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CHARLESTON, W.Va- The Mountain East Conference Announced their 2022 baseball awards this week and the South Division Champion Golden Eagles had nine total selections.
 
Kyle West was named the MEC Freshman of the Year for his efforts this season. West, a freshman infielder from Hedgesville, W.Va., batted .344 with 14 doubles, six triples and eight home runs during the 2022 season. He totaled 52 hits on the season and drove in 42 runs at the plate. He also finished the season with a .675 slugging percentage and .420 on-base percentage. As a base runner he scored 36 runs and recorded 16 stolen bases. West was also a second team All-MEC selection at first base.
 
Tyler Dellerman, who was top five in the MEC in almost every statistical offensive category was named to the first team. He batted .412 on the season with 15 doubles, 11 home runs, and 61 RBI. In addition, he tallied 51 runs scored, had a .756 slugging percentage, and had a .502 on base percentage. The Redshirt Junior from Maineville, OH broke the single season school record for RBI in the last week of the season against West Virginia State.
 
Colt Webb and Ethan Soderna were named to the first team as well. The two mainstays in the Golden Eagle rotation combined for 139 innings and struck out 157 opposing batters. Webb held the lowest ERA on the team at 3.33 was second on the team in strikeouts with 77. He was named MEC Pitcher of the Week, Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Week, and NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week after recording a no-hitter against Davis & Elkins. Soderna, a graduate transfer from Ohio Wesleyan led the team in wins as he went 8-1 on the season. He collected a team high 80 strikeouts and only allowed 10 extra base hits all year.
 
Braxton Boddorf and Jordan Bailey were named to the second team. Boddorf, a Cary, NC native, was tied for the team lead in hits at the end of the regular season with 63. He batted .391, with 11 doubles, 4 triples, and 3 home runs. He also stole 19 bases on the season and was second in that category right behind Bailey. Bailey, a redshirt senior from Springfield, OH, led the MEC in stolen bases with 34 while hitting, .331 with a .483 on base percentage.
 
Eric Chartier was named to the second team as the sole UC outfielder to receive MEC recognition. The redshirt sophomore from Newmarket, Ontario was a looming power threat in the Golden Eagle lineup when he was healthy. In his 28 games played Chartier hit .386 with 12 doubles, 2 home runs, and 22 RBI. He also scored 28 runs, had a 1.209 OPS, and was 12-12 on stolen base attempts.
 
Cole Peschl was named as All-MEC Honorable Mention as a reliever, the only Golden Eagle who would receive honorable mention this season. Peschl, a freshman from Fairmont, WV, tossed 20 innings, struck out 24, gave up 18 hits, walked just 8, and gave up 12 earned runs.
 
 
Full Team List­
 
 

All-MEC First Team
Pos.	Name	School
C	Tyler Dellerman	Charleston
1B	Bryce Jackson	Frostburg State
2B	Andrew Stone	WV State
SS	Ben Ross	Notre Dame College
3B	Zack Saryeldin	Concord
Utility	Jack Lawrence	Frostburg State
DH	J.R. Heavilin	Wheeling
OF	Danny Estrada	Frostburg State
OF	Nick Farrell	Notre Dame College
OF	Zach Musgrove	Fairmont State
OF	Jack Skantze	Wheeling
SP	Andrew Neff	Concord
SP	Adam Riggleman	Glenville State
SP	Ethan Soderna	Charleston
SP	Colt Webb	Charleston
RP/SS	Anthony Stehlin	Concord
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All-MEC Second Team
Pos.	Name	School
C	Calen Kampes	Glenville State
1B	Kyle West	Charleston
2B	Jordan Bailey	Charleston
SS	Braxton Boddorf	Charleston
3B	Alec Medoza	Notre Dame College
Utility	Chandler Ballenger	Alderson Broaddus
DH/SP	Ethan Kiple	Frostburg State
OF	Eric Chartier	Charleston
OF	Fabian Escalante	Glenville State
OF	Trevor Jones	Frostburg State
OF	Kyle Keenan	Concord
SP	Will Grove	Frostburg State
SP	Chase Norris	WV State
SP	Justin Pennybacker	West Liberty
SP	Logan Smith	Fairmont State
RP	Jose Rodriguez	Glenville State
All-MEC Honorable Mention
C: Joey Duffer (CU); 1B: Chris Satcher (CU); 2B: Ryan Talbert (WLU); 3B: Vince Sabatino (FAIR); Utility: Jacob Murray (WU); DH: Trevor Smith (GSU); OF: Josh Adkins (CU), Mathew Mangum (GSU), Nathan Paulsen (WVSU), Jacob Sherman (WLU), Blake Vandiver (WU); SP: Connor Cramer (FAIR), Julian Minaya (GSU), Max Proctor (FROST), Hayden Scudder (WU); RP: Cole Peschl (UC)
Top Honors
Player of the Year: Ben Ross (Notre Dame College) Pitcher of the Year: Adam Riggleman (Glenville State) Freshman of the Year: Kyle West (Charleston) Coach of the Year: Matt Yurish (Fairmont State)