Horizon League Releases 2025 #HLBASE All-League Awards

May 20

Kobe Mosley

INDIANAPOLIS (May 20, 2025) – The Horizon League released our 2025 #HLBASE All-League awards on Tuesday, voted on by the League’s head coaches.

Youngstown State’s Kyle Fossum earned Player of the Year honors while Milwaukee’s Gavin Theis and Logan Snow won the Pitcher and Reliever of the Year awards, respectively. Hunter Warren of Wright State was selected as the Freshman of the Year and Raiders head coach Alex Sogard was voted Coach of the Year. Purdue Fort Wayne’s Brooks Sailors was named the Sportsmanship Award winner.

Dig Deeper:

Fossum is the first Penguin since 2010 to win the Player of the Year award.
- The senior outfielder tied the League’s single-season home run record (22), becoming just the third student-athlete to accomplish the feat.
Theis earned seven wins across the 10 #HLBASE contests he started this season.
- The redshirt junior finished top-three in the League in ERA (3.98), strikeouts (53), and opponent batting average (.251) against #HLBASE competition.
Snow is the second Panther to be named Reliever of the Year since it was first awarded in 2014.
- During #HLBASE play, Snow led the League in saves with five.
Warren hit .379, totaling 50 hits, 42 runs and 29 RBIs in his first collegiate season.
- Warren gives the Raiders their fifth Freshman of the Year in the last 10 seasons.
Wright State head coach Alex Sogard wins his third-straight Coach of the Year award after leading the Raiders to 25 League wins, the most since 2014.
The Sportsmanship Award recognizes student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior. Sportsmanship is defined as behavior exhibited during competition by student-athletes based on values, respect and integrity.
- The Purdue Fort Wayne coaching staff described Sailors as a “team leader” with a “mature, respectful demeanor” on and off the field.

2025 #HLBASE Awards

Player of the Year: Kyle Fossum, Youngstown State

Pitcher of the Year: Gavin Theis, Milwaukee

Reliever of the Year: Logan Snow, Milwaukee

Freshman of the Year: Hunter Warren, Wright State

Coach of the Year: Alex Sogard, Wright State

Sportsmanship Award: Brooks Sailors, Purdue Fort Wayne

All-League First Team
Boston Smith, Wright State, C
Gabe Miranda, Northern Kentucky, 1B
Braylen Blomquist, Wright State, 2B
Tyler Bickers, Milwaukee, 3B
Gabe Roessler, Milwaukee, SS
Camden Karczewski, Purdue Fort Wayne, SS
Logen Devenport, Northern Kentucky, OF
JP Peltier, Wright State, OF
Kyle Fossum, Youngstown State, OF
Hunter Warren, Wright State, Flex
Gavin Theis, Milwaukee, SP
Kaden Echeman, Northern Kentucky, SP
Cam Allen, Wright State, SP
Logan Snow, Milwaukee, RP

All-League Second Team
Matthew McGann, Oakland, C
Justin Hausser, Milwaukee, 1B
Tyler Shaneyfelt, Northern Kentucky, 2B
Cole Smith, Youngstown State, 2B
Justin Osterhouse, Purdue Fort Wayne, 3B
Luke Arnold, Wright State, SS
John Lauinger, Oakland, OF
Cam Gilkerson, Wright State, OF
Gus Gregory, Wright State, OF
Brandon Nigh, Oakland, Flex
Aaron Boster, Northern Kentucky, SP
Grant Garman, Oakland, SP
Jacob Gehring, Youngstown State, SP
Max Whitesell, Wright State, RP

All-Freshman Team
Tate Schmidt, Milwaukee
Grant Garman, Oakland
Trent Murphy, Purdue Fort Wayne
Braylen Blomquist, Wright State
Cam Gilkerson, Wright State
J.J. Thompson, Wright State
Malachi Paplanus, Wright State
Hunter Warren, Wright State
Jay Wrona, Youngstown State

Sportsmanship Award Finalists
Teige Lethert, Milwaukee
Ryan Pehrson, Northern Kentucky
John Lauinger, Oakland
Brooks Sailors, Purdue Fort Wayne*
Luke Arnold, Wright State
Jacob Gehring, Youngstown State