CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The 2022 All-American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Baseball Team as voted by the league’s head coaches:

2022 All-American Rivers Conference Baseball Team
Position Player of the Year - Evan Taylor, Buena Vista University
Pitcher of the Year - Brady Held, Simpson College
Coach of the Year - Steve Eddie, Buena Vista University
Pitcher of the Year	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Brady Held $ #	Simpson	Sr.	P	Indianola, Iowa/Indianola
Pos. Player of the Year	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Evan Taylor	Buena Vista	Fr.	C	Redfield, Iowa/Panorama
First Team	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Mason Gehling	Buena Vista	Jr.	P	Chandler, Ariz./Higley
Jordan Mathewson $	Buena Vista	Jr.	2B	Lavista, Neb./Platteview
Colton DeRocher	Central	So.	OF	Sioux City, Iowa/East
Declan O'Hare	Central	Jr.	UTL	Los Angeles, Calif./John Marshall
TJ Johnson $ !	Coe	Sr.	SS	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie
Creighton Kreshel	Coe	So.	OF	San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian
Ethan Peters $	Loras	Sr.	RP	Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Assumption
Joe Egan	Loras	Sr.	OF	Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel
Daniel Rogers &	Loras	So.	DH	Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake Central
Tyler Boesel $	Luther	Sr.	P	Scandia, Minn./Forest Lake
Ryan Manternach	Luther	Sr.	P	Monticello, Iowa/Monticello
Luke Plunkett $ !	Luther	Sr.	C	Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville
Derek Kolbush $	Nebraska Wesleyan	Gr.	1B	Lincoln, Neb./Pius X
Kaleb Knox *	Nebraska Wesleyan	Sr.	3B	Moreno Valley, Calif./Valley View
Dylan Gotto	Wartburg	Sr.	P	Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque
Max Goodhue $	Wartburg	Sr.	OF	Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle
Second Team	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Dalton Glenn	Buena Vista	Jr.	P	Omaha, Neb./Millard West
Grant Oseka	Buena Vista	Jr.	C	Papillion, Neb./Papillion La-Vista South
Logan Mueller	Buena Vista	Sr.	3B	Columbus, Neb./Scotus Central Catholic
Calvin Harris &	Buena Vista	Jr.	OF	Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk
TJ Deardorff %	Coe	Sr.	P	Dubuque, Iowa/Senior
Derek Hardin	Dubuque	Sr.	RP	Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque Hempstead
Max Snowden	Dubuque	Sr.	OF	Round Lake, Ill./Grayslake Central
Mitch Pomeroy	Dubuque	Sr.	UTL	Winterset, Iowa/Homeschool
Luke Fennelly ^	Loras	Sr.	SS	Davenport, Iowa/Assumption Catholic
Max McCallum	Loras	Fr.	OF	Aurora, Ill./St. Francis
Noah Unger	Nebraska Wesleyan	Jr.	P	Lincoln, Neb./Pius X
Evan Kling	Nebraska Wesleyan	Jr.	DH	Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos
Trey Castile	Simpson	So.	P	Urbandale, Iowa/Des Moines Christian
Ty Cowley	Simpson	Jr.	OF	Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale
Zachary Walton *	Wartburg	So.	1B	Farmington, Minn./Farmington
Caleb Andrews	Wartburg	So.	2B	Center Point, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana
Honorable Mention	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Morgan Smith	Buena Vista	Fr.	P	Boone, Iowa/Boone
Edward Rosas &	Dubuque	Sr.	P	Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes Peninsula
Cullen Stamp	Luther	Jr.	OF	Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata
Brett Kauzlarich	Simpson	Sr.	P	Centerville, Iowa/Centerville
Previous Awards Key
% - 2021 Pitcher of the Year
^ - 2021 Position Player of the Year
$ - 2021 First Team All-Conference
& - 2021 Second Team All-Conference
* - 2021 Honorable Mention
! - 2019 First Team All-Conference
@ - 2019 Second Team All-Conference
# - 2019 Honorable Mention

The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) announced today its major baseball awards and the 32-member All-Conference team for the 2022 season. Simpson College right-handed pitcher Brady Held (Sr., Indianola, Iowa/Indianola) was voted as the American Rivers Conference Pitcher of the Year and Buena Vista University’s Evan Taylor (Fr., Redfield, Iowa/Panorama) has been tabbed the A-R-C Position Player of the Year. For the fourth time in his career (2002, 2010, 2014), Buena Vista Head Coach Steve Eddie was voted as the A-R-C Coach of the Year by his peers.
 
Held is the first pitcher from Simpson to earn Pitcher of the Year honors. The Storm won the league MVP award three times prior to the awards being split in 2008 to honor a pitcher and a position player. Previous Simpson MVP honorees include; Joe Blake (1971), Joel Johnson (1991), and Dan Rieck (2004).
 
The Storm senior pitched in six league games, starting five of them. He had the league’s sixth-best ERA in conference contests at 2.88, being one of seven A-R-C pitchers to hold a sub-3.00 ERA. In 34.1 innings pitched in league games, Held allowed his opponents to hit just .181 off him, which is good for second-best in the league. The Indianola native led the league in strikeouts, recording 57. In addition to his performance on the mound for the Storm, Held batted in 18 conference games, holding a .352 batting average. He recorded 19 hits, 17 runs scored, and eight runs batted in (RBI). Five of his hits were doubles and three were homeruns, holding a slugging percentage of .611.
 
Taylor is the fourth Beaver to earn Position Player of the Year honors, joining Brandon Pietrzyk (2010), Neil Marshall (2016), and Bryce Rheault (2019). The Beavers have also won the league MVP award three times prior to the awards being split in 2008 to honor a pitcher and a position player. Previous Buena Vista MVP honorees include; Pat McMullen (1970), Jeff Trost (1975, 1976), Dale Knight (1980), and Nick Beard (2002).
 
Taylor, a catcher for the Beavers, started all 24 conference games, carrying a bat with a lot of pop this season, hitting a conference-best 14 doubles and tied for second with three triples, while also picking up two home runs. Hitting a league-best .438, the freshman’s bat was a consistent threat for opposing pitchers facing Buena Vista, maintaining a .513 on-base percentage and .708 slugging percentage. Taylor tied for second best in the league with 29 runs batted in (RBI), sat third in hits (42), and fourth in runs scored (27).
 
Eddie, in his 22^nd season at the helm of the Buena Vista University baseball team, is picking up his fourth-career Coach of the Year accolade. He is just one of two coaches in Beavers baseball history to be named Coach of the Year. Eddie guided the Beavers to an overall record of 27-14 and an 18-6 mark in league play, winning the A-R-C Regular Season title. The Beavers coach led the team to a .312 batting average overall, leading the A-R-C. Eddie’s staff is made up of Steve Sonka – Pitching Coach and Nate Hanner – Assistant Coach.
 
The All-American Rivers Conference first-team highlighted players from seven of the conference’s nine schools. The 16-member first-team saw eight individuals earn All-Conference accolades for at least the second time in their careers. This year’s team saw a balanced First-Team as seven A-R-C teams had at least one individual honored. Loras and Luther led the way with three honorees each.
 
Joining Taylor for the Beavers are two junior First-Team All-Conference selections, pitcher Mason Gehling (Chandler, Ariz./Higley) and infielder Jordan Matthewson (Lavista, Neb./Platteview). Matthewson was the third leading hitter for the Beavers, batting .340. He recorded 34 hits in 100 at bats during conference play, including six doubles, two triples, and two home runs. The Lavista native collected 16 runs batted in in his 23 league games started. Matthewson is picking up his second First-Team All-Conference honor.
 
Gehling held the Beavers lowest ERA in league play, standing in third in the conference at 1.87. He was a perfect 6-0 on the mound, playing in 12 games and starting two of them. In 33.2 innings pitched, Gehling gave up 11 runs on 27 hits, while also striking out 47 batters. The junior held his conference opponents to a .211 batting average. Gehling is collecting his first All-Conference honor.
 
Sophomore Colton DeRocher (Sioux City, Iowa/East) and junior Declan O’Hare (Los Angeles, Calif./John Marshall) are each picking up their first All-Conference honor for the Dutch. Both O’Hare and DeRocher batted over .350 this season, sitting in the top 10 in the conference, as O’Hare held a .405 batting average and DeRocher batted .372. DeRocher led the league in RBIs, with 31, while collecting 32 hits. The duo led the Dutch to a 16-23 overall record and 4-20 in league play.
 
Coe’s Creighton Kreshel (San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian) is picking up his first All-Conference accolade, joining a now three-time honoree TJ Johnson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie). Starting in the outfield for the Kohawks for all 24 league games, Kreshel batted .250, recording four doubles and four home runs in 25 hits. The sophomore outfielder scored 14 runs and batted in 16 during league play. Johnson was the shortstop for the Kohawks, but you could also find him on the mound. The Cedar Rapids native was the leading hitter for Coe with a batting average of .372. Johnson recorded 35 hits in 94 at bats, scoring 21 runs and bringing in 16. The senior shortstop recorded six doubles, a triple and a home run on the year. Johnson also saw some time on the mound, hurling 11.2 innings for the Kohawks while striking out 12 batters.
 
The Coe College Kohawks finished the regular season with a 21-19 overall record and 12-12 in league play. After winning the 2022 A-R-C Baseball AQ Tournament, the Kohawks begin their NCAA postseason play on Friday.
 
The Loras College Duhawks had three student-athletes make the First-Team in Ethan Peters (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Assumption), Joe Egan (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel), and Daniel Rogers (Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake Central). Peters, a left-handed pitcher, led the league in saves with 13 during conference play. In addition to his saves in conference, the Duhawks senior, secured the 3-1 win over the Division I University of Iowa Hawkeyes. Pitching 34.0 innings, the Wisconsin Rapids native recorded a 2-2 record on the mound and had a 2.40 ERA. The senior struck out 47 of the 123 batters faced, holding his conference opponents to a .195 batting average. Peters is now a two-time All-Conference honoree.
 
Egan started all 24 games for the Duhawks holding a batting average of .291. The senior outfielder recorded 25 hits, including three doubles, two triples, and two home runs in league play. Egan is picking up his first All-Conference honor in a Duhawk uniform. Rogers is picking up his second All-Conference honor after being named to the second team a season ago. The sophomore designated hitter batted .398 on the year, recording 37 hits in 93 at bats. Rogers led the team in RBIs during league play with 22, recording 11 doubles and three home runs, while holding a .613 slugging percentage. The Duhawks finished the 2022 campaign 32-11 overall and 15-9 in conference.
 
Three seniors are picking up All-Conference honors for the Norse. Pitchers Tyler Boesel (Scandia, Minn./Forest Lake), Ryan Manternach (Monticello, Iowa/Monticello), and catcher Luke Plunkett (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) are the honorees for Luther College. Manternach held the lowest ERA for the Norse at 1.67 in 37.2 innings pitched. The senior was 2-2 on the mound this year, giving up 10 runs on 37 hits. The Monticello native recorded 23 strikeouts and held his opponents to a .261 batting average during league play. Manternach is picking up his first All-Conference honor in a Norse uniform. Boesel returned to the mound this year and carried a 3.53 ERA with a record of 4-3 in seven starts this spring for the Norse. Throwing 43.1 innings on the year, opponents hit .229 off him. The Scandia native struck out 41 batters during league play, with 13 of them looking. Boesel is now a two-time All-Conference honoree.
 
Plunkett, a senior catch from Libertyville, Illinois, was the leading hitter for the Norse, batting .364 during conference play. The senior recorded 32 hits, including five doubles, a triple, and two home runs, while scoring 22 times. In 88 at bats, Plunkett only struck out nine times. Defensively, opponents tried to steal on him 11 times, but Plunkett threw out all 11 runners. In his three full seasons of baseball in a Norse uniform, Plunkett was named All-Conference each time. The Norse finished the year with a 22-20 overall record and 13-11 in league play.
 
For the Prairie Wolves, one honoree is seeing his second time on the All-Conference team and the other is picking up his first honor after being named honorable mention a season ago. Graduate student, Derek Kolbush (Lincoln, Neb./Piux X) is now a two-time honoree after finishing league play batting .392 in 24 games started. Kolbush recorded 38 hits including eight doubles and nine homeruns. The graduate first baseman scored a team best 28 runs and brought in 29 runs. Senior Kaleb Knox (Moreno Valley, Calif./Valley View) is picking up his first all-conference accolade after starting all 24 games and playing third base. Knox was the leading hitter for Nebraska Wesleyan, holding a batting average of .422 in league play. The California native recorded 43 hits with 11 being doubles, three triple, and seven home runs. Knox scored 25 runs for the Prairie Wolves and brought in 29 runs to put him and Kolbush at the top of the team.
 
This duo sits in the conference’s top 10 in almost every offensive category; batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits, and RBIs. The Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves finished the season with a 20-21 overall record and 13-11 conference record, securing their first A-R-C tournament appearance.
 
Rounding out the First Team All-Conference performers this season are two Wartburg Knight seniors in Dylan Gotto (Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque) and Max Goodhue (Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle). Goodhue is picking up his second all-conference honor after leading the Knights with a .422 batting average, sitting tied for second in the league. The Carlisle native recorded a league best 46 hits and sits second in runs scored with 29. Also sitting at the top of the leaderboard, Goodhue recorded six triples in league play to go along with seven doubles and four home runs, bringing in 21 runs. Gotto was lights out on the mound for the Knights this season, sitting near the top of the leaderboard in multiple categories, including ERA (2.55), innings pitched (53.0), strikeouts (51), and wins (4). Starting seven games the mound, Gotto recorded a season record of 4-1 for the Knights, including one complete game. The senior pitched 53.0 innings, allowing his opponents to hit .237 off him. The Knights finished the 2022 campaign with a 25-21 overall record including 12-12 in league play. After losing game one of the conference tournament, the Knights fought back to find their way in the championship game.