FHSU Athletics
Greensboro, N.C. - The American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings have named Fort Hays State starting pitcher Ty Riley a first team All-Central Region performer, announced Wednesday (May 28) by the coaches association.
It is the third All-Region honor for the Tiger senior this season, joining his first team honor from the D2CCA and his second team recognition from the NCBWA. Riley was also named an honorable mention All-American earlier Wednesday by the D2CCA.
The Friday night starter turned in a stellar senior season, ranking third in Division II with a school-record 115 strikeouts. The righty posted an ERA of 3.11 and a record of 9-1 across 16 outings (15 starts). The MIAA co-Pitcher of the Year posted an opposing batting average of .188, second-best in the MIAA.
The Bentonville, Ark. native ranked 10th in Division II in hits allowed per nine innings (6.22), while his 11.17 strikeouts per nine innings ranked 22nd in the country and his nine wins were second-most in the MIAA.
Riley struck out 16 batters in a game against Colorado-Colorado Springs, second-most in a game by a DII pitcher this season. He racked up seven quality starts and tossed an MIAA-best four complete games, including one nine-inning shutout.
He is the first Tiger to earn All-Region status from the ABCA since 2014 (Clayton Garland).
Riley was one of seven MIAA athletes listed on the first team and one of 13 overall to be named All-Region.
NCAA Div. II Central All-Region First Team
Pos. - Player - Cl. - School - State
C - Chaz Poppy - Sr. - Arkansas Monticello - AR
1B - Dagen Brewer - Jr. - Pittsburg State - KS
2B - Jack Hines - Sr. - Augustana University - SD
3B - Jacob Steele - Sr. - Central Missouri - MO
SS - Jett Buck - Sr. - Washburn - KS
IF - Ike Mezzenga - Gr. - Minnesota State-Mankato - MN
OF - Caden Robertson - Sr. - Central Oklahoma - OK
OF - Alex Rodgers - Gr. - Pittsburg State - KS
OF - Wesley Mitchell - Sr. - Southeastern Oklahoma State - OK
OF - Isaac Pegors - So. - University of Mary - ND
DH - Louis Magers - Jr. - Minnesota State-Mankato - MN
UT - Chase Keeton - Sr. - Southeastern Oklahoma State - OK
P - Ty Riley - Sr. - Fort Hays State - KS
P - Maddox Long - 5th - Harding - AR
P - Nathan Culley - Gr. - Minnesota State-Mankato - MN
P - Kolby Dougan - Gr. - Pittsburg State - KS
RP - Payton Byrd - Sr. - Henderson State - AR
NCAA Div. II Central All-Region Second Team
Pos. - Player - Cl. - School - State
C - Jeremy Schork - Sr. - Henderson State - AR
1B - Tyler Sardelli - Jr. - Arkansas Tech - AR
2B - Luke Farrar - Sr. - Henderson State - AR}
3B - Logan Lacey - Jr. - Harding - AR
SS - Cole Dawson - Jr. - Arkansas Tech - AR
IF - Aidan Byrne - Gr. - Minnesota State-Mankato - MN
OF - Trevor Winterstein - Sr. - Augustana University - SD
OF - Vance Tobol - Sr. - Central Missouri - MO
OF - Zach Stroh - Sr. - Minnesota State-Mankato - MN
OF - Drew Townsend - Sr. - Missouri Southern - MO
DH - Dayvin Johnson - Sr. - Central Missouri - MO
UT - Josh Dykhoff - Jr. - Minnesota Crookston - MN
P - Dax Sharp - Sr. - Central Oklahoma - OK
P - Will Kates - Jr. - Northwestern Oklahoma State - OK
P - Maddox Thornton - Gr. - Pittsburg State - KS
P - Jeremy Adorno - Sr. - Southern Arkansas - AR
RP - JD McReynolds - Sr. - Central Missouri - MO
Region Position Player of the Year: Caden Robertson, Central Oklahoma
Region Pitcher of the Year: Maddox Long, Harding