KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletes Association announced its 2022 Baseball Postseason Awards and All-MIAA Teams.

A pair of outfielders were deserving of this year’s MIAA Player of the Year title. Central Missouri’s Brennen van Breusegen and Northeastern State’s Brock Reller were both selected for the Association’s top honor. Central Oklahoma’s Kyler Patterson was named the MIAA Pitcher of the Year. Emporia State’s TJ Racherbaumer tabbed the MIAA Freshman of the Year honor. Central Missouri Head Coach Kyle Crookes was voted the Association’s Coach of the Year by his peers.

Brennen van Breusegen was named the Co-Player of the Year after helping Central Missouri to the 2022 MIAA Regular Season Championship and the No. 1 seed in the post-season tournament. Van Breusegen, a redshirt-sophomore from Columbia, Ill., had an impressive season at the plate. The Mules starting center fielder owned a league-best batting average (.462), slugging percentage (.846) and OPS (1.355). His .509 on-base percentage also ranked second in the league while his 56 RBI ranked eighth. Defensively, van Breusegen recorded 70 putouts and one assist in the outfield for a .973 fielding percentage. This is van Breusegen’s first time being honored by the MIAA. He was also a First Team All-MIAA outfield selection.

Brock Reller earned Co-Player of the Year honors his first season in the MIAA. A senior from Grand Forks, N.D., Reller ranked in the MIAA’s top-10 in seven different categories: slugging percentage (.801), OPS (1.215), runs scored (67), RBI (74), triples (6), home runs (25) and walks (32). His 25 home runs led the league, broke the MIAA individual single season record and helped NSU break the team single season home run record. He also needs one more RBI this season to move into the Association’s single season top-10. While playing in center field, Reller totaled 76 put outs and four assist while posting a .988 fielding percentage. Reller joined van Breusegen as a First Team All-MIAA outfield selection.

With 20 relief appearances this season, Central Oklahoma’s Kyler Patterson dominated every time he stepped on the mound to be tabbed the Association’s Pitcher of the Year. In just 39.2 innings of work, Patterson posts a blistering 0.68 ERA with 62 strikeouts. Patterson, a redshirt-junior from Cushing, Okla., also ranked second the league with nine saves. He was also the only relief pitcher to earn First Team All-MIAA honors. Patterson was also tied with Central Missouri’s Collin Jones for the pitching position on the MIAA Gold Glove Team.

TJ Racherbaumer was named the Freshman of the Year after leading Emporia State’s offense, helping the Hornets clinch the final seed in the MIAA tournament. Racherbaumer, a first year from Hermann, Mo., posted a team-high .359 batting average with 56 hits, 39 runs scored and 40 RBI. Of his total hits, 28 of our them were for extra bases including a team-high 16 doubles which tied for the eighth-most in the league. Defensively, Racherbaumer started 45 games as the Hornets catcher. He was responsible for 301 putouts and 52 assists with a .981 fielding percentage. His 301 putouts ranked in the MIAA’s top-10. Racherbaumer was also a Third Team All-MIAA catcher selection.

In his eighth season leading the Mules, Head Coach Kyle Crookes led UCM to its third straight MIAA Regular Season Title and his fourth overall. Central Missouri finished 30-3 against MIAA opponents and post an overall record of 37-6. The Mules led the league in every category this season with a .351 team batting average, a 3.90 team ERA and .973 team fielding percentage. This is Crookes’s second time being honored as the Association’s Coach of the Year.

Below is a complete list of the 2022 Baseball Postseason Awards and All-MIAA Teams.

The 2022 MIAA Baseball Championship Tournament presented by Mammoth Turf kicks off Friday, May 5 with three-game series on campus sites. For game schedules, matchups and more, visit the championship central page, found here.

2022 MIAA Baseball Awards
Co-Player of the Year – Brennen van Breusegen, Outfield – Central Missouri
Co-Player of the Year – Brock Reller, Outfield – Northeastern State
Pitcher of the Year – Kyler Patterson – Central Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year – TJ Racherbaumer, Catcher – Emporia State
Coach of the Year – Kyle Crookes – Central Missouri

2022 All-MIAA Baseball Teams
First-Team
Starting Pitcher – Collin Jones – Central Missouri*
Starting Pitcher – Logan VanWey – Missouri Southern*
Starting Pitcher – Max Spitzmiller – Northwest Missouri
Relief Pitcher – Kyler Patterson – Central Oklahoma
Catcher – Brayden Rodden – Northeastern State
First Base – Garrett McGowan – Pittsburg State*
Second Base – Blaze Brothers – Northeastern State
Shortstop – Jesse Holguin – Rogers State
Third Base – Alex Crouch – Missouri Western
Outfield – Brennen van Breusegen – Central Missouri*
Outfield – Blake Freeman – Northeastern State
Outfield – Brock Reller – Northeastern State
Designated Hitter – Garrett Pennington – Central Missouri
Utility – Garrett Takamatsu – Central Oklahoma

Second-Team
Starting Pitcher – Jonathan Smithey – Northeastern State
Starting Pitcher – Jordan Ewig – Rogers State
Starting Pitcher – Casey Steward - Washburn
Relief Pitcher – Brady Gavin – Central Missouri
Relief Pitcher – Dalton Huggins - Washburn
Catcher – Tommy Stevenson – Missouri Southern
First Base – John Prudhom – Central Missouri
Second Base – Mason Hartman – Pittsburg State
Shortstop – Harrison Schnurbusch – Central Missouri
Third Base – Brett Ingram - Washburn
Outfield – Michael Chrisman – Central Missouri
Outfield – Tyler Push - Newman
Outfield – Matt Kaiser – Northeastern State
Outfield – Jordan Maxson – Pittsburg State
Designated Hitter – Caleb Carr – Pittsburg State
Utility – Matt Miller – Missouri Southern

Third-Team
Starting Pitcher – Jared Kengott – Emporia State
Starting Pitcher – Asher Finke - Newman
Starting Pitcher – Peyton Ingalls – Pittsburg State
Relief Pitcher – Harrison Babbitt – Central Missouri
Relief Pitcher – Beaux Bonvillain – Central Oklahoma
Relief Pitcher – Connor Langrell - Newman
Catcher – TJ Racherbaumer – Emporia State 
First Base – CD White – Northeastern State
Second Base – Tyler Clark – Chiapparelli - Washburn
Shortstop – Jaden Parsons – Central Oklahoma
Third Base – Cole Moore – Central Missouri
Outfield – Clayton Peterson – Central Oklahoma
Outfield – Sam Chaput – Emporia State
Outfield – Parker Dunn - Washburn
Designated Hitter – Ryan Doran – Missouri Southern
Designated Hitter – Joel Escalante – Rogers State
Utility – Blake Carroll – Emporia State
Utility – Zion Bowlin - Washburn

Gold Glove Team
Pitcher – Collin Jones – Central Missouri
Pitcher – Kyler Patterson – Central Oklahoma
Catcher – Jonathan Soto – Rogers State
First Base – Garrett McGowan – Pittsburg State
Second Base – Blaze Brothers – Northeastern State
Shortstop – Jaden Parsons – Central Oklahoma
Third Base – Brett Holden – Northwest Missouri
Outfield – Michael Chrisman – Central Missouri
Outfield – Noah Olson – Central Oklahoma
Outfield – Matt Kaiser – Northeastern State
Outfield – Prescott Horn – Rogers State

Honorable Mentions
Central Missouri: Isaiah Pani – Catcher; Donovan Ditto – Second Base; Sam Tatum – Outfield; Jacob Steele - Utility

Central Oklahoma: Lawton Isaacs – Relief Pitcher; Noah Olson – Outfield; Landon Wood – Outfield 

Emporia State: Aaron Bechtel – Starting Pitcher

Fort Hays State: Grant Schmidt – Outfield; Jenner Kehe - Utility

Missouri Southern: Cole Woods – Starting Pitcher; Treghan Parker – Second Base; Nate Mieszkowski – Shortstop; Henry Kusiak – Third Base; Jordan Fitzpatrick – Outfield

Missouri Western: Brady Holden – Outfield; Jared Munk - Utility

Newman: Jenner Steele – First Base 

Northeastern State: Seth Key – Starting Pitcher; Jake Bigham – Relief Pitcher; Kademon Graff – Shortstop; Collin Klingensmith – Third Base; Tucker Dunlap – Designated Hitter

Northwest Missouri: Alex Slocum – Starting Pitcher; Jacob Gajic – Relief Pitcher; Jacob Pinkerton – Shortstop; Ryan Koski – Outfield 

Pittsburg State: Tanner Lane – Starting Pitcher; Cruz Aranda - Shortstop

Rogers State: Octavio Sanchez – Relief Pitcher; Jonathan Soto – Catcher; Skyler Nelson – First Base; Gavin Mestas – Third Base

Washburn: John Cross – Starting Pitcher; Cal Watkins – Shortstop 

*Indicates unanimous selection
^Includes ties in voting