2023 WHAC Baseball Honors Announced

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) announced its All-Conference Team, All-Academic Team, Gold Glove, and Champions of Character Teams for the 2023 baseball season ahead of the conference tournament.

Drew Fleming of Concordia was named Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year as he hit .341 with 61 runs batted in. The junior also slammed 19 home runs.

Concordia right-hander Tyson Kleinfelter was named Pitcher of the Year with a 2.15 ERA and a 10-1 record. The senior also struck out 94 in 67 innings of work.

CUAA head coach Zach Johnston was voted as Coach of the Year as he led the Cardinals to their first-ever baseball championship with a 26-5 WHAC record. Josh Bradford of Lourdes was named Champions of Character Coach.

Members of the All-AcademicTeam must be a junior or above in academic standing with a cumulative 3.25 GPA while those on the Champions of Character Team best represent the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.

2023 WHAC Baseball Honors

First Team All-Conference
SP, Rolando Heredia-Bustos, UNOH, SR
SP, Tyson Kleinfelter, Concordia, SR
SP, Nate Blain, Madonna, JR
SP, Timothy Pomaville, Concordia, SR
C, Erick Castro, UNOH, SR
C, Jason Erhardt, Lawrence Tech, SR
1B, Drew Fleming, Concordia, JR
2B, Jordan Sherman, Concordia, SR
SS, Joel Suraganan, Lourdes, JR
3B, Alex Garbacik, Madonna, SR
UTL, Brady Krzciok, Madonna, FR
OF, Jake Collins, Cornerstone, SR
OF, Anthony Sharkas, Madonna, JR
OF, Jace Matkin, Madonna, SR
OF, Jarrett Batanian, Concordia, SR
DH, Bobby Cavin, Madonna, JR
RP, Eliott Traver, UNOH, SO
Player of the Year – Drew Fleming, Concordia
Pitcher of the Year – Tyson Kleinfelter, Concordia
Newcomer of the Year – Drew Fleming, Concordia
Coach of the Year - Zach Johnston, Concordia


Second Team
SP, Lucas Withers, Cleary, SR
SP, Ryan Troxel, Indiana Tech, JR
SP, Conor Gausselin, Aquinas, JR
SP, Wyatt Smith, Lourdes, SR
C, Billy Flohr, Cleary, SR
C, Jimmy Wressel, Concordia, SR
1B, Grant Martin, Aquinas, JR
2B, Dane Smitz, Aquinas, JR
SS, Jayden Reed, Indiana Tech, SR
3B, Max McLennan, UM-Dearborn, JR
UTL, Ben Cerven, Cleary, JR
OF, Nick Olsen, Lawrence Tech, JR
OF, Tyler Stahl, Indiana Tech, JR
OF, Joel Stirnemann, Lawrence Tech, SO
OF, Matthew Williams, UM-Dearborn, JR
DH, Kyle Hebner, Concordia, FR
RP, Evan Jasiak, Concordia, SO


Gold Glove Team
CF, Ben Jackson, UNOH, SR
LF, Caleb Harmond, Concordia, SR
RF, Nathan Wilcox, Aquinas, JR
1B, Tyler Grigalis, UNOH, JR
2B, Kellen Banaszewski, Lawrence Tech, SR
SS, Nick Tiller, Siena Heights, FR
3B, Logan Walker, Lawrence Tech, JR
C , Jimmy Wressel, Concordia, SR
P, Tyson Kleinfelter, Concordia, SR


All-Academic
Braden Brown, Aquinas
Chase Ingersoll, Aquinas
Conor Gausselin, Aquinas
Dane Smitz, Aquinas
Grant Martin, Aquinas
Joseph Kelley, Aquinas
Joshua Wierenga, Aquinas
Mark Binkowski, Aquinas
Mark Kalahar, Aquinas
Mason Hill, Aquinas
Nathan Esch, Aquinas
Nathan Myers, Aquinas
Nathaniel Wilcox, Aquinas
Ryan Gillings, Aquinas
Tristan Hysell, Aquinas
Tyler Zomerlei, Aquinas
Zachary Marshall, Aquinas
Adam Phillips, Cleary
Andrius Jurenas, Cleary
Austin Prahl, Cleary
Benjamin Cerven, Cleary
Billy Flohr, Cleary
Bryce Franklin, Cleary
Caleb Buda, Cleary
Diaz Sanderson, Cleary
Ethan Hollister, Cleary
Haden Fisk, Cleary
Henry Bonette, Cleary
Jacob Savina, Cleary
Jeremy Fuchs, Cleary
Joseph Dore, Cleary
Kristian Scalf, Cleary
Lance Wiltse, Cleary
Lucas Withers, Cleary
Nate Raniszewski, Cleary
Noah Bowles, Cleary
Parker Davis, Cleary
Samuel Browne, Cleary
Spencer Jamison, Cleary
Trey Ridgway, Cleary
Blake Weaver, Concordia
Bryon Mane, Concordia
Curtis Townsend, Concordia
Jordan Sherman, Concordia
Ryan Kotecki, Concordia
Ryan Patterson, Concordia
Jarrett Batanian, Concordia
Billy Blair, Concordia
Tyson Kleinfelter, Concordia
John Markiewisz, Concordia
Aaron West, Concordia
Benjamin Barnes, Cornerstone
Benjamin Cunningham, Cornerstone
Brendan Miller, Cornerstone
Evan Shirley, Cornerstone
Jake Collins, Cornerstone
Jordan Wenzel, Cornerstone
Juan Carlos Salinas, Cornerstone
Landon Poll, Cornerstone
Samuel Bussler, Cornerstone
Grant Young, Cornerstone
AJ Dull, Indiana Tech
Blake Owens, Indiana Tech
Coley Stevens, Indiana Tech
Dalton Askew, Indiana Tech
Ethan Nielson, Indiana Tech
Hector Rodriguez-Burgos, Indiana Tech
Jacob Daftari, Indiana Tech
Jaden Miller, Indiana Tech
Jared Gallagher, Indiana Tech
Jayden Reed, Indiana Tech
Jude Christian, Indiana Tech
Luke Myers, Indiana Tech
Marty McDonald, Indiana Tech
Micah O'Donnell, Indiana Tech
Nicholas Miller, Indiana Tech
Nolan McKim, Indiana Tech
Parker Bates, Indiana Tech
Patrick McGinn, Indiana Tech
Ryan Troxel, Indiana Tech
Ryan Uhlenhake, Indiana Tech
Seth Whaley, Indiana Tech
Spencer Strobel, Indiana Tech
Tarek Kothdiwala, Indiana Tech
Trevor Patterson, Indiana Tech
Tristan Osika, Indiana Tech
Zach Zaborowski, Indiana Tech
Alek Wietrzykowski, Lawrence Tech
Brett Dulecki, Lawrence Tech
Jackson Walkowiak, Lawrence Tech
Jacob Llaneza, Lawrence Tech
Jeremy Flattery, Lawrence Tech
Kellen Harding, Lawrence Tech
Kent Madak, Lawrence Tech
Kyle Hennessey, Lawrence Tech
Matthew Olson, Lawrence Tech
Nicholas Allen, Lawrence Tech
Nicholas Olsen, Lawrence Tech
Samuel DeKuiper, Lawrence Tech
Anderson Strunk, Lourdes
Bryn Biemiller, Lourdes
Caleb Dugan, Lourdes
Carson Barker, Lourdes
Devin Rooks, Lourdes
Harrison Gargus, Lourdes
Harrison Jackson, Lourdes
Jagger Geck, Lourdes
Josh Hare, Lourdes
Matt McEachern, Lourdes
Michael Strzelewicz, Lourdes
Ryan Jagodzinski, Lourdes
Steve Haugh, Lourdes
Thad Niziolek, Lourdes
Wyatt Smith, Lourdes
Zack Mon, Lourdes
Alex Garbacik, Madonna
Ben Stesiak, Madonna
Cal Fournier, Madonna
Danny Medlock , Madonna
Matt Staelgraeve, Madonna
Shae Walters, Madonna
Zach Beadle , Madonna
Dominic Manion, Rochester
Gabriel Matti, Rochester
Gavin Roe, Rochester
Jonathon LaRue, Rochester
Justin Siegel, Rochester
Adam Wilding, Siena Heights
Aiden Nighswander, Siena Heights
Andy Stoll, Siena Heights
Anthony Scali, Siena Heights
Brad South, Siena Heights
Cameron Hammer, Siena Heights
Christian Jabiro, Siena Heights
Cole Mason, Siena Heights
Cole VanWasshenova, Siena Heights
Collin Bammer, Siena Heights
Collin Mong, Siena Heights
Ken Layman, Siena Heights
Matt Love, Siena Heights
Nolan Smigiel, Siena Heights
Ryan Sullivan, Siena Heights
Thomas Bakoway, Siena Heights
Thomas Lamnek, Siena Heights
Drake Schultz, UM-Dearborn
Evan Morin, UM-Dearborn
Matthew Balash, UM-Dearborn
Matthew Silka, UM-Dearborn
Matthew Williams, UM-Dearborn
Max Tomaszewski, UM-Dearborn
Maximillian McLennan, UM-Dearborn
Nathaniel Mack, UM-Dearborn
Nathaniel Wandrie, UM-Dearborn
Tyler Troyer, UM-Dearborn
Aj Buchman, UNOH
Alex Velasco, UNOH
Brandon Kyle, UNOH
Grant Reeve, UNOH
Jacob Landers, UNOH
Jeremy Suarez, UNOH
Josue Ortiz, UNOH
Payton Wooten, UNOH
Rolando Bustos, UNOH


Champions of Character Team
Dane Smitz, Aquinas, JR
Bryce Franklin, Cleary, SO
John Markiewicz, Concordia, SO
Landon Poll, Cornerstone, JR
Ryan Troxel, Indiana Tech, JR
Kellen Harding, Lawrence Tech, SR
Harrison Jackson, Lourdes, SR
Cal Fournier, Madonna, JR
Collin Powers, Rochester, SO
Thomas Bakoway, Siena Heights, SO
Nathaniel Wandrie, UM-Dearborn, JR
Alex Velasco, UNOH, SR
Champions of Character Coach – Josh Bradford, Lourdes