ST. PAUL, Minn. - After a season that produced a third-place finish in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference standings from a young squad, the University of Northwestern Baseball team saw five student-athletes honored by the conference in Wednesday's UMAC Baseball Awards. The Eagles had two players named to the All-Conference First Team, two receive Honorable Mention recognition, and one representative on the league's All-Sportsmanship Team.

The full UMAC press release can be found here.

Dreyer Homan (Clara City, Minn./MACCRAY) leads the way with his first All-Conference selection, as a pitcher. Transitioning from the bullpen to a starting role in 2026, the senior flourished and became Northwestern's ace, leading the UMAC in strikeouts (53) and innings pitched (44.0). His 2.66 ERA in conference games also ranked fifth in the league, and he tied for second in conference wins with four. For his efforts, Homan was named UMAC Pitcher of the Week three times (3/24, 4/14, 4/28) and received five national honors throughout the season as well. Joining Homan on the First Team was Kason Pietruszewski (Warroad, Minn./Warroad), who earned the nod in one of two utility slots after breaking out as a two-way contributor in his first collegiate season. The rookie led UNW in batting average (.398, .311 in conference) and OPS (.928) after starting the season as a pitcher only, and led the team in stolen bases with 12 in 12 attempts. On the mound, his 4.12 ERA in league play ranked 10th among UMAC pitchers, while he finished second in innings pitched (39.1) and tied for fifth in wins (3).

In addition to the two First Team All-Conference selections, the Eagles also had a pair of Honorable Mention recipients. Freshman utility man Jack Burns (Plainfield, Ill./Aurora Christian) was bestowed the honor after hitting .386 in UMAC games with three doubles, two triples, one home run and 22 RBI. He led the conference in at-bats (76) and was third in triples, tied for fourth in stolen bases (7), fifth in hits (28) and sixth in RBI. Overall on the season, he led the team in RBI (41), doubles (10), triples (5) and slugging percentage (.500). Like Pietruszewski, the fellow rookie also had success on the mound in addition to starting games at third base, second base, shortstop and right field, holding a 0.00 ERA in three conference appearances with nine strikeouts and just two hits surrendered in 7.1 innings. Burns's classmate, Davis Winter (Wausau, Wis./Wausau East), was Northwestern's other Honorable Mention selection after leading the conference in hit-by-pitches (14) by a wide margin, and finishing third in on-base percentage (.526) in the leadoff spot. The freshman also tied for fourth in walks (13) and finished fifth in runs (23), seventh in stolen bases (6) and tied for eighth in hits (23). Winter also saw action on the mound, pitching three times in league play and producing a 4.66 ERA with nine strikeouts in 9.2 innings. His 30 HBP for the entire season obliterated the single-season program record and is third in NCAA Division III. Senior Andrew Johnson (Dalton, Minn./Fergus Falls) was named the team's representative on the All-Sportsmanship team for his leadership and attitude. He ended his career with a literal bang as well, homering for the first time in his career in his final home game against North Central on May 4th.

2026 UMAC Baseball Awards
Player of the Year: Tanner Voight, UW-Superior
Pitcher of the Year: Zach Romans, UW-Superior
Rookie of the Year: Jayden Knutson, Bethany Lutheran
Coach of the Year: TJ Oakes, UW-Superior
Team Sportsmanship of the Year: Martin Luther
 
All-Conference:

SP	Aidan Byrd	Bethany Lutheran
SP	Zach Romans	UW-Superior
SP	Dreyer Homan (Clara City, Minn./MACCRAY)	Northwestern
SP	Aidan Berg	Martin Luther
SP	Josh Pritchard	UW-Superior
SP	Ryan McGie	Minnesota Morris
SP	Adryen Tietz	Bethany Lutheran
RF	Breckin Silvain	Minnesota Morris
RF	Gio Basile	UW-Superior
OF	Jayden Knutson	Bethany Lutheran
OF	Bryan Gerbers	Crown
OF	Ben Meuser	Minnesota Morris
OF	Trey Sybrant	UW-Superior
OF	Landen Meyerdirk	Minnesota Morris
OF *tie	Vincent Curzie	Bethany Lutheran
OF*tie	Tyler Olson	Crown
IF	Tanner Voight	UW-Superior
IF	Xander Meissner	Bethany Lutheran
IF	Yunior Pena Torres	Bethany Lutheran
IF	Bradie Black	Minnesota Morris
IF	Noah Dagostino	UW-Superior
IF	Max Athmann	Bethany Lutheran
IF	Joshua Miller	Bethany Lutheran
IF	Caden Esquerra	Crown
C	Gary Swann	Bethany Lutheran
C	Wylee Lottman	UW-Superior
UTL	Carter Thielke	UW-Superior
UTL	Kason Pietruszewski (Warroad, Minn./Warroad)	Northwestern
DH	Juan Rodriguez	North Central

 
Honorable Mention
Bethany Lutheran:
- Sean Gamble
- Riston Wojcik
 
Crown:
- Easton Mckenzie
- TJ Reilly
 
Martin Luther:
- Jackson Anderson
- Parker Winghart
 
Minnesota Morris:
- Travis Godfrey
- Kellan Oligmueller
 
North Central:
- Dawson Barson
- Darrion Wesley
 
Northwestern:
- Jack Burns (Plainfield, Ill./Aurora Christian)
- Davis Winter (Wausau, Wis./Wausau East)
 
UW-Superior:
- Kaden Corlett
- Brian O'Dwyer
 
All-Sportsmanship

Xavier Palmer	Bethany Lutheran
Blayke Reyburn	Crown
Connor Heckendorf	Martin Luther
Andrew Franson	Minnesota Morris
Brayden Pinkerman	North Central
Andrew Johnson (Dalton, Minn./Fergus Falls)	Northwestern
Mason McKellar	UW-Superior