ALVA, OKLAHOMA - Northwestern Oklahoma State Baseball finished their season with a 31-20 overall record. The 31 wins is the most in the Division II era for Ranger baseball and the most since the 2012 season.

Northwestern was rewarded for this season having eight players have conference accolades and nine overall accolades after the conference made the announcement of the end of season awards as Trevor Saire earned all-conference and all-defensive team. The eight players and nine overall awards is the most in the division II era for the Rangers beating out the previous high in 2021. These players include Carson Wright, Dylan Bradford, Hagen Barcello, Chad Green, Jacob Shaw, Paul Sachen, Trevor Saire, and Jacob Wiltshire.

The Rangers had two first-team all conference members in Dylan Bradford and Carson Wright. Wright led the Rangers in batting average, was tied for the most home runs on the team, second in RBIs and tied for the highest on base percentage. The .389 batting average was third in the conference. Wright finished the year with 72 hits on the season which was the fourth most in the Great American Conference.

Northwestern then had three second team all-conference players which included Jacob Shaw, Hagen Barcello, and Chad Green. Shaw led the Rangers in wins with five on the season alongside leading the team in saves with eight. The eight saves was a conference high for the season. Shaw finished the season with a 3.41 ERA. 

Green finished the season with a .385 batting average which was sixth in the Great American Conference and second overall on the Rangers. His .654 slugging percentage ranked him 10th in the conference and second on the team only behind Wright. Green finished the season with seven home runs and 34-RBIs.

The Rangers had two players earn GAC honorable mention in Paul Sachen and Trevor Saire. Saire finished the season with a .312 batting average, alongside a .350 on base percentage. He had eight extra base hits with nine home runs and nine doubles on the season while driving in 33 runs for the Rangers. 

Northwestern had two players on the all defensive team which included Jacob Wiltshire and Trevor Saire. Saire finished the season without committing an error with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Saire finished the season with 135 putouts and four assists. 

PLAYER OF THE YEAR 

Oklahoma Baptist - #33 Troy Shields, C, Jr., El Dorado Hills, California

Harding - #40 Maddox Long, Jr., Morrilton, Arkansas

Arkansas-Monticello - #5 Camden Tanner, OF, North Little Rock, Arkansas

Ouachita Baptist - #12 Chase Oberle, P, Jr., Justin, Texas

Arkansas-Monticello - John Harvey

 FIRST-TEAM ALL-GAC

SP - Arkansas-Monticello - #20 Connor Irvine, Jr., Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

SP - Harding - #40 Maddox Long, Jr., Morrilton, Arkansas

SP - Ouachita Baptist - #12 Chase Oberle, Jr., Justin, Texas

SP - Harding - #24 Davis Welch, Sr., Searcy, Arkansas

RP - Southern Arkansas - #44 Isaiah Haynes, Sr., Katy, Texas

RP - Arkansas Tech - #6 Grant Shahan, Sr., Sherwood, Arkansas

C - Oklahoma Baptist - #33 Troy Shields, Jr., El Dorado Hills, California

1B - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #7 Dylan Bradford, Jr., Tucson, Arizona

2B - Oklahoma Baptist - #1 Isiah Lissade, Sr., Elk Grove, California

3B - Henderson State - #6 Kaden Argenbright, Sr., Sulphur Springs, Texas

SS - Southern Arkansas - #7 Brandon Nicoll, Jr., Langley, British Columbia, Canada

OF - Arkansas Tech - #7 Keaton Ranallo, Jr., Owasso, Oklahoma

OF - Southwestern Oklahoma State - #2 Jackson Syring, Derby, Kansas

OF - Arkansas-Monticello - #5 Camden Tanner, Fr., North Little Rock, Arkansas

OF - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #31 Carson Wright, Jr., Bellevue, Nebraska

DH - Oklahoma Baptist - #30 Alex Schroeder, Sr., Rocklin, California

UTL  - Ouachita Baptist - #2 Dustin Bermudez, Sr., Chandler, Arizona

 SECOND-TEAM ALL-GAC

SP - Southern Arkansas - #23 Jeremy Adorno, Jr., Kissimmee, Florida

SP - Arkansas Tech - #31 John Gray, Jr., Youngsville, Louisiana

SP - Southern Arkansas - #20 Mikel Howell, Sr., Huntsville, Texas

SP - Henderson State - #20 Reese Weaks, Jr., Princeton, Texas

RP - Arkansas Tech - #16 Will Horton, Sr., Fort worth, Texas

RP - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #4 Jacob Shaw, Jr., Hastings, Nebraska

C - Ouachita Baptist - #35 Michael Quinones, Sr., Phoenix, Arkansas

1B - Arkansas Tech - #11 Logan Schwenke, Sr., Chandler, Arizona

2B - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #10 Hagen Barcello, Jr., Houston, Texas

3B - Southern Arkansas - #21 Jaden Woolbright, Jr., Benton, Arkansas

SS - Harding - #15 Cooper Newsom, So., Smyrna, Tennessee

OF - Ouachita Baptist - #6 G. Allen, Sr., Little Rock, Arkansas

OF - Southwestern Oklahoma State - #3 Marco Barrera, Wilmington, California

OF - Harding - #8 Michael Dewald, Sr., Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

OF - Southern Arkansas - #11 Trace Shoup, Jr., El Dorado, Arkansas

DH - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #55 Chad Green, Jr., La Habra, California

UTL  - Harding - #12 Collin Helms, So., Lawrenceville, Georgia

 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-GAC

SP - Oklahoma Baptist - #10 Nolan Feazle, Sr., Byng, Oklahoma

SP - Harding - #26 Merritt Jay, So., Arlington, Texas

SP - Southern Arkansas - #31 Tim Ruffino, Sr., Bogalusa, Louisiana

SP - Ouachita Baptist - #10 Cooper Timmons, Sr., League City, Texas

RP - Arkansas Tech - #43 Mason Griffin, Sr., Austin, Arkansas

RP - Arkansas-Monticello - #33 Nelson Mercado, Jr., Brampton, Ontario, Canada

C - Southwestern Oklahoma State - #20 Geoff Marlow, Flower Mound, Texas

1B - Oklahoma Baptist - #25 Jayden Shafer, Jr., Tecumseh, Oklahoma

2B - Ouachita Baptist - #3 Wesley Scott, Fr., Lake Highland, Texas

3B - Arkansas Tech - #10 Brendyn Bard, So., Kansas City, Kansas

3B - Oklahoma Baptist - #9 Spencer Dickinson, Jr., Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

SS - Arkansas-Monticello - #14 Aiden Garrett, Jr., Benton, Arkansas

OF - Oklahoma Baptist - #24 Will Joseph, So., Las Vegas, Nevada

OF - Southern Nazarene - #34 Jacob Martinez, Sr., Ventura, California

OF - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #27 Trevor Saire, Jr., Peoria, Arizona

OF - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #6 Paul Sachen, Jr., Scottsdale, Arizona

DH - Ouachita Baptist - #22 Cade Burris, Sr., Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

DH - Southeastern Oklahoma State - #14 Damon Burroughs, Sr., Pryor, Oklahoma

UTL  - Southern Nazarene - #8 Colby Entwistle, Sr., Edmond, Oklahoma

P - Ouachita Baptist - #10 Cooper Timmons, Sr., League City, Texas

C - Arkansas-Monticello - #2 Chaz Poppy, Jr., Sherwood, Arkansas

1B - Arkansas-Monticello - #18 Cade Cancilla, Jr., Paragould, Arkansas

2B - Harding - #1 Drew McNeel, Sr., Gilmer, Texas

3B - Harding - #10 Logan Lacey, So., North Richland Hills, Texas

SS - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #9 Jacob Wiltshire, Jr., Tucson, Arizona

OF - Ouachita Baptist - #11 Tallon Heine, Sr., Tool, Texas

OF - Southern Arkansas - #3 Chris Lyles, Sr., Texarkana, Texas

OF - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #27 Trevor Saire, Jr., Peoria, Arizona

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