NCBWA -- Nine Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) baseball standouts have been selected to the 2016 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-Midwest Region teams. Ashland starting pitcher headlined the group by earning Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year accolades.
Ashland and Hillsdale both paced the conference with three honorees, while Walsh and Grand Valley State each notched two selection each. The 2016 NCBWA All-Region selections from the GLIAC are below:
2016 NCBWA Midwest Region First Team
Name School Year Position Hometown
Luke Caple Walsh Jr C Naples, Fla.
J.P. Sorma Ashland So 3B Seven Hills, Ohio
Ethan Wiskur Hillsdale Jr DH Clio, Mich.
Luke Ortel Hillsdale Sr OF Troy, Mich.
Brandyn Sittinger Ashland Jr SP LaGrange, Ohio
Matt Williams GVSU Jr RP Geneva, Ill.
2016 NCBWA Midwest Region Second Team
Name School Year Position Hometown
Lance Myers Ashland Jr DH Evansville, Ind.
Jason McPeek Walsh Sr OF Stow, Ohio
Tim Tarter GVSU Sr SP Batavia, Ill.
Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year: Brandyn Sittinger, Ashland