Eagles Rake In Conference Awards
AMES - The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) announced the 2018 Division II Baseball All-Region teams and special award winners on Wednesday. Kirkwood had eight players earn All-Region recognition, including two First Team performers.
Izaya Fullard, a freshman infielder, was named to the First Team after leading the ICCAC in hits with 47. He was top five in RBI with 27 and third in OBP at .528.
Fellow freshman, outfielder Taylor Jackson, was also named to the First Team after finishing in the top five in numerous categories this season; fourth in hits, (41), fifth in runs (30), third in RBI (29) and third in slugging percentage (.705).
Freshman pitcher Cameron Leff and sophomore infielder Korry Howell were named to the Second Team All-Region. Leff had a 7-2 record for the Eagles while recording 2.78 ERA. Howell batted .393 for the Eagles, accumulating 20 doubles and five triples while also stealing 39 bases which was good enough for fifth in the nation.
Rounding out the recognition for the Eagles were sophomores Peyton Long (P), Adam Ketelsen (P), Chili Moseley (INF), and Ellison Hanna (OF) who were named Honorable Mention All-Region.
| FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION | ||||
| Position | Name | School | Class | Hometown |
| Catcher | Kevin Gomez | Southeastern | SO | Caburdare, Venezuela |
| Pitcher | Brandon Williamson | NIACC | SO | Welcome, MN |
| Pitcher | Chas Sagedahl | Southeastern | FR | Prairie Du Chien, WI |
| Pitcher | Trace Hoffman | Southeastern | SO | Cascade, IA |
| Infield | Austin Murr | DMACC | FR | Denmark Township, MN |
| INFIELD | IZAYA FULLARD | KIRKWOOD | FR | NORTH LIBERTY, IA |
| Infield | Kamrin Arons | NIACC | FR | Bettendorf, IA |
| Infield | Dayson Croes | Southeastern | FR | Noord, Aruba |
| Outfield | Joey Werner | NIACC | SO | Hastings, MN |
| Outfield | Marcos Sanchez | Southeastern | SO | Habana, Cuba |
| OUTFIELD | TAYLOR JACKSON | KIRKWOOD | FR | CHICAGO, IL |
| Designated Hitter | Devin Porter | Iowa Central | FR | Des Moines, IA |
| SECOND TEAM ALL-REGION | ||||
| Position | Name | School | Class | Hometown |
| Catcher | Greg Anderberg | Ellsworth | SO | Ankeny, IA |
| PITCHER | CAMERON LEFF | KIRKWOOD | FR | MT. ZION, IL |
| Pitcher | Spencer Chirpich | NIACC | SO | Fairmont, MN |
| Pitcher | Bryan Callaly | Southeastern | SO | Geneva, IL |
| INFIELD | KORRY HOWELL | KIRKWOOD | SO | CHICAGO, IL |
| Infield | Zeb Adreon | Southeastern | SO | Pleasantville, IA |
| Infield | Andres Ortiz | Iowa Central | Fr | Monte Cristi, DR |
| Infield | Jason Matthews | Southeastern | SO | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Outfield | Drew Smith | Northeast | FR | Elkhorn, NE |
| Outfield | Nolan Friedrichs | Ellsworth | SO | Edina, MN |
| Outfield | Calen Schwabe | DMACC | FR | Thompson, ND |
| Designated Hitter | Matt Krambeck | DMACC | SO | Louisville, NE |
| HONORABLE MENTION ALL-REGION | ||||
| Position | Name | School | Class | Hometown |
| Catcher | Tavan Shahidi | Iowa Lakes | SO | Ames, IA |
| Catcher | Ben Komonosky | NIACC | SO | Saskatoon, SK |
| Pitcher | Tom Skoro | NIACC | RFR | Wayzata, MN |
| Pitcher | Trevor Smisek | Ellsworth | SO | New Prague, MN |
| Pitcher | Max Steffens | Iowa Central | SO | DeWitt, IA |
| PITCHER | PEYTON LONG | KIRKWOOD | SO | DES MOINES, IA |
| PITCHER | ADAM KETELSEN | KIRKWOOD | SO | CEDAR RAPIDS, IA |
| Pitcher | Hayden Malenfant | Southeastern | FR | Whitby, ON |
| Pitcher | Rafael Melo | Iowa Central | SO | Santo Domingo, DR |
| Pitcher | Josh Rawlinson | Southeastern | SO | Thornlie, WA |
| INFIELD | CHILI MOSELEY | KIRKWOOD | SO | ELDRIDGE, IA |
| Infield | Shane Kelleher | NIACC | FR | Wattle Grove, Australia |
| Infield | Brennen Bales | Northeast | FR | Nebraska City, NE |
| Infield | Christian Dumont | Northeast | FR | Bellevue, NE |
| Infield | Braeden Brown | Southeastern | SO | Burlington, IA |
| Outfield | Nate VanKan | NIACC | SO | Brisbane, Australia |
| Outfield | Bryce Simon | Southeastern | SO | Cascade, IA |
| OUTFIELD | ELLISON HANNA | KIRKWOOD | SO | NASSAU, BAHAMAS |
| Outfield | Sebastian Holte-Mancera | Ellsworth | SO | Woodbury, MN |
| Outfield | Tanner Hunt | Northeast | FR | Elkhorn, NE |
