Nies, Vischer represent DC baseball among all-conference honorees

CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference revealed the 2023 All-Conference Awards and All-Conference Team recipients on Wednesday with two Defiance Yellow Jackets, pitcher Cohen Nies and infielder Josh Vischer, among the league's honorable mention.

For Nies (Logansport, Ind./Lewis Cass), a graduate senior, it is his fourth all-conference selection and third honorable mention. He led the program in innings with 70.2, which was fifth-most in the HCAC through the regular season. He also finished the regular season ranked seventh in the conference with 60 strikeouts, which were second on the team. Early in the season, the right-hander eclipsed the program's career records in both strikeouts and innings pitched in the same game on March 17 by passing the previous marks of 253 innings and 258 strikeouts. After the season came to a close, Nies finished with 310 strikeouts in 309.2 innings.

The honorable mention for Vischer (Genoa, Ohio/Genoa) is his first athletic all-conference recognition after leading DC in hitting (.312) and on-base percentage (.375) with the second-most hits on the team (34). He wrote himself into the DC record books on April 12 vs. Ohio Wesleyan when he compiled the 10th five-hit game in Jacket baseball history.

The complete list of HCAC Awards and All-Conference selections is below.

First Team
Jake Baumgartner, Second Base, Bluffton University
Alex Christie, First Base, Hanover College
Trey Dorton, Outfield, Anderson University
Justin Dupps, Third Base, Hanover College
Dillon Fischer, Pitcher, Earlham College
Marcus Goodpaster, Pitcher, Hanover College
Jaden Jaques, Pitcher, Bluffton University
Joel Kennedy, Designated Hitter, Manchester University
Jonathan LaGuire-Cruz, Outfield, Franklin College
Nathan Lancianese, Outfield, Earlham College
Tysen Lipscomb, Catcher, Franklin College
Ethan Mason, Utility, Mount St. Joseph University
Maddox Manes, Relief Pitcher, Franklin College
Justin Reed, Shortstop, Anderson University
AJ Sanders, Shortstop, Franklin College
Sean Sullivan, Outfield, Franklin College
Zach White, Utility, Manchester University
Jackson Young, Pitcher, Franklin College

Second Team
Connor Arnold, Pitcher, Transylvania University
Connor Farnsley, Designated Hitter, Hanover College
Connor Gordon, Third Base, Anderson University
Rocco Hanes, Catcher, Manchester University
Carter Hooks, Pitcher, Manchester University
Sean Jeffries, Second Base, Earlham College
Matthew Johnson, Pitcher, Franklin College
Charlie Jones, Second Base, Anderson University
Kade Kline, Outfield, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Andy Krajecki, Outfield, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Brennan Perry, Relief Pitcher, Transylvania University
Grahm Reedy, Outfield, Anderson University
Tyler Smitherman, First Base, Anderson University
Landen Southern, Pitcher, Anderson University
Jack Towell, Shortstop, Bluffton University
Trent Youngblood, Outfield, Transylvania University

Honorable Mention
Jacob Danneman, Infield, Hanover College
Max Fries, Outfield, Earlham College
Justin Maurer, First Base, Bluffton University
Henry Mitcham, Infield, Transylvania University
Cohen Nies, Pitcher, Defiance College
Carter Owen, Third Base, Mount St. Joseph University
Aidan Stevens, Outfield, Manchester University
Josh Vischer, DH/ Second Base, Defiance College
Griffin Wolf, First Base/Outfield, Anderson University
Noah Wood, Outfield, Franklin College
Michael Yager, Pitcher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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