GARY, Ind. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced its 2022 All-GLIAC Baseball Teams and postseason awards in conjunction with the conference's annual tournament, held this year at the U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. The awards were voted on by the conference baseball coaches.
Nolan Anspaugh, from the GLIAC regular season champion Davenport Panthers, earned player of the year honors while Wayne State's Ryan Korolden was selected as pitcher of the year.
Myles Beale and Jayden Dentler of Northwood were named GLIAC Freshman Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively.
Davenport's Kevin Tidey was honored as GLIAC Coach of the Year for leading the Panthers to a first-place conference finish and the regular season crown.
Wayne State's Kyle Ray is the 2022 recipient of the Troy Berry Award. The honor, named for the University of Findlay head baseball coach, is presented annually to the GLIAC baseball player who best combines outstanding character and leadership on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
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2022 GLIAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nolan Anspaugh, Davenport
Nolan Anspaugh becomes the third Panther to be named GLIAC Player of the Year joining Zac Wilson (2018) and Jacob Buchberger (2019). Anspaugh currently leads all NCAA divisions with 12 triples this season and is Davenport's all-time leader with 21. He has not missed a game in his career with the Panthers with 114 consecutive starts. Anspaugh led the GLIAC this season in runs, hits, triples and total bases while ranking second in slugging percentage and third in stolen bases. A true five-tool player, he batted .448 in conference games (24 games) and overall this season did not make an error in 107 chances. He ranks in the top five all-time at Davenport in slugging (.678), stolen bases (50), batting average (.390), home runs (20), total bases (320) and runs scored (152).
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2022 GLIAC PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Ryan Korolden, Wayne State
Ryan Korolden becomes the fourth Warrior to be named GLIAC Pitcher of the Year, joining Hunter Brown (2019), Justin Mazur (2010) and Anthony Bass (2008). He was a two-time GLIAC Pitcher of the Week and finished 7-1 during the regular season with a league-best 1.87 ERA. Korolden struck out 52 batters over 62 and 2/3 innings and opponents hit just .188 against him. He posted a 0.97 WHIP and collected three complete games, including a shutout plus was part of another combined shutout.
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2022 GLIAC FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Myles Beale, Northwood
Myles Beale is the third student-athlete in Northwood history to earn GLIAC Freshman Player, joining Matt Shields (2005) and David Vinsky. He ended the regular season batting .313 with five home runs and 42 RBIs while playing all three outfield positions as well as third base. Beale ranks among conference leaders in runs (49 – fifth), triples (4 – fourth), runs scored (49 – fifth), stolen bases (17 – fourth) and RBIs (10th). He has registered at least one hit in 12 of his last final 14 games, including the last seven in a row. |
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2022 GLIAC FRESHMAN PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Jayden Dentler, Northwood
Jayden Dentler is the second straight Northwood pitcher to earn GLIAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year, joining teammate Derek Clark from a year ago. Dentler became an immediate force for Northwood on the hill this season, ending the regular season with a 6-2 record and a 2.16 ERA. He currently ranks first in the conference in innings pitched (79.1) while standing second in ERA (2.16), fourth in wins and third in strikeouts (61). He tossed at least six innings in all six of his conference starts.
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2022 TROY BERRY AWARD
Kyle Ray, Wayne State
Kyle Ray serves on the department's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as an officer and spearheads the baseball program's community service efforts. He helped lead and organize the team's partnership with the Detroit Lions Foundation and Henry Ford Cancer Institute. Kyle was the team leader in helping generate and approximate $63,000 in support of direct cancer patient care. Our team volunteered at each Detroit Lions home game by selling 50/50 raffle tickets to NFL fans in effort to raise funds for this initiative. "He is the consummate teammate, demonstrates a consistent positive attitude, and will always sacrifice for the betterment of our team," said head coach Ryan Kelley. |
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2022 GLIAC COACH OF THE YEAR
Kevin Tidey, Davenport
Kevin Tidey is taking home GLIAC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. The Panthers won back-to-back GLIAC regular season championships and finished the season winning 14-of-16 games in the conference to take the top spot at 18-6. Tidey becomes the first head coach since Jordan Bischel of Northwood (2017, 2018) to win consecutive Coach of the Year honors. |
First Team All-GLIAC
C Caleb Anspaugh, Davenport
1B Nathan Logan, Grand Valley State
2B Ethan Imlach, Purdue Northwest
SS Ben Mets, Davenport
3B Chris Tanderys, Wayne State
OF Nolan Anspaugh, Davenport
OF Hunter Delanoy, Wayne State
OF Ray Hilbrich, Purdue Northwest
OF Gaetano Vallone, Davenport
DH Hayden Jatczak, Saginaw Valley State
UTL Khale Showers, Northwood
SP Derek Clark, Northwood
SP Derrick Edington, Davenport
SP Karter Fitzpatrick, Wayne State
SP Ryan Korolden, Wayne State
RP Hunter Merillat, Saginaw Valley State
RP Nick Shaw, Grand Valley State
Second Team All-GLIAC
C Jack Gallagher, Purdue Northwest
1B Noah Marcoux, Davenport
2B Austin Schweiger, Saginaw Valley State
SS Christian Faust, Grand Valley State
3B Joey Johnston, Northwood
OF Myles Beale, Northwood
OF Spencer Nelson, Grand Valley State
OF Kyle Nott, Grand Valley State
OF Jacob Rybicki, Northwood
DH Matt Magno, Northwood
UTL Michael MacLean, Wayne State
SP Collin Bradley, Grand Valley State
SP Austin Brown, Grand Valley State
SP Jayden Dentler, Northwood
SP Noah Gerritson, Parkside
RP Ben Thomas, Grand Valley State
RP Spencer Vainavicz, Davenport
Honorable Mention All-GLIAC
Carson Fischer, Davenport
Carter Troncin, Davenport
Brendan Guciardo, Grand Valley State
Nick Rutkowski, Grand Valley State
Rhett Evans, Northwood
Drew Schultz, Northwood
Dominic Esposito, Parkside
Hunter Weddel, Parkside
Tyler Schultz, Purdue Northwest
Sam Shively, Purdue Northwest
Andrew Burke, Saginaw Valley State
Martin Money, Saginaw Valley State
Jacob Finkbeiner, Wayne State
Noah Miller, Wayne State
