PITTSBURG – Pittsburg State University senior outfielder
Dagen Brewer has been selected the Ron Lenz Player of the Year by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) today (May 28).
Brewer was tabbed a first-team All-America selection in the outfield along with his National POY honors. He batted .442 on the season with 87 runs scored, 24 doubles, 25 home runs and a Division II single-season record 107 RBI in 56 games played. Brewer (Topeka) led the MIAA in the triple crown categories. He ranks seventh in leads D2 in RBI (1.91 pg) and slugging percentage (.970); he ranks third in the country in runs scored and on base percentage (.573); and he ranks seventh nationally in batting average.
Brewer, a 2025 NCAA Division II All-America selection, was a first-team All-MIAA pick as well as the MIAA Player of the Year honoree earlier this season. He was a first-team All-Region selection and the Central Region Player of the Year from the D2CCA, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Brewer was named the D2 National Player of the Year by the NCBWA on May 20.
In addition to Brewer's national accolades, Pitt State junior outfielder
Eric Bacon was voted to the third-team D2CCA All-America squad.
Bacon posted a .404 batting average with 87 runs scored, 17 doubles, five triples, nine home runs, 74 RBI and 20 stolen bases on the season. Bacon, and Brewer, set a new Pitt State single season record for runs scored; and he established a new school record with 95 hits on the season. Bacon ranks third in Division II in runs scored and fifth nationally in hits.
He was a first-team All-MIAA selection and an MIAA Gold Glove recipient with a .977 fielding percentage and six outfield assists to his credit. Bacon earned All-Region honors from the D2CCA as well as the ABCA.