with a .340 batting average and tied for the team lead with 12 stolen bases during the regular season.

Northeastern State will open MIAA Tournament play Wednesday at 1 p.m. against Washburn.

2025 MIAA BASEBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS & ALL-MIAA TEAMS
Co-Player of the Year: Caden Robertson – Central Oklahoma
Co-Player of the Year: Jacob Steele – Central Missouri
Co-Pitcher of the Year: Kolby Dougan – Pittsburg State
Co-Pitcher of the Year: Ty Riley – Fort Hays State
Freshman of the Year: Cole Kreisel – Central Missouri
Steve Anson Coach of the Year: Justin Wichert – Fort Hays State

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
(Team Includes Ties)
 
ALL-MIAA THIRD TEAM
Starting Pitcher: Tanner Leslie – Pittsburg State
Starting Pitcher: Caleb Lunnon - Washburn
Starting Pitcher: Brettt 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
(Team Includes Ties)

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
(Team Includes Ties)

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: Clayton 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)