Baseball | 5/5/2022 4:00:00 PM
May 5, 2022-Emporia State's
TJ Racherbaumer was named the conference Freshman of the Year to highlight five Hornets that earned All-MIAA recognition.
Jared Kengott,
Sam Chaput and
Blake Carroll joined Racherbaumer on the third-team while
Aaron Bechtel was named honorable mention.
Racherbaumer is the first Hornet to earn MIAA Freshman of the Year honors since Scott Patrick in 2000. He also earned Third-Team All-MIAA honors at catcher. The Hermann, Mo. native is batting .359 on the year in 46 games with an on-base percentage of .459, 10 home runs, 40 RBI and 16 doubles to lead the Hornets. He has thrown out 19 of 73 would be base runners to rank third in the MIAA.
Kengott was named Third-Team All-MIAA as a starting pitcher. The Addison, Texas native has made 14 appearances with 11 starts. He has a 4.21 ERA in 62.0 innings. He has 45 strikeouts on the season.
Chaput is a Third-Team All-MIAA selection in the outfield. The Boisbrand, Quebec native has started all 50 games this season and reached base in 47 of them. He is batting .335 with 14 doubles, seven home runs, 41 runs. 27 RBI and 14 stolen bases.
Carroll was named Third-Team All-MIAA at utility player after earning second-team honors last season. The Wichita, Kan. native is batting .299 with a .355 on base percentage, nine doubles, six triples, five home runs, 42 runs and 32 RBI while starting all 50 games. He ranks second in the MIAA with six triples this season and is second all-time at Emporia State with 15 career triples.
Becthel was named and honorable mention selection as a starting pitcher. The Wichita, Kan. native has started ten games for the Hornets and has made six relief appearances. He has a team-high 60 strikeouts on the season while only allowing 14 walks in 57.1 innings. The Hornets have been shut out in four of his last nine starts and are averaging just 2.0 runs per game in that time.
The Hornets begin play in the MIAA Opening Round Series on Friday night at Central Missouri. Game one will be the 24
th meeting in MIAA Tournament play between the Hornets and Mules. They have met in the MIAA Championship game six times. First pitch of game one of the series at Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field is set for 6:00 p.m. on Friday with game two scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday's if necessary game will begin at 1:00 p.m.
2022 All-MIAA Baseball Teams
First-Team
Starting Pitcher – Collin Jones – Central Missouri*
Starting Pitcher – Logan VanWey – Missouri Southern*
Starting Pitcher – Max Spitzmiller – Northwest Missouri
Relief Pitcher – Kyler Patterson – Central Oklahoma
Catcher – Brayden Rodden – Northeastern State
First Base – Garrett McGowan – Pittsburg State*
Second Base – Blaze Brothers – Northeastern State
Shortstop – Jesse Holguin – Rogers State
Third Base – Alex Croach – Missouri Western
Outfield – Brennan van Breusegen – Central Missouri*
Outfield – Blake Freeman – Northeastern State
Outfield – Brock Reller – Northeastern State
Designated Hitter – Garrett Pennington – Central Missouri
Utility – Garrett Takamatsu – Central Oklahoma
Second-Team
Starting Pitcher – Jonathan Smithey – Northeastern State
Starting Pitcher – Jordan Ewig – Rogers State
Starting Pitcher – Casey Steward - Washburn
Relief Pitcher – Brady Gavin – Central Missouri
Relief Pitcher – Dalton Huggins - Washburn
Catcher – Tommy Stevenson – Missouri Southern
First Base – John Prudhom – Central Missouri
Second Base – Mason Hartman – Pittsburg State
Shortstop – Harrison Schnurbusch – Central Missouri
Third Base – Brett Ingram - Washburn
Outfield – Michael Chrisman – Central Missouri
Outfield – Tyler Push - Newman
Outfield – Matt Kaiser – Northeastern State
Outfield – Jordan Maxson – Pittsburg State
Designated Hitter – Caleb Carr – Pittsburg State
Utility – Matt Miller – Missouri Southern
Third-Team
Starting Pitcher – Jared Kengott – Emporia State
Starting Pitcher – Asher Finke - Newman
Starting Pitcher – Peyton Ingalls – Pittsburg State
Relief Pitcher – Harrison Babbitt – Central Missouri
Relief Pitcher – Beaux Bonvillain – Central Oklahoma
Relief Pitcher – Connor Langrell - Newman
Catcher – TJ Racherbaumer – Emporia State
First Base – CD White – Northeastern State
Second Base – Tyler Clark – Chiapparelli - Washburn
Shortstop – Jaden Parsons – Central Oklahoma
Third Base – Cole Moore – Central Missouri
Outfield – Clayton Peterson – Central Oklahoma
Outfield – Sam Chaput – Emporia State
Outfield – Parker Dunn - Washburn
Designated Hitter – Ryan Doran – Missouri Southern
Designated Hitter – Joel Escalante – Rogers State
Utility – Blake Carroll – Emporia State
Utility – Zion Bowlin - Washburn
Gold Glove Team
Pitcher – Collin Jones – Central Missouri
Pitcher – Kyler Patterson – Central Oklahoma
Catcher – Jonathan Soto – Rogers State
First Base – Garrett McGowan – Pittsburg State
Second Base – Blaze Brothers – Northeastern State
Shortstop – Jaden Parsons – Central Oklahoma
Third Base – Brett Holden – Northwest Missouri
Outfield – Michael Chrisman – Central Missouri
Outfield – Noah Olson – Central Oklahoma
Outfield – Matt Kaiser – Northeastern State
Outfield – Prescott Horn – Rogers State
Honorable Mention (ESU only)
Emporia State:
Aaron Bechtel – Starting Pitcher
2022 MIAA Baseball Awards
Co-Player of the Year – Brennen van Breusegen, Outfield – Central Missouri
Co-Player of the Year – Brock Reller, Outfield – Northeastern State
Pitcher of the Year – Kyler Patterson – Central Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year – TJ Racherbaumer, Catcher – Emporia State
Coach of the Year – Kyle Crookes – Central Missouri
