SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College is proud to announce 2015 post-season athletic awards for baseball and softball and academic awards for all sports. Six student-athletes were named National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic All-Americans and 21 received Academic All-Mid-West Conference. To be eligible for academic honors, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher. The Loggers had a team high (all sports) GPA of 2.96 for the spring 2015 semester. The following award recipients listed with hometown high school include:
NJCAA Academic All-American
Baseball: Ryan Bailey, Pawnee; Connor Creasey, Sacred Heart-Griffin/Springfield
Men’s basketball: Payton Dugan, Jacksonville; Corey Evak, Plainfield North
Softball: Rachel Wisner, East Richland-Olney
Women’s basketball: Hannah Hergenrother, Pleasant Plains
Academic All-Mid-West Athletic Conference
Baseball: Konnor Aherin, Chatham Glenwood; Ryan Bailey, Pawnee; Connor Creasey, Sacred Heart-Griffin/Springfield; Lucas Hall, Athens; Ben Hecht, St. Anthony-Effingham; Dan Hemenway, Lincoln; Jake Morsch, Morton; Matt Tomazzoli, Hillsboro
Men’s basketball: Payton Dugan, Jacksonville; Corey Evak, Plainfield North; Riley Spencer, Paris
Volleyball: Claire Reinthaler, Heyworth; Samantha Voils, Nokomis; Taylor Wienke, Heritage-Homer/Broadlands
Women’s basketball: Hannah Hergenrother, Pleasant Plains; Abbey Schaeffer, Astoria; Eloise Sneddon, Henley College-Salisbury, England
Softball: Cindy Garces, Zion-Benton Township; Morgan Mansur, Mt. Zion; Lauren Ohnesorge, Altamont; Rachel Wisner, East Richland-Olney
Baseball and softball awards
Marucci Elite Hitting Award – Midwest District baseball: Colby Griggs (.421 BA), Lone Oak-Paducah, Ky.; District O softball: Anna Walschleger (.462 BA), Edwardsville
2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Team – Carter Pranger, catcher, Sacred Heart-Griffin/Springfield; Will Schneider, infield, Riverton; Austin Muench, outfield, Auburn
NJCAA All-American
Baseball: Colby Griggs, third team infield, Lone Oak-Paducah, Ky.
Softball – Hayley Long, third team pitcher, Williamsville; Anna Walschleger, third team outfield, Edwardsville
NJCAA All-Region XXIV
Baseball: Colby Griggs, infield, Lone Oak-Paducah, Ky.; Michael Ringer, pitcher, Southeast-Springfield; Will Schneider, infield, Riverton; Conor White, outfield, Sacred Heart-Griffin/Springfield
Softball: Hayley Long, pitcher, Williamsville; Sadie Mosher, pitcher/infield, Riverdale; Anna Walschleger, outfield, Edwardsville
All-Region XXIV Tournament Team softball – Hayley Long, Williamsville; Sadie Mosher, Riverdale; Courtney Reeves, Tremper-Kenosha, Wis.; Anna Walschleger, Edwardsville
All-Mid-West Conference (MWAC)
Baseball: First team – Colby Griggs, infield, Lone Oak-Paducah, Ky.; Will Schneider, infield, Riverton; Conor White, outfield, Sacred Heart-Griffin/Springfield
Second team – Michael Ringer, pitcher, Southeast-Springfield; Sawyer Howard, pitcher, Stanford-Olympia; Nick Lonergan, outfield, Routt-Jacksonville; Carter Pranger, designated hitter, Sacred Heart-Griffin/Springfield
Softball: First team – Hayley Long, pitcher, Williamsville; Sadie Mosher, pitcher and infield, Riverdale; Rachel Wisner, catcher, East Richland-Olney; Miranda Esperum, outfield, Chatham Glenwood; Anna Walschleger, outfield, Edwardsville
Second team – Courtney Reeves, catcher, Tremper-Kenosha, Wis.; Rachel Hastings, infield and designated hitter, Maroa-Forsythe
MWAC Special Awards softball – Hayley Long, Region XXIV Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year, Williamsville; Anna Walschleger, Freshman of the Year, Edwardsville; John Marsaglia, Coach of the Year, Springfield