Baseball | 5/25/2025 3:15:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Division II Central Region and MIAA Regular Season Champion University of Central Missouri Mules Baseball team will be the No. 2 seed in the 2025 NCAA-II College World Series and will face the No. 7 seed Northwood Timberwolves in an opening round game on Friday, May 30, at 5 p.m. CT (6 p.m. ET) at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, it was announced by the NCAA Sunday, May 25.

The Mules (43-11) received the number two seed in the eight-team field after defeating the Pittsburg State Gorillas in a best-of-three NCAA-II Super Regional May 22-23 in Warrensburg, Mo., winning game one, 7-5, and game two, 12-2.

This is the 21st time in program history that Central Missouri has earned a spot in the World Series, including the fifth time under head coach Kyle Crookes.

The Mules and Timberwolves (40-20) have never met on the baseball diamond.

More information regarding the World Series will be available in the following days. For the latest information on UCM Athletics, please visit UCMAthletics.com or follow @UCMMULES on Facebook or X.