WICHITA, Kan. – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2019 All-KCAC baseball awards. Student-athletes were selected for all awards by vote of the KCAC head baseball coaches.
The Eagles of Oklahoma Wesleyan University earned the KCAC Regular Season title for the third-straight year, finishing the conference season at 28-5 and 37-9 overall. Head coach Kirk Kelley was selected by his peers as KCAC Coach of the Year.
Oklahoma Wesleyan’s Austin Sojka earns the KCAC Player of the Year award following a senior campaign where he hit 0.477 with 82 hits, 71 runs, 47 RBI’s, 17 doubles, and 14 homeruns. Matt Lindsley of York College (2.91 ERA) was named Pitcher of the Year, and Ottawa’s Jeremiah Arellano was named Freshman of the Year. All awards are voted on by KCAC baseball coaches.
All student-athletes will be honored during the 2019 KCAC Baseball Tournament on Thursday, May 2 at the Great Bend Sports Complex in Great Bend, Kan., immediately following game two.
The following athletes were selected by conference coaches as All-KCAC First Team, All-KCAC Second Team, KCAC Honorable Mention, and KCAC Baseball Gold Glove Team.
| First Team | ||||
| Name | School | Year | Position | Hometown |
| Matt Nunes (U) | York College | Jr. | C | Fowler, Calif. |
| Trevor Johnson | McPherson College | So. | C | San Diego, Calif. |
| Cameron Pope | Tabor College | Sr. | 1B | Lawrence, Kan. |
| Christian Stone | Tabor College | Jr. | 2B | Mooresville, N.C. |
| John Lantigua | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | 3B | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Austin Sojka (U) | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | SS | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| Tyler Horchem | Bethany College | Sr. | UTL | Lincoln, Ill. |
| Drenis Ozuna (U) | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Jr. | OF | Orlando, Fla. |
| Freddy Walker | Tabor College | Sr. | OF | San Diego, Calif. |
| Lawyer Braun | York College | Sr. | OF | Federal Way, Wash. |
| Daunte Freeman | University of Saint Mary | Jr. | OF | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Troy Puga (U) | Friends University | Jr. | DH | Pueblo, Colo. |
| Tyson Cronin (U) | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | Pitcher | Maple Valley, Wash. |
| Michael Anderson | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Jr. | Pitcher | Roff, Okla. |
| Edwar Melendez (U) | Bethany College | Sr. | Pitcher | Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| Matt Lindsley (U) | York College | Sr. | Pitcher | Bakersfield, Calif. |
| Jarrod Manick | McPherson College | Jr. | Relief Pitcher | Aldergrove, B.C., Canada |
| Second Team | ||||
| Name | School | Year | Position | Hometown |
| Rylee Peterson | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | C | Sidney, Mont. |
| Yodai Nakamura | Kansas Wesleyan University | Sr. | C | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Lane Fleming | McPherson College | Sr. | 1B | Council Grove, Kan. |
| Jakob Shields | McPherson College | Jr. | 2B | DeSoto, Kan. |
| Luis Duran | Bethany College | Sr. | 3B | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Markus Montelongo | Sterling College | Sr. | SS | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Joe Rankin | Southwestern College | Sr. | UTL | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Colton Kelly | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | OF | Wenatchee, Wash. |
| Ben Giland | Sterling College | Sr. | OF | Eugene, Ore. |
| Brevin Baessler | McPherson College | Sr. | OF | Gilbert, Ariz. |
| Jeremiah Arellano | Ottawa University | Fr. | OF | Pueblo, Colo. |
| Danny Perez | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Jr. | DH | Queens, N.Y. |
| Mason Schimmel | Sterling College | So. | Pitcher | Clatskanie, Ore. |
| Ryan Sandifer | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | Pitcher | Snohomish, Wash. |
| Darrick Watts | Tabor College | Jr. | Pitcher | Arvada, Colo. |
| Nathan Arruda | Tabor College | Sr. | Pitcher | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hayden Wheeler | Tabor College | Sr. | Relief Pitcher | Topeka, Kan. |
| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Name | School | Year | Position | Hometown |
| Dominic Visentin | Tabor College | Sr. | C | Oakley, Calif. |
| Jake Northrup | Sterling College | Sr. | C | Tucson, Ariz. |
| Joe Rankin | Southwestern College | Sr. | 1B | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Dalton Whitaker | Kansas Wesleyan University | Jr. | 1B | Edmond, Okla. |
| Carlos Rivera | Sterling College | Jr. | 2B | Toa Baja, Puerto Rico |
| Tyler Givens | Southwestern College | Sr. | 3B | Stanwood, Wash. |
| Armando Flores | Sterling College | Jr. | 3B | Merced, Calif. |
| Ethan Lanz | York College | So. | 3B | Littleton, Colo. |
| Mark Strebin | McPherson College | Sr. | SS | Westville, Ill. |
| Ethan Fox | Avila University | Jr. | OF | Campbell River, B.C. |
| Emilio Navarro | Friends University | Sr. | OF | Porterville, Calif. |
| Ben Van Diest | Tabor College | Jr. | OF | Eudora, Kan. |
| Bailey Watros | Kansas Wesleyan University | Sr. | OF | Sandwich, Ill. |
| James Duvall | Bethany College | Sr. | OF | Coppell, Texas |
| Jackson Goodmiller | McPherson College | Sr. | UTL | St. George, Kan. |
| Luke Jackson | York College | Sr. | DH | Escondido, Calif. |
| Elliot Antonetty | Ottawa University | Jr. | DH | Gurabo, Puerto Rico |
| Josh Lewis | McPherson College | So. | Pitcher | Loveland, Colo. |
| Austin Eggleston | Friends University | Jr. | Pitcher | Arlington, Texas |
| Jake Olofson | Kansas Wesleyan University | Jr. | Pitcher | Livermore, Calif. |
| Landon Williams | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | Relief Pitcher | Clovis, N.M. |
| Spencer Jones | York College | Sr. | Relief Pitcher | Three Rivers, Calif. |
| Stephen Norrell | Ottawa University | So. | Relief Pitcher | Keller, Texas |
| Gold Glove | ||||
| Name | School | Year | Position | Hometown |
| Rylee Peterson | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | C | Sidney, Mont. |
| Lane Fleming | McPherson College | Sr. | 1B | Council Grove, kan. |
| Joan Martinez | Avila University | Sr. | 2B | Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico |
| Ethan Lanz | York College | So. | 3B | Littleton, Colo. |
| Markus Montelongo | Sterling College | Sr. | SS | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Freddy Walker | Tabor College | Sr. | RF | San Diego, Calif. |
| Emilio Navarro | Friends University | Sr. | CF | Porterville, Calif. |
| Wesley Galloway | Sterling College | Jr. | LF | Fairfield, Calif. |
| Mason Schimmel | Sterling College | So. | Pitcher | Clatskanie, Ore. |
