2025 HBCU Baseball Preseason Small School Elites and Projected Players of the Year

Black College Nines has announced its preseason small school elite baseball players for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities for the upcoming 2025 season. Selections have been made for both the first and second teams in the small school division, which includes institutions from NCAA Division II, as well as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA).

The selections by Black College Nines were based on thorough research and statistical data, with contributions from national media members, coaching staff, and sports information directors. A complete list of the 2025 preseason All-HBCU baseball individual award selections can be found below.

The 2025 HBCU Preseason Elite Team

Small School:

Preseason Player of the Year – Miguel Oropeza (Talladega College)

 

 

 

 

Preseason Pitcher of the Year – Landon Kiefer (Albany State University)

 

 

 

 

Small School Division (NCAA DII, NAIA, NCCAA)

First Team

INF Miguel Oropeza (Talladega College)

INF William Beasley (Albany State University)

INF Kyle Waters (West Virginia State University)

INF Hugo Schoening (Edward Waters University)

UTL Luke Addison (Albany State University)

OF Jhan Carlos Javier (Wiley University)

OF Torry Jones (Edward Waters University)

OF Kendal Spencer (Savannah State University)

C Armando Jackson (Talladega College)

DH JaShaun Franks (Rust College)

P Brady Davis (Albany State University)

P Samuel Guadamuz (Talladega College)

P Alexander Davila (Edward Waters University)

RP Camden Matthews (Miles College)

Second Team

INF Hunter Bradshaw (Savannah State University)

INF Denny Daza (Paine College)

INF Timothy Whiteman (Morehouse College)

INF Nick Copen (Miles College)

UTL Jalen Greenidge (Lincoln University PA)

OF Gary Wafford (Jarvis Christian University)

OF Jamel Mitchell (Benedict College)

OF Mario Cuevas (Clark Atlanta University)

C Austin Roberts (Albany State University)

DH Ryan Ready (Wiley University)

P Jeremiah Reddell (Albany State University)

P Keyon Guillory (Wiley University)

P Anthony Bayyat (Edward Waters University)

RP Nick Rodriguez (Wiley University)