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Graphic featuring eight Morningside baseball players recognized on the GPAC All-Conference teams, with headshots of Conner Maston, Cade Nolan, Jacob O’Dell, Romani Perez, Sam Hanson, Kai Purdy-Burton, Mason Rego, and Kade Yasui. Text reads “Baseball GPAC All-Conference” and notes that Perez was named Freshman of the Year and Maston earned multiple honors.
Perez earns GPAC's top freshman award

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Morningside baseball team was well represented on the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) All-Conference teams, highlighted by Romani Perez being named the GPAC Freshman of the Year.

NAIA Reveals Spring Scholar-Athlete List
10 Baseball Players Named to NAIA Scholar-Athlete List

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its Scholar-Athletes for spring sports. Morningside had 10 athletes named to the list for baseball.

Purdy-Burton pitches complete game during GPAC Tournament
Purdy-Burton pitches complete game during GPAC Tournament

LINCOLN, Neb. — Kai Purdy-Burton’s last start was as quality as any Morningside pitcher put out in 2026.

Kade Yasui file photo with score graphic.
Mustangs open GPAC tourney with late rally

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Morningside baseball team scored five ninth-inning runs Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough in a 12-9 loss to Dakota Wesleyan in the first round of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament.

Morningside baseball seniors pose with their families on the field during Senior Day, each holding framed photos, with the full team gathered behind them. A graphic overlay reads, “Mustangs honor slew of seniors — O’Dell homers twice on Senior Day.”
Senior Day dampened as Mustangs fall to Doane

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Morningside’s baseball team recognized 14 seniors Saturday in its regular-season finale, but dreary weather and two losses to No. 13 Doane put a damper on the afternoon.

Jacob O'Dell swings at a pitch with two score graphics.
O'Dell drives home two over Bulldogs

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Some days, it just doesn’t quite click.

O'Dell file photo with two-score graphic with banners of each team.
Bunkers, O'Dell among home run hitters on record day

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The Morningside baseball team made history Saturday with authority.

Kai Purdy-Burton file photo with two score graphics in bottom left-hand corner.
Offense sets tone early in road sweep

YANKTON, S.D. — The Morningside baseball team picked up two more Great Plains Athletic Conference wins Thursday, sweeping Mount Marty by scores of 10-5 and 4-3.

Romani Perez file photo with two score graphics at the bottom.
Perez's grand slam secures series win

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Romani Perez delivered another big hit again on Sunday. Perez, a freshman, hit a go-ahead grand slam in the second inning of Game 2 that helped Morningside defeat Briar Cliff 7-5, and take three out of four over the Chargers on the weekend.

Maston file photo with two-score graphic.
Maston, key pitching spark Mustangs in home sweep

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Patience has been a trait that Conner Maston has developed over the last year. On Saturday, it paid off in a big way.

Morningside’s Mason King makes contact at the plate during a game, featured alongside final scores from the Mustangs’ doubleheader sweep over Waldorf.
'Never say die' mentality sparks 12-run rally

The Mustangs (26-11, 14-2 GPAC) scored 14 runs in both contests, winning 14-5 in Game 1 and 14-3 in the nightcap to extend their win streak to nine.

Morningside Scores 10 in Waldorf Wins, Winning 5-4, 5-1
Morningside Scores 10 in Waldorf Wins

FOREST CITY, Iowa – Morningside Baseball gave itself a strong start in this year’s series with Waldorf, sweeping today’s twinbill 5-4 and 5-1. The series closes with another doubleheader tomorrow.

Morningside senior Kade Yasui swings through contact during a game, featured in a graphic recognizing him as GPAC Player of the Week after a standout offensive performance.
Yasui tallies second GPAC Player of the Week

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Morningside baseball senior Kade Yasui was named Tuesday as this week’s GPAC Baseball Player of the Week. It's the second time during the month of March he has earned this honor.

Team celebration pic with two score graphics and Mustang head.
O'Dell's three homers help Mustangs complete weekend sweep

FREMONT, Neb. — The Morningside baseball team powered its way to a sweep of Midland on Sunday, launching nine home runs in a dominant GPAC doubleheader.

Key plays help Mustangs claim sweep over Warriors
Key plays help Mustangs claim sweep over Warriors

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Two late high-risk plays on Saturday turned into high reward for the Morningside baseball team.

Morningside pitcher Cade Nolan delivers a pitch during a game, with a teammate in the background, as a graphic overlay reads “Nolan’s steady rise fuels Mustangs.”
Nolan's road leads to 'blessing' at Morningside

Cade Nolan’s road to Morningside started more than 1,500 miles away in Menifee, California, a state known for its year-round baseball and deep competition. Leaving that environment for Sioux City meant stepping into something unfamiliar, but it’s a move that ultimately shaped his collegiate career.