The North Atlantic Conference has unveiled its Baseball and Softball 2025 Postseason Honors. The formatting was slightly adjusted this year with softball consisting of an east and west division first-teams, while Baseball consists of a first-team and a second-team without divisions factored in.
In baseball, junior Garrett Chadwick (Brighton, CO) got a much-deserved first-team all-conference award, also as a utility player, and was also voted second-team as a pitcher. Chadwick played strictly shortstop and pitcher for the Owls but was among the league's best at both roles. At the plate, he batted a career-high .342 on 27 hits and 15 RBI throughout his 25 games. Chadwick anchored UMPI's lineup, batting three-hole primarily and was a huge vocal leader at shortstop. On the mound, one could argue Chadwick was even better. He became just the second three-game winner for UMPI since 2016, and had an ERA of 4.75, good for fourth in the conference behind three of Husson's starters. Chadwick tossed a complete-game two-hitter over University of Maine at Farmington on just 66 pitches in one of the conference's most dominant performances on the mound all year. He also pitched eight innings in their 10-inning victory over VTSU-Lyndon as well as a come-from-behind upset win over Thomas College at home late in the year. Chadwick was a two-way sensation for UMPI and brought as much value to his team as any other single player did in the NAC.
Senior captain and leader, Emma McNally (Patten, ME) took home a sportsmanship team honor in her final collegiate season. McNally played in and started all 26 games primarily as a shortstop and is one of the best leaders in recent UMPI softball history both on and off the diamond. McNally finished the year with 18 hits—tied-second on the team, five doubles—tied 1st, and 25 total bases—also second.
Freshman Aiden Toy (Standish, ME) took home baseball's sportsmanship team spot. Toy was a huge bright spot for UMPI as a freshman, stepping into a large roll as UMPI's primary backstop. Toy started 20 games and collected 12 hits, including a trio of doubles. He was one of the best defensive catchers in the NAC, finishing 4th in caught stealing, nabbing eight runners throughout the year and finished third in stolen bases against percentage, with an .810 mark. He finished the year with a fielding percentage of .979, committing just two errors on 95 chances.