Eight #HeartBSB Athletes Named to NAIA All-America Teams

Eight #HeartBSB Athletes Named to NAIA All-America Teams

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2021 Baseball All-America teams as selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches' Association All-America Committee. | ORIGINAL RELEASE

The first and second teams are also recognized as ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods. The ABCA began recognizing All-Americans in 1949 and named the first ABCA NAIA All-America team in 1969.

Eight Heart of America student-athletes were recognized, with Joshuan Sandoval (MidAmerica Nazarene), Sergio Macias (Central Methodist), and Michael Slated (Benedictine) collecting First Team designations. Nick Merkel (Central Methodist) and Daunte Freeman (MidAmerica Nazarene) landed on Second Team while Daryl Myers (Benedictine), Mason Schwellenbach (Central Methodist), and Jhon Vargas (MidAmerica Nazarene) were recognized on the Honorable Mention list.


FIRST TEAM

PositionNameInstitutionYearHometown
SPColton WilliamsScience & Arts (Okla.)Sr.Magnolia, Texas
SPAntonio FriasFaulkner (Ala.)Sr.Panama City, Panama
SPKobe FosterTennessee WesleyanJr.Huntland, Tenn.
SPPablo ArevaloKeiser (Fla.)Sr.Miami, Fla.
RPRuben RamirezPoint Park (Pa.)Sr.Juncos, Puerto Rico
CJoshuan SandovalMidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)Jr.Manati, Puerto Rico
CKenny PiperColumbia (Mo.)Gr.Florissant, Mo.
1BNick BottariSoutheastern (Fla.)Sr.Wading River, N.Y.
2BPedro CastellanoSoutheastern (Fla.)Sr.Davenport, Fla.
3BTim BouchardKeiser (Fla.)Jr.Ashburnham, Mass.
SSGary Mattis Jr.Tennessee WesleyanJr.Broward County, Fla.
UTILSergio MaciasCentral Methodist (Mo.)Sr.Laredo, Texas
DHCody MuncyOklahoma WesleyanJr.Red Oak, Okla.
OFLuis VargasWayland Baptist (Texas)Jr.Boston, Mass.
OFGriffin KellerGeorgia GwinnettSr.Bilot Butte, Saskatchewan
OFBryan LeefCumberlands (Ky.)Sr.Yorba Linda, Calif.
OFMichael SlatenBenedictine (Kan.)Sr.Nacogdoches, Texas

SECOND TEAM

PositionNameInstitutionYearHometown
SPNick MerkelCentral Methodist (Mo.)Jr.Spokane, Wash.
SPChris WallColumbia (Mo.)Jr.Wentzville, Mo.
SPCorey JacksonBellevue (Neb.)Sr.Calgary, Alberta
SPSloan DieterWilliam Carey (Miss.)Sr.Lake Charles, La.
RPRyan MunozSoutheastern (Fla.)Sr.Isabela, Puerto Rico
CBilly HancockMount Marty (S.D.)So.Wahoo, Neb.
CTrevor JohnsonMcPherson (Kan.)Sr.San Diego, Calif.
1BDalton ReedOklahoma CitySr.Roff, Okla.
2BTony MonroyHope International (Calif.)Sr.South Gate, Calif.
3BKyle O'BrienMissouri BaptistJr.St. Louis, Mo.
SSSam FaithSoutheastern (Fla.)Jr.St. Charles, Ill.
UTILBrock EphanLewis-Clark State (Idaho)Sr.Kaua'I, Hawaii
DHLivingston MorrisGeorgia GwinnettJr.Woodstock, Ga.
OFDaunte FreemanMidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)Sr.Sacramento, Calif.
OFDalton BealmerColumbia (Mo.)Sr.Boonville, Mo.
OFZach HogueissonTennessee WesleyanJr.El Cajon, Calif.
OFTerry DanielsOlivet Nazarene (Ill.)Sr.Auburn, N.Y.

HONORABLE MENTION

NameSchool
Travis KeysAquinas (Mich.)
Daryl MyersBenedictine (Kan.)
Tyler JacobsenBenedictine Mesa (Ariz.)
Jacob WesselmannBriar Cliff (Iowa)
Mason SchwellenbachCentral Methodist (Mo.)
Jake FosgettConcordia (Neb.)
Zack SimonCorban (Ore.)
Thomas GutierrezCumberlands (Ky.)
Josh SearsFreed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Hunter DollanderGeorgia Gwinnett
Gabe HowellGeorgia Gwinnett
Izzy FuentesHope International (Calif.)
Brennan McKenzieHope International (Calif.)
Matt MonahanIU Southeast (Ind.)
Brody TanksleyIU Southeast (Ind.)
Aidan NagleLewis-Clark State (Idaho)
Noah ChildressLourdes (Ohio)
Payton AlexanderLoyola (La.)
Payton RobertsonLSU Shreveport (La.)
Kenneth StewartMayville State (N.D.)
James CanarMcPherson (Kan.)
Jhon VargasMidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Aaron SaalMount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)
Isaac WerslandOklahoma Wesleyan
Ethan UnderwoodOlivet Nazarene (Ill.)
Rylan CratsenbergOttawa (Kan.)
Jose DiazOur Lady of the Lake (Texas)
Brett VasquezOur Lady of the Lake (Texas)
Dylan JacobSaint Katherine (Calif.)
Cristian LaboyScience & Arts (Okla.)
Ricardo VelezScience & Arts (Okla.)
Austen SeidelTabor (Kan.)
Joe MoranTaylor (Ind.)
Jorun HamreValley City State (N.D.)