RUSSELLVILLE, AR – University of Mary outfielder Isaac Pegors continues to make his mark on the Marauders baseball record book as the sophomore earned a spot on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-Central Region first team. Pegors becomes just the first Marauders ballplayer to earn NCBWA first team recognition.
 
The first Marauder to earn Northern Sun Baseball Player of the Year honors, Pegors set single season school records for home runs and runs batted in. The All-NSIC 1^st team outfielder bashed 18 home runs and drove in 65 runs this season in 47 games. He hit .398 with a .492 on base percentage and a slugging percentage of .795. Among his 64 hits were 10 doubles. He also scored 42 runs and stole four bases.
 
In addition to his impressive numbers at the plate, the Bismarck, ND, native didn't commit an error in the field, posting a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000 with 73 putouts and two assists while playing right field.
 
Pegors led the NSIC in home runs, slugging percentage and OPS (1.287) and finished in the top four in batting average, on base percentage and RBIs. He had two walk-off hits, including a grand slam to clinch a playoff berth for UMary. He reached base in 45 of 47 games, posted hits in 36 games and registered 20 multi-hit games.
 
In NCAA Division II Pegors ranks 20^th in RBIs/game (1.38), 20^th in slugging  percentage, 21^st in HR/game (.38), 22^nd in home runs and 57^th in batting average.
 
Pegors is the fourth UMary player to earn NCBWA all-region honors, joining Mark Schommer (2^nd team relief pitcher 2024), Cal James (2023 honorable mention third base) and Jonathan Draheim (2023 honorable mention starting pitcher).
 
2025 NCBWA All-Central Region
 
Player of the Year | Caden Robertson, Central Oklahoma
Pitcher of the Year | Maddox Long, Harding
Coach of the Year | Matt Magers, Minnesota State 
 
First Team
C – Chaz Poppy, Arkansas-Monticello
1B – Dagen Brewer, Pittsburg State
2B – Jack Hines, Augustana
3B – Jacob Steele, Central Missouri
SS – Jett Buck, Washburn
OF – Wesley Mitchell, Southeastern Oklahoma
OF – Isaac Pegors, UMary
OF – Caden Robertson, Central Oklahoma
OF – Vance Tobol, Central Missouri
DH – Louis Magers, Minnesota State
UT – Chase Keeton, Southeastern Oklahoma
SP – Nathan Culley, Minnesota State
SP – Kolby Dougan, Pittsburg State
SP – Maddox Long, Harding
SP – Dax Sharp, Central Oklahoma
RP – Payton Byrd, Henderson State
RP – JD McReynolds, Central Oklahoma

Second Team
C – Jeremy Schork, Henderson State
1B – Ike Mezzenga, Minnesota State
2B – Jackson Mervosh, Washburn
3B – Logan Lacey, Harding
SS – Cole Dawson, Arkansas Tech
OF – Alex Rodgers, Pittsburg State
OF – Zach Stroh, Minnesota State
OF – Trevor Winterstein, Augustana
OF – Kirk Woolf, Arkansas-Monticello
DH – Dayvian Johnson, Central Missouri
UT – Josh Dykhoff, Minnesota-Crookston
SP – Jeremy Adorno, Southern Arkansas
SP – Colton Anderson, Rogers State^
SP – Will Kates, Northwestern Oklahoma^
SP – Ty Riley, Fort Hays State
SP – Maddox Thornton, Pittsburg State
RP – Austin Adair, Southern Arkansas
RP – Braden Cannon, Wayne State
^ - tie in voting

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