Posted: May 04, 2023

Four Firehawks Earn Mid-South All-Conference Honors

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Mid-South Conference announced the 2023 MSC Baseball honors on Thursday.

Cumberlands' (Ky.) Max Harper was named the MSC Player of the Year while teammate Caden Petrey earned Freshman of the Year honors. Thomas More's (Ky.) Mychal Grogan was voted the MSC Pitcher of the Year.

Cumberlands' Brad Shelton was voted the MSC Coach of the Year while Thomas More's Pete Chavarria earned Assistant Coach of the Year honors.

Harper leads the Patriots with a .428 batting average (77-of-180), home runs with 20, and RBIs with 80. He leads the MSC in RBIs, ranks second in the conference in batting average, and is third in home runs. Harper's 80 RBIs are tied for second-most in the NAIA.

Petrey is hitting .329 (49-of-149) in his freshman season for the Patriots. He has tallied 13 home runs and has driven in 55. Petrey ranks 11th in the conference in RBIs and is 12th in the MSC in home runs.

On the mound, Grogan has compiled a 9-1 record in 86-1/3 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 2.80 while allowing just 27 earned runs. Grogan has issued just 19 walks while recording 88 strikeouts. He ranks second in the conference in wins, ERA, and strikeouts.

Shelton led the Patriots to a 42-6 record and a 22-5 record in the MSC as the Patriots won the MSC regular season championship.

Chavarria helped lead the Saints to a 32-17 record and a 17-10 record in conference play.

First Team All-Conference

Position	Name	School
C	Charlie Muniz	University of the Cumberlands
C	Mason Libla	Freed-Hardeman University
1B	Max Harper	University of the Cumberlands
1B	Dee Triplett	Cumberland University
2B	Jarett Chapman	Georgetown College
SS	Raphy Almanzar	University of the Cumberlands
3B	Will McCall	Freed-Hardeman University
OF	Evan St Claire	University of the Cumberlands
OF	Joshua Duarte	Georgetown College
OF	Landon Rogers	University of Tennessee Southern
OF	Noah Helton	University of Pikeville
OF	Christian Presley	Freed-Hardeman University
P	Cohen Achen	Lindsey Wilson College
P	Mychal Grogen	Thomas More University
P	Johan Castillo	Georgetown College
P	Knicko Billings	University of the Cumberlands
RP	Cesar Avila	University of the Cumberlands
DH	Cole Turney	Cumberland University
Utility	Tyner Hughes	Cumberland University

Second Team All-Conference

Position	Name	School
C	Nick Lopez	Georgetown College
C	Ivan Vega	Bethel University
1B	Hank Schineller	Georgetown College
2B	Ben Snapp	University of the Cumberlands
SS	Zach Sanders	Freed-Hardeman University
3B	Caden Petrey	University of the Cumberlands
3B	Ryan Sartin	University of Pikeville
OF	Chewy Sanders	Cumberland University
OF	Michael Wurtz	University of Tennessee Southern
OF	Josh Simon	University of the Cumberlands
OF	Bailey Martin	Thomas More University
OF	Ryan Shavers	University of the Cumberlands
P	Marco Santa	Bethel University
P	Garrett DeClue	University of the Cumberlands
P	Hunter Rigsby	University of the Cumberlands
P	Alex Huey	Freed-Hardeman University
RP	Alexis Rodriguez	Bethel University
DH	Sujel Arias	University of the Cumberlands
Utility	Eric Oakes	Shawnee State University

Honorable Mention All-Conference

Position	Name	School
1B	Derek Atwood	Thomas More University
1B	Jordan Blick	Lindsey Wilson College
1B	Sean Rooney	Freed-Hardeman University
1B	Noah Sniadach	Shawnee State University
SS	Noah Amenta	Campbellsville University
SS	Kevin McCarthy	University of Tennessee Southern
SS	Gavin Pearson	Thomas More University
SS	Kyle Williams	University of Pikeville
3B	Payton Rios	Georgetown College
OF	Bryan Catala	Bethel University
OF	Henry Paulino	Lindsey Wilson College
OF	Beau Spears	Wilberforce University
OF	Phillip Williams	Wilberforce University
P	Jacob Gleason	Shawnee State University
P	Colton Huntt	Freed-Hardeman University
P	Garrett Maloney	Campbellsville University
P	Trevor Muzzi	Cumberland University
P	Logan Parrott	University of Tennessee Southern
P	Ethan Torres	Cumberland University
RP	Ethan Cernohous	University of Pikeville
RP	Julian Huerta	Georgetown College
RP	Chipper Korbacher	University of the Cumberlands
RP	Jared Shelton	University of the Cumberlands
DH	Jake McDaniel	Bethel University

Gold Glove

Position	Name	School
C	Mason Libla	Freed-Hardeman University
1B	Max Harper	University of the Cumberlands
2B	AJ Enginger	Thomas More University
SS	Zach Sanders	Freed-Hardeman University
3B	Ryan Sartin	University of Pikeville
OF	Landon Rogers	University of Tennessee Southern
OF	Evan St Claire	University of the Cumberlands
OF	Chewy Sanders	Cumberland University
P	Alex Huey	Freed-Hardeman University

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Four Firehawks Earn Mid-South All-Conference Honors