02/08/26 MIAA / Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2026 Baseball Preview - unofficial - last update: 02/08/26
MIAA Baseball - https://miaa.org/sports/baseball (incorrect on initial e-mail / posting)
Below -
1- NCAA/III / MIAA general calendar / first scheduled game (as of 1/28/26)
2- MIAA 2025 standings
3 - 2026 MIAA unofficial team notes
4 - 2025 MIAA awards
5 - 2025 NCAA/III champions
6 - selected web sites of interest
2026 MIAA - NCAA/II Baseball Calendar (first scheduled games as of 02/05/26) -
February 13 - first scheduled MIAA games
May 2 - last scheduled MIAA games
May 6-8? - MIAA Tournament
May 15 - ? - NCAA/III Regionals
May ? - NCAA/III World Series
notes:
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2025 MIAA Standings - https://riverstatesconference.com/standings.aspx?standings=80
School - MIAA W-L / all W-L - post-season
*Adrian (MI) - 16-5 / 30-18 - Regular season and tournament champion; NCAA/III
Calvin (MI) - 15-6 / 23-19 - MIAA tournament
Alma (MI) - 14-7 / 23-20- MIAA tournament
Kalamazoo (MI) - 12-9 / 28-16 - MIAA tournament
Albion (MI) - 10-11 / 17-19
Hope (MI) - 7-14 / 12-27
Trine (IN) - 5-15 / 11-27
Olivet (MI) - 4-16 / 9-29
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MIAA Conference -
Adrian College -
Head Coach: Craig Rainey (33rd year - Adrian College / United States Sports Academy)
Assistant Coach: Ben Sullivan (Blissfield HS/MI / Adrian)
Assistant Coach: Aaron Klotz (Jackson Lumen Christi HS/MI / Adrian)
Assistant Coach: Charlie Solis
Assistant Coach: Tyson Herrington (Stryker HS/OH / Adrian College)
Address: 110 S Madison St, Adrian, MI 49221
Field: Nicolay Field - Creehan Ln, Adrian, MI 49221 - https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/2021/5/27/facilities-nicolay.aspx
Team web site: https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/baseball
2025-26 Roster: https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/baseball/roster - some of “my” local interest -
2026 roster not listed as of d302/06/26
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Albion College -
Head Coach: Matt Rix (2nd year - Kalamazoo / Michigan State (Law))
Assistant Coach: Gordia Theisen (Our Lady of the Lakes HS/MI / Siena Heights)
Address: 611 E Porter St, Albion, MI 49224
Field: Frank Joranko Field / Chamions Stadium - 407 S Hannah St, Albion, MI 49224 - https://gobrits.com/sports/2021/7/20/information-Facilities-Champions-Stadium-copy.aspx
Team web site: https://gobrits.com/sports/baseball
2025-26 Roster: https://gobrits.com/sports/baseball/roster - some of “my” local interest -
Drew Ribble - Brighton HS/MI
Ian Balint - Saline HS/MI
Jack Renner - Brighton HS/MI
Grahm DeSantis - Hartland HS/MI
Jack LaPorte - Parma Western HS/MI / Adrian Post 275
Logan Farmer - Coldwater HS/MI
Alex Banghart - Brighton HS/MI
Miles Frank - Adrian Madison HS/MI / Adrian Post 275
Brendan Warwinsky - Saline HS/MI
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Alma College -
Head Coach: Jason Crain (8th year - Canton HS/MI / Alma College/95)
Address: 614 W Superior St, Alma, MI 48801
Field: Klenk Park - 6565 N. Smith Rd. Alma, MI 48801 - https://almascots.com/sports/2023/5/9/facilities-Klenk-Park.aspx
Team web site: https://almascots.com/sports/baseball
2025-26 Roster: https://almascots.com/sports/baseball/roster - some of “my” local interest -
Grady Pieratt - Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart/MI / Mt Pleasant Post 110
Cole Grunwald - New Boston Huron HS/MI
Kyler Warren - Belleville HS/MI
Cade Sutherland - Alma HS/MI / Mt Pleasant Post 110
Kaden Warren - Belleville HS/MI / Michigan State
Connor Grant - New Boston Huron HS/MI
Jackson Vance - Mount Pleasant HS/MI / Mt Pleasant Post 110
Brady Vannest - Midland HS/MI / Linden Post 239
Josh Soneral - Howell HS/MI
Nick Mason - Howell HS/MI
Gavin O'Hara - New Boston Huron HS/MI
Nathan Hinkley - Jackson Lumen Christi HS/MI
Francisco Love - Ann Arbor Greenhills School/MI
Jaiden Shufeldt - Taylor HS/MI
Barry Lester - Sandusky HS/OH
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Calvin University -
Head Coach: Joel Schipper (2nd year - Grand Rapids Christian HS / Grand Valley / Ohio University)
Address: 3201 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Field: Baseball Field - on campus - https://calvinknights.com/sports/2022/7/26/facilities-baseball.aspx
Team web site: https://calvinknights.com/sports/baseball
2025-26 Roster: https://calvinknights.com/sports/baseball/roster - some of “my” local interest -
Christian Stevens - South Lyon HS/MI
Jack Vargo - South Lyon East HS/MI
Ryan Tschirhart - Clinton HS/MI
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Hope College -
Head Coach: Ryan Dorow (2nd year - South Haven HS/MI / Adrian College)
Assistant Coach: Ryan Blake-Jones (Saline HS/MI / Grand Valley State University)
Assistant Coach: Travis Stricklen (South Haven HS/MI / Lake Michigan CC / Siena Heights)
Assistant Coach: Tom Kort (South Lyon HS/MI / Olivet)
Address: 141 E 12th St, Holland, MI 49423
Field: Boeve Baseball Stadium - 307 Fairbanks Ave, Holland, MI 49423 - https://hope.edu/directory/buildings/boeve-baseball-stadium/index.html?
Team web site: https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/baseball
2025-26 Roster: https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/baseball/roster- some of “my” local interest -
Hunter Easton - Saline HS/MI
Noah Reeves - Saline HS/MI
Avery McEwen - Ann Arbor Pioneer HS/MI
Thomas Bacigalupo - Midland H H Dow HS/MI / Midland Berryhill Post 165
Tyler Bacigalupo - Midland H H Dow HS/MI
Joe McDonald - Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart HS/MI / Mt Pleasant Post 110
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Kalamazoo College -
Head Coach: Mike Ott (14th year - Calvin College / Western Michigan Univeersity)
Address: 1200 Academy St, Kalamazoo, MI 49006
Field: Woodworth Field - 1600 West Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI - https://hornets.kzoo.edu/facilities/woodworth-field/10
Team web site: https://hornets.kzoo.edu/sports/baseball
2025-26 Roster: https://hornets.kzoo.edu/sports/baseball/roster - some of “my” local interest -
J.T. Hill - Onsted HS/MI
Reece Omodio - Trenton HS/MI
Mikey DeLuca - Bay City Western HS/MI / Linwood Post 239
Luke Manders - Onsted HS/MI
Logan Lockhart - Valparaiso HS/IN / Valparaiso Post 94
Parker Aten - Brighton HS/MI
Gavin Pejakovich - Howell HS/MI
Jacob Davis - Toledo St. John's Jesuit HS/OH
Dillon Rodriguez - Valparaiso HS/IN / Valparaiso Post 94
Cam Kelly - Gladstone HS/MI / Gladstone Post 71
Connor Ritchie - Gladwin HS/MI / Linwood Post 239
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The University of Olivet -
Head Coach: Santiago Mendez (4th year - Lansing Eastern HS/MI / Grand Rapids CC / Lansing CC / Gannon University)
Address: 320 S Main St, Olivet, MI 49076
Field: Cutler Athletic Complex / Baseball Field - https://www.olivetcomets.com/facilities/BaseballField/index
Team web site: https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/bsb/index
2025-26 Roster: https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/roster?jsRendering=true
- some of “my” local interest -
Ryan Wiggins - Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart HS/MI / Mt Pleasant Post 110
Brady Southfield - Battle Creek Harper Creek HS/MI
Jakeb McDonald - Vermontville Maple Valley HS/MI
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Trine University -
Head Coach: Brett Ratcliffe (2nd year - Purdue University / IPFW / St. Francis College)
Address: 1 University Ave, Angola, IN 46703
Field: Jannen Field - on campus - https://trinethunder.com/sports/2024/5/30/facilities-jannen.aspx
Team web site: https://trinethunder.com/sports/baseball
2025-26 Roster: https://trinethunder.com/sports/baseball/roster - some of “my” local interest -
Joseph Closson - Coldwater HS/MI
Drew Basso - Dexter HS/MI
Joseph Bansen - Rochester HS/MI
Mason Diller - Ft. Recovery HS/OH
Adam Iserman - Holland Springfield HS/OH
Cooper Juday - Constantine HS/MI
Bradley Moerman - Thornapple Kellogg HS/MI
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*2025 MIAA Tournament, 2025 MIAA Awards, 2025 NCAA Post-season teams
2025 MIAA Conference Tournament - https://www.d3baseball.com/playoffs/2025/playoff-central-2025
Top four qualify. Double elimination tournament: 1. Adrian, 2. Calvin, 3. Alma, 4. Kalamazoo.
*May 7
G1 - Kalamazoo 5, Adrian 4
G2 - Alma 2, Calvin 0
*May 8
G3 - Kalamazoo 11, Alma 0
G4 - Adrian 5, Calvin 1
G5 - Adrian 3, Alma 0
*May 9
G6 - Adrian 9, Kalamazoo 0
Championship - Adrian 8, Kalamazoo 7 - 12 innings
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2025 MIAA Awards - https://miaa.org/documents/2025/12/11//miaa_yir_bsb_2025.pdf?id=2475
*MIAA Pitcher of the Year - Tyler Johnson (Alma / Croswell Lexington HS/MI)
*MIAA Player of the Year - Ryan Davis (Adrian / Hebron Lakewood HS/OH)
*MIAA Coach of the Year - Criag Rainey (Adrian College)
*All-MIAA First Team -
Pitcher - Jaxon Clark, Adrian
Pitcher - Cole Giesige, Albion
Pitcher - Tyler Johnson, Alma
Catcher - David Kedrow, Adrian
Catcher - Caleb Moore, Kalamazoo
First Base - Jake Burns, Adrian
Second Base - Gabe Bonemer, Calvin
Third Base - Ryan Davis, Adrian
Utility - Logan Lockhart, Kalamazoo
Outfielder - Ryan Brown, Calvin
Outfielder - Linken Hayward, Adrian
Outfielder - Cole Schmidthuber, Trine
Shortstop - Cooper Mills, Kalamazoo
*All-MIAA Second Team -
Pitcher - Bryan Carney, Olivet
Pitcher - Nolan Coil, Calvin
Pitcher - Ken Fistler, Alma
First Base - Ryar Rinehart, Kalamazoo
Second Base - David Stechow, Kalamazoo
Third Base - Giuseppe Sapienza, Alma
Utility - Easton Rogers, Adrian
Outfielder - Corbin Bennetts, Hope
Outfielder - Cameron Bleasdale, Alma
Outfielder - Evan Schuster, Albion
Shortstop - Nic Bruder, Adrian
*ABCA All-Region awards -
Ryan Davis, Adrian First Team
Tyler Johnson, Alma First Team
Cole Giesige, Albion Second Team
Caleb Moore, Kalamazoo Second Team
Ryar Rinehart, Kalamazoo Second Team
Cooper Mills, Kalamazoo Third Team
*ABCA ALL-REGION 7 DEFENSIVE TEAM -
David Kedrow, Adrian
*D3BASEBALL.COM All-America -
Ryan Davis, Adrian Third Team
Tyler Johnson, Alma Third Team
*D3BASEBALL.COM All-Region awards -
Ryan Davis, Adrian First Team
Tyler Johnson, Alma First Team
Caleb Moore, Kalamazoo Second Team
Ryar Rinehart, Kalamazoo Second Team
Cole Giesige, Albion Third Team
Cooper Miller, Kalamazoo Third Team
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2025 NCAA/III Champions / Playoffs (selected) - https://www.d3baseball.com/playoffs/2025/playoff-central-2025
*Regional teams -
***UW-Whitewater (WIAC) - World Series Champion
**Denison (NCAC) - World Series
*Case Western Reserve (UAA) - regional winner
*UW-Oshkosh (WIAC) - regional winner
UW-LaCrosse (WIAC)
Emory (UAA)
Mount Union (OAC)
Manchester (HCAC)
Adrian (MIAA)
Ohio Northern (OAC)
Baldwin Wallace (OAC)
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Websites of interest -
MIAA Baseball Home - https://miaa.org/sports/baseball
MIAA Baseball schedule - https://miaa.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
NCAA/III Baseball - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d3
D3 Baseball - https://www.d3baseball.com/landing/index
NCSA “Complete List of Division 3 Colleges with Baseball Teams” - D3 Baseball Schools: A Complete List
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