Baseball | 5/15/2026 1:56:00 PM

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - University of Minnesota Crookston baseball player Jackson Fliflet (R-So., C, Wahpeton, N.D.) became just the fourth Golden Eagle player in history to earn NCBWA (National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) All-Central Region First Team honors. Fliflet joins Jake Hjelle, Reed Hjelle, and Mike Hallquist as NCBWA All-Central Region First Team picks.

Fliflet becomes the ninth player to earn All-Region accolades from either D2CCA, NCBWA, or ABCA/Rawlings. The Golden Eagles have had nine players earn 21 All-Region honors. He joins Jake Hjelle, Reed Hjelle, Hallquist, Josh Dykhoff, Jake Dykhoff, Alex Koep, Brock Reller, and Kenny Perez. 

He was an All-NSIC First Team pick in his first season as the starting catcher. Fliflet hit .319 and led the league with 19 home runs. He scored 46 runs, added 11 doubles, and 51 RBI. Fliflet had a .736 slugging percentage, 16 walks, and a .416 on-base percentage. He held a .984 fielding percentage behind the dish with 15 runners caught stealing.

Central Region
First Team
C - Jackson Fliflet, Minnesota-Crookston^
C - Grant Nottlemann, Pittsburg State^
1B - Carter Olson, Southeastern Oklahoma
2B - Logan Myers, Emporia State
3B - Landon Meyer, Southwestern Oklahoma^
3B - Troy Berg, Augustana^
SS - Nate Cunningham, Wayne State
OF - Dagen Brewer, Pittsburg State
OF - Camden Tanner, Arkansas-Monticello
OF - JJ Bush, Southeastern Oklahoma
OF - Brayden Luikart, Missouri Southern
DH - Josh Bay, Southern Nazarene
UT - Louis Magers, Minnesota State
SP - Colby Deaver, Emporia State
SP - Mariano Gomez, Augustana
SP - Logan Sandoval, Northwestern Oklahoma
SP - Sawyer Allen, Central Missouri
RP - Eric Woodley, Arkansas Tech
RP - Cole Smith, UMary
^ - tie in voting

Second Team
C - Eli Marvin, Arkansas-Monticello
1B - Noah Steele, Emporia State
2B - Ryan Kirk, Southeastern Oklahoma
3B - Will Doherty, Missouri Southern
SS - Jake Berkland, Minnesota State
OF - Isaac Webb, Pittsburg State
OF - Cole Yearsley, Minnesota State
OF - Tui Amosa, Oklahoma Baptist
OF - Ian Luce, Washburn
DH - Drake Lee, Central Oklahoma
UT - Derek Woolwine, Fort Hays State
SP - Zach Voss, Pittsburg State
SP - Ethan Roark, Henderson State
SP - Kyle Lane, Harding
SP - Owen Schneider, Missouri Southern
RP - Grant Huffman, Emporia State
RP - John White, Arkansas-Monticello

Player of the Year | Dagen Brewer, Pittsburg State
Pitcher of the Year | Colby Deaver, Emporia State
Coach of the Year | Chris Klimas, Rogers State