With the baseball season over, let’s hand out some awards to the top Cougar baseball stars of 2025.

Freshman of the Year: Ollie Obenour

Obenour hit .271 across 48 starts in the infield. The freshman worked his way into the WSU infield and became a mainstay there by the end of the season. He was third on the team with 12 doubles and led the team with two triples. Defensively, he turned 10 double plays and finished with a .957 fielding percentage.

Newcomer of the Year: Luke Myers

The Arizona Central College transfer became WSU’s most consistent starting pitcher in 2025. Myers finished with a 5.26 ERA and 1.49 WHIP, making nine starts and six relief appearances. His 66.2 innings were third on the team, and he led the Cougars with 50 punch-outs.

Reliever of the Year: Rylan Haider

Haider finished the season with a 4.91 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. He appeared in 23 games, leading the team in relief appearances, and also led WSU with three saves. He finished with a 2-2 record, striking out 26 batters across 33 innings of work.

Gold Glove: Will Cresswell

Cresswell was WSU’s primary backstop, and he delivered a strong defensive performance in 2025. The catcher finished with a .989 fielding percentage, making just three errors all season. He threw out 19 base runners and allowed 16 steals, while helping turn one double play.

Silver Slugger: Logan Johnstone

Johnstone led qualified batters with a .571 slugging percentage. His nine home runs and seventeen doubles both led the team.

Pitcher of the Year: Luke Myers

Myers earns his second award, winning pitcher of the year. He led all qualified Cougs in ERA, was second in WHIP and at 5-4, he was the only Cougar pitcher to finish the season with a winning record.

Most Valuable Player: Max Hartman 

Hartman led the Cougars in batting average (.363), was second in OPS (.956), second in runs (41), second in hits (61), second in home runs (5), second in total bases (87), third in slugging (.518) and second in OBP (.438). Despite finishing behind Logan Johnstone in most of those categories, the MVP nod goes to Hartman for playing better defense. Hartman finished with a .981 fielding percentage playing mostly center field and left field, while Johnstone finished with a .973 fielding percentage playing primarily right field and center field. Johnstone would be a very close runner-up.