Romeoville, Ill. – Illinois Springfield's Zion Pettigrew and Indianapolis' Xavier Rivas headline the 2022 D2CCA Baseball All-Midwest Region First Team. They were named the Midwest Region Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, as selected by the region's sports information directors.
Pettigrew, a senior, third baseman, from Chicago, Ill, repeats as the Midwest Region Player of the Year and was the Player of the Year in the Great Lakes Valley Conference for the second straight season. He is one of the top hitters in NCAA Division II this season, batting .421 with an .868 slugging percentage and has an on-base percentage of .541. In 51 games, he has 73 runs, 84 RBI, 16 doubles and 23 home runs. Among players in the Midwest Region, Pettigrew is first in walks, runs batted in, slugging percentage and is tied for first in home runs
Rivas, a sophomore, starting pitcher for the Greyhounds from Portage, Ind., has made 12 appearances on the mound this season and was the Great Lakes Valley Conference's Pitcher of the Year. He was 7-0 with a 2.24 earned run average in 80.1 innings pitched and struck out 128 batters while holding the opposition to a .170 batting average. Rivas is second in Division II in total strikeouts and fifth in strikeouts per nine innings pitched. He leads the GLVC in strikeouts and is fifth in wins. Rivas recorded double-digit strikeouts in all but two starts this spring.
Joining Pettigrew and Rivas on the first team are Illinois Springfield's Brandon Bannon (2B) and Colton Hale (SP); Tiffin's Michael Boswell (SP); Trevecca Nazarene's Roland Ryan (1B) and Braden Odom (OF); Davenport's Nolan Anspaugh (OF); Drury's Nikko Calabro (Utility-Non Pitcher); Grand Valley State's Nick Shaw (RP); Hillsdale's Aidan Brewer (SS); Maryville's Joey Polak (DH); Quincy's
Luke Napleton (C); Truman State's Holden Missey (Utility-Pitcher); Wayne State's Ryan Korolden (SP); and William Jewell's Anthony Hansen (OF).
The second team is comprised of Wayne State's Chris Tandreys (3B), Hunter DeLanoy (OF) and Karter Fitzpatrick (SP); Illinois Springfield's Austin Alderman (OF) and Kal Youngquist (1B); McKendree's Joseph Copeland (Utility-Non Pitcher) and Alex Steinbach (3B); Ashland's Perry Bewley (RP); Cedarville's Sam Punzi (C); Drury's Brant Schaffitzel (OF); Hillsdale's Lewis Beal (OF); Northwood's Derek Clark (SP); Quincy's
Spencer Walker (SP); Rockhurst's Michael Laudando (Utility-Pitcher); Tiffin's Tim Orr (DH) and Griffin Stevens (2B); Trevecca Nazarene's Justin Campbell (SP) and William Jewell's Alex Epp (SS).
All 16 first-team All-Region selections will now be placed on the national ballot for All-America Consideration. The All-America teams are scheduled to be released on Friday, June 4. The complete D2CCA All-Midwest Region teams can be found below.
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
FIRST TEAM
NAME SCHOOL YEAR POSITION HOMETOWN
Luke Napleton Quincy Sophomore Catcher LaGrange, Ill
Roland Ryan Trevecca Nazarene Sophomore First Base Knoxville, Tenn.
Brandon Bannon Illinois Springfield Junior Second Base Spring Grove, Ill.
Aidan Brewer Hillsdale Sophomore Shortstop Dexter, Mich.
Zion Pettiigrew Illinois Springfield Senior Third Base Chicago, Ill.
Braden Odom Trevecca Nazarene Senior Outfield Chesterfield, Ind.
Nolan Anspaugh Davenport Senior Outfield Schoolcraft, Mich.
Anthony Hansen William Jewell Senior Outfield Columbia, Mo
Joey Polak Maryville Senior Designated Hitter Quincy, Ill.
Xavier Rivas Indianapolis Sophomore Starting Pitcher Portage, Ind.
Michael Boswell Tiffin Senior Starting Pitcher Beaver Falls, Pa.
Colton Hale Illinois Springfield Senior Starting Pitcher St. Joseph, Ill.
Ryan Korolden Wayne State (Mich.) Senior Starting Pitcher Yale, Mich.
Holden Missey Truman State Junior Utility (Pitcher) Overland Park, Kan.
Nikko Calabro Drury Senior Utility (Non-Pitcher) St. John's, Fla.
Nick Shaw Grand Valley State Senior Relief Pitcher Coldwater, Mich.
SECOND TEAM
NAME SCHOOL YEAR POSITION HOMETOWN
Sam Punzi Cedarville Senior Catcher Eastampton, N.J.
Kal Youngquist Illinois Springfield Senior First Base Monmouth, Ill.
Griffin Stevens Tiffin Junior Second Base Brecksville, Ohio
Alex Epp William Jewell Junior Shortstop Wichita, Kan.
Chris Tanderys Wayne State (Mich.) Senior Third Base Livonia, Mich.
Alex Steinbach McKendree Senior Third Base Plainfield, Ill.
Hunter DeLanoy Wayne State (Mich.) Senior Outfield Hartland, Mich.
Austin Alderman Illinois Springfield Senior Outfield Springfield, Ill.
Brant Schaffitzel Drury Senior Outfield Springfield, Mo.
Lewis Beals Hillsdale Sophomore Outfield Mason, Mich.
Tim Orr Tiffin Sophomore Designated Hitter Canton, Ohio
Justin Campbell Trevecca Nazarene Senior Starting Pitcher Troy, Mich.
Spencer Walker Quincy Senior Starting Pitcher Mapleton, Ill.
Karter Fitzpatrick Wayne State (Mich.) Junior Starting Pitcher Monroe, Mich.
Derek Clark Northwood Sophomore Starting Pitcher Petersburg, Mich.
Michael Laudando Rockhurst Freshman Utility (Pitcher) Westchester, Ill.
Joseph Copeland McKendree Sophomore Utility (Non-Pitcher) Glen Carbon, Ill.
Perry Bewley Ashland Senior Relief Pitcher Chardon, Ohio
Midwest Region Player of the Year – Zion Pettigrew, Sr., Third Baseman, Illinois Springfield
Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year – Xavier Rivas, So., Starting Pitcher, Indianapolis
