By: MIAA Communications

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The MIAA announced its Baseball Postseason Awards and All-MIAA Teams for the 2021 season. Headlining the group is MIAA Player of the Year Dusty Stroup from Central Missouri. Missouri Southern's Zach Parish claimed the MIAA Pitcher of the Year for the second-straight time. Tommy Stevenson of Missouri Southern was named MIAA Freshman of the Year. Helping Northeastern State to a No. 2-seed in the upcoming MIAA Tournament, head coach Jake Hendrick boasts the Coach of the Year accolade.

Dusty Stroup was a wrecking ball at the plate for the Mules, helping UCM to the 2021 regular-season championship. He led the MIAA in several power categories, which included home runs (18), RBI (54) and slugging percentage (.881). He also ranked second in batting average (.411), runs scored (48) and third in hits (62). Stroup transferred from conference member Missouri Western where he was the 2017 MIAA Co-Freshman of the Year at shortshop.

Parish was a mainstay for the Lions staff going 10-1 on the year with 127 strikeouts in 83 1/3 innings. He allowed a league-low 12 earned runs. His strikeouts and ERA were a MIAA-best, along with ranking No. 1 in opponent batting average (.163) and batters struck out looking (41).

As a catcher for Missouri Southern, Stevenson was first in the league in doubles (19), second in RBI (49), fourth in home runs (12) and fifth in slugging percentage (.677). In 40 games, he batted .329 with a 1.072 OPS and 35 runs scored. Earlier this year, he had a season-long 11-game hitting streak capped by a 6-for-7 effort at the plate against Fort Hays State on March 27.

Coach Hendrick is in his sixth season as the skipper of the RiverHawks. He surpassed the 100-win threshold this year and took NSU to its most conference victories (23) during his tenure. This is the first time he collects the Coach of the Year honor. His RiverHawks are set to take on No. 7 Rogers State starting Friday in the MIAA Quarterfinal round.

The top eight teams in the MIAA are gearing up for the MIAA Championship, presented by Mammoth Sports Construction starting Thursday at on-campus sites. For more information on the championship, click here.

Below is the complete list the 2021 MIAA Awards, All-MIAA and Gold Glove Teams.

2021 MIAA Baseball Awards

• Player of the Year – Dusty Stroup, Third Base – Central Missouri
• Pitcher of the Year – Zach Parish – Missouri Southern
• Freshman of the Year – Tommy Stevenson, Catcher – Missouri Southern
• Coach of the Year – Jake Hendrick – Northeastern State

2021 All-MIAA Baseball Teams
First-Team

• Starting Pitcher – Mason Green – Central Missouri
• Starting Pitcher – Zach Parish – Missouri Southern
• Starting Pitcher – Nic Swanson – Northeastern State
• Relief Pitcher – Evan Rathburn – Central Missouri
• Catcher – Cooper Minnick – Emporia State
• First Base – Cole Taylor – Central Missouri
• Second Base – Blaze Brothers – Northeastern State
• Shortstop – Alex Madera – Central Missouri
• Third Base – Dusty Stroup – Central Missouri
• Outfield – Troy Gagan – Missouri Southern
• Outfield – Josh Schumacher – Central Missouri
• Outfield – Erik Webb – Central Missouri
• Designated Hitter – Brady Michel – Emporia State
• Utility – Dawson Pomeroy – Pittsburg State

Second-Team

• Starting Pitcher – Luke Anderson – Central Oklahoma
• Starting Pitcher – Brock Gilliam – Washburn
• Starting Pitcher – David Henderson – Pittsburg State
• Relief Pitcher – Chase Plymell – Central Missouri
• Catcher – Tommy Stevenson – Missouri Southern
• First Base – CD White – Northeastern State
• Second Base – Peter Carlson – Northwest Missouri
• Shortstop – Kyle Crowl – Central Oklahoma
• Third Base – Alex Crouch – Missouri Western
• Outfield – Micah Evans – Central Missouri
• Outfield – Jordan Fitzpatrick – Missouri Southern
• Outfield – Ryan Koval – Pittsburg State
• Designated Hitter – Brett Ingram - Washburn
• Utility – Devin Beard - Newman

Third-Team

• Starting Pitcher – Jake Barton – Emporia State
• Starting Pitcher – Will Bausinger – Missouri Southern
• Starting Pitcher – Collin Jones – Central Missouri
• Relief Pitcher – Dakodah Jones – Northeastern State
• Catcher – Garrett Takamatsu – Central Oklahoma
• First Base – Connor Quick – Northwest Missouri
• Second Base – Tyler Clark-Chiapparelli – Washburn
• Second Base – Mason Hartman – Pittsburg State
• Shortstop – Joe Kinder – Missouri Southern
• Third Base – Henry Kusiak – Missouri Southern
• Outfield – Brandon Bradshaw – Rogers State
• Outfield – Parker Dunn - Washburn
• Outfield – Aaron Gerdes – Pittsburg State
• Utility – Blake Carroll – Emporia State

Includes tie in voting

Gold Glove Team

• Pitcher – Zach Parish – Missouri Southern
• Catcher – Cooper Minnick – Emporia State
• First Base – Eric Hinostroza - Washburn 
• First Base – Matt Miller – Missouri Southern
• Second Base – Blaze Brothers – Northeastern State
• Shortstop – Alex Madera – Central Missouri
• Third Base – Dusty Stroup – Central Missouri
• Outfield – Brandon Bradshaw – Rogers State
• Outfield – Micah Evans – Central Missouri
• Outfield – Aaron Gerdes – Pittsburg State
• Outfield – Erik Webb – Central Missouri

Includes ties in voting

Honorable Mentions

• Central Missouri: Scott Wolverton - Catcher
• Central Oklahoma: Brayden Nelson – Starting Pitcher, Beaux Bonvillain – Relief Pitcher, Phillip Scott – Third Base
• Fort Hays State: Jacob Ensz – Relief Pitcher, Grant Schmidt – Outfield, Drake Angeron – Outfield, Jacob Bouzide - Utility
• Missouri Southern: Scott Duensing – Relief Pitcher, Dexter Swims – Second Base
• Newman: Tyler Push - Outfield, Hayden VanDePol - Outfield
• Northeastern State: Seth Key – Starting Pitcher, John Rains – Relief Pitcher, Brayden Rodden – Catcher, Collin Klingensmith – Shortstop, Jaxon Phipps – Third Base, Blake Freeman – Outfield, Reid Fehr - Outfield
• Northwest Missouri State: Spencer Hanson – Starting Pitcher, Alex Slocum – Relief Pitcher, Ryan Koski - Outfield
• Pittsburg State: Peyton Ingalls – Starting Pitcher, Justin Root – Relief Pitcher, Garrett McGowan – First Base, Cruz Aranda - Shortstop
• Rogers State: Brett Karalius – Starting Pitcher, Jonathan Soto – Catcher, Prescott Horn - Outfield
• Washburn: Zach Philbin – Relief Pitcher, Kros Bay – Catcher, Xavier DeLeon – Shortstop, Zion Bowlin – Third Base, Eric Hinostroza - Utility