Five Millsaps Majors baseball players finished nationally ranked in various statistical categories among the NCAA's top baseball players in 2005.

Sophomore second baseman Nick Crawford, sophomore leftfielder Jason Hadley, junior pitcher Todd Kindler, senior centerfielder Ryan Skertich, and junior Garner Wetzel all finished in the top 30 in their respective categories.

In most categories the NCAA only ranks the top 30, so placing five different players in five rankings categories is quite an acheivement for head coach Jim Page who was named Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Coach of the Year for a record sixth time after winning his seventh SCAC regular season championship.

Crawford, tied for 4th nationally with 18 hit-by-pitches and finished tied for 8th in HBP per game. Crawford's 18 HBP's led the SCAC. Crawford missed four weeks of the season after being hit by a pitch in the mouth, being cleated by a runner sliding into second base and he broke a bone in his leg in mid-season on a HBP.

Hadley, hitting in the second spot in the order in front of sluggers Skertich and Wetzel, placed 28th nationally in runs scored with 56 runs in 46 games (1.30 per game). Hadley also finished 2nd in the SCAC in runs scored. Hadley was also the only Major to be named to the All-Regional team in which the Majors went 0-2.

Kindler, led the SCAC in wins with an 8-1 record and finished 25th in the country in total wins. A winning percetage of 89 percent led the SCAC. Kindler threw 74 innings in 15 games for the Majors in 2005.

Skertich, an All-South Region player, set a school record with 60 RBIs in a season, breaking Walker Thrash's record of 55 set in 2001. Skertich placed tied for 10th in total RBIs and 15th with 1.34 RBIs per game. An All-Conference First Team member, an All tournament team member, and a three-year starter playing in 133 straight games, Skertich will go down as one of the best to ever wear the Purple and White.

Wetzel, a 10th round draft choice of the Colorado Rockies, slugged his way into the record books by leading the SCAC with 12 homeruns, a number that placed him 5th nationally. Wetzel's .773 slugging percentage was good for 12th nationally and his 22 walks was 22nd in the country among DIII players. Wetzel, the SCAC Player of the Year, led the SCAC in homeruns and slugging percentage, but finished second in walks. Wetzel also was named to the All-South Region Team for the first time.