The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced its 2025 baseball postseason honors on Tuesday. Two Upper Iowa baseball members, Thane Meiners and Gunnar Wicklund, earned All-GLVC Second Team recognition. Bryce Hall was the team's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship award winner. 

Lewis University second baseman Mikey Kocen was named Player of the Year, while teammate Brendan Lawry earned Pitcher of the Year. Missouri S&T's Bricen Smith and Maryville's Jace Burton shared Co-Freshman of the Year honors, and Lewis' head coach Mike Vucsko was voted Coach of the Year by his peers.

In total, 51 student-athletes earned All-Conference recognition. Additionally, 15 players were named GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship honorees, and Lincoln University received the team sportsmanship award.

Meiners, a utility player for the Peacocks, wrapped up the conference season with a .320 batting average, collecting 39 hits and 26 RBIs. He also made two appearances on the mound in GLVC play, recording three strikeouts. Over the full season, Meiners pitched in six games with a 2.70 ERA and totaled 44 hits at the plate, including four doubles and four home runs. 
 
Wicklund capped off his Upper Iowa career by setting two program home run records. He recorded the most home runs in a season (20) and in a career (32) after only two seasons with Upper Iowa. In conference action, the Brainerd, Minn., native posted a team-high .365 at the plate behind 42 hits and 35 RBIs, while adding seven doubles. 
 
Peacock baseball concluded the season with a 21-28 overall record and a 15-17 mark in GLVC play, finishing ninth in the regular season and just one spot short of qualifying for the GLVC Championship Tournament. 
 
See the full list of award winners below.

GLVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Mikey Kocen, Sr., 2B, Lewis #
GLVC PITCHER OF THE YEAR:  Brendan Lawry, Sr., SP, Lewis
GLVC CO-FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:  Bricen Smith, 2B, Missouri S&T, Jace Burton, 2B, Maryville
GLVC COACH OF THE YEAR:  Mike Vucsko, Lewis #
 

FIRST TEAM Mark Kattula, R-Sr., 1B, UIS Mikey Kocen, Sr., 2B, LEWIS Ethan Bowers, Jr., SS, UIS Jackson Crider, R-Fr., 3B, DU # Michael Laudando, Sr., UT, RU Jordan Phillips, R-Sr., UT, WJC George Bilecki, Jr., OF, LEWIS Austin Bode, R-Jr., OF, UINDY Cain Headrick, Sr., OF, LEWIS Matt Mateo, Jr., OF, QU Adonis Forte, Sr., OF, RU Will Beckham, R-So., DH, S&T Ivan Dahlberg, Jr., C, UIS Brendan Lawry, Sr., SP, LEWIS # Ben Gregory, Jr., SP, MU Braden Smith, So., SP, MU Mark Decicco, Jr., SP, UIS Roman Harrison, Jr., SP, QU Seth Masters, R-Sr., RP, UIS Luc Fuller, Sr., RP, DU    # Unanimous Selection

SECOND TEAM Chris McDevitt, Sr., 1B, LEWIS Wyatt Morgan, Gr., 2B, DU Peyton Bittle, So., SS, MCK Cole Nelson, Sr., 3B, LEWIS Cole Christman, Gr., UT, MU Sage McMinn, R-Jr., UT, MCK Thane Meiners, Jr., UT, UIU Gunnar Wicklund, Gr., OF, UIU Nick Lukac, Sr., OF, UINDY Drew Baugus, So., OF, S&T Miguel Padron, Jr., OF, LIN Ambrose Russo, Gr., OF, MU Andrew Buescher, Sr., DH, UMSL Jason Krol, Sr., C, LEWIS Gage Hayes, Jr., SP, DU Ty Rauser, Jr., SP, MU Jake Schisler, So., SP, S&T Jake Canent, Sr., SP, RU Esteban Hernandez, Gr., SP, UIS Jackson Bruno, So., RP, LEWIS Austin Bestul, Sr., RP, UINDY   * Extra Member Due to Tie

HONORABLE MENTION Connor Bain, Jr., OF, DU Diego Cardenas, R-Jr., SP, UINDY Garrett Meyer, Jr., OF, S&T Ethan Morrow, Sr., SP, S&T  Bryce Nicolay, R-Fr., SP, UMSL Braedon Stoakes, Sr., OF, UMSL Ben Dahlof, Jr., OF, QU Kobe Essien, Sr., SP, QU  Matthew Brimacombe, Sr., OF, RU Evan Jilbert, Sr., OF, WJC

 
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Zach McKinnis, DU
Mark Kattula, UIS
Cole Hampton, UINDY
Ian Nguyen, LEWIS
Miguel Padron, LIN
Nathan Beaton, MU
Javier Garcia, MCK
Keaton Scott, S&T
Cooper Blythe, UMSL
Brandon Pickus, QU
Patrick Wind, RU
Cayden Shaver, SBU
Cole Eggerding, TSU
Bryce Hall, UIU
Ben Click, WJC
 
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD
Lincoln