CARMEL, Ind. – Following the 2025 season, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Baseball major award winners and members of the All-Conference Teams.
On the mound, it was Transylvania University's
Drew Bowles (Lexington, Ky.) who was tabbed as the 2025 HCAC Baseball Pitcher of the Year. The sophomore pieced together an impressive campaign, going 4-1 in seven starts in league play. He was the league leader with a 3.16 ERA, amongst pitchers with five or more starts, picking up 51 strikeouts in 2025.
Player of the Year: Rocco Hanes, Manchester
Pitcher of the Year: Drew Bowles, Transylvania
Newcomer of the Year: Giancarlo Gonzalez, Transylvania
Coach of the Year: Rick Espeset, Manchester
The HCAC also honors an All-Conference First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention. The members of those teams are selected by a vote of league coaches and are listed below.
All-Conference First Team
| Name |
Position |
Institution |
| Matt Armstrong |
Relief Pitcher |
Transylvania |
| Drew Bowles |
Starting Pitcher |
Transylvania |
| Garrett DeHart |
Short Stop (Wildcard) |
Franklin |
| Ethan Dillon |
Outfield |
Transylvania |
| Reid Douglas |
Catcher |
Hanover |
| Josh Girvan |
Second Base |
Franklin |
| Giancarlo Gonzalez |
Starting Pitcher |
Transylvania |
| Rocco Hanes |
Starting Pitcher/Third Base |
Manchester |
| Charlie Jones |
Short Stop |
Anderson |
| Joel Kennedy |
Designated Hitter |
Manchester |
| Anton Mere |
Outfield |
Mount St. Joseph |
| Connor O'Connell |
Third Base |
Rose-Hulman |
| Jake Sanders |
Outfield |
Mount St. Joseph |
| Landon Southern |
Starting Pitcher |
Anderson |
| Zac Stawski |
Outfield |
Anderson |
| Griffin Wolf |
First Base |
Anderson |
All-Conference Second Team
| Name |
Position |
Institution |
| Mitchell Roether |
First Base (Wildcard) |
Earlham |
| Jake Danneman |
Short Stop |
Hanover |
| Michael Dierckman |
Outfield |
Manchester |
| T Dorton |
Outfield |
Anderson |
| John Girard |
Starting Pitcher |
Hanover |
| Gavin Gleason |
Catcher |
Manchester |
| Jackson Harms |
Designated Hitter |
Rose-Hulman |
| D Hogan |
Second Base |
Anderson |
| Matthew Johnson |
Starting Pitcher |
Franklin |
| Ty Layson |
Starting Pitcher |
Manchester |
| Brennan Martin |
First Base |
Mount St. Joseph |
| Nolan Miller |
Starting Pitcher |
Mount St. Joseph |
| Ian Nuckles |
Outfield |
Franklin |
| Tyler Otroszko |
Outfield |
Rose-Hulman |
| Josh Simpson |
Relief Pitcher |
Hanover |
| Baxter Tedesco |
Third Base |
Transylvania |
All-Conference Honorable Mention
| Name |
Position |
Institution |
| Brendan Tabor |
Catcher |
Anderson |
| Cam Bortone |
First Base |
Manchester |
| Ryan Caulfield |
Pitcher |
Mount St. Joseph |
| Noah Rosato |
First Base |
Earlham |
| Nic Deering |
Outfield |
Franklin |
| Mason Rasmussen |
Catcher |
Rose-Hulman |
| Ayden Spriggs |
Infield |
Bluffton |
| Austin Taylor |
First Base |
Transylvania |
| Wyatt Colvin |
Pitcher |
Hanover |
| Talon Yates |
Outfield/Catcher |
Berea |
| Peter Torbicki |
Relief Pitcher/Centerfield |
Berea |
| Jack Towell |
Third Base/Pitcher |
Bluffton |
For more information on HCAC Baseball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the internet at
www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on X and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
