Josh Oltmans

Head Baseball Coach at Doane University. Love God, family and baseball.

[NAIA Ball @NAIABall]

🚨 Introducing your 2026 All-NAIA Ball 1st & 2nd Teams #NAIABall

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🏆 The finalists for the 2026 Lou Brock Player of the Year Award, presented by the Lou & Jackie Brock Foundation, have been announced!

• Carter Claerhout – Bellevue (NE)
• Aamir Mitchell – Madonna (MI)
• Carter Allen – Kansas Wesleyan
• Carter Roth – Doane (NE)
• Derick Andiarena – Cumberlands (KY)
• Allan Gil Fernandez – Tennessee Wesleyan

Which player had the best season in NAIA baseball?
#NAIABall

[Doane Tigers 🐯 @DoaneAthletics]

Congrats to #DoaneBB for placing five players on this year's CSC Academic All-District list.
Jett Grossart, Tanner Nelson, Ethan Merk, Grant Sommers, and Max Harris were recognized for their achievements on the field and off.

[Doane Baseball @DoaneBaseball]

Congratulations to Carter Roth and @gsomms_! Well deserved!

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Congrats to #DoaneBB senior Carter Roth on being named First Team All-American at second base! He is the first Tiger to earn First Team honors!

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Congrats to #DoaneBB senior Sam Kwapnioski on receiving the Hank Burbridge Champion of Character Award in baseball following the NAIA World Series!

Established in 2004, the Hank Burbridge Champion of Character Award is presented annually to an NAIA baseball student-athlete.

[Doane Tigers 🐯 @DoaneAthletics]

The final NAIA Baseball rankings for 2026 are out and #DoaneBB picks up the highest finish in program history! Tigers finished the year 8-5 against the teams recognized in the final poll.

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Carter Roth finished the 2026 season as #DoaneBB single-season hits leader with 111 and his mark currently leads the NAIA by 12 (next active player). The photo is from hit #111 at the Avista NAIA World Series.

[Doane Baseball @DoaneBaseball]

Game day in Lewiston! #GoDoane

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🚨Presenting NAIA Ball’s Top 10 Players in Lewiston – Class of 2026!

Carter Roth - @DoaneBaseball
Josh Shelly - @TWU_Baseball
Brayden Manning - @taylorbaseball
Nick Hill - @MACU_baseball
Peyton Watts - @GGC_Baseball
Allan Gil Fernandez - @TWU_Baseball
Deejay Booth - @WmCareyBSB
Grant Sommers - @DoaneBaseball
Cooper Ciesielski - @SEUFireBaseball
Jordan Mallot - @taylorbaseball

Our partner GoCombine is looking for beta testers. Become one today by visiting https://t.co/xR0qK0ZIzh today! #NAIABall

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And then there were ten!

The field is set for the 2026 Avista NAIA World Series!
#1 @taylorbaseball
#2 @GGC_Baseball
#3 @LCWarriors
#4 @DoaneBaseball
#5 @SEUFireBaseball
#6 @JURoyals_BB
#7 @MACU_baseball
#8 @TWU_Baseball
#9 @IUSBaseball
#10 @WmCareyBSB

#NAIABall

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🏆Welcome to Lewiston, Doane (NE)

Congratulations to the Tigers of Doane (47-9) on punching their ticket to the 2026 NAIA World Series! The Tigers swept through the Lincoln Opening Round and earn their first World Series appearance in program history! #NAIABall @DoaneAthletics @DoaneBaseball

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#DoaneBB has advanced to Wednesday's championship game in the Lincoln Bracket following a 10-9 victory! Doane will play at 4 PM tomorrow with bid to the NAIA World Series in reach.

[ELLIOTT ENGLE @elliottengle]

This TEAM man! Just a bunch of dogs

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🏆Congratulations to Doane (NE) (44-9) on winning the @GPACSports Conference Tournament Championship!

The Tigers are headed back to the national tournament for the 5th time in 6 seasons as they win their 4th GPAC Tournament Championship in program history! #NAIABall
@DoaneAthletics @DoaneBaseball @UrbanEdgeTv

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Doane Athletics and #DoaneBB will serve as one of 10 host sites for the 2026 NAIA Baseball Opening Round which runs May 11-14. The Tigers will host in Lincoln at Sherman Field for the 2nd time in 3 years.

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With two hits in the first game of the GPAC Tournament, Carter Roth became Doane Baseball's single season hit king, moving to 86 hits on the season. He surpassed the mark of Lukas White set in 2021 with 85.

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🚨 Doane (NE) (39-8) wins the GPAC Regular Season Championship for the fifth time in six years and eight time in program history!

The Tigers earn the No. 1 seed in the GPAC Tournament this week and receive one of the automatic bids to the NAIA Opening Round! #NAIABall
@DoaneAthletics @DoaneBaseball @GPACSports