Omaha World-Herald news article
SEWARD, Neb. – On the heels of beginning a professional career, slugging third baseman Jaidan Quinn has been named the Honorary Captain of the 2025 All-Midlands Baseball Team, as selected by the Omaha World-Herald. The news outlet has chosen a representative from the Concordia University, Nebraska Baseball program for this honor for the third-straight season (Joey Grabanski was tabbed the captain in 2023 and 2024). Quinn was joined on the All-Midlands team by nine Bulldog teammates. Six Concordia players were named to the main All-Midlands squad and four were recognized as honorable mention selections.
The World-Herald’s All-Midlands Baseball Team features the top players from Nebraska four-year colleges and universities outside of the NCAA Division I level. The 2025 team (listed at bottom) includes players from NAIA and NCAA Division II and III institutions. The 10 Bulldog honorees helped Head Coach Ryan Dupic’s ’25 squad win the GPAC regular season title and advance to the NAIA national tournament (sixth-straight national tournament for the program).
The accolades keep pouring in for Quinn, who last week signed with the Lake Erie Crushers of the Frontier League. The three-time NAIA All-American finished the 2025 season with 25 home runs to go along with a .358 batting average, .559 on-base percentage and .879 slugging percentage. Quinn graduated from Concordia as the program’s all-time home run with 98 career big flies. Following his senior season, Quinn was named GPAC Player of the Year and an NAIA Second Team All-American. The the All-Midlands Team lineup also featured outfielder Jaeden Jordahl, second baseman Ty Nekoliczak and first baseman Matt Rhoades, in addition to starting pitchers Braxton Greenburg and Alex Johnson.
As Dupic told the World-Herald when asked about Quinn, “He's a great kid. When you have someone who's such a great player and does things the right way as far as work ethic and selflessness, it makes my job that much easier.”
2025 Concordia All-Midlands Team Honorees
Jaidan Quinn (Captain) | Bonner Springs, Kan.
2025 stats: 54 G, .358 BA, 66 R, 59 H, 11 2B, 25 HR, 73 RBIs, .559 OBP, .879 SLG, .924 F%
Braxton Greenburg | Plymouth, Minn.
2025 stats: 6-0 W-L, 3.36 ERA, 13 GS, 72.1 IP, 52 H, 27 ER, 28 BB, 91 K, .197 BAA
Alex Johnson | Olathe, Kan.
2025 stats: 8-3 W-L, 3.13 ERA, 12 GS, 2 CG, 69 IP, 50 H, 24 ER, 27 BB, 100 K, .207 BAA
Jaeden Jordahl | Billings, Mont.
2025 stats: 50 G, .342 BA, 49 R, 51 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 42 RBIs, 13 SB, .479 OBP, .604 SLG, .958 F%
Ty Nekoliczak | Greeley, Neb.
2025 stats: 54 G, .368 BA, 69 R, 70 H, 12 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 39 RBIs, 21 SB, .500 OBP, .505 SLG, .971 F%
Matthew Rhoades | Monument, Colo.
2025 stats: 54 G, .332 BA, 46 R, 67 H, 12 2B, 1 3B, 19 HR, 75 RBIs, .438 OBP, .683 SLG, .989 F%
Christian Gutierrez (HM) | La Mirada, Calif.
2025 stats: 9-2 W-L, 3.94 ERA, 13 GS, 82.1 IP, 3 CG, 77 H, 36 ER, 13 BB, 69 K, .244 BAA
Bradley Hallock (HM) | Carrollton, Texas
2025 stats: 54 G, .326 BA, 64 R, 63 H, 10 2B, 23 HR, 79 RBIs, .453 OBP, .736 SLG, .947 F%
Daiten Schmidt (HM) | Hickman, Neb.
2025 stats: 2-1 W-L, 8 SV, 2.55 ERA, 17 G, 17.2 IP, 15 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 18 K, .231 BAA
Michael Welch (HM) | San Diego, Calif.
2025 stats: 39 G, .337 BA, 8 R, 34 H, 4 2B, 3 HR, 22 RBIs, .466 OBP, .465 SLG, .990 F%
2025 Omaha World-Herald All-Midlands Baseball Team (NAIA/D2/D3)
P – Braden Cannon, Wayne State
P – Braxton Greenburg, Concordia
P – Alex Johnson, Concordia
P – Parker McMan, Bellevue
P – Riley Plummer, Doane
C – Logan Grant, Bellevue
1B – Matthew Rhoades, Concordia
2B – Ty Nekoliczak, Concordia
SS – Eimir Perez, Midland
*3B – Jaidan Quinn, Concordia
OF – Ian Heck, York
OF – Jaeden Jordahl, Concordia
OF – Jake Lacey, Bellevue
DH – Sam Kwapnioski, Doane
U – Steven Elsner, Bellevue
*Honorary Captain
Honorable Mention – Bellevue: Scott Hansen, Ayden Makarus, Kenji Miller, Jace Wessels. Concordia: Christian Gutierrez, Bradley Hallock, Daiten Schmidt, Michael Welch. Doane: Logan Amick, Jordan Bond, Kaden Crawford, Ethan Merk, Taiyo Takahashi, Aaron Vulcano, Johnny Vulcano. Hastings: Jared Delgado, Eli Merritt, Jaden Stone. Midland: Brody Boyle, Brandon Creps, Joshua Hardamon, Owen Kelley, Chris Ortega, Zachary Vincent. Nebraska Wesleyan: Carter Betts, Aaron Chazin, Easton Johnson. Peru State: Antonio Benitez, Gustavo Rivera. Wayne State: Chase Douglas, Taylor Gill, Max Heard. York: JD McCown.