Contact: Chassidy Holloway, Assistant Executive Director, holloway@midwestconference.org
 
GRINNELL, Iowa – Today the Midwest Conference (MWC) announced the 2021 baseball all-conference and individual awards. Selected by the head coaches of each division, the league recognizes divisional First Teams, as well as divisional pitchers, players, and newcomers of the year.
 
Headlining honors in the North Division is University of Chicago junior Brett Riegler as Player of the Year, alongside freshman teammate, Drew Bryan as Pitcher of the Year.
 
Riegler led the Maroons hitting .451 in Conference play with 32 hits and 16 RBI. He also had .535 slugging and .571 on-base percentages.
 
Bryan made five Conference appearances as pitcher for the Maroons, picking up three wins in 19.2 innings pitched. He also struck out 32 batters for an average of 14.64 strikeouts per game.
 
Lawrence University freshman utility player Quinn Berglin earned the division’s Newcomer of the Year honor. Berglin hit .337 with 31 hits, 18 runs, including 4 doubles and 6 homeruns. He also slugged .576 and picked up an on-base percentage of .419.
 
In his 31^st season as head coach, Dave DeGeorge was selected North Division Coach of the Year by his peers. DeGeorge led the Buccaneers to a 19-3 Conference record (24-6 overall), picking up this season’s North Division title and making their ninth MWC tournament appearance.
 
Highlighting the South Division, Illinois College senior Bailey Reed claimed Player of the Year, while Monmouth College sophomore Addison Fletcher picked up Pitcher of the Year honors.
 
Reed blasted nine homeruns in Conference play, batting .427 with 41 hits and 28 runs, including 9 doubles and 44 RBI. He also slugged .802 and .560 on-base percentage.

Fletcher went 5-0 in Conference play, leading the league in wins. He was also struck out 39 batters in 44.2 innings played, good for third, and pitched a 3.63 ERA.
 
Illinois College junior transfer outfielder Peyton Phillis was voted the division’s Newcomer of the Year. In his debut season, Phillis appeared in and started 24 games batting .314 for 32 hits and 32 runs, including one homerun. He picked up 15 RBI, slugged .587 and .419 on-base.
 
In his 3^rd season as head coach of the Blueboys, Jacob Waddle led his team to a 16-8 Conference record (21-18 overall), the regular season title, and its first MWC baseball championship since 1995.
 
The Fighting Scots of Monmouth College was selected the league’s Sportsmanship Award recipient.
 
The full list of Baseball All-Conference Team honorees can be found below:
 
2021 Midwest Conference Baseball All-Conference & Individual Awards

Sportsmanship Award: Monmouth College
 
All-North Team 
 
Player of the Year: Brett Riegler, Junior, Chicago
Pitcher of the Year: Drew Bryan, Freshman, Chicago
Newcomer of the Year: Quinn Berglin, Freshman, Lawrence 
Coach of the Year: Dave DeGeorge, Beloit
 

Michael Allegri	Sophomore	Chicago	P
Bronson Balholm	Senior	Beloit	C
Quinn Berglin	Freshman	Lawrence	UT
Drew Bryan	Freshman	Chicago	P
Adam Cootway	Freshman	St. Norbert	IF
Matt Crandall	Junior	Beloit	OF
Garrison Ferone	Junior	Beloit	SS
Payton Jancsy	Graduate	Chicago	OF
Brett Kiger	Sophomore	Beloit	OF
Matt O’Leary	Sophomore	Beloit	2B/SS
Truman Pierson	Freshman	Chicago	OF
Lucas Reynolds	Senior	St. Norbert	OF
Brett Riegler	Junior	Chicago	C
Nick Terrell	Junior	Ripon	IF

 
All-South Team 
 
Player of the Year: Bailey Reed, Senior, Illinois College
Pitcher of the Year: Addison Fletcher, Sophomore, Monmouth
Newcomer of the Year: Peyton Phillis, Junior, Illinois College
Coach of the Year: Jacob Waddle, Illinois College
 

Peyton Abbott	Sophomore	Illinois College	OF
Cameron Anfang	Senior	Cornell	P
Jordan Ball	Senior	Monmouth	OF
Tyler Blum	Sophomore	Illinoios College	2B
Jared Booth	Senior	Grinnell	3B
Sean Davis	Senior	Monmouth	3B
Addison Fletcher	Sophomore	Monmouth	P
Griffin King	Sophomore	Illinois College	UT
James Marcinkowski	Senior	Illinois College	OF
Quinton McNitt	Senior	Grinnell	2B
Bailey Reed	Senior	Illinois College	1B
Sean Richardson	Sophomore	Grinnell	OF
Caleb Sass	Senior	Cornell	OF
Brock Weirather	Senior	Grinnell	UT