William Jewell College Men's Baseball

Mike Stockton is entering his 24th season as the head baseball coach at William Jewell College in 2025 and is the second winningest coach in program history having amassed more than 700 career wins.   • 2001 - Named Head Baseball Coach • May 12, 2009 - 300th career win vs. University of Houston-Victoria (9-5) • May 1, 2010 - Upset No. 2 South Carolina Beaufort to advance to the final of the NAIA Kingsport Regional • March 16, 2013 - 400th career win vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (2-0) • February 28, 2014 - Defeated No. 5 St. Mary's (4-3) • March 21-22, 2015 - First GLVC sweep vs. Lewis University  • April 6, 2015 - First NCAA-II national ranking - No. 29  • May 7, 2015 - First GLVC Tournament win vs. Bellarmine (15-1) • May 15, 2015 - First NCAA-II postseason win vs. Quincy (5-3) • April 30, 2016 - 500th career win with a vs. Truman State (4-1) • May 6, 2016 - Swept No. 10 Quincy  • May 12, 2016 - Defeated No. 20 Southern Indiana (12-4) in the GLVC Tournament • October 20, 2017 - Inducted into the Ottawa University Athletic Hall of Fame • October 6, 2018 - Inducted into the William Jewell Athletic Hall of Fame • March 14, 2022 - 600th career win vs. UW-Parkside (11-10) • April 13, 2025 - 700th career win vs. Lincoln (Mo.) 4-1 • Made first NCAA appearance by any Jewell men's sport in 2015 • Has coached players to 90 All-Conference honors and 12 postseason appearances • Four time Conference Coach of the Year in 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2009 • Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2015 • Has mentored 12 All-Americans, including first teamers Mark Brackman and Ben Blanton, and the first NCAA All-Americans in Anthony Hansen in 2022 and Alex Epp in 2023 • Won five conference championships • Three former players and one team (2004) has been inducted into the William Jewell Hall of Fame • Coached the first two Academic All-America First Team performers in Jewell history in Anthony Hansen and Alex Epp (2022 & 2023) with Epp earning Academic All-American of the Year honors in 2023 • Had 14 players sign professional contracts • Won a school record 45 games in 2005 and advanced to the semifinals of the NAIA Lawrence Regional  • Won more than 40 games for the second straight season in 2010 and finished in the final of the NAIA Kingsport Regional after defeating the No. 2 ranked team in the nation • Was inducted into the William Jewell Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018  • Spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Dallas Baptist University where he coached hitters and infielders • DBU infielders set a school record with 82 doubles plays • Helped lead DBU to back-to-back appearances at the NAIA World Series, including a runner-up finish in 2001 • Served as an assistant coach for the University of Kansas from 1998-99, coaching the Jayhawk infielders and assisting with hitting • Played collegiately at Ottawa University (Kan.) where he led the Braves to two conference championships  • Was the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and earned All-America honors as a senior  • Spent two years competing professionally with the Royal Antwerp Eagles of Belguim where he was named the league's Most Valuable Player in 1998 • Inducted into the Ottawa Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017   • Married to wife Cindy and is the father of son Synjin and daughter Sadie • Earned his bachelor's degree in English at Ottawa followed by a master's in sports psychology from Kansas Stockton Year-by-Year Season Overall Record Conference Notes 2002 21-20 HAAC Coach of the Year 2003 22-21 2004 47-18 HAAC Champions • NAIA Tournament 2005 44-21 2006 39-21 2007 42-17 HAAC Champions 2008 41-18 2009 45-19 28-12 2010 41-15 20-8 HAAC Champions 2011 35-21 15-13 2012 19-28 10-22 2013 19-29 13-23 2014 19-30 15-21 2015 38-19 24-12 NCAA Tournament 2016 32-22 15-13 GLVC Tournament 2017 22-27 13-13 GLVC Tournament 2018 23-26 11-17 2019 21-27-1 15-18 2020 8-7 0-0 Season canceled due to COVID-19 2021 11-29 9-27 2022 30-21 15-13 GLVC Tournament 2023 30-23 17-15 GLVC Tournament 2024       32-22 20-16 GLVC Tournament 2025    22-28 13-19 Total 703-529-1  

Kaden Fowler enters his second season as a member of the Cardinal baseball staff in the 2025 season. • August 31, 2023 | Named Assistant Baseball Coach   • Has spent two years as a coach for club organization Competitive Edge, going 23-8 in 2023 • Played Division I baseball at the University of Georgia and Kansas State • Was a member of Georgia team that ranked as high at No. 2 in the national polls in 2020 and earned the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament in 2019 • Started career at Barton Community College, leading the Cougars to the first JUCO World Series appearance in program history • Earned All-State honors at El Dorado High School (Kan.) • A native of El Dorado, Kansas • Earned a bachelor's degree from Kansas State in communication studies in 2021 and an associate degree from Barton Community College in 2018

• August 4, 2025 | Named Pitching Coach & Recruiting Coordinator   • Spent two years at Ottawa University Arizona (OUAZ) as the bullpen coach. • Member of the staff that transformed a 13-win program in 2023 to a 35-win team one season later, including the first ever appearance in the NAIA National Tournament opening round. • Began coaching career at Sequoia Pathway Academy, coaching the Pumas to a 2A state runner up finish and mentoring two All-State pitchers • Played collegiality at Doane University (Neb.) for three seasons, where he was a three-time conference champion, and a 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Tournament champion • Named the 2023 All-GPAC 1st Team Closer   • A native of Phoenix, Arizona • Earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Doane Univeristy and an MBA in Leadership Development from Ottawa University in 2025 • Is engaged to fiance Karlee