Rochester, MN-
As both the Minnesota College Athletic Conference baseball season heads into post-season mode in the middle of May, MCAC coaches took time to recognize the top performers in each five-team Division.
The Northern Division honorees, topped by Division Player-of-the-Year Tanner Shepard (Itasca) and Division Coach-of-the-Year Josh Koenig (Rainy River CC), are as follows:
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2018 MCAC |
All-Northern Division | First Team |
| Pitcher | Brady Beyl | Itasca Community College |
| Pitcher | Kevin Alicea | Rainy River Community College |
| Pitcher | Tristan Lawrence | Rainy River Community College College |
| Catcher | Tanner Shepard % | Itasca Community College |
| Infield | Anthony Azor | Itasca Community College |
| Infield | Keanu Calamayan | Rainy River Community College |
| Infield | Louis Aguinaga | Hibbing Community College |
| Infield | Brad MacDougall | Mesabi Range College |
| Infield | Lukas Adelman | Vermilion Community College |
| Outfield | John Baker | Itasca Community College |
| Outfield | Isaac Roderiqeuz | Itasca Community College |
| Outfield | Luis Rodriguez | Rainy River Community College |
| Designated Hitter | Joe Lescarbeau | Hibbing Community College |
| Coach of the Year | Josh Koenig | Rainy River Community College |
% - Division Player-of-the-Year
| 2018 MCAC | All-Northern Division | Honorable Mention |
| Outfield | Evan Jerome | Hibbing Community College |
| Infield | Dylan Montagna | Hibbing Community College |
| Pitcher | Chanler Dilday | Hibbing Community College |
| Pitcher | Lane Gerber | Itasca Community College |
| Infield | Christian Houle | Mesabi Range College |
| Catcher | David Ochoa | Mesabi Range College |
| Pitcher | Jonathan Castellanos | Rainy River Community College |
| Pitcher | Giovanni Romo | Rainy River Community College |
| Catcher | Robert Ermel | Rainy River Community College |
| Outfield | Jared Kromminga | Rainy River Community College |
| Pitcher / OF | Connor Knetel | Vermilion Community College |
| Catcher / SS | Dakota Schafer | Vermilion Community College |
| Outfield/Pitcher | Clayton Gallus | Vermilion Community College |
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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.