CARMEL, Ind. – Following the 2025 season, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Baseball major award winners and members of the All-Conference Teams.
Six Transylvania Pioneers student athletes recieved All-Conference Honors.
Matt Armstrong,
Drew Bowles,
Ethan Dillon and
Giancarlo Gonzalez were named to the HCAC All-Conference First Team.
Baxter Tedesco was named to the HCAC All-Conference Second Team and
Austin Taylor was named to the HCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team.
The HCAC also honors an All-Conference First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention. The members of those teams are selected by a vote of league coaches and are listed below.
All-Conference First Team
| Name |
Position |
Institution |
| Matt Armstrong |
Relief Pitcher |
Transylvania |
| Drew Bowles |
Starting Pitcher |
Transylvania |
| Garrett DeHart |
Short Stop (Wildcard) |
Franklin |
| Ethan Dillon |
Outfield |
Transylvania |
| Reid Douglas |
Catcher |
Hanover |
| Josh Girvan |
Second Base |
Franklin |
| Giancarlo Gonzalez |
Starting Pitcher |
Transylvania |
| Rocco Hanes |
Starting Pitcher/Third Base |
Manchester |
| Charlie Jones |
Short Stop |
Anderson |
| Joel Kennedy |
Designated Hitter |
Manchester |
| Anton Mere |
Outfield |
Mount St. Joseph |
| Connor O'Connell |
Third Base |
Rose-Hulman |
| Jake Sanders |
Outfield |
Mount St. Joseph |
| Landon Southern |
Starting Pitcher |
Anderson |
| Zac Stawski |
Outfield |
Anderson |
| Griffin Wolf |
First Base |
Anderson |
All-Conference Second Team
| Name |
Position |
Institution |
| Mitchell Roether |
First Base (Wildcard) |
Earlham |
| Jake Danneman |
Short Stop |
Hanover |
| Michael Dierckman |
Outfield |
Manchester |
| T Dorton |
Outfield |
Anderson |
| John Girard |
Starting Pitcher |
Hanover |
| Gavin Gleason |
Catcher |
Manchester |
| Jackson Harms |
Designated Hitter |
Rose-Hulman |
| D Hogan |
Second Base |
Anderson |
| Matthew Johnson |
Starting Pitcher |
Franklin |
| Ty Layson |
Starting Pitcher |
Manchester |
| Brennan Martin |
First Base |
Mount St. Joseph |
| Nolan Miller |
Starting Pitcher |
Mount St. Joseph |
| Ian Nuckles |
Outfield |
Franklin |
| Tyler Otroszko |
Outfield |
Rose-Hulman |
| Josh Simpson |
Relief Pitcher |
Hanover |
| Baxter Tedesco |
Third Base |
Transylvania |
All-Conference Honorable Mention
| Name |
Position |
Institution |
| Brendan Tabor |
Catcher |
Anderson |
| Cam Bortone |
First Base |
Manchester |
| Ryan Caulfield |
Pitcher |
Mount St. Joseph |
| Noah Rosato |
First Base |
Earlham |
| Nic Deering |
Outfield |
Franklin |
| Mason Rasmussen |
Catcher |
Rose-Hulman |
| Ayden Spriggs |
Infield |
Bluffton |
| Austin Taylor |
First Base |
Transylvania |
| Wyatt Colvin |
Pitcher |
Hanover |
| Talon Yates |
Outfield/Catcher |
Berea |
| Peter Torbicki |
Relief Pitcher/Centerfield |
Berea |
| Jack Towell |
Third Base/Pitcher |
Bluffton |
For more information on HCAC Baseball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the internet at
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