2025 NAIA Baseball All-Americans Announced; Muniz Named Player of the Year, Rhode Pitcher of the Year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2025 NAIA Baseball All-America Teams have been announced, headlined by 2025 Player of the Year Charlie Muniz, of Cumberlands (Ky.), and 2025 Pitcher of the Year Isaac Rohde, of LSU Shreveport (La.).
Rohde recorded 16 winning decisions in the Pilots’ unprecedented 59-0 2025 season, ending the year with 146 strikeouts while issuing just 11 walks over 20 appearances and 120.1 innings pitched. He was also named MVP of the 2025 Avista NAIA World Series, last week, where he struck out 16 batters and went 14.2 innings over three appearances, including a complete-game, four-hit shutout win against Southeastern (Fla.) on May 28.
He had a pair of wins in the World Series and struck out one in a relief appearance in the title game on May 31.
Muniz rounded out a prolific offensive career at Cumberlands in 2025, hitting 36 home runs – two shy of tying an NAIA single-season record – batting .426 with 96 RBIs, and 100 hits, a total that included 18 doubles. He also drew 42 walks to compile a .516 on-base percentage, and his home run and RBI totals led all NAIA batters in 2025.
The 2025 season helped Muniz rewrite multiple records, including both the NAIA and collegiate baseball record with 115 career home runs. The all-associations record had stood for 40 years, held by former Major Leaguer Pete Incaviglia, who hit 100 career home runs. Muniz also broke the NAIA career record for hits (377) and RBIs (336).
The First and Second teams are recognized as ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods. The ABCA began recognizing All-Americans in 1949 and named the first ABCA NAIA All-America team in 1969. Starting in the 2024 season, the NAIA started recognizing Third-Team All-Americans. The NAIA Baseball All-America selection committee is responsible for administering the selection procedures at the site of the NAIA World Series, prior to the start of the National Championship.
Player of the Year: Charlie Muniz, Cumberlands (Ky.)
Pitcher of the Year: Isaac Rohde, LSU Shreveport (La.)
| First-Team All-Americans | Institution | Pos. | Year. | Hometown |
| Miguel Oropeza | Talladega (Ala.) | 1B | Sr. | Aragua, Venezuela |
| Braxton Meguiar | Georgia Gwinnett | 2B | Sr. | Auburn, Ky. |
| Josh Gibson | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 3B | Sr. | O’Fallon, Ill. |
| Alfonso Villalobos | Southeastern (Fla.) | SS | Sr. | Kirland, Quebec |
| Brayden McGinnis | Columbia (Mo.) | INF | Sr. | Concordia, Mo. |
| Charlie Muniz | Cumberlands (Ky.) | C | Sr. | Naranjito, P.R. |
| Daniel Stewart | Tennessee Wesleyan | C | Sr. | Hazel Green, Ala. |
| Alex Harrell | Georgia Gwinnett | OF | Jr. | Paragould, Ark. |
| Simon Grinberg | Keiser (Fla.) | OF | Sr. | Kitchener, Ontario |
| James Jett | Missouri Baptist | OF | Sr. | Louisville, Ky. |
| Kolton Reynolds | Tennessee Wesleyan | OF | Jr. | Huntsville, Ark. |
| Scott Seeker | Georgia Gwinnett | DH | Sr. | Akron, Ohio |
| Noah Palmese | Webber International (Fla.) | RP | Sr. | Seminole, Fla. |
| Trey Seeley | Hope International (Calif.) | SP | Sr. | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| Isaac Rohde | LSU Shreveport (La.) | SP | Sr. | Rice Lake, Wis. |
| Draven Zeigler | LSU Shreveport (La.) | SP | Jr. | Ash Grove, Mo. |
| Blayne Huter | Webber International (Fla.) | SP | Sr. | Sebring, Fla. |
| Second-Team All-Americans | Institution | Pos. | Year. | Hometown |
| Nash Crowell | Reinhard (Ga.) | 1B | Sr. | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Vantrel Reed | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 2B | Sr. | Vicksburg, Miss. |
| Jaidan Quinn | Concordia (Neb.) | 3B | Sr. | Bonner Springs, Kan. |
| Alec Gonzalez | Cumberlands (Ky.) | SS | Sr. | Chicago, Ill. |
| Corbin Shaw | Tennessee Wesleyan | INF | Sr. | Conyers, Ga. |
| Tyler Favretto | Kansas Wesleyan | C | Sr. | Montreal, Quebec |
| Tyler Horner | Oregon Tech | C | Sr. | Twin Falls, Idaho |
| Charlie Updegrave | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | OF | Sr. | Oakridge, Ore. |
| Ravaughn Morgan | Oklahoma Wesleyan | OF | Sr. | Pflugerville, Texas |
| Kaleb Kolpien | Taylor (Ind.) | OF | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Samuel Fabian | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | OF | Sr. | Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Trey Tarver | Arizona Christian | DH | Sr. | Surprise, Ariz. |
| Kailen Hamson | Cumberlands (Ky.) | SP | Sr. | Gold Coast, Australia |
| Josh Landry | Hope International (Calif.) | SP | Jr. | Long Beach, Calif. |
| Cobe Reeves | LSU Shreveport (La.) | SP | Sr. | Ingleside, Texas |
| Andrew Herbert | Reinhard (Ga.) | SP | Sr. | San Clemente, Calif. |
| Jackson Hohensee | Arizona Christian | RP | Jr. | Anthem, Ariz. |
| Third-Team All-Americans | Institution | Pos. | Year. | Hometown |
| Matthew Rhoades | Concordia (Neb) | 1B | So. | Monument, Colo |
| Ryan Muizelaar | Jamestown (N.D.) | 1B | Sr. | Grand Forks, N.D. |
| Jeremy Conforti | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 1B | Sr. | Villa Park, Ill. |
| Logan Beard | Indiana Southeast | 2B | Sr. | Goshen, Ky. |
| Jhors Gomez | Southwestern Christian (Okla.) | 2B | Sr. | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Josh Shelly | Tennessee Wesleyan | 3B | Jr. | Houma, La. |
| Steven Elsner | Bellevue (Neb.) | INF | Sr. | San Francisco, Calif. |
| Felix Polanco | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | INF | Sr. | Fuerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Tyler Renn | Columbia (Mo.) | C | Sr. | Jefferson City, Mo. |
| Brock Rinehart | Grand View (Iowa) | C | Sr. | Woodbury, Minn. |
| Connor Hicks | Southeastern (Fla.) | C | Sr. | Toronto, Ontario |
| Jonny McGill | British Columbia | OF | Sr. | Richmond, B.C. |
| Jon Ponder | Georgia Gwinnett | OF | Sr. | Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| David Shackelford | Hope International (Calif.) | OF | Jr. | La Habra, Calif. |
| Garrett Felix | Loyola (La.) | OF | Sr. | Scott, La. |
| Ty Stepek | Madonna (Mich.) | OF | So. | White Lake, Mich. |
| Ty Beck | The Master’s (Calif.) | OF | Jr. | Lebanon, Ohio |
| Ian Heck | York (Neb.) | OF | Sr. | Roseville, Calif. |
| Josh Alexander | William Carey (Miss.) | OF | Sr. | Napoleonville, La. |
| Victor Sanchez | Oklahoma Wesleyan | DH | Sr. | Miami, Fla. |
| Carter Rost | Cumberland (Tenn.) | SP | Sr. | Osakis, Minn. |
| Ben Harris | Georgia Gwinnett | SP | Sr. | Crystal Lake, Ill. |
| Aaron Robertson | Southeastern (Fla.) | SP | Sr. | Everett, Wash. |
| Gabel Pentecost | Taylor (Ind.) | SP | Jr. | Fremont, Ind. |
| Rigoberto Hernandez | William Carey (Miss.) | SS | Sr. | Panama City, Panama |
| Ritter Steinmann | Kansas Wesleyan | RP | Sr. | Oroville, Calif. |