KCAC TOURNAMENT
Joplin, Missouri- The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference 2025 baseball tournament takes over Joe Becker stadium in Joplin for 4 days of incredible baseball. The KCAC baseball season began with 13 teams battling to be in the top 8 of the conference to earn the right to continue the season in Joplin, Missouri. Ultimately the 8 best teams in the conference converge on Joplin, and now we will crown a champion in this season’s conference tournament. Will it be the regular season champion in Oklahoma Wesleyan? Will Kansas Wesleyan or Ottawa (KS) take home the crown? Or will a dark horse come out from the pack and reign supreme for conference glory and a chance to keep the season going? The only way we can find out is to play the game!
The Bracket
Tickets
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How to watch
STATS
Pitching:
- Kansas Wesleyan – 4.79era
- Oklahoma Wesleyan – 5.32era
- Ottawa (KS) – 5.40era
- Friends (KS) – 6.35era
- Avila (MO) – 6.63era
- York (NE) – 7.09era
- McPherson (KS) – 7.75era
- Tabor (KS) – 8.08era
Hitting:
- Tabor (KS) – .362avg
- Oklahoma Wesleyan – .353avg
- Ottawa (KS) – .344avg
- Friends (KS) – .319avg
- McPherson (KS) – .312avg
- Kansas Wesleyan – .302avg
- York (NE) – .296avg
- Avila (MO) – .285avg
Runs
- Oklahoma Wesleyan- 565 runs
- Tabor (KS)- 502 runs
- Ottawa (KS)- 495 runs
- Kansas Wesleyan- 424 runs
- Friends (KS)- 396 runs
- McPherson (KS)- 393 runs
- York (NE)- 334 runs
- Avila (MO)- 308 runs
Homeruns
- Oklahoma Wesleyan- 115 HR
- Tabor (KS)- 95 HR
- Ottawa (KS)- 94 HR
- Kansas Wesleyan- 88 HR
- McPherson (KS)- 76 HR
- York (NE)- 68 HR
- Friends (KS)- 47 HR
- Avila (MO)- 44 HR
Strikeouts
- Ottawa (KS)- 441
- McPherson (KS)- 425
- Oklahoma Wesleyan- 421
- Kansas Wesleyan- 391
- Tabor (KS)- 355
- York (NE)- 298
- Friends (KS)- 284
- Avila (MO)- 253
WHIP
- Oklahoma Wesleyan- 1.45
- Kansas Wesleyan- 1.46
- Ottawa (KS)- 1.64
- Friends (KS)- 1.69
- Avila (MO)- 1.70
- York (NE)- 1.77
- Tabor- 1.86
- McPherson- 2.01
Top Players by Team
- #1 Oklahoma Wesleyan:
Hitters:
CF Ravaughn Morgan .423 20 2B 14 HR 68 RBI.
1B Jorge Aldrete .422 8 2B 15 HR 63 RBI
Pitchers: Michael Mendoza 10-2 83.1 IP 3.24 ERA 94 K 23 BB.
Evan Foor 12-1 87.2 IP 3.59 ERA 85 K 17 BB
- #2 Kansas Wesleyan:
Hitters:
C Tyler Favretto .423 18 2B 14 HR 55 RBI 55 BB 13 K in 168 AB
1B Fernando Ruvalcaba .352 12 2B 14 HR 54 RBI
Pitchers:
Brett Maddock 9-2 87 IP 4.34 ERA 67 K 23 BB
Ritter Stienmann 3-3 49.1 IP 23 app 65 K 22 BB 7 saves
- #3 Ottawa (KS):
Hitters:
RF Jaquavius Davis .411 14 2B 11 HR 43 RBI 14 SB
1B Dylan Garcia .388 15 2B 16 HR 54 RBI
Pitchers:
Zack Melendez 5-1 51.2 IP 4.18 ERA 59 K 30 BB
Fawster Voytko 7-1 59.2 IP 4.22 ERA 65 K 25 BB
- #4 Tabor (KS):
Hitters:
1B Cody Moore .411 15 2B 11 HR 50 RBI 22 BB 9 K in 180 AB
3B Marcelo Aguirre .350 5 2B 20 HR 58 RBI
Pitchers:
Evan Williams 8-3 69.1 IP 5.32 ERA 99 K 30 BB
Xander Roberts 4-3 37.2 IP 12 app 40 K 8 BB
- #5 York (NE):
Hitters:
RF/SP Ian Heck .395 15 2B 18 HR 70 RBI 6-4 62 IP 6.10 ERA 69 K 27 BB
1B Cesar Galvan .310 7 2B 11 HR 42 RBI
Pitchers:
James McCown 3-3 62 IP 4.50 ERA 57 K 27 BB
- #6 McPherson (KS):
Hitters:
3B Marcus Patton .420 8 2B 7 HR 37 RBI
CF Jace Essig .400 18 2B 14 HR 48 RBI 22 SB
Pitchers:
Matthew Bomersback 2-2 48 IP 5.63 ERA 51 K 34 BB
Francisco Paradis 1-1 19 IP 18 app 3.79 ERA 29 K 17 BB
- #7 Friends (KS):
Hitters:
LF Bernie Socarras .417 18 2B 7 HR 46 RBI 14 SB
CF Zeke Henson .331 12 2B 13 HR 58 RBI
Pitchers:
Francisco Moscoso 7-3 70.2 IP 4.33 ERA 83 K 33 BB
Jamie Baldwin 3-1 62.2 IP 6.18 ERA 40 K 30 BB
- #8 Avila (MO):
Hitters:
RF Jack Virden .358 13 2B 12 HR 48 RBI
1B Ricky Dober .354 12 2B 10 HR 44 RBI
Pitchers:
Cashen Schranz 2-2 53.1 IP 4.73 ERA 44 K 33 BB
Antonio Villalobos 4-1 55 IP 29 K 17 BB 5.24 ERA
Day 1 Matchups
Wednesday 9am
#3 Ottawa (KS) 38-12 (26-10 KCAC) vs #6 McPherson (KS) 26-24 (20-16 KCAC)
McPherson won this season series taking 2 of 3 vs Ottawa (KS), The games were played as part of their mid week conference slate. Those scores were- 13-12 McPherson, 15-14 McPherson, and 5-2 Ottawa (KS).
PICKS
Robby- Ottawa (KS)
Taylor- Ottawa (KS)
Tyler- McPherson (KS)
Conner- Ottawa (KS)
Wednesday 12:15pm
#2 Kansas Wesleyan 35-13 (30-6 KCAC) vs #7 Friends (KS) 27-21 (20-16 KCAC)
These two ball clubs met in early March for what would be a close series where all 3 games were separated by a total of 4 runs. Kansas Wesleyan swept the series 3-0 and those scores were- 9-7 KWU, 4-3 KWU, and 4-3 KWU
PICKS
Robby- Kansas Wesleyan
Taylor- Kansas Wesleyan
Tyler- Kansas Wesleyan
Conner- Kansas Wesleyan
Wednesday 3:30pm
#4 York (NE) 24-21 (21-15 KCAC) vs #5 Tabor (KS) 29-19 (21-15 KCAC)
York and Tabor met early in the season and the Panthers of York took the series 2-1 in a home series in Nebraska. Despite losing the first game the Panthers bounced back to win the series, by scores of- 7-0 Tabor, 7-6 York, and 5-3 York
PICKS
Robby- Tabor (KS)
Taylor- York (NE)
Tyler- York (NE)
Conner- Tabor (KS)
Wednesday 6:45pm
#1 Oklahoma Wesleyan 43-7 (30-6 KCAC) vs #8 Avila (MO) 20-25 (17-19 KCAC)
Oklahoma Wesleyan went on the road and swept Avila in a 3 game set and scored 31 runs on the weekend. The mid-march series will be a distant memory for Avila as they try to pull off an upset of massive proportions. The series scores were- 12-6 OKWU, 10-4 OKWU, 9-5 OKWU.
PICKS
Robby- OKWU
Taylor- OKWU
Tyler- OKWU
Conner- OKWU
TOURNAMENT CHAMPION PREDICTIONS
Robby- Oklahoma Wesleyan
Taylor- Oklahoma Wesleyan
Tyler- Oklahoma Wesleyan
Conner- Oklahoma Wesleyan
Robby Gutierrez & Taylor Thomas
