OKLHAOMA CITY – The Sooner Athletic Conference announced its 2025 All-Conference Teams on Wednesday afternoon as the MACU Baseball team notched nine players to the decorated list, highlighted by senior second baseman Cristopher Munoz being named the league's Newcomer of the Year.

Overall, there were four players tabbed to the First Team with senior shortstop Carlos Medina, senior outfielders Noel McGarry-Doyle and D'Andre Gaines, and junior pitcher Fabian Hernandez while Munoz was joined on the Second Team by junior first baseman Brett Justice, junior designated hitter Taiga Sakuma as well as senior pitchers Brock Cordes and Andrew Long.

On-top of both players being selected to the All-SAC First Team, Hernandez and Medina were also selected to the SAC Gold Glove Team.

In his lone season with the Evangels, Munoz was an incredible presence with the bat during the 2025 campaign. The Bronx, N.Y. native wrapped up the regular season with a .406 batting average, slashing 54-for-133 with 10 doubles and 12 homers for 40 RBIs and 52 runs scored. Munoz also posted a .509 on-base percentage as he drew 21 walks and 11 hit-by-pitches to go with 16 stolen bases and a .752 slugging percentage.

The biggest hit of Munoz's season came in an 8-6 win over Central Christian on Feb. 28 at the MACU Baseball Field when he launched the walk-off two-run homer over the left field wall with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning.

For the third time in his career, Medina is earning All-SAC accolades while being tabbed to the First Team for the first time after earning Second Team honors the last two seasons. With the bat, the Apple Valley, Calif. native ended the regular season with a .358 batting average, swatting 54-for-151 with 10 doubles and eight homers for 33 RBIs and 27 runs. Medina also notched a .436 on-base percentage behind 13 walks and 12 hit-by-pitches while slugging for a .583 clip.

Medina was named the SAC Player of the Week on two occasions, including for the weeks of Feb. 3-9 as well as the week of Mar. 17-23.

Included with his First Team tab, Medina also collected his second SAC Gold Glove award in the last three years. Over the course of the regular season, Medina recorded a .960 fielding percentage, committing only six errors while playing the most difficult defensive position in baseball as he also turned in 103 assists and 40 putouts in 149 chances as well as turned 19 double plays. Medina was also the Gold Glove recipient following the 2023 season as the shortstop currently owns the program record for career assists and double plays.

For the third time in his career, McGarry-Doyle was selected to the First Team, becoming only second MACU player in program history to be named to the All-SAC Team at least three times.

The Maple, Ontario, Canada product once again led the MACU bats in the regular season with a .424 batting average, hitting 64-for-151 with nine doubles and eight homers with a team-high 54 RBIs and scored 46 runs. McGarry-Doyle also posted one of the best on-base percentages in the entire country as he notched a team-high 34 walks and 15 hit-by-pitches for a .562 on-base percentage and stole the second-most bases with 28 to go with a .642 slugging percentage.

McGarry-Doyle put together one of the best individual performances in program history in a 22-6 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Mar. 15 when he batted 3-for-4 with a double and notched the second-most RBIs in a single game with seven to go with a walk and a run scored.

McGarry-Doyle was also a two-time recipient of the SAC Player of the Week award for the weeks of Mar. 10-16 and Mar. 31-Apr. 6.

MACU's starting centerfielder in Gaines for the second-straight year was also selected to the First Team after another incredible year both offensively and defensively. The San Pablo, Calif. native once again swung a massive bat for the Evangels, slashing .337 (56-166) with 13 doubles, tying a single-season program record five triples and a team-leading 13 home runs for 46 RBIs and a team-leading 62 runs scored. Gaines was also one to take advantage of the free passes, ranking second on the team with 32 walks and six hit-by-pitches to go with 20 stolen bases, ultimately finishing with a .452 on-base percentage and a .711 slugging percentage.

Despite suffering a tough 25-13 result to Friends at the MACU Baseball Field on Mar. 25, Gaines made history for the Evangels by becoming the first player in program history to record three homers in a game, finishing the contest 3-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs.

Rounding out the First Team honorees, Hernandez established himself as the team's ace in his first year with the program. Over the course of the regular season, Hernandez posted a 7-1 record and a 3.70 ERA over 13 appearances and 11 starts. In his 65.2 innings of work, the Samana, Dominican Republic native tossed two complete games, including one shutout and a save as he allowed only 34 runs, 27 of which were earned on 65 hits with 29 walks and a team-leading 76 strikeouts.

Hernandez tossed his first career complete game shutout with MACU at the Cajun Collision on Feb. 8 when he allowed only four hits, including only one extra-base hit and issued just one walk and struck out six over seven innings of work. Two weeks later, Hernandez put together another sensational performance as he recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts and allowed no runs on four hits with no walks over six innings in a nine-inning 12-1 win over College of the Ozarks on Feb. 24.

Overall, Hernandez finished as a three-time recipient of the SAC Pitcher of the Week honor for the weeks of Feb. 24-Mar. 2, Mar. 17-23 and Mar. 31-Apr. 6.

On the defensive side, Hernandez was also the recipient of the league's Gold Glove Award in the pitcher's position as the righty hurler posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 14 assists and two putouts while also tallying five pickoffs.

In his first season with the Evangels, Justice has proven to be a powerful bat in the MACU lineup, wrapping up the regular season hitting .323 (43-133), tying a team-high 13 doubles, one triple and 10 homers for 40 RBIs and 24 runs scored. Justice also drew 19 walks to add to his .417 on-base percentage to go along with a .662 slugging percentage.

Justice's best game as an Evangel came in an incredible 16-13 win at LSU Alexandria on Jan. 25 as he went 2-for-4 from the dish with a double and homer for a career-high six RBIs and scored a pair of runs. Three weeks later, Justice made history at Putnam City High School in a 12-7 win over York (Neb.) on Feb. 14 as he batted an incredible 5-for-5, tying a single game program record three doubles to go with a triple for two RBIs and two runs in the win.

Despite starting off the season injured, Sakuma's return to the starting lineup on Feb. 24 against College of the Ozarks started off a sensational season for Yachiyo, Japan native. Despite seeing limited action through the first 17 games of the year, Sakuma wrapped up the regular season with a .364 batting average, hitting 36-for-99 with six doubles, three triples and four homers to finish with 30 RBIs and 42 runs scored. He also continued to be an on-base presence at the top of MACU's lineup, drawing 27 walks and stole 13 bases for a .489 on-base percentage and .606 slugging percentage.

Sakuma was named the SAC Player of the Week on two separate occasions over the course of the year, the first coming for the week of Feb. 24-Mar. 3 while also earning the final award on Apr. 28 for his performance against Nelson in the SAC Quarterfinals.

Sakuma's best game of the season came in the 14-7 win over Oklahoma City on Apr. 18 when he went 3-for-5 with a double and a homer for four RBIs and three runs. A week later, Sakuma followed it up with his first MACU career walk-off hit in the 6-5 win over Nelson in the SAC Quarterfinal as he finished that contest batting 4-for-6 with two RBIs and two runs.

One of the strongest arms in MACU's starting rotation, Cordes made a statement in his first ever start in a MACU uniform at the Cajun Collision on Feb. 7. In a 5-0 win over Dakota State (S.D.), the Castle Rock, Colo. narrowly missed recording a no-hitter, allowing just an infield single in the seventh inning as he still turned in a complete game shutout while allowing only one walk and a career-high 11 strikeouts. The result allowed the righty to collect his first SAC Pitcher of the Week accolade.

Cordes also saved one of his best performances for last in the series-opener against Oklahoma City on Apr. 17. The senior in his lone season gave up no runs and just three hits with one walk and struck out seven while getting the win.

On the whole, Cordes finished the regular season with a 5-0 record on the mound with a 4.88 ERA in 13 appearances and nine starts. In his 51.2 innings of work, Cordes allowed only 28 runs, all earned on 41 hits with 29 walks and 54 strikeouts.

The Evangels also saw strong success with Long on the mound as the senior righty wrapped up the regular season tied with a team-lead in wins, going 7-3 with a 5.49 ERA in 17 appearances and eight starts. Over 41.0 innings, the Plant City, Fla. product allowed 28 runs, 25 earned on 37 hits with 21 walks and 40 strikeouts.

In a 19-9 win over Randall on Feb. 4, Long tossed three absolute shutdown innings for a win, allowing only one baserunner on an error while not allowing a single hit or walk to go with a season-high seven strikeouts.

Mid-America Christian will now await and see where it will be going this postseason as the Evangels will be holding an NAIA Tournament Selection Show Watch Party at the Clements and Odom Private Dining Rooms today at 4 p.m.