FHSU Athletics
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - MIAA co-Pitcher of the Year Ty Riley was named second team All-Central Region by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), announced Friday (May 16).
Riley turned in a stellar senior season, ranking second in Division II with a school-record 115 strikeouts. The righty posted an ERA of 3.11 and a record of 9-1 across 16 outings (15 starts). He posted an opposing batting average of .188, second-best in the MIAA.
The Bentonville, Ark. native ranked 12th in Division II in hits allowed per nine innings (6.22), while his 11.17 strikeouts per nine innings ranked 22nd in the country and his nine wins were second-most in the MIAA and 25th-most in DII.
Riley struck out 16 batters in a game against Colorado-Colorado Springs, second-most in a game by a DII pitcher this season. He racked up seven quality starts and tossed an MIAA-best four complete games, including one nine-inning shutout.
Riley is the first Tiger to earn All-Region status since 2015 (Kevin Czarnecki) and is the first starting pitcher to earn All-Region accolades since 2006 (Bobby Lewton).
2025 NCBWA All-Central Region
Player of the Year | Caden Robertson, Central Oklahoma
Pitcher of the Year | Maddox Long, Harding
Coach of the Year | Matt Magers, Minnesota State
First Team
C - Chaz Poppy, Arkansas-Monticello
1B - Dagen Brewer, Pittsburg State
2B - Jack Hines, Augustana
3B - Jacob Steele, Central Missouri
SS - Jett Buck, Washburn
OF - Wesley Mitchell, Southeastern Oklahoma
OF - Isaac Pegors, UMary
OF - Caden Robertson, Central Oklahoma
OF - Vance Tobol, Central Missouri
DH - Louis Magers, Minnesota State
UT - Chase Keeton, Southeastern Oklahoma
SP - Nathan Culley, Minnesota State
SP - Kolby Dougan, Pittsburg State
SP - Maddox Long, Harding
SP - Dax Sharp, Central Oklahoma
RP - Payton Byrd, Henderson State
RP - JD McReynolds, Central Missouri
Second Team
C - Jeremy Schork, Henderson State
1B - Ike Mezzenga, Minnesota State
2B - Jackson Mervosh, Washburn
3B - Logan Lacey, Harding
SS - Cole Dawson, Arkansas Tech
OF - Alex Rodgers, Pittsburg State
OF - Zach Stroh, Minnesota State
OF - Trevor Winterstein, Augustana
OF - Kirk Woolf, Arkansas-Monticello
DH - Dayvian Johnson, Central Missouri
UT - Josh Dykhoff, Minnesota-Crookston
SP - Jeremy Adorno, Southern Arkansas
SP - Colton Anderson, Rogers State^
SP - Will Kates, Northwestern Oklahoma^
SP - Ty Riley, Fort Hays State
SP - Maddox Thornton, Pittsburg State
RP - Austin Adair, Southern Arkansas
RP - Braden Cannon, Wayne State