KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Northeastern State baseball team had five student-athletes named to All-MIAA teams, the league announced Thursday morning.
 
Senior outfielder Cody Robinson and true freshman pitcher Ryan Helsley led the way for NSU's all-conference selections. Robinson was named to the All-MIAA First Team for the second-straight year, while Helsley was honored as the MIAA Freshman of the Year and also landed on the All-MIAA Second Team.
 
Senior utility player David Weber was named to the All-MIAA Third Team, while senior first baseman Ryan Staggs and sophomore shortstop Andrew Walker were both named All-MIAA Honorable Mention.
 
Helsley becomes the third NSU baseball player since Northeastern State joined NCAA Division II (1997) to earn a specialty award. Brian Murphy (2002) and Donnie Webb (2005) were both honored as the Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year. Helsley is the only underclassmen pitcher (freshman or sophomore) to be named to any of the three all-conference teams, and he is also one of just two freshmen to be named at any position to the first or second All-MIAA teams.
 
He is 7-3 on the mound this season with a 3.72 earned-run average. His seven wins are tied for second in the MIAA and are the most by an NSU pitcher since 2009. He is 7-1 in his last eight outings and is 5-0 in his last eight starts, while averaging 5.5 strikeouts per game during that stretch. He is fifth in the MIAA in opposing batting average (.229) and 11th in ERA. Helsley has twice been named the MIAA Pitcher of the Week, and he has only allowed 11 extra-base hits all season.
 
Robinson is now just the fourth RiverHawk/Redman since 1997 to be named to an all-conference first team twice. He joins Chris Stilwell (1999-00), Josh King (1999, 2001) and Nick Zodrow (2002-03).
 
He is currently second in the country in both home runs (17) and home runs per game (0.35). He is batting .355 this season and has started 48 games. The NCBWA preseason All-American leads the MIAA in slugging percentage (.765) and home runs, and he is second in doubles (18). He has twice been named the NCBWA Central Region Hitter of the Week, and he also has 44 runs batted in and 35 runs scored. He has not committed an error all season.
 
Weber becomes a two-time all-conference performer, as he was named All-MIAA Honorable Mention a season ago. He is currently batting .300 this season with 32 runs scored, 31 RBI, nine doubles, two triples, and one home run. He has registered 11 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games. He had a stretch earlier this season where he reached base safely in 22 consecutive games. He is the only member of the team to appear in all 52 games, and he has started at six different positions, including catcher (21), right field (12), left field (11), center field (3), second base (2), and designated hitter (1).

NSU is set to take on Missouri Western State University at 11 a.m. this morning in the MIAA Semifinals. The game is set to be contested at Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo.
 
2014 ALL-MIAA AWARDS
Player of the Year: Phillip Wilson, SS/RP, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Pitcher of the Year: Ricky Reeves, Jr., Central Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year: Ryan Helsley, P, Northeastern State
Coach of the Year: Chris Martin, Southwest Baptist
 
All-MIAA First Team
Pitcher: Ricky Reeves, Jr., Central Oklahoma
Pitcher: Shawn Talkington, Jr, Emporia State
Pitcher: Kyle Gehrs, Sr., Central Missouri
Relief Pitcher: Breton Higgins, Sr., Emporia State
Catcher: David Gauntt, So., Washburn
First Base: Jake O' Brien, Jr., Central Oklahoma
Second Base: Levi Parker, Jr., Emporia State
Shortstop: Phillip Wilson, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Third Base: Spencer Blacksher, Jr., Southwest Baptist
Outfield: Cody Robinson, Sr., Northeastern State
Outfield: Anthony Pacheco, So., Nebraska-Kearney
Outfield: Brad Wilson, Sr., Central Missouri
Designated Hitter: Josh Ingram, Jr., Central Oklahoma
Utility: Danny Droll, Jr., Nebraska-Kearney
 
All-MIAA Second Team
Pitcher: Brett Ash, Sr., Washburn^
Pitcher: Jared Sterling, Jr., Central Oklahoma^ 
Pitcher: David Reese, Sr., Missouri Southern^
Pitcher: Ryan Helsley, Fr., Northeastern State^
Relief Pitcher: Zach Davis, Sr., Central Missouri
Catcher: Max Ayoub, Jr., Nebraska-Kearney
First Base: Mike Failoni, Sr., Lindenwood
Second Base: Cesar Wong, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Shortstop: Ross Wolfe, Jr., Southwest Baptist
Third Base: Dean Long, Jr., Emporia State
Outfield: Clayton Garland, Sr., Fort Hays State
Outfield: Justin Harris, Jr., Emporia State
Outfield: Ryan Degner, Jr., Missouri Western
Designated Hitter: Chance Wolfe, Fr., Southwest Baptist
Utility: Jake Alexander, So., Central Missouri
^= Four pitchers due to tie in the voting 
 
Third Team All-MIAA
Pitcher: Ricky Rivera, Jr., Central Missouri#
Pitcher: Logan Willard, Sr., Nebraska-Kearney#
Pitcher: Jarrod Miller, Jr., Emporia State#
Pitcher: Ryker Fox, Sr., Northwest Missouri#
Relief Pitcher: Phillip Wilson, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Catcher: Jake Schrader, Sr., Missouri Western
First Base: Horace Johnson, Sr., Fort Hays State*
First Base: Jake Vore, Jr., Southwest Baptist* 
Second Base: Landon Young, Sr., Southwest Baptist
Shortstop: Toby Cornejo, Sr., Emporia State
Third Base: Matt Johnson, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Outfield: Brandon Landanger, Jr., Nebraska-Kearney%
Outfield: Logan Moon, Sr., Missouri Southern%
Outfield: Christian Binger, So., Southwest Baptist%
Outfield: Trevor Jones, Sr., Central Missouri%
Designated Hitter: Barrett Noirfalise, Sr., Central Missouri
Utility: David Weber, Sr., Northeastern State
#= Four pitchers due to tie in the voting 
*= Two first basemen due to tie in the voting 
%= Four outfielders due to tie in the voting 
 
All-MIAA Honorable Mention
Pitcher: Kurtis Schuyler, Central Missouri; Dakota McKaskle, Emporia State; Payton Walker, Missouri Southern; Jake Jones, Missouri Western; Tyler Thompson, Pittsburg State; Cory Borsh, Southwest Baptist; Taylor Gentry, Washburn
Relief Pitcher: Stephen Vaughn, Missouri Southern; Mason Queen, Missouri Western; Joe Smidt, Nebraska-Kearney; Ryan McKay, Pittsburg State; Sam Vergara, Southwest Baptist
Catcher: Seth Wheeler, Central Missouri; Brad Lamberti, Central Oklahoma.
First Base: Ryan Staggs, Northeastern State; Matt Jackson, Washburn
Second Base: Dylon Koch, Missouri Western; Corey Gragg, Washburn
Shortstop: Brad Jelinek, Central Missouri; Cody Childs, Missouri Western; Andrew Walker, Northeastern State
Third Base: Tony Sandifer, Central Missouri; Brad Foss, Pittsburg State; Kyle Carnahan, Washburn
Outfield: Kevin Gratza, Central Missouri; Tyler Crabtree, Central Oklahoma; Dillon Argo, Central Oklahoma; Price Jacobs, Emporia State; Marshall Vallandingham, Lindenwood; David Chew, Missouri Western; Jon Pomatto, Northwest Missouri; Cody Ball, Pittsburg State; Bo Helsel, Southwest Baptist; Wes Jones, Washburn; Parker Gibson, Washburn
Designated Hitter: Cooper Langley, Fort Hays State; Taylor Herrington, Washburn
Utility: Kevin Czarnecki, Fort Hays State; Ben Stewart, Lincoln; Ben Courdret, Lindenwood; Jerry Roam, Lindenwood.
 
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