Schaffner and Danielson Highlight All-Summit League Baseball Awards
5/21/2024 9:30:00 AM | Baseball
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Senior pitcher Joey Danielson and freshman infielder Jake Schaffner were named to the All-Summit League First Team as eight Bison picked up All-Summit League honors, the league office announced on Tuesday morning.
Danielson and Schaffner were named to the All-Summit League First Team, while Will Busch landed on the All-Summit League Second Team for the second straight season. Cadyn Schwabe, Sam Canton, James Dunlap, Garret Hill and Logan Knight were all selected to the Honorable Mention list.
Danielson has totaled a career-high and team-best 11 total saves this season, which leads the Summit League and ranks fourth in the nation. The Eden Prairie, Minn., native posted a conference-best nine saves in Summit League play over 15 appearances with 23 strikeouts over 19.2 innings.
Schaffner, who was the only freshman selected to the All-Summit League First Team, recorded a .348 batting average in Summit League play, which ranked ninth in the conference. The Janesville, Wis., native led all freshmen in Summit League play in batting average (.348), on-base percentage (.451), hits (39) and runs (27). Schaffner also recorded a team-high 13 multiple hit games in conference play.
Busch started all 27 games in conference play this season and logged a .223 batting average with 21 hits, including four doubles. The New Prague, Minn., native also recorded a .995 fielding percentage in league play.
Schwabe posted a team-high .350 batting average in Summit League play to go along with 36 hits and 20 runs. Canton led the Bison with a team-high 28 RBI and added a .320 batting average with 33 hits, including a team-best five home runs in conference play.
Dunlap tallied a .308 batting average in Summit League play with 28 hits and a team-best seven doubles. He also added 18 RBI and 15 runs to his stat line. Hill contributed a .274 batting average with 20 hits, including five doubles and three home runs. He also tallied 19 RBI with 14 runs.
Knight closed out the group after logging a team-high 56 strikeouts, which ranked fourth in Summit League play. The London, Ontario native posted a 5-1 record in league play with a 4.44 ERA and limited opposing batters to a .271 batting average.
The full Summit League release can be viewed here.
NDSU earned the second seed in the Summit League Championship after finishing regular season play with a 19-28-1 (14-12-1 Summit) overall record and will face third-seeded Oral Roberts on Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m., at J.L Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Okla.
2024 All-Summit League Baseball Teams and Individual Awards
(as selected by The Summit League head coaches)
Player of the Year: Cael Frost, South Dakota State
Pitcher of the Year: Jakob Hall, Oral Roberts
Defensive Player of the Year: Matt Goetzmann, Omaha
Newcomer of the Year: Cael Frost, South Dakota State
Coach of the Year: Evan Porter, Omaha
All-League First Team
C: Max Moris, St. Thomas
1B: Drew Stahl, Oral Roberts
2B: Cade Stuff, SDSU
3B: Holden Breeze, Oral Roberts
SS: Jake Schaffner, NDSU
OF: Cael Frost, SDSU
OF: Matt Goetzmann, Omaha
OF: Brigs Richartz, UST
DH: Dawson Parry, SDSU
UT: Jordan Sagedahl, SDSU
SP: Jakob Hall, ORU
SP: Harrison Kreiling, Omaha
SP: Nic McCay, SDSU
RP: Joey Danielson, NDSU
All-League Second Team
C: Will Busch, NDSU
1B: Luke Luskey, SDSU
2B: Tanner Recchio, UST
3B: Tyler Bishop, Omaha
SS: Henry Zipay, Omaha
OF: Kyle Booker, Oral Roberts
OF: Drew Lechnir, Omaha
OF: Reece Anderson, SDSU
DH: Noah Greise, Omaha
UT: Matthew Maulik, UST
SP: Jacob Mrosko, UST
SP: Evan Esch, UST
SP: Brooks Fowler, ORU
RP: Luke Gainer, Omaha
Honorable Mention
C: Cardel Dick, Omaha
1B: Trent Burkhalter, Omaha
1B: Joe Roder, UST
2B: Zach Lechnir, Omaha
3B: Kai Wagner, UNC
SS: Mikey Gottschalk, UST
OF: Elijah Rodriguez, ORU
OF: Cadyn Schwabe, NDSU
OF: Sam Canton, NDSU
DH: James Dunlap, NDSU
DH: Garrett Fisher, UNC
UT: Garret Hill, NDSU
SP: Logan Knight, NDSU
RP: Murphy Gienger, UNC
Danielson and Schaffner were named to the All-Summit League First Team, while Will Busch landed on the All-Summit League Second Team for the second straight season. Cadyn Schwabe, Sam Canton, James Dunlap, Garret Hill and Logan Knight were all selected to the Honorable Mention list.
Danielson has totaled a career-high and team-best 11 total saves this season, which leads the Summit League and ranks fourth in the nation. The Eden Prairie, Minn., native posted a conference-best nine saves in Summit League play over 15 appearances with 23 strikeouts over 19.2 innings.
Schaffner, who was the only freshman selected to the All-Summit League First Team, recorded a .348 batting average in Summit League play, which ranked ninth in the conference. The Janesville, Wis., native led all freshmen in Summit League play in batting average (.348), on-base percentage (.451), hits (39) and runs (27). Schaffner also recorded a team-high 13 multiple hit games in conference play.
Busch started all 27 games in conference play this season and logged a .223 batting average with 21 hits, including four doubles. The New Prague, Minn., native also recorded a .995 fielding percentage in league play.
Schwabe posted a team-high .350 batting average in Summit League play to go along with 36 hits and 20 runs. Canton led the Bison with a team-high 28 RBI and added a .320 batting average with 33 hits, including a team-best five home runs in conference play.
Dunlap tallied a .308 batting average in Summit League play with 28 hits and a team-best seven doubles. He also added 18 RBI and 15 runs to his stat line. Hill contributed a .274 batting average with 20 hits, including five doubles and three home runs. He also tallied 19 RBI with 14 runs.
Knight closed out the group after logging a team-high 56 strikeouts, which ranked fourth in Summit League play. The London, Ontario native posted a 5-1 record in league play with a 4.44 ERA and limited opposing batters to a .271 batting average.
The full Summit League release can be viewed here.
NDSU earned the second seed in the Summit League Championship after finishing regular season play with a 19-28-1 (14-12-1 Summit) overall record and will face third-seeded Oral Roberts on Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m., at J.L Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Okla.
2024 All-Summit League Baseball Teams and Individual Awards
(as selected by The Summit League head coaches)
Player of the Year: Cael Frost, South Dakota State
Pitcher of the Year: Jakob Hall, Oral Roberts
Defensive Player of the Year: Matt Goetzmann, Omaha
Newcomer of the Year: Cael Frost, South Dakota State
Coach of the Year: Evan Porter, Omaha
All-League First Team
C: Max Moris, St. Thomas
1B: Drew Stahl, Oral Roberts
2B: Cade Stuff, SDSU
3B: Holden Breeze, Oral Roberts
SS: Jake Schaffner, NDSU
OF: Cael Frost, SDSU
OF: Matt Goetzmann, Omaha
OF: Brigs Richartz, UST
DH: Dawson Parry, SDSU
UT: Jordan Sagedahl, SDSU
SP: Jakob Hall, ORU
SP: Harrison Kreiling, Omaha
SP: Nic McCay, SDSU
RP: Joey Danielson, NDSU
All-League Second Team
C: Will Busch, NDSU
1B: Luke Luskey, SDSU
2B: Tanner Recchio, UST
3B: Tyler Bishop, Omaha
SS: Henry Zipay, Omaha
OF: Kyle Booker, Oral Roberts
OF: Drew Lechnir, Omaha
OF: Reece Anderson, SDSU
DH: Noah Greise, Omaha
UT: Matthew Maulik, UST
SP: Jacob Mrosko, UST
SP: Evan Esch, UST
SP: Brooks Fowler, ORU
RP: Luke Gainer, Omaha
Honorable Mention
C: Cardel Dick, Omaha
1B: Trent Burkhalter, Omaha
1B: Joe Roder, UST
2B: Zach Lechnir, Omaha
3B: Kai Wagner, UNC
SS: Mikey Gottschalk, UST
OF: Elijah Rodriguez, ORU
OF: Cadyn Schwabe, NDSU
OF: Sam Canton, NDSU
DH: James Dunlap, NDSU
DH: Garrett Fisher, UNC
UT: Garret Hill, NDSU
SP: Logan Knight, NDSU
RP: Murphy Gienger, UNC
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