KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Brayden Rodden highlighted nine postseason honors from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) in Baseball Thursday with a First Team selection. 

Rodden is a repeat All-MIAA First Team selection for the RiverHawks.  The fifth-year senior started at catcher, second, and third base, batting .360 in 46 games this last season, with ten homers.  He is the third NSU Baseball player to earn two First Team selections.

As a starting pitcher, Lee Callison was a Third Team selection, and Coby Tweten joined him at Designated Hitter.   Callison led the RiverHawks with 74 strikeouts and held hitters to a .232 batting average.  Tweten had a team-best .367 batting average and had a hit in 17 of the last 19 games for NSU. 

Brady Evans, Blake Freeman, Isaiah Keller, Seth Stacey,  Ty Van Meter, and C.D. White were MIAA Honorable Mentions.  Freeman is now a four-time All-MIAA selection, and White earned his third. 

The RiverHawks finished its regular season with a 22-25 overall record and was sixth in the MIAA.  They will head to Washburn Friday for the upcoming MIAA Tournament opening round, which is a best-of-three series.

2023 MIAA Baseball Postseason Awards and All-MIAA Teams
Co-Player of the Year – Nixon Brannan – Pittsburg State, Jr.
Co-Player of the Year – Jenner Steele – Newman, Sr.
Pitcher of the Year – Zac Shoemaker – Pittsburg State, Sr.
Freshman of the Year – Ethan Clark – Missouri Southern*
Coach of the Year – Kyle Crookes – Central Missouri
*Unanimous Selection

FIRST TEAM
Starting Pitcher: Zac Shoemaker – Pittsburg State, Sr.
Starting Pitcher: Conner Wolf – Central Missouri, So.
Starting Pitcher: Cole Woods – Missouri Southern, Sr.
Relief Pitcher: JD McReynolds – Central Missouri, So.
Catcher: Nixon Brannan – Pittsburg State, Jr.
First Base: Jenner Steele – Newman, Sr.
Second Base: Nate Mieszkowski – Missouri Western, So.
Shortstop: Henry Kuiak – Missouri Southern, Sr.
Third Base: Jack Schark – Central Missouri, So.
Outfield: Prescott Horn – Rogers State, Sr.
Outfield: Noah Olson – Central Oklahoma, Sr.
Outfield: Carter Young – Central Missouri, Jr.
Designated Hitter: Vance Tobol – Central Missouri, Jr.
Utility: Brayden Rodden – Northeastern State, Sr. 

SECOND TEAM
Starting Pitcher: Ben Des Rosiers – Pittsburg State, Sr.
Starting Pitcher: Rane Pfeifer – Washburn, Sr.
Starting Pitcher: Caseey Steward – Washburn, Jr.
Relief Pitcher: Valek Cisneros – Central Oklahoma, So.
Catcher: Wyatt Gray – Central Oklahoma, Jr.
First Base: Matthew Miller – Missouri Southern, Sr.
Second Base: Cole Moore – Central Missouri, Jr. 
Shortstop: Cole Moore – Central Missouri, Jr.
Third Base: Gavin Mestas – Rogers State, Jr.
Outfield: Ike Book – Washburn, So.
Outfield: Karson Coffee – Pittsburg State, Jr.
Outfield: Tregan Parker – Missouri Southern, So.
Designated Hitter – Garrett Rice – Missouri Southern, Jr.
Utility: Emile Boies – Fort Hays State, R-So.

THIRD TEAM
Starting Pitcher: Lee Callison – Northeastern State, Sr.
Starting Pitcher: Diego Dominguez – Central Oklahoma, So.
Starting Pitcher: Cole Gayman – Missouri Southern, So.
Starting Pitcher: Cole LaLonde – Central Missouri, Sr.
Relief Pitcher: Jacob Bailey – Central Oklahoma, Sr.
Catcher: Chayton Beck – Missouri Southern, So.
First Base: John Prudhom – Central Missouri, Sr.
Second Base: Jaden Parsons – Central Oklahoma, Sr.
Shortstop: Cal Watkins – Washburn, Jr.
Third Base: Jase Schneider – Newman, Jr.
Outfield: Jake Angelico – Newman, Sr.
Outfield: Ethan Clark – Missouri Southern, Fr.
Outfield: Ryan Koski – Northwest Missouri, Sr.
Designated Hitter: Coby Tweten – Northeastern State, Jr.
Utility: Aiden Proctor – Central Oklahoma, So.

GOLD GLOVE TEAM
Pitcher: Cole Woods – Missouri Southern, Sr.
Catcher: Chayton Beck – Missouri Southern, So.
First Base: John Prudhom – Central Missouri, Sr.
Second Base: Jaden Parsons – Central Oklahoma, Sr.
Shortstop: Jesse Holguin – Rogers State, Sr.^
Shortstop: Henry Kusiak – Missouri Southern, Jr.^
Third Base: Palmer Hutchison – Emporia State, R-So.
Outfield: Prescott Horn – Rogers State, Sr.
Outfield: Noah Olson – Central Oklahoma, Sr.
Outfield: Brennen vanBreusegen – Central Missouri, Jr.
^Reflects Tie In Voting

HONORABLE MENTION
Central Missouri: Jacob Wilson (Starting Pitcher); Chase Heath (Catcher); Max Holy (Shortstop); Mason Lowe (Outfield); Brennan vanBreusegen (Outfield)
Central Oklahoma: Kaleb Glass (Outfield)
Emporia State: Noah Geekie (Starting Pitcher); Ian Lanik (Starting Pitcher); Kadyn Williams (Second Base); Noah Geekie (Outfield)
Fort Hays State: Isaiah Ural (Outfield); Ed Scott (Outfield)
Missouri Southern: Laif Hultine (Relief Pitcher); Kyle Moore (Relief Pitcher)
Missouri Western: David Steffen (Relief Pitcher); Zack Cushing (Relief Pitcher); Jerry Nix (Catcher); Travis Wiese (Third Base); Brenden Andersen (Designated Hitter); Will Courtney (Utility)
Newman: Zack Stewart (Shortstop)
Northeastern State: Seth Stacey (Starting Pitcher); Brady Evans (Catcher); CD White (First Base); Ty Van Meter (Third Base); Isaiah Keller (Outfield); Blake Freeman (Outfield)
Northwest Missouri: Alex Slocum (Starting Pitcher); Max Spitzmiller (Starting Pitcher); Jacob Gajic (Relief Pitcher); Cole Slibowski (Utility)
Pittsburg State: Tanner Leslie (Starting Pitcher); Parker Weddle (Relief Pitcher); Austin Warkins (First Base); Deagan Brady (Third Base); Brett Daley (Outfield)
Rogers State: Rece Parker (Starting Pitcher); Octavio Sanchez (Relief Pitcher); Jesse Holguin (Shortstop); AJ Folds (Outfield)
Washburn: Chase Torkelson (Relief Pitcher); Trey Adams (Second Base); Trevor McCollum (Outfield)