CHARLOTTE, NC – For the second time this season, a no-hitter thrown by a Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference school has led to NJCAA Baseball Division 1 Pitcher of the Week honors, with Seward County’s Brooks Kappelmann earning national accolades for week five of the 2025 season.

Brooks Kappelmann (Seward County) – NJCAA Division 1 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Kappelmann was electric on the mound in his only start of the week, tossing a seven-inning no-hitter with 14 strikeouts. In five appearances this season, Kappelmann is 2-0 with 37 strikeouts in 26.0 innings pitched, with his total strikeouts leading the KJCCC and ranking 12th nationally.