KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jenner Kehe and Grant Schmidt of Fort Hays State baseball both earned All-MIAA honorable mention accolades for their performance during the 2022 season, announced Thursday by the league office.
This is Schmidt's second All-MIAA honor and the first for Kehe in his first year of intercollegiate competition. Schmidt is the first two-time honoree for the Tigers since Alex Weiss in 2016 (HM) and 2018 (2nd team).
Jenner led the team in hits (49), runs (36), walks (26), on-base percentage (.391) and stolen bases (12). FHSU's leadoff hitter for much of the year, Kehe tied for 15th in the league in both walks and stolen bases. He was nominated as a utility player after starting 33 games at second base and 12 at first base.
The redshirt-freshman hit safely in his first six games at the collegiate level while opening his career with an 18-game streak of reaching base safely. The Golden, Colo. native tied for the team lead with 12 multi-hit games, including a pair of four-hit contests. Kehe posted a fielding percentage of .969 with 138 putouts, 80 assists and just seven errors in 225 chances on the infield.
Grant was the team leader in batting average (.294), slugging percentage (.619), home runs (14), doubles (10) and RBI (51). The Hastings, Neb. native tied for ninth in the league in home runs and was 12th in RBI. He started all 45 games for the Tigers, including 38 in left field, six in right field and once as the designated hitter.
The senior wrapped up his career with a home run in his final at-bat as a Tiger, one of three home runs in his final series of the season. He finished the year on a seven-game hitting streak, tied for the longest of the season on the team and the second-longest in his career. The outfielder tied for the team lead with 12 multi-hit games and drove in a career-best six RBI in a single game against Newman. Schmidt recorded three outfield assists to go along with 82 putouts while making just two errors in 87 chances for a fielding percentage of .977.
2022 MIAA Baseball Awards
Co-Player of the Year – Brennen van Breusegen, Outfield – Central Missouri
Co-Player of the Year – Brock Reller, Outfield – Northeastern State
Pitcher of the Year – Kyler Patterson – Central Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year – TJ Racherbaumer, Catcher – Emporia State
Coach of the Year – Kyle Crookes – Central Missouri
2022 All-MIAA Baseball Teams
First-Team
Starting Pitcher – Collin Jones – Central Missouri*
Starting Pitcher – Logan VanWey – Missouri Southern*
Starting Pitcher – Max Spitzmiller – Northwest Missouri
Relief Pitcher – Kyler Patterson – Central Oklahoma
Catcher – Brayden Rodden – Northeastern State
First Base – Garrett McGowan – Pittsburg State*
Second Base – Blaze Brothers – Northeastern State
Shortstop – Jesse Holguin – Rogers State
Third Base – Alex Croach – Missouri Western
Outfield – Brennan van Breusegen – Central Missouri*
Outfield – Blake Freeman – Northeastern State
Outfield – Brock Reller – Northeastern State
Designated Hitter – Garrett Pennington – Central Missouri
Utility – Garrett Takamatsu – Central Oklahoma
Second-Team
Starting Pitcher – Jonathan Smithey – Northeastern State
Starting Pitcher – Jordan Ewig – Rogers State
Starting Pitcher – Casey Steward - Washburn
Relief Pitcher – Brady Gavin – Central Missouri
Relief Pitcher – Dalton Huggins - Washburn
Catcher – Tommy Stevenson – Missouri Southern
First Base – John Prudhom – Central Missouri
Second Base – Mason Hartman – Pittsburg State
Shortstop – Harrison Schnurbusch – Central Missouri
Third Base – Brett Ingram - Washburn
Outfield – Michael Chrisman – Central Missouri
Outfield – Tyler Push - Newman
Outfield – Matt Kaiser – Northeastern State
Outfield – Jordan Maxson – Pittsburg State
Designated Hitter – Caleb Carr – Pittsburg State
Utility – Matt Miller – Missouri Southern
Third-Team
Starting Pitcher – Jared Kengott – Emporia State
Starting Pitcher – Asher Finke - Newman
Starting Pitcher – Peyton Ingalls – Pittsburg State
Relief Pitcher – Harrison Babbitt – Central Missouri
Relief Pitcher – Beaux Bonvillain – Central Oklahoma
Relief Pitcher – Connor Langrell - Newman
Catcher – TJ Racherbaumer – Missouri Southern
First Base – CD White – Northeastern State
Second Base – Tyler Clark – Chiapparelli - Washburn
Shortstop – Jaden Parsons – Central Oklahoma
Third Base – Cole Moore – Central Missouri
Outfield – Clayton Peterson – Central Oklahoma
Outfield – Sam Chaput – Emporia State
Outfield – Parker Dunn - Washburn
Designated Hitter – Ryan Doran – Missouri Southern
Designated Hitter – Joel Escalante – Rogers State
Utility – Blake Carroll – Emporia State
Utility – Zion Bowlin - Washburn
Gold Glove Team
Pitcher – Collin Jones – Central Missouri
Pitcher – Kyler Patterson – Central Oklahoma
Catcher – Jonathan Soto – Rogers State
First Base – Garrett McGowan – Pittsburg State
Second Base – Blaze Brothers – Northeastern State
Shortstop – Jaden Parsons – Central Oklahoma
Third Base – Brett Holden – Northwest Missouri
Outfield – Michael Chrisman – Central Missouri
Outfield – Noah Olson – Central Oklahoma
Outfield – Matt Kaiser – Northeastern State
Outfield – Prescott Horn – Rogers State
Honorable Mentions
Central Missouri: Isaiah Pani – Catcher; Donovan Dittio – Second Base; Sam Tatam – Outfield; Jacob Steele - Utility
Central Oklahoma: Lawton Isaacs – Relief Pitcher; Noah Olson – Outfield; Landon Wood – Outfield
Emporia State: Aaron Bechtel – Starting Pitcher
Fort Hays State: Grant Schmidt - Outfield; Jenner Kehe - Utility
Missouri Southern: Cole Woods – Starting Pitcher; Treghan Parker – Second Base; Nate Mieszkowski – Shortstop; Henry Kusiak – Third Base; Jordan Fitzpatrick – Outfield
Missouri Western: Brady Holden – Outfield; Jared Munk - Utility
Newman: Jenner Steele – First Base
Northeastern State: Seth Key – Starting Pitcher; Jake Bigham – Relief Pitcher; Kademon Graff – Shortstop; Collin Klingensmith – Third Base; Tucker Dunlap – Designated Hitter
Northwest Missouri: Alex Slocum – Starting Pitcher; Jacob Gajic – Relief Pitcher; Jacob Pinkerton – Shortstop; Ryan Koski – Outfield
Pittsburg State: Tanner Lane – Starting Pitcher; Cruz Aranda - Shortstop
Rogers State: Octavio Sanchez – Relief Pitcher; Jonathan Soto – Catcher; Skyler Nelson – First Base; Gavin Mestas – Third Base
Washburn: John Cross – Starting Pitcher; Cal Watkins – Shortstop
*Indicates unanimous selection
^Includes ties in voting
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