棒球 is all about numbers, and the 太阳城集团博彩 baseball team had a bunch of good ones this year.
For the second time in three years – and the 29th time overall – the Braves were the Arrowhead Conference champions. The Braves also were NJCAA Region 4 Division II Sectional champions and took 3rd place in their third straight appearance in the NJCAA Region 4 Division II Tournament.
In only his third year as head coach, Josh Keim notched his 100th win on 4月il 15.
The Braves ended the 2023 season with an overall record of 37-24 and an Arrowhead Conference record of 17-3.
在学术方面, the team received the American 棒球 Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award and earned a 2022-23 team GPA of 3.08.
The baseball team has the largest roster at 太阳城集团博彩 and an impressive 53% of the players were on the Athletic Director’s Academic List for Fall 2022 and 56% for Spring 2023. To make the list, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.这学期的平均绩点是25.
Individual player awards and accomplishments:
- BHC Male Student-Athlete of the Year – 奎因Hoftender (pitcher – Orion, IL)
- NJCAA Region 4 All-Region First Team – 基督教霍布斯 (outfielder – Omaha, NE) and Lucas Spence (outfielder – Beecher, IL)
- NJCAA Region 4 All-Region Second Team – 奎因Hoftender and Ethan Bowers (infielder – Vernon Hills, IL)
- NJCAA Region 4 Rawlings Gold Glove Team – Johnny Hernandez (catcher – Plainfield, IL), Lucas Spence and Payton Plym (pitcher – Seatonville, IL)
- Arrowhead All-Conference Team – 奎因Hoftender, Jack Savitch (pitcher – Spring Valley, IL), 基督教霍布斯, Griffin Brown (outfielder – Lockport, 伊森·鲍尔斯
- NJCAA Region 4 individual leaders
- Pitcher 奎因Hoftender – 3rd in wins (8) and 5th in ERA (2.94)
- Infielder Ethan Bowers – Tied for 4th in stolen bases (40)
Keim is excited for his 11 players who are moving on to four-year programs and he is excited about the BHC team for 2023-24.
“We are looking forward to building a strong foundation with our new group of student-athletes focused on the goal of carrying on our tradition of success both on the field and in the classroom,他说.