Baldwin City ? Baker University’s Nate Houser has been named the NAIA – Midwest regional soccer coach of the year.

Houser led Baker to an 18-4-1 season and final ranking of No. 11 in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll.

Baker went 9-1 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference regular season and captured the 2015 conference championship outright.

Baker ended its season in the Second Round of the National Championship tournament.

Baker also captured 11 2015 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards, the most out of any NAIA men’s soccer program.