May 25, 2023

NAIA PRESS RELEASE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) honored Thursday nearly 1,100 student-athletes in announcing the 2022-23 Daktronics-NAIA Baseball Scholar-Athletes from 150 schools across the country.

Forty-one (41) athletes from the North Star Athletic Association institutions were named to Daktronics-NAIA Baseball Scholar-Athletes.  Mayville State (N.D.) led the league with eight selections, while Bellevue (Neb.), Presentation (S.D.), and Viterbo (Wis.) each recorded seven honorees each.

In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at said institution.

Below is the list of NSAA institutions being named to 2022-23 Daktronics NAIA Baseball Scholar-Athletes:

Bellevue (Neb.)
Easton Brinton – Graduate Student
Kanta Kobayashi – Senior
Anthony Lind – Sophomore
Cade Sakamoto – Senior
Austin Shever – Sophomore     
Mathieu Sirois – Junior
Carson Townsend – Senior

Dakota State (S.D.)
Mason Macaluso – Senior
Cole Westerlund – Junior

Mayville State (N.D.)
Alexander De Caro – Senior
Preston Edinger – Senior
Gregor Farquharson – Junior
Tyler Ferrera – Senior
Marcus Hughes – Senior
Jared McCorrister – Senior
Adam Senden – Senior
Mark Turnquist – Senior

Presentation (S.D.)
Tyler Clapp – Senior
Phillip Jourdan – Junior
Ethan Leech – Senior
Keegan Niedermeyer – Junior
Ryan Powers – Junior
Colton Schusted – Senior
Michael Wishowski – Sophomore

Valley City State (N.D.)
Harrison Metz – Junior
Drew Nixon – 5th Year Senior
Judson Seliskar – Sophomore
Zach Veneman – Junior

Viterbo (Wis.)
Cale Beckman – Junior
Kyle Burns – Sophomore
Marcus Hornacek – Senior
Brandon Jaenke – Sophomore
Bryant Koenig – Junior  
Conley O’Keefe – Junior
Camden Smith – Senior

Waldorf (Iowa)
Davis Churchman – Senior
Kade Hobbs – Junior
Ryan Miller – Junior
Anthony Toulouse – Sophomore
Ryan Webster – Junior  
Nathan Westfield – Sophomore

Nick Huntimer, North Star Athletic Association Sports Information Director