(Peru, Neb.) – Head coach Wayne Albury saw his team's season end on May 7 as they were eliminated from the Heart of America Athletic Conference (Heart) postseason tournament. The Bobcats finished with a 26-28-1 record and went 20-10 in the Heart. The Bobcat's 20 wins in conference were the most since 2017.
 
The team started off their season by playing 31 games on the road. They traveled to Wichita, Kan., to start their season to play a three-game series at Friends University where they were swept. The Bobcats got back on track with a win over Avila (Mo.), but would go on to lose their next eight games before securing a win against Indiana Tech in St. Louis, Mo. 
 
On March 13, the Bobcats played their first conference games on the road at Graceland (Iowa), splitting the doubleheader. Their next four-game series was originally supposed to be their first home stand, but would be played in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, against Mount Mercy due to Mother Nature. The 'Cats would take three out of four games and start 4-2 after their first two conference matchups.
 
Peru State would play their first "official" home games on April 11 and 12 against Clarke (Iowa) in a four-game series. After dropping the first game, the Bobcats would win the next three games to start off their season at home with a series win. They would go on to win five of their next six conference games to put them in the top half of the league in conference play at 17-7.
 
The Bobcats would go on to lose a series on the road against William Penn (Iowa) dropping three out of the four game series. With a chance to finish their season strong and rebound after a series loss, the Bobcats would win their final two games at home over Mount Mercy in convincing fashion.
 
The 20-10 conference record would earn the Bobcats a four seed in the Heart of America postseason tournament. The tournament was held in Ozark, Mo., at the U.S. Baseball Park. In the opening round Peru State fell to fifth seeded Benedictine (Kan.) 13-6. The following day they would face Culver-Stockton (Mo.) in the elimination bracket where the Bobcats would see their season come to an end.
Team/Individual NAIA/Heart Rankings
 
The team finished the year ranked in several Top 50 NAIA team rankings. They included: 26^th in batting average (0.324), 33^rd in slugging percentage (0.508), 33^rd in total triples (15), 34^th in total hits (527), 38^th in total doubles (103), 45^th in total runs batted in (340), 48^th in home runs per game (1.018), 49^th in total runs scored, and 50^th in triples per game (0.273).

 
Individually in the NAIA, Hector Torres (Gurabo, P.R.) was the only Bobcat ranked. Torres was fourth in the country in total triples with eight and 11^th in triples per game (0.145).
 
In the Heart, the Bobcats were ranked as a team in the following top half of the league: third in total putouts (1138), third in innings pitched (379.1), third in batting average (0.324), third in hits per game (9.58), third in total hits (527), third in triples per game (0.27), third in total at bats (1629), tied for third in total triples (15), fourth in total chances (1625), fourth in total runs scored (378), fourth in total runs batted in (340), fourth in doubles per game (1.87), fourth in total doubles (103), fifth in batters struck out (387), fifth in slugging percentage (0.508), fifth in runs scored per game (6.87), fifth in runs batted in per game (6.18), fifth in home runs per game (1.02), fifth in total home runs (56), sixth in at bats per game (29.62), seventh in total assists (396), seventh in earned run average (7.50), and seventh in opponent batting average (0.292). 
 
 Individually in the Heart the following Bobcats were ranked in the top 20 in various categories:
 
Adam Cendejas (Chino Hills, Calif.) – seventh in chances (314), eighth in putouts (290), 12^th in chances per game (5.71), 12^th in putouts per game (5.27), tied for 12^th in at bats (187), tied for 14^th in home runs (9), tied for 15^th in total bases (106), 17^th in runs batted in (45), tied for 17^th in doubles (14), 18^th in hits (65), 20^th in fielding percentage (0.984), and 20^th in home runs per game (0.16).

 
Jose Chacin (Porlamar, Venezuela) – 11^th in putouts (223) and 12^th in chances (250).
 
Luis Landaeta (Porlamar, Venezuela) – eighth in at bats per game (3.65), tied for eighth in hits per game (1.38), 12^th in total assists (87), 13^th in runs batted in per game (1.00), 14^th in assists per game (1.81), tied for 14^th in runs batted in (48), tied for 14^th in triples (2), tied for 16^th in hits (66), and tied for 18^th in batting average (0.377).
 
Jesus Tavarez (Santo Domingo, P.R.) – ninth in total assists (96), 15^th in assists per game (1.81), and tied for 17^th in doubles (14).
 
Steven Ortiz (Yonkers, N.Y.) – third in hits allowed (55), sixth in opponent batting average (0.239), sixth in hits allowed per game (8.03), tenth in batters struck out per game (9.63), 11^th in innings pitched per game (5.61), 13^th in batters struck out (66), 15^th in runs allowed (43), 16^th in innings pitched (61.2), 17^th in earned runs allowed (35), and 19^th in earned run average (5.11).
 
Joshua Santiago (Carolina, P.R.) – tied for 12^th in saves (2).
 
Jose Solis (Los Santos, Panama) – tied for 12^th in home runs (10), 16^th in home runs per game (0.19), 17^th in total bases (104), and 20^th in slugging percentage (0.612).

 
Torres – first in triples per game (0.14), first in triples (8), fifth in runs scored per game (1.09), tied for fifth in runs scored (60), tenth in at bats (190), 11^th in hits (70), tied for 12^th in doubles (15), 13^th in total bases (110), 13^th in on base percentage (0.474), 18^th in hits per game (1.26), and 20^th in total bases per game (2.00).
 
Xavier Wright (Calumet City, Ill.) – tied for ninth in triples (3), tied for 12^th in triples per game (0.06), tied for 12^th in stolen bases (16), and tied for 19^th in stolen bases per game (0.30).
 
Tyler Levy (Nebraska City) – tied for seventh in stolen bases (18) and tied for 14^th in steal attempts (18).
 
Peru Individual Statistics
 
Offensively, Peru State was led by Landaeta and Hector Torres who led the Bobcats in several categories. Landaeta led the team in batting average (.377) and RBI (48) while Torres led the Bobcats in hits (70), doubles (15), and on base percentage (.474), triples (8), runs (60), and total bases (110).
 
Peru State would also have four other players over a .300 batting average for the season. They were Manuel Caballero (Dolega, Panama), Solis, Cendejas, and Tavares. Caballero hit an impressive .464 in conference play to lead the team. In addition, Solis led the team with ten home runs and was third on the team with 40 RBI. Cendejas would add nine home runs and was second on the team with 45 RBI.  Wright would add nine home runs while Jackson Tingwald (Ralston) finished with seven.
 

On the mound, the Bobcats were led by Ortiz with innings pitched, strikeouts, batting average against, and complete games (4).  Daniel Castillo (Barranquilla, Columbia) led the Bobcats in wins (5), appearances (16), and was second in the rotation in innings pitched (52) and strikeouts (57). Caballero also had five wins for the Bobcats. John Laureano (Gurabo, P.R.) led the team in ERA (.429) while pitching out of the bullpen. Santiago led the team in saves (2).
 
Heart All-Conference Honors
 
Landaeta was the lone Bobcat to be names to the Heart First Team. Gaining second team recognition were Solis and Caballero. Cendejas and Torres were named to the honorable mention list.
 
Single-Season and Career Marks
 
As a team, the Bobcats produced one new and tied one mark for a single game. In their football-score-like game against Briar Cliff (Iowa) which lasted just seven innings with the Chargers winning 33-21, the 'Cats had 25 hits. This broke the previous record of 24 set by the 2012 and 1998 teams. Also in that contest, the team had nine home runs which tied a mark set by the 1988 squad.
 
Torres becomes the single-season leader in triples as he finished with eight. In addition, Torres is now fifth in runs scored in a single season with 60, sixth in doubles with 15, eighth in walks with 33, ninth in at-bats with 190, tenth in hits with 70, and ranks 13^th in on-base percentage with .474 in a single season. Torres also moved into the second all-time leader in triples with 11.

 
Cendejas and Landaeta both find themselves with several spots on the single-season record books. Cendejas finished this season seventh in doubles with 14, 11^th in at-bats with 187, 14^th in total hits with 65, and 14^th in RBI with 45. Landaeta finished the season 11^th in runs batted in with 48, 13^th in total hits with 66, and 21^st in total at-bats with 175.
 
Solis finished the season with ten home runs which is good for eighth all-time for a single season. Solis and Tavarez also finished seventh all-time with 14 doubles in a single season.  Wright ranks seventh all-time with 34 walks in a single season.
 
Ortiz ranks 14th all-time with 66 strikeouts in a single season for the Bobcats.
 
Cendejas continued his climb up the career record books finding himself fourth in career batting average at .390, 11^th in career doubles with 29, and 18^th in career RBI's with 96. Landaeta finishes his career 15^th in career doubles with 17 and 16^th in career batting average at .363. Tavarez also moves up to 14^th all-time with 25 career doubles.
 
Final Notes
 
The Bobcats are losing a lot of their offense to graduation but will have the majority of its pitching staff back next season.