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College  | Story | 6/10/2025

Collegiate All-Americans & Postseason Awards

Player of the Year: Roch Cholowsky, UCLA

Rewind to 2023 when Cholowsky was finishing his incredible high school career in Chandler, Arizona, there was serious doubt he would make it to campus in Westwood. Considered one of the best shortstops in the nation, there was strong interest in the MLB Draft but as fate would have it, the Perfect Game All-American would go undrafted. He put together a solid freshman campaign earning Perfect Game Second Team Freshman All-American honors and setting the stage for his breakout season in 2025. With his club making their debut in Big 10 play, Cholowsky has put together an epic season and lead the Bruins back to the College World Series for the first time since 2013. The 6-2/200 sophomore anchors a defensive unit that is one of the Top 10 fielding teams in the nation and is the center piece of a deep and powerful lineup. Heading to Omaha, he is batting .367 with an impressive SLG% of .742 and an eyepopping OB% of .494 to date. Finding a different gear with his power production in ’25, Cholowsky has lashed 19 doubles and 23 home runs while driving in a team leading 72 runs. With his game coming together as it has and the projection remaining, he will be one of the favorites to be considered 1:1 in the 2026 MLB Draft and will be a major impact if the Bruins make a run at the National Title this week in Omaha.

Pitcher of the Year: Liam Doyle, Tennessee

After making a couple career stops at Coastal Carolina and Ole Miss before finding his home in Knoxville with the University of Tennessee, the explosive LHP from Derry, New Hampshire put it all together in 2025. One of the most intense and competitive pitchers you will ever see, the 6-2/220 junior put together the type of season that will see his name etched in the record books for years to come. Using arguably the best lefthanded fastball in the college game this year, Doyle generated an upper-90s heater with a nation leading 70% whiff rate. He backed that up with a devastating mid-80s slider, tight upper-80s cutter and the occasional contact deadening splitter. Add these offerings together and you understand why the ace was in the Top 25 in most pitching categories and currently leads the nation in strikeouts. Making a total of 19 appearances, 17 of which were starts, Doyle finished the season with a (10-4) record, also recording a save and with a sparkling 3.20 ERA while pitching in the toughest league in college baseball. Logging 95.2 inning pitched, he only surrendered 63 hits good for a paltry OBA of .184 and only issued 32 free passes. However, he is most famous for his ability to miss bats, finishing the year with 164 punchouts as he averaged 1.7 per inning. This gaudy strikeout total sets the Tennessee single season record and has gotten him on the list as one of three Dick Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award finalist. While the Vols fell short in their defense of their 2024 National Title, Doyle will hear his name called very early in the coming 2025 MLB Draft.



Two-Way Player of the Year: Evan Dempsey, Florida Gulf Coast

The physical demands of being a two-way player at a high-level are well documented but sophomore, Evan Dempsey did it better than anyone in the nation in 2025. The 6-2/200 lefthanded hitting outfielder/pitcher from Lithia, Florida was coming off an ASUN All-Freshman season to set the stage for his amazing second season. Handling the workload of hitting in the middle of the lineup and being in the rotation, Dempsey excelled on both sides of the ball. Making 15 appearances, 10 of them in the starting role, he finished the season with a (5-1) record and a miniscule 1.97 ERA. Over 68.2 IP, he only allowed 57 hits and put together a sparkling 75:20 strikeout-to-walk ratio. At the plate, he finished with a slash line of .309/.435/.393 legging out 18 doubles, a triple, while launching 3 home runs, collecting 30 RBI and lead the team with 14 stolen bases. The Eagles had an uncharacteristic down year in ’25 but with Dempsey leading the way they are sure to have a bounce back season in 2026.

Freshman Player of the Year: Sawyer Strosnider, TCU

In 2024, TCU struggled to the point of missing the NCAA Tournament and there was some speculation as to whether the youth of the 2025 roster would get the Horned Frogs back to where they belong. Those concerns were quickly alleviated and Strosnider, the freshman from Brock, Texas was a major reason this year’s club was a strong consideration to host the NCAA Tournament. Ultimately, they would see their season end as a 2-seed in Corvalis but the lefthanded stick of Strosnider stood out every step of the way. At 6-2/200 the outfielder has the physicality of a professional and the sweet swing that allows you to dream on him for years to come. He led the team in five major offensive categories including: batting .354, slashing 10 triples, collecting 50 RBI, slugging .646 and accumulated 137 total bases for the year. He also laced 12 doubles, 10 home runs and crossed home plate 51 times, making him the most prolific offensive freshman in the country. Scouts will be following his progress closely in the coming months and he is sure to be a 1st round talent as a draft eligible sophomore in next year’s MLB Draft.

Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Jack Ohman, Yale

Breaking into the starting rotation as a freshman at any point during the year is an amazing feat, but Ohman did so the second weekend of the year and never looked back. The 6-0/175 righthanded pitcher from Mesa, Arizona put together an amazing 2025 champaign and established himself not only as one of the best starting pitchers in the game but also a legitimate professional prospect. Armed with a fastball that sits in the 94-97 mph range, a devastating mid-80s slider and late fading changeup, Ohman went his first 6 appearances and 5 starts without allowing an earned run. Leading the nation in ERA for the entire year, he finished with a minuscule 1.34 ERA over 12 appearances and went (8-1) as his club won 9 of the 11 games he started throughout. With a high-level of pitch efficiency, Ohman logged 73.2 innings pitched, only allowing 45 hits for an OBA of .174 and put together an 87:20 strikeout-to-walk ratio. It is going to be fascinating to see how this talented arm follows up such a sparkling freshman campaign.

National Coach of the Year: Kevin Schnall, Coastal Carolina

The adage in college coaching is often said that “you never want to be the man that follows the MAN”. In other words, if you are the next head coach following in the footsteps of a coaching legend, it can often be an impossible task with unrealistic expectations. In 2024, longtime head coach Gary Gilmore retired from his 29-year stint in Conway where he won over 1,000 games and brought the athletic departments first ever National Championship. Following his departure, as expected, Kevin Schnall their longtime associate head coach was named the new head coach at his alma mater. To say the transition was seamless would be putting it lightly as the Chanticleers put together their best regular season in program history. They have won 53-games to date, which is a program record, went (26-4) in Sun Belt play as they won both the Regular Season and Conference Tournament titles. Their RPI currently sits at No. 3 in the country after rolling through the 7th hardest non-conference schedule in the nation and 54th hardest schedule overall. They hosted the first round of the NCAA Tournament and swept all 3-games before going on the road to sweep the Auburn Super Regional and are now sitting on a 23-game winning streak heading to the College World Series. This team plays with a relaxed confidence, they have one of the best rotations in the nation and with their knack for timely hitting, we should expect Coastal to make another run at a National Title.

First Team Hitters

Pos. Name School Class AVG OBP SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
C Easton Carmichael Oklahoma JR 0.329 0.398 0.613 51 80 10 4 17 62 14
1B Andrew Fischer Tennessee JR 0.341 0.497 0.760 70 74 16 0 25 65 4
2B Gavin Kilen Tennessee JR 0.357 0.441 0.671 60 75 13 4 15 46 6
3B Kerrington Cross Cincinnati RSR 0.396 0.526 0.647 65 82 10 3 12 50 15
SS Roch Cholowsky* UCLA SO 0.367 0.494 0.742 79 88 19 1 23 73 7
IF Alex Lodise Florida State JR 0.394 0.462 0.705 62 95 18 3 17 68 6
OF Drew Burress Georgia Tech SO 0.333 0.469 0.693 77 76 23 1 19 62 10
OF Ike Irish Auburn JR 0.364 0.469 0.710 65 78 13 2 19 58 11
OF Devin Taylor Indiana JR 0.374 0.494 0.706 63 80 13 2 18 66 12
UT Wehiwa Aloy Arkansas JR 0.348 0.433 0.668 78 87 18 1 20 64 8
DH Ryland Zaborowski Georgia GR 0.370 0.588 0.788 41 54 10 0 17 61 0
TWP Evan Dempsey FGCU SO 0.305 0.392 0.434 41 69 18 1 3 30 14

First Team Pitchers

Pos. Name School Class ERA W-L CG SV IP H SO BB OBA
SP Kade Anderson LSU SO 3.58 10-1 1 0 103 85 163 28 0.223
SP Jamie Arnold Florida State JR 2.98 8-2 0 0 84.2 63 119 27 0.208
SP Liam Doyle* Tennessee JR 3.20 10-4 0 1 95.1 63 164 32 0.184
SP JB Middleton Southern Miss JR 2.31 10-1 1 0 105.1 65 122 25 0.174
SP Kyson Witherspoon Oklahoma JR 2.65 10-4 1 0 95 73 124 23 0.208
RP Antoine Jean Houston GR 2.55 5-1 0 5 67 40 110 20 0.167
RP Lucas Mahlstedt Clemson SR 3.00 4-1 0 15 48 48 61 8 0.259
TWP Evan Dempsey FGCU SO 1.41 4-1 0 0 63.2 50 71 18 0.216

Second Team Hitters

Pos. Name School Class AVG OBP SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
C Caden Bodine Coastal Carolina JR 0.332 0.467 0.482 52 75 18 1 5 41 2
1B Jared Jones LSU JR 0.328 0.424 0.621 62 84 15 0 20 70 5
2B Mitch Voit Michigan JR 0.346 0.471 0.668 53 72 17 4 14 60 14
3B Daniel Cuvet Miami SO 0.372 0.45 0.708 56 84 20 1 18 84 6
SS Marek Houston Wake Forest JR 0.354 0.458 0.597 61 86 14 0 15 66 19
IF Aiva Arquette Oregon State JR 0.354 0.466 0.658 70 85 17 1 18 65 7
OF Charles Davalan Arkansas SO 0.355 0.484 0.586 68 89 12 2 14 59 9
OF Mason Neville Oregon JR 0.290 0.429 0.724 67 63 16 0 26 57 9
OF James Quinn-Irons George Mason JR 0.419 0.523 0.734 74 101 24 2 16 85 36
UT Mason White Arizona JR 0.332 0.414 0.692 61 83 17 8 19 72 4
DH Boston Smith Wright State SR 0.332 0.500 0.774 70 69 10 2 26 71 16
TWP Ethan Hedges USC JR 0.346 0.462 0.619 57 80 11 5 14 58 10

Second Team Pitchers

Pos. Name School Class ERA W-L CG SV IP H SO BB OBA
SP Tyler Bremner UC Santa Barbara JR 3.49 4-4 0 0 77.1 60 111 19 0.215
SP Joseph Dzierwa Michigan State JR 2.36 8-3 1 0 91.2 68 104 22 0.201
SP Anthony Eyanson LSU JR 2.74 11-2 1 2 98.2 77 142 35 0.211
SP Jake Knapp North Carolina GR 2.02 14-0 2 0 102.1 72 88 16 0.196
SP Zach Root Arkansas JR 3.59 8-5 1 0 92.2 77 119 31 0.221
RP Sawyer Hawks Vanderbilt SR 1.60 4-0 0 8 45 25 59 11 0.167
RP Tony Pluta Arizona JR 1.26 3-0 0 14 35.2 22 34 7 0.183
TWP Ethan Hedges USC JR 2.40 2-1 0 9 15 9 12 8 0.173

Third Team Hitters

Pos. Name School Class AVG OBP SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
C Luke Stevenson North Carolina SO 0.251 0.414 0.552 61 56 10 0 19 58 2
1B Brady Ballinger Kansas SO 0.353 0.495 0.67 71 79 21 1 16 56 0
2B Cooper Torres ETSU SR 0.364 0.463 0.756 69 82 15 2 23 72 9
SS Justin Lebron Alabama SO 0.316 0.421 0.636 60 73 18 1 18 72 18
3B Anthony DePino Rhode Island SR 0.354 0.505 0.730 85 80 21 2 20 61 21
IF Ace Reese Mississippi State SO 0.352 0.422 0.718 58 80 18 1 21 66 1
OF Cam Cannarella Clemson JR 0.353 0.479 0.530 62 82 22 2 5 52 6
OF Cameron Nickens Austin Peay SR 0.422 0.520 0.768 72 100 24 2 18 71 8
OF Ryan Wideman Western Kentucky JR 0.398 0.466 0.652 71 97 20 6 10 68 45
DH Grant Jay Dallas Baptist JR 0.309 0.437 0.655 73 68 17 1 19 59 14
UT Jace LaViolette Texas A&M JR 0.258 0.427 0.576 56 51 9 0 18 61 7
TWP Bryce Calloway New Orleans SR 0.390 0.438 0.722 63 80 10 2 18 63 1

Third Team Pitchers

Pos. Name School Class ERA W-L CG SV IP H SO BB OBA
SP Trey Beard Florida Atlantic SO 3.14 7-1 0 1 86 61 118 32 0.199
SP Blake Gillespie Charlotte JR 2.42 7-4 3 0 100.1 69 131 19 0.193
SP Grayson Grinsell Oregon JR 3.01 9-3 3 0 98.2 72 101 28 0.205
SP Cade Obermueller Iowa JR 3.02 5-3 1 0 83.1 62 117 32 0.207
SP Ethan Norby East Carolina SO 3.8 8-5 1 0 90 73 119 22 0.215
RP Gabe Craig Baylor SR 0.56 3-0 0 10 32 13 51 3 0.124
RP Ricky Ojeda UC Irvine SO 3.55 3-1 0 2 66 49 83 29 0.210
TWP Bryce Calloway New Orleans SR 4.26 2-2 0 11 25.1 24 23 11 0.247

Freshman First Team Hitters
*Only true freshmen are eligible

Pos. Name School Class AVG OBP SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
C Chase Fralick Auburn FR 0.335 0.426 0.472 36 71 17 0 4 41 0
1B Myles Bailey Florida State FR 0.327 0.441 0.663 50 66 11 0 19 56 4
2B Alex Hernandez Georgia Tech FR 0.335 0.415 0.609 47 77 11 2 16 69 5
SS Tyler Lichtenberger Appalachian State FR 0.341 0.410 0.468 40 70 13 2 3 37 7
3B Dalton Wentz Wake Forest FR 0.316 0.393 0.566 48 67 14 0 13 50 3
IF Tague Davis Louisville FR 0.286 0.391 0.587 45 59 8 0 18 50 2
IF Austin Irby East Carolina FR 0.301 0.424 0.524 40 62 10 0 12 50 1
OF Derek Curiel LSU FR 0.347 0.473 0.531 64 83 19 2 7 52 3
OF Nate Savoie Loyola Marymount FR 0.300 0.384 0.675 42 61 14 1 20 61 7
OF Sawyer Strosnider* TCU FR 0.350 0.420 0.650 52 77 13 10 11 51 10
UT Jake Hanley Indiana FR 0.333 0.429 0.575 48 73 9 1 14 52 1
UT Adrian Rodriguez Texas FR 0.313 0.410 0.516 35 57 14 1 7 23 15
DH Levi Clark Tennessee FR 0.289 0.459 0.594 30 37 9 0 10 34 1
TWP Noah Franco TCU FR 0.313 0.396 0.548 39 68 16 1 11 49 4

First Team Pitchers
*Only true freshmen are eligible

Pos. Name School Class ERA W-L CG SV IP H SO BB OBA
SP Austin Nye Vanderbilt FR 3.55 2-1 0 0 50.2 41 58 22 0.229
SP Cam Bagwell UNC Wilmington FR 3.07 9-2 2 0 85 72 62 17 0.220
SP Aidan King Florida FR 2.58 7-2 0 0 73.1 58 79 23 0.213
SP Jack Ohman* Yale FR 1.34 8-1 1 0 73.2 45 87 20 0.174
SP Tomas Valincius Virginia FR 4.59 6-1 0 0 64.2 64 70 17 0.256
SP Dax Whitney Oregon State FR 3.66 6-3 0 0 71.1 58 111 36 0.221
RP Casan Evans LSU FR 1.90 4-1 0 6 47.1 39 65 19 0.225
RP Dylan Volantis Texas FR 1.94 4-1 0 12 51 33 74 12 0.185
TWP Noah Franco TCU FR 7.30 0-0 0 0 12.1 12 18 9 0.245

Second Team Hitters

Pos. Name School Class AVG OBP SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
C Jacob Lee VCU FR 0.288 0.390 0.620 44 59 13 2 17 65 4
C Nolan Traeger TCU FR 0.327 0.429 0.472 29 52 8 3 3 17 2
1B Brendan Lawson Florida FR 0.317 0.417 0.522 48 71 14 1 10 61 8
2B Sean Yamaguchi Nevada FR 0.324 0.376 0.568 51 72 13 1 13 50 2
SS Tyler Bell Kentucky FR 0.296 0.385 0.522 51 67 17 2 10 46 11
3B Carter Johnstone Cal State Fullerton FR 0.344 0.431 0.535 47 74 14 3 7 42 5
IF Rylan Lujo Dayton FR 0.361 0.415 0.556 52 87 16 2 9 56 17
IF Cooper Malamazian Indiana FR 0.320 0.394 0.512 39 55 17 2 4 40 3
OF Braden Burress East Carolina FR 0.389 0.488 0.498 55 82 11 0 4 33 18
OF AJ Evasco Kansas State FR 0.311 0.380 0.554 52 60 12 1 11 52 3
OF Tatum Marsh Stanford FR 0.377 0.459 0.526 47 66 13 2 3 25 4
DH Caleb Daniel Georgia Tech FR 0.316 0.399 0.515 51 65 16 2 7 32 4
UT Christopher Rembert Auburn FR 0.344 0.467 0.555 49 72 14 0 10 46 6

Second Team Pitchers

Pos. Name School Class ERA W-L CG SV IP H SO BB OBA
SP Smith Bailey Arizona FR 4.01 3-3 0 0 83 85 76 30 0.266
SP Mason Brassfield TCU FR 4.09 5-2 0 0 61.2 59 68 23 0.254
SP Aj Ciscar Miami FR 4.46 6-2 0 0 66.2 56 65 16 0.222
SP Landon Mack Rutgers FR 4.03 6-5 0 0 80.1 81 70 17 0.266
SP Serigne Sarre Mount St. Mary's FR 3.50 5-6 0 0 72 77 86 29 0.274
SP Easton Teel Oral Roberts FR 2.95 7-2 0 0 82.1 75 54 15 0.240
RP Anderson Nance NC State FR 3.50 8-2 0 1 54 53 53 11 0.256
RP Ryan Lynch North Carolina FR 2.93 5-1 0 2 61.1 44 73 25 0.193
RP Walker McDuffie North Carolina FR 3.74 3-3 0 7 55.1 35 72 25 0.182
TWP Trey Swygart Portland FR 6.97 0-3 0 2 31 39 25 15 0.317


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Perfect Game Staff
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