Mules baseball had three student-athletes earn National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-America accolades, it was announced Thursday, May 23.
Outfielder Brennen van Breusegen was a First Team All-America honoree while fellow outfielder Carter Young received Second Team All-America recognition and starting pitcher Conner Wolf garnered Third Team All-America honors.
van Breusegen, the 2024 MIAA Player of the Year and a redshirt senior who hails from Columbia, Ill., is hitting .380 with 76 hits, 69 runs, 13 doubles, five triples, a team-high 21 homers, 68 RBIs, a team-best .810 slugging percentage, 36 walks, a .478 on-base percentage, and 18 stolen bases in 57 games this season. This is van Breusegen's second career NCBWA All-America accolade, as he was also a first team honoree in 2022.
A redshirt junior and All-MIAA and NCBWA All-Central Region First Team honoree from Lee's Summit, Mo., Young is hitting .377 with a team-high 84 runs, 89 hits and 23 doubles, going along with five triples, 16 home runs, 61 RBIs, a .720 slugging percentage, 47 walks, a .481 on-base percentage and 29 stolen bases in his 57 games played in 2024. This is Young's second career NCBWA All-America selection, as he was an Honorable Mention honoree in 2023.
A junior right-hander from Tipton, Mo., and the 2024 MIAA Pitcher of the Year, Wolf is a perfect 11-0 on the mound in 16 appearances and 15 starts with a 4.20 ERA this season. He has allowed just 40 earned runs on 76 hits with 80 strikeouts and only 15 walks in 85 2/3 innings pitched. This is Wolf's first career All-America honor.
The No. 2-ranked and top-seeded Mules are scheduled to host sixth-seeded Arkansas-Monticello in a best-of-three NCAA Division II Super Regional on May 24 through 25 at Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field in Warrensburg.
Release courtesy of UCM Athletics.
