Great Plains Athletic Conference BRIAR CLIFF CONCORDIA DAKOTA WESLEYAN DOANE DORDT HASTINGS MIDLAND MORNINGSIDE MOUNT MARTY NORTHWESTERN JAMESTOWN PRESENTATION (affiliate)

Corey Westra, Commissioner 4728 Birch Way Sioux City, Iowa, 51106 Phone: 712.226.4722 Cell: 712.226.4722 E-Mail: [email protected]

TO: GPAC Distribution List FR: Lucas Mohrman, Assistant GPAC Commissioner RE: 2021 GPAC Baseball All-Conference Team RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, May 18, 2021

2021 GPAC Baseball All-Conference Team Announced.

(Sioux City, Iowa) - The 2021 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball All-Conference team has been announced after a vote of league coaches. The 2021 GPAC All-Conference Team consists of a first-team, second-team and an honorable mention list along with a gold glove team.

Billy Hancock of was selected as the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player-of-the- Year and Jake Fosgett from Concordia University was selected as the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Pitcher- of-the-Year. Josh Oltmans of was named the 2021 Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach- of-the-Year. The 14th annual Hauff Mid-America Sports Gold Glove Team was also named.

FIRST TEAM: Position Name School Grade Hometown First Base Lukas White Doane SO Castaic, Calif. Second Base Jay Adams Concordia FR Waverly, Iowa Third Base Talon Little Doane JR Lincoln, Neb. Shortstop Logan Cline Dordt JR Cheyenne, Wyo. Utility Infielder Colton Harold Northwestern SR Abbottsford, B.C. Outfield Joey Grabanski Concordia FR Grand Forks, N.D. Outfield Andy Theiler Doane JR Arlington, Neb. Outfield Keaton Candor Concordia JR Merrill, Iowa Outfield Caid Koletzky Mount Marty FR Yankton, S.D. Catcher Billy Hancock Mount Marty SO Wahoo, Neb. Catcher Jacob Allen Briar Cliff SO Plaquemine, La. Pitcher Jake Fosgett Concordia SR Carlsbad, Calif. Pitcher Jacob Wesselmann Briar Cliff JR Remsen, Iowa Pitcher Dylan Kirkeby Northwestern FR Brandon, S.D. Pitcher Gyeongju Kim Dordt JR Seoul, South Korea Relief Pitcher Aaron Pugh Jamestown SR Boissevain, Manitoba Designated Hitter Beau Dorman Concordia SR Scottsdale, Ariz.

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SECOND TEAM: Position Name School Grade Hometown First Base Chase Edwards Dordt SR Chandler, Ariz. Second Base Josh Roemen Mount Marty JR Dell Rapids, S.D. Third Base Mason Townsend Mount Marty JR Yankton, S.D. Shortstop Jaryn Nakamoto Doane SR Aiea, Hawaii Utility Infielder Jesse Garcia Concordia JR El Cajon, Calif. Outfield Joe Osborn Doane FR Hickman, Neb. Outfield Drew DeMers Dakota Wesleyan SR Winner, S.D. Outfield Nick Hamilton Dordt JR Sun City, Ariz. Outfield John Emerson Dordt SO Denver, Colo. Catcher Jack Tillman Doane SO Omaha, Neb. Catcher Ben Berg Concordia SO Carroll, Iowa Pitcher Dru Fitz Jamestown SR Gresham, Ore. Pitcher Tyler Priest Mount Marty JR Beaverton, Ore. Pitcher Travis Cowan Doane JR Lakewood, Colo. Pitcher Jordan Wisner Doane JR Anaheim Hills, Calif. Relief Pitcher Chris Rofe Mount Marty SO Sydney, Austrailia Designated Hitter Luke Shekeryk Jamestown JR Seattle, Wash.

HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR: Billy Hancock, Mount Marty HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PITCHER-OF-THE-YEAR: Jake Fosgett, Concordia HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS COACH-OF-THE-YEAR: Josh Oltmans, Doane

HONORABLE MENTION Briar Cliff – Jacob Federico (SS), Dalen Blair (SP), Austin Carter (RP), Jared Sitzmann (1B), Nicholas Cole (SP), Harrison Jestel (3B) Concordia – Nathan Buckallew (RP), Trent Wood (P), Nick Little (SP) Dakota Wesleyan – Cameron Quigley (OF), Jared Jones (SP), Daulton Wilcoxen (1B), Luke LeMay (3B), Ethan Davis (SP) Doane – Aaron Forrest (SP), Kyler Beekman (SP), Tucker Catlett (C), Luke LaChance (2B), Thaniel Trumper (P) Dordt – Austin Pullar (2B), Nick Yeager (RP), Jadon Vander Molen (P) Hastings – Camden Brichacek (2B), Tino Zach (OF), Gates Johnson (SP), Ryder Ghidotti (3B), Josh Merithew (P), Race Traynor (1B) Midland – Trey Nichols (C), Dakota Thornton (OF), Sam Braun (OF) Morningside – Hunter Hope (OF), Caleb Thomson (SP), Quintin Holman (RP), Jordan Pierce (3B), Eddie Brancato (2B) Mount Marty – Colin Muth (1B), Dylan Nicholson (P), Nick Iossi (P) Northwestern – Sam Stanford (3B), Sutton Derr (OF), Brett Shelton (SP), Ben Zeutenhorst (RP), Eli Rash (SS), Kip Cullinan (1B), Brady Roberts (SP) Jamestown – Brice Foster (UTL), Austin Pesicka (P), Lincoln Trujillo (1B), Grant Okawa (SS)

GPAC GOLD GLOVE TEAM ON NEXT PAGE

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GPAC/HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS BASEBALL GOLD GLOVE TEAM

The 14th annual GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Baseball Gold Glove Team has been named. The GPAC team will now be forwarded on to the NAIA level for further consideration. The NAIA has a National Gold Glove team that is sponsored by Rawlings.

Position Name School Grade Hometown First Base Lukas White Doane SO Valencia, Calif. Second Base Carter Kratz Morningside JR Vermillion, S.D Third Base Ryder Ghidotti Hastings SR Elizabeth, Colo. Shortstop Jaryn Nakamoto Doane SR Aiea, Hawaii Pitcher Gyeongu Kim Dordt JR Seoul, South Korea Catcher Jacob Allen Briar Cliff SO Plaquemine, La. Left Fielder Hunter Hope Morningside FR Sioux City, Iowa Center Fielder Chase Hacker Jamestown SR Millcreek, Wash. Right Fielder Nate Mensik Doane FR Pleasant Dale, Neb.

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