[Baseball] Baseball Honors Announced
The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) announced its All-Conference Team, All-Academic Team, Gold Glove, and Champions of Character Teams for the 2019 baseball season.
Glen McClain of Indiana Tech hit .435 with 48 RBI and 15 home runs to repeat as Player of the Year. Concordia hurler Grant Steinborn earned Pitcher of the Year with an 8-1 record as he had a 2.18 ERA through 62 innings and 31 strikeouts. Madonna freshman Victor Mecotti was named Newcomer of the Year with an 8-1 record. Indiana head coach Kip McWilliams picked up his third Coach of the Year honor (2012, 2018, 2019) after leading the Warriors to the conference title and his second Champions of Character Coach honor (2010, 2019).
Members of the All-AcademicTeam must be a junior or above in academic standing with a cumulative 3.25 GPA while those on the Champions of Character Team best represent the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.