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
Position | Name | Institution | Year | Hometown |
SP | Colton Williams | Science & Arts (Okla.) | Sr. | Magnolia, Texas |
SP | Antonio Frias | Faulkner (Ala.) | Sr. | Panama City, Panama |
SP | Kobe Foster | Tennessee Wesleyan | Jr. | Huntland, Tenn. |
SP | Pablo Arevalo | Keiser (Fla.) | Sr. | Miami, Fla. |
RP | Ruben Ramirez | Point Park (Pa.) | Sr. | Juncos, Puerto Rico |
C | Joshuan Sandoval | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Jr. | Manati, Puerto Rico |
C | Kenny Piper | Columbia (Mo.) | Gr. | Florissant, Mo. |
1B | Nick Bottari | Southeastern (Fla.) | Sr. | Wading River, N.Y. |
2B | Pedro Castellano | Southeastern (Fla.) | Sr. | Davenport, Fla. |
3B | Tim Bouchard | Keiser (Fla.) | Jr. | Ashburnham, Mass. |
SS | Gary Mattis Jr. | Tennessee Wesleyan | Jr. | Broward County, Fla. |
UTIL | Sergio Macias | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Sr. | Laredo, Texas |
DH | Cody Muncy | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Jr. | Red Oak, Okla. |
OF | Luis Vargas | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | Jr. | Boston, Mass. |
OF | Griffin Keller | Georgia Gwinnett | Sr. | Bilot Butte, Saskatchewan |
OF | Bryan Leef | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Sr. | Yorba Linda, Calif. |
OF | Michael Slaten | Benedictine (Kan.) | Sr. | Nacogdoches, Texas |
SECOND TEAM
Position | Name | Institution | Year | Hometown |
SP | Nick Merkel | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Jr. | Spokane, Wash. |
SP | Chris Wall | Columbia (Mo.) | Jr. | Wentzville, Mo. |
SP | Corey Jackson | Bellevue (Neb.) | Sr. | Calgary, Alberta |
SP | Sloan Dieter | William Carey (Miss.) | Sr. | Lake Charles, La. |
RP | Ryan Munoz | Southeastern (Fla.) | Sr. | Isabela, Puerto Rico |
C | Billy Hancock | Mount Marty (S.D.) | So. | Wahoo, Neb. |
C | Trevor Johnson | McPherson (Kan.) | Sr. | San Diego, Calif. |
1B | Dalton Reed | Oklahoma City | Sr. | Roff, Okla. |
2B | Tony Monroy | Hope International (Calif.) | Sr. | South Gate, Calif. |
3B | Kyle O'Brien | Missouri Baptist | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo. |
SS | Sam Faith | Southeastern (Fla.) | Jr. | St. Charles, Ill. |
UTIL | Brock Ephan | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Sr. | Kaua'I, Hawaii |
DH | Livingston Morris | Georgia Gwinnett | Jr. | Woodstock, Ga. |
OF | Daunte Freeman | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Sr. | Sacramento, Calif. |
OF | Dalton Bealmer | Columbia (Mo.) | Sr. | Boonville, Mo. |
OF | Zach Hogueisson | Tennessee Wesleyan | Jr. | El Cajon, Calif. |
OF | Terry Daniels | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Sr. | Auburn, N.Y. |
HONORABLE MENTION
Name | School |
Travis Keys | Aquinas (Mich.) |
Daryl Myers | Benedictine (Kan.) |
Tyler Jacobsen | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) |
Jacob Wesselmann | Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
Mason Schwellenbach | Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Jake Fosgett | Concordia (Neb.) |
Zack Simon | Corban (Ore.) |
Thomas Gutierrez | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Josh Sears | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
Hunter Dollander | Georgia Gwinnett |
Gabe Howell | Georgia Gwinnett |
Izzy Fuentes | Hope International (Calif.) |
Brennan McKenzie | Hope International (Calif.) |
Matt Monahan | IU Southeast (Ind.) |
Brody Tanksley | IU Southeast (Ind.) |
Aidan Nagle | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
Noah Childress | Lourdes (Ohio) |
Payton Alexander | Loyola (La.) |
Payton Robertson | LSU Shreveport (La.) |
Kenneth Stewart | Mayville State (N.D.) |
James Canar | McPherson (Kan.) |
Jhon Vargas | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
Aaron Saal | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
Isaac Wersland | Oklahoma Wesleyan |
Ethan Underwood | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Rylan Cratsenberg | Ottawa (Kan.) |
Jose Diaz | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
Brett Vasquez | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
Dylan Jacob | Saint Katherine (Calif.) |
Cristian Laboy | Science & Arts (Okla.) |
Ricardo Velez | Science & Arts (Okla.) |
Austen Seidel | Tabor (Kan.) |
Joe Moran | Taylor (Ind.) |
Jorun Hamre | Valley City State (N.D.) |