2025 GPAC All-Conference Baseball Teams
First Team: Jaidan Quinn (Player of the Year); Alex Johnson (Pitcher of the Year); Braxton Greenburg; Jaeden Jordahl; Ty Nekoliczak (Gold Glove 2B); Matt Rhoades; Daiten Schmidt.
Second Team: Christian Gutierrez; Brad Hallock; Michael Welch.
Honorable Menton: Jimmy Blumberg; Bronx Lewis; Micah Sweeton.
SEWARD, Neb. – High honors went to Jaidan Quinn and Alex Johnson on Tuesday (May 6) as the GPAC announced 2025 all-conference baseball teams. Quinn earned recognition as GPAC Player of the Year and Johnson was tabbed GPAC Pitcher of the Year in highlighting the 13 All-GPAC selections from the GPAC champion Concordia University, Nebraska Baseball team. For leading the Bulldogs to a GPAC title and another national tournament berth, Head Coach Ryan Dupic was voted by his peers as the 2025 GPAC Coach of the Year.
Quinn and Johnson were joined on the 2025 all-conference first team honor roll by teammates in pitcher Braxton Greenburg, outfielder Jaeden Jordahl, second baseman Ty Nekoliczak, first baseman Matt Rhoades and pitcher Daiten Schmidt. Second team accolades went to pitcher Christian Greenburg, designated hitter Brad Hallock and catcher Michael Welch. Finally, honorable mention distinction was garnered by shortstop Jimmy Blumberg, outfielder Bronx Lewis and pitcher Micah Sweeton.
Dupic has been chosen as GPAC Coach of the Year for the fourth time (2017, 2019, 2024 and 2025) in his tenure. The ’25 Bulldogs broke a GPAC record for most conference regular season wins (25) and won the GPAC regular season title by a full six games. Dupic and his staff (including full-time assistant Ben Berg) kept the program humming this spring even after Concordia graduated three First Team All-GPAC outfielders from the ’24 squad. Dupic has led the Bulldogs to a combined eight GPAC titles (five regular season) and seven national tournament appearances in a complete transformation of the program. Concordia is one of six NAIA baseball programs to have won at least 40 games for a fifth-straight season.
Quinn has been voted GPAC Player of the Year for a second consecutive season. The Bonner Springs, Kan., native shared the award with teammate Joey Grabanski in 2024. As a senior in 2025, Quinn is hitting .373 (57-for-153) with 65 runs scored, 11 doubles, 24 home runs and 71 RBIs. Quinn paces all conference players in home runs, on-base percentage (.570), walks (61) and slugging percentage (.915). Nationally, Quinn ranks third in home runs. The reigning NAIA First Team All-American third baseman, Quinn has put together one of the finest careers in school history. On the program’s all-time lists, Quinn ranks first in home runs (97), first in walks (180), second in RBIs (276), second in runs scored (279), third in batting average (.363), fifth in hits (257) and fifth in doubles (48). Quinn is likely to add to his two career NAIA All-America awards this postseason. Quinn and Grabanski have both earned two GPAC Player of the Year honors.
A senior from Olathe, Kan., Johnson becomes the third player during Dupic’s tenure to be named GPAC Pitcher of the Year, joining Nick Little (2018) and Jake Fosgett (2021). After being sidelined for virtually the entire 2023 and 2024 seasons, Johnson has returned to the mound in impressively dominant fashion. Johnson leads all GPAC pitchers with 96 strikeouts on the season. In addition, Johnson owns an 8-2 record and 3.06 ERA over his 11 starts (61.2 innings). Opposing batters have hit just .208 off the 6-foot-6 right-hander. In his collegiate career, Johnson has made 37 starts and has posted an 18-4 record with a 3.32 ERA and 207 strikeouts in 162.1 innings. Johnson has earned two career First Team All-GPAC awards.
A first time All-GPAC honoree, Greenburg has enjoyed the best season of his college career. The native of Plymouth, Minn., went eight strong innings with 12 strikeouts in his most recent outing. For the season, Greenburg has produced a 6-0 record with a 3.12 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 66.1 innings. Opposing batters have hit just .199 off Greenburg, who ranks second only to Johnson among GPAC pitchers in strikeouts. In two seasons as a Bulldog, Greenburg has compiled a 9-1 record with a 3.97 ERA and 147 strikeouts in 113.1 innings.
In his first season with Concordia after transferring into the program, Jordahl has made a tremendous impact while taking over as the team’s left fielder. In 47 games, Jordahl is hitting .336 (46-for-137) with 45 runs scored, 11 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 42 RBIs and 13 stolen bases to go along with a .469 on-base percentage and .620 slugging percentage. The Billings, Mont., native has also recorded three outfield assists. Jordahl has recorded 13 multi-hit games in 2025.
As a senior, Nekoliczak is putting the finishing touches on a remarkable four-year career with the Bulldogs. The Greeley, Neb., native has been named All-GPAC each season with two first team awards, a second team honor and one honorable mention distinction. He has also been voted as the league’s Gold Glove recipient at second base for the second-straight year (also the NAIA Gold Glove award winner at second base in 2024). This season, Nekoliczak is hitting .383 (67-for-175) with 67 runs scored, 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs, 39 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. He sports a .513 on-base percentage and .531 slugging percentage. At second base, Nekoliczak has converted 182 of 187 chances (.973 fielding percentage). For his career, Nekoliczak has hit .361 with a .471 on-base percentage and has totaled 260 hits, 228 runs scored, 48 stolen bases and 143 RBIs. He has compiled 151 walks compared to just 83 strikeouts in 720 career at-bats.
As a sophomore, Rhoades has built upon a rookie season that resulted in him being named NAIA Ball National Freshman of the Year. The Monument, Colo., native has reeled in his second First Team All-GPAC award. On the season, Rhoades is hitting .344 (65-for-189) with 45 runs, 12 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 74 RBIs in addition to a .449 on-base percentage and .720 slugging percentage. Among GPAC players, Rhoades ranks second in RBIs and third in RBIs. Over his two collegiate seasons, Rhoades has hit .318 (.415 on-base percentage and .650 slugging) with 35 home runs and 127 RBIs in 108 games.
In his junior season, Schmidt took over the team’s closer role. In 15 appearances in 2025, Schmidt has posted a 3.00 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 15 innings while tallying eight saves. Schmidt has issued only four walks (.228 opponent batting average) in his 15 appearances. Schmidt is a first time All-GPAC honoree.
No pitcher in Concordia’s history has toed the rubber more than Gutierrez, now a three-time all-conference award winner (two-time Second Team All-GPAC). This season, the La Mirada, Calif., native sports a 9-2 record with a 3.57 ERA and 67 strikeouts (against only 13 walks) in 75.2 innings. Guterrez leads the pitching staff in wins, innings and complete games. On the program’s all-time lists, Gutierrez ranks first in innings pitched (283.2), tied for first in pitching starts (42), first in wins (30) and fourth in strikeouts (242).
In his second season wearing Bulldog Blue, Hallock starred as one of the league’s most prolific hitters. The Carrollton, Texas, native is hitting .344 (62-for-180) with 64 runs scored, 10 doubles, 23 home runs and 79 RBIs along with a .465 on-base percentage and .783 slugging percentage. Hallock ranks second among all NAIA players in RBIs and is second among GPAC players in home runs. In two seasons at Concordia, Hallock has amassed 33 home runs and 124 RBIs while slashing .327 BA / .440 OBP / .648 SLG in 105 games. Hallock was tabbed Honorable Mention All-GPAC in 2024.
Welch has picked up his first All-GPAC honor while splitting catching duties with Tanner Tompkins as part of a productive duo. This season, the San Diego native is hitting .337 (31-for-92) with three doubles, three home runs and 21 RBIs in conjunction with a .479 on-base percentage and .467 slugging percentage. Welch also owns a .989 fielding percentage and has thrown out seven runners attempting to steal. Welch is a career .291 hitter (.434 on-base percentage) with six home runs in 93 games.
Of the three Honorable Mention All-GPAC selections, Blumberg is the one repeat award winner. The La Mirada, Calif., native is hitting .222 with nine extra-base hits and a .354 on-base percentage in 50 games. Blumberg sports an .884 fielding percentage. As the team’s center fielder, Lewis is hitting .247 with eight doubles, three triples, six home runs and 34 RBIs while starting all 51 games. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native has also notched three outfield assists. Finally, Sweeton jumped into the rotation immediately as a freshman and has gone 7-1 with a 5.09 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 46 innings (11 appearances). He collected a GPAC Pitcher of the Week award in March.
The Bulldogs (40-11) are preparing to host NAIA National Championship Opening Round action next week (May 12-15) at Sherman Field in Lincoln, Neb. Official national qualifiers are scheduled to be released by the NAIA at 4 p.m. CT on Wednesday via a live selection show.