CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The 2023 All-American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Baseball Team as voted by the league’s head coaches:

2023 All-American Rivers Conference Baseball Team
Position Player of the Year - Colin Husko, University of Dubuque
Pitcher of the Year - Morgan Smith, Buena Vista University
Coach of the Year - Steve Eddie, Buena Vista University
Pitcher of the Year	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Morgan Smith ^	Buena Vista	So.	P	Boone, Iowa/Boone
Pos. Player of the Year	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Colin Husko	Dubuque	Fr.	SS	Wauconda, Ill./Wauconda
First Team	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Zack Beekmann	Buena Vista	Sr.	1B	Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes
Joel Garcia	Buena Vista	So.	SS	Laredo, Texas/John B. Alexander
Calvin Harris $ ?	Buena Vista	Sr.	UTL	Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk
Caden Mathewson <	Buena Vista	Sr.	DH	La Vista, Neb./Platteview
Jordan Mathewson ! <	Buena Vista	Sr.	2B	La Vista, Neb./Platteview
Evan Taylor #	Buena Vista	So.	C	Redfield, Iowa/Panorama
*Colton DeRocher !	Central	Jr.	OF	Sioux City, Iowa/East
Jake Brosius	Coe	So.	OF	Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert
Matthew Chapman	Coe	Fr.	P	Santa Clarita, Calif./Valencia High School
Edward Rosas ^ ?	Dubuque	Gr.	P	Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes Peninsula
Max McCallum $	Loras	So.	OF	Aurora, Ill./St. Francis
Harry Blum	Luther	Sr.	P	Fridley, Minn./Fridley
Nolan Klocke	Luther	Fr.	RP	Hayfield, Minn./Hayfield
Trey Castile $	Simpson	Jr.	P	Urbandale, Iowa/Des Moines Christian
Brady Held @ < *	Simpson	Sr.	OF	Indianola, Iowa/Indianola
Keaton Gray	Wartburg	Jr.	3B	Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial
Second Team	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Mason Gehling !	Buena Vista	Sr.	P	Chandler, Ariz./Higley
Logan Mueller $	Buena Vista	5th Year	3B	Columbus, Neb./Scotus Central Catholic
Drew Taylor	Buena Vista	So.	OF	Redfield, Iowa/Panorama
Declan O'Hare !	Central	Sr.	P	Los Angeles, Calif./John Marshall
Mitchell Eckardt	Coe	Jr.	2B	O'Fallon, Mo./Wentzville Liberty
Kaden Haller	Coe	Fr.	SS	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson
Jake Cekander	Dubuque	Sr.	DH	Chula Vista, Calif./East Lake
Derek Hardin $	Dubuque	5th Year	RP	Dubuque, Iowa/Hempstead
*Aiden Sullivan ?	Dubuque	Jr.	P	Savanna, Ill./West Carroll
Dakota Church	Loras	Gr.	C	Westchester, Ill./St. Joseph High School
Daniel Rogers ! ?	Loras	Jr.	UTL	Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake Central
Cullen Stamp ^	Luther	Sr.	OF	Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata
Tyson Romero	Nebraska Wesleyan	So.	P	Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East
Cael Boehmer	Wartburg	Sr.	P	Lake Mills, Iowa/Lake Mills
Eliot Jurgensen	Wartburg	So.	OF	Ames, Iowa/Ames
Zach Walton $ ~	Wartburg	Jr.	1B	Farmington, Minn./Farmington
Honorable Mention	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown/High School
Tegan Bock	Buena Vista	Fr.	OF	Boone, Iowa/Boone
Logan Lape-Brinkman	Buena Vista	Fr.	RP	La Vista, Neb./Papillion South
Logan McCoy	Central	So.	2B	Galva, Iowa/Alta-Aurelia
Jack Allison	Coe	Jr.	3B	Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Southeast Polk
Tyler Elliot	Coe	Sr.	OF	Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon
Creighton Kreshel !	Coe	Jr.	OF	San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian
Ethan O'Donnell	Coe	So.	P	North Liberty, Iowa/Liberty
Cole DeStefanis ?	Dubuque	Sr.	1B	Thiensville, Wis./Homestead
Nick DiBenedetto	Loras	Jr.	OF	Lake in the Hills, Ill./Crystal Lake South
Ethan Peters ! <	Loras	Gr.	RP	Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Assumption
Tyler Pranksky	Loras	Sr.	SS	Joliet, Ill./Joliet West
Cody Sunny	Loras	Fr.	3B	Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott
Nick Dufoe ?	Luther	5th Year	P	Adel, Iowa/Adel-DeSoto-Minburn
Payton Lindmark	Luther	Sr.	C	Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley
Joshua Matanich	Luther	Sr.	1B	Lake City, Minn./Lincoln
John Haimowitz	Nebraska Wesleyan	Sr.	C	Valencia, Calif./Valencia
Noah Unger $	Nebraska Wesleyan	Sr.	P	Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Pius X
Mitchell Roeder	Simpson	Fr.	RP	Maquoketa, Iowa/Maquoketa
Previous Awards Key
@ - 2022 Pitcher of the Year
# - 2022 Position Player of the Year
! - 2022 First Team All-Conference
$ - 2022 Second Team All-Conference
^ - 2022 Honorable Mention
< - 2021 First Team All-Conference
? - 2021 Second Team All-Conference
~ - 2021 Honorable Mention
* - 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 2023 season. University of Dubuque shortstop Colin Husko (Fr., Wauconda, Ill./Wauconda) was voted as the American Rivers Conference Position Player of the Year and Buena Vista University’s Morgan Smith (So., Boone, Iowa/Boone) has been tabbed the A-R-C Pitcher of the Year. For the fifth time in his career (2002, 2010, 2014, 2022, 2023), Buena Vista Head Coach Steve Eddie was voted as the A-R-C Coach of the Year by his peers.
 
Husko is the first player from the University of Dubuque to earn a major award on the All-Conference team. The first-year shortstop compiled a batting average of .464 through 23 A-R-C games which sits tied for the conference best. Husko started in 22 of these games where he recorded 39 hits including five doubles and a triple. The Wauconda native had a conference leading on-base percentage of .609 after getting walked 19 times and hit by pitches 12 times.
 
Smith is the second pitcher from Buena Vista to earn Pitcher of the Year honors after the award was split in 2008. The right-hander joins Jon Ringblom (2014) as the only Beavers recipients. Prior to the award being split, Buena Vista had four players earn league MVP: Nick Beard (2002), Dale Knight (1980), Jeff Trost (1975, 1976), and Pat McMullen (1970).
 
The Beaver sophomore pitched in six league games, starting in all of them. Smith had a fifth-best ERA in conference contests at 2.80. The Boone prep posted a perfect 6-0 record. In 45.0 innings pitched during league play, Smith allowed his opponents to hit just .297 off him. The Boone native recorded two complete games while surrendering 17 runs and striking out 36 batters.
 
Eddie, in his 23^rd season at the helm of the Buena Vista University baseball team, is picking up his fifth-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 30-9 and a 20-3 mark in league play, winning the second-straight A-R-C regular season title. The Beavers coach led the team to a .359 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 eight of the conference’s nine schools. The 16-member first team saw nine individuals earn All-Conference accolades for at least the second time in their careers. Buena Vista led the way with six first-team All-Conference honorees.
 
Joining Smith on first team for the Beavers are Zack Beekmann (Sr., Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes), Joel Garcia (So., Laredo, Texas/John B. Alexander), Calvin Harris (Sr., Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk), Caden Mathewson (Sr., La Vista, Neb./Platteview), Jordan Mathewson (Sr., La Vista, Neb./Platteview), and Evan Taylor (So., Redfield, Iowa/Panorama). Beekmann and Garcia are each earning their first All-Conference honors in their careers. Harris found a spot on the first team after earning second team honors the past two seasons. Caden Mathewson is picking up his second All-Conference honors and his brother Jordan is earning his third accolades in his career. Taylor collected his second straight All-Conference honor after earning Position Player of the Year a year ago.
 
Caden Mathewson led the Beavers in batting average (.464) this season while playing in 21 games. Mathewson scored 16 runs while bringing in 21. The senior had nine doubles and two homeruns throughout league play this season. Beekmann was the third leading hitter on the team with a .411 batting average in 56 at bats. The Grimes native scored 19 runs for Buena Vista while recording 11 extra base hits, six doubles, and a team-best five homeruns. Beekmann recorded 18 RBIs in 19 games played. Jordan Mathewson was the next leading hitter for the Beavers, posting a batting average of .380. The La Vista native scored a team-best 32 runs while reaching base 43.9% of the time. Mathewson had eight doubles, three triples and hit one over the fence, bringing his RBI total to 20. Additionally, Jordan was a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen bases. Harris batted .366 for the Beavers, posting 37 hits while scoring 19 runs. The Altoona native had nine doubles and one homerun during A-R-C games and led the team with 28 RBIs. After earning Position Player of the Year a season ago, Taylor batted .348 this season while scoring 30 runs for Buena Vista. The Redfield native recorded 25 RBIs this season while having six extra base hits. Garcia rounds out the Beavers that found a spot on the first team. The Texas native posted a batting average of .343 during league play. Garcia scored 24 runs while also bringing in 18. The sophomore shortstop had five doubles and two homeruns during A-R-C games.
 
Junior Colton DeRocher (Jr., Sioux City, Iowa/East) is the lone first team honoree from the Central Dutch. DeRocher is now a two-time All-Conference honoree after a successful season for the Dutch. The Sioux City native had a team-best .364 batting average while recording nine doubles, one triple and three homeruns. DeRocher had 17 RBIs while also scoring 15 runs for the Dutch.
 
Coe’s Jake Brosius (So., Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert) and Matthew Chapman (Fr., Santa Clarita, Calif./Valencia High School) are picking up All-Conference honors for the first time in their careers for the Kohawks. Brosius started all 24 games for Coe, posting a batting average of .365 in 104 at bats. The Dubuque native scored 22 runs for the Kohawks while recording seven doubles, one triple, and three homeruns.  Brosius had a team-best 26 RBIs while stealing 20 of 22 bases during league play. Chapman was one of Coe’s starting pitchers, starting on the mound in eight A-R-C games. The first year posted a 2.89 ERA through those eight games while posting one complete game and being a part of two shutouts. Chapman collected a team-best 26 strikeouts.
 
The Dubuque Spartans are represented on the first team by Edward Rosas (Gr., Pancho Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes Peninsula). Rosas is earning his second All-Conference honors but is making his first appearance on the first team. The California native started five games for the Spartans while making an additional appearance in relief. Rosas posted an ERA of 1.91 while recording two complete games and one shutout. The graduate student struck out 22 batters while surrendering just seven earned runs.
 
Sophomore Max McCallum (So., Aurora, Ill./St. Francis) picked up first team All-Conference for the Loras College Duhawks. McCallum is now a two-time honoree after being named to the second team a season ago. McCallum started in all 23 A-R-C games he played in, posting a batting average of .330. The sophomore outfielder recorded 33 hits and scored 24 runs. McCallum recorded 11 extra base hits, four doubles, two triples, and five homeruns. The Aurora native was 10-for-12 in stolen bases during league play.
 
A senior and a freshman are picking up All-Conference honors for the Luther Norse. Pitchers Harry Blum (Sr., Fridley, Minn./Fridley) and Nolan Klocke (Fr., Hayfield, Minn./Hayfield) are the honorees, each collecting their first All-Conference honors. Blum and Klocke were the top two pitchers for the Norse, recording ERAs of 1.57 and 1.93 respectively. Blum made eight appearances, starting in seven while posting a perfect 3-0 during league play. The senior had one complete game and one save while surrendering just eight earned runs in 46.0 innings pitched. Blum led Luther, striking out 42 of the 166 batters faced. Klocke made eight appearances with just two starts. The first year had two saves on the season while pitching 23.1 innings. Klocke gave up just 17 hits and five runs while striking out 28 batters.
 
For the Simpson Storm, one honoree is seeing his third time on the All-Conference team and the other is picking up his second honor. Senior Brady Held (Sr., Indianola, Iowa/Indianola) is now a three-time honoree after collecting the 2022 Pitcher of the Year honors. Joining Held is Trey Castile (Jr., Urbandale, Iowa/Des Moines Christian) who is on the All-Conference first team for the first time in his career. Held played in 20 games for the Storm as he led the team with a .395 batting average. The senior from Indianola recorded 30 hits, including five doubles and two homeruns. Held was second on the team with 14 RBIs. Additionally, Held made three appearances on the mound, pitching seven innings with nine strikeouts. Castile started six games for the Storm while posting an ERA of 3.12. The junior had one complete game in 34.2 innings pitched while surrendering just 12 runs. Castile recorded a team-best 42 strikeouts, which is 13 more than the next best on the team. Opponents batted .169 off Castile through his six appearances.
 
Rounding out the First Team All-Conference performers this season is Wartburg’s Keaton Gray (Jr., Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial). Gray found a spot on the All-Conference team for the first time in his career. The junior third basemen led the Knights with a .430 batting average. The Ankeny native recorded 46 hits including six doubles and a triple. Gray scored 22 runs during league play for Wartburg. The Knights finished the 2023 campaign with a 14-21 overall record including 9-15 in league play to earn the No. 6 seed in the conference tournament.