RICHARDSON, Texas – McMurry Baseball Head Coach John Byington and his staff highlighted the 2022 American Southwest Conference postseason awards for the War Hawks on Monday, winning the ASC Co-Coaching Staff of the Year award.
 
Byington is a first-time winner as head coach, though he was on staff for three other Coaching Staff of the Year awards in 2001, 2004 and 2008 under Coach Lee Driggers. Byington was assisted by former standout player Josh Lee, fifth-year assistant Boardman Adams, program mainstay and volunteer assistant Dirk Saltzgaber and recent alum Mike Gonzales.
 
Additionally, eight players were honored by the league with postseason honors. The teams are voted on by the league's head coaches.
 
Senior Reed Hodges headlined the group as he was named the league's top catcher with first team honors. Hodges reached base in all 34 appearances he made and ended the year with a 26-game hitting streak. He hit .414 with 53 hits, seven doubles, three triples and a homer for 20 RBI and 41 runs scored. Hodges had an exact .500 on-base percentage figure and did not ground into a double play all season in 128 at-bats. Hodges also boasted a strong .984 fielding percentage and caught nine runners stealing.
 
The only hitter with a better average than Hodges was fellow senior Nick Hamel. Hamel was named to the all-conference second-team with a league-best .426 average. He was second in the league with 60 hits and led the team in doubles (16), RBI (38), total bases (80), slugging (.567), OBP (.503), walks (22) and OPS (1.070).
 
On the mound, Hamel recorded six saves and became the school's all-time career saves leader. He completed 25.1 innings with 14 appearances and two starts. He finished with 10 walks to 27 strikeouts.
 
Hamel was one of three players conference-wide to earn his third-career honor, joining ASC Player of the Year Malek Bolin from Mary Hardin-Baylor and Jorge Marquez from Sul Ross State.
 
Senior pitcher Derek Hostas became a two-time honoree by landing third team honors. The ace pitched a team-high 75.1 innings and owned a 6-4 record and 4.42 ERA. He finished with three complete games and two ASC Pitcher of the Week nominations for wins over Ozarks and No. 5 UT Dallas – the eventual league champions. He added 78 strikeouts to lead the team.
 
Hostas was joined on the third team by designated hitter Josh Dyer. The junior college transfer jolted the lineup with a .313 batting average in 29 starts and a team-high seven homers. He also added nine doubles, a triple, 25 runs scored and 28 RBI. Dyer also ranked second on the team with nine stolen bases.
 
Four players earned honorable mentions from the conference – all four of which are from different classes. Senior Marty Carnahan and junior Travis Beauchamp represented the upperclassmen as pitcher, while shortstop Blake Beach and outfielder Koy Carpenter joined them.

Carnahan served as the team's "Saturday starter" with 10 starts and 52.2 inning pitched. His deceiving 7.52 ERA translated to a 4-1 record for the War Hawks, as he kept the team alive in late-game situations. He went at least 5.0 innings in eight of his 10 starts, one of which included a career-high 10 strikeouts against Howard Payne. He finished with 56 strikeouts on the season.
 
Beauchamp was the team's go-to reliever this season with 15 appearances and 33.2 innings pitched – fourth most on the team. He finished with three saves and a 1-1 record to go with a 5.08 ERA. On March 30, Beauchamp was named to the D3Baseball.com Team of the Week after recording nine straight outs for his first career save against No. 5 UT Dallas.
 
Beach had a strong sophomore campaign with a .302 batting average in 39 starts and a team-high 159 at-bats. Beach many times set the table from the leadoff spot, resulting in a team-high 45 runs scored. He also led the team in triples with five, sac flies with four and stolen bases with 13. He added five doubles and three home runs, to boot.
 
Carpenter was the lone freshman to earn postseason honors for McMurry, batting .273 on the season with 30 starts in center field. He scored 20 runs and drove home 14 with two doubles. Carpenter was also a threat on the bases and with the glove, stealing seven bags and posting a .969 fielding percentage while making some highlight-reel catches in the outfield.
 
2022 American Southwest Conference All-Conference Baseball
 
Individual Awards

Player of the Year	Malek Bolin	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Pitcher of the Year	Sayers Collins	East Texas Baptist
Co-Freshmen of the Year	Corey Ballew	Hardin-Simmons
	James McGlumphy	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Newcomer of the Year	Brett Wagner	East Texas Baptist
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year	Devin Greaff	LeTourneau
Co-Coaching Staffs of the Year	Jared Hood (HC) 3	East Texas Baptist
	Tanner Matthews
	Dillon Leveille
	Andrew Loudermilk
	John Byington	McMurry
	Josh Lee
	Boardman Adams
	Dirk Saltzgaber
	Mike Gonzales

 ³ Three-time Coaching Staff of the Year

First Team

C	Reed Hodges	Sr.	McMurry	Round Rock, Texas
1B	Malek Bolin 3	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Fort Worth, Texas
2B	Ramon Garza 2	Jr.	UT Dallas	San Antonio, Texas
3B	Gannon Azios	So.	Hardin-Simmons	Cedar Park, Texas
SS	Caimyn Holiday 2	Jr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Selma, Texas
OF	A.J. Liu 2	Jr.	UT Dallas	Plano, Texas
OF	Brett Wagner	Jr.	East Texas Baptist	Lake Jackson, Texas
OF	Dru Didway	Jr.	Ozarks	Sallisaw, Okla.
OF	Garrett Frazier 2	Sr.	Hardin-Simmons	Tuscola, Texas
DH	Jase Jones	Sr.	East Texas Baptist	Mount Enterprise, Texas
UT	Shawn Huber	So.	Concordia Texas	Pearland, Texas
SP	Sayers Collins 2	Jr.	East Texas Baptist	Frisco, Texas
SP	Carter Cochrane 2	Jr.	UT Dallas	Houston, Texas
SP	Brett Sanchez 2	So.	Belhaven	Slidell, La.
RP	Orion Drymond	So.	UT Dallas	Houston, Texas
RP	Trent Clark	Jr.	East Texas Baptist	Navasota, Texas

 
Second Team

C	Jett Forrest	Fr.	Hardin-Simmons	Lorena, Texas
1B	Nick Hamel 3	Sr.	McMurry	Schertz, Texas
2B	Nick Lucido 2	Sr.	Belhaven	Mandeville, La.
3B	Nathan Herron 2	So.	Belhaven	Batesville, Miss.
SS	Keagan Vance	Fr.	UT Dallas	Houston, Texas
OF	Rennie Arjona 2	Jr.	Ozarks	Panama City, Paleanama
OF	Marcos Villegas 2	Fr.	UT Dallas	Floresville, Texas
OF	Tristan Karels	Jr.	Sul Ross State	Humble, Texas
OF	Will Kelley 2	Sr.	East Texas Baptist	Alexandria, La.
DH	Alex Ray	Sr.	Ozarks	Franklin, Tenn.
UT	Orlando Moreno	So.	Sul Ross State	Splendora, Texas
SP	Cole Godkin 2	Gr.	East Texas Baptist	Porter, Texas
SP	Harris Coleman	Sr.	Belhaven	Madison, Miss.
SP	James McGlumphy	Fr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Round Rock, Texas
RP	Caleb Smith	Fr.	Hardin-Simmons	Stephenville, Texas
RP	Trevor Ripke	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Seguin, Texas

 
Third Team

C	Austin Barry	Jr.	East Texas Baptist	Houston, Texas
1B	Christopher Robinson 2	Sr.	East Texas Baptist	Shreveport, La.
2B	Carson Wilson 2	So.	East Texas Baptist	Sugar Land, Texas
3B	Jared Lorenz 2	Sr.	Sul Ross State	McGregor, Texas
SS	Dawson Albin	Jr.	Belhaven	Denham Springs, La.
OF	Dane Jones 2	So.	LeTourneau	Keller, Texas
OF	Ryan Farmer	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Manvel, Texas
OF	Tye Lindsey 2	Sr.	Sul Ross State	Round Rock, Texas
OF	Matthew Charbonnet	Fr.	Belhaven	Pearl River, La.
DH	Josh Dyer	So.	McMurry	Albany, Texas
UT	Trey Vance 2	Jr.	Ozarks	Fayetteville, Ark.
SP	Derek Hostas 2	Sr.	McMurry	Iowa Park, Texas
SP	Jared Schurig	Sr.	LeTourneau	Frisco, Texas
SP	Dylan Hugley	Fr.	UT Dallas	Rowlett, Texas
RP	Jake Jennings	Fr.	UT Dallas	Plano, Texas
RP	Brendan Read	Fr.	Howard Payne	Round Rock, Texas

 
Honorable Mention

C	Rylee McGee	Sr.	Howard Payne	Freeport, Texas
C	Peyten Kennard	So.	Sul Ross State	Lubbock, Texas
C	Deylan Moreno 2	Jr.	UT Dallas	Odessa, Texas
C	Cameron Pfafman	Sr.	LeTourneau	Santa Clarita, Calif.
1B	Carsen Thor 2	Fr.	Sul Ross State	Tomball, Texas
1B	RJ Roberts 2	Sr.	Howard Payne	Mansfield, Texas
2B	Brayden Martin	Fr.	Hardin-Simmons	Lubbock, Texas
2B	Derek Gifford	So.	Howard Payne	Stephenville, Texas
2B	Luke Morrison 2	Sr.	Ozarks	Tucson, Ariz.
2B	Jared Roiz	Fr.	Sul Ross State	Eagle Pass, Texas
3B	Andrew Skivington	Jr.	UT Dallas	Tomball, Texas
3B	Mason Dubois	So.	Concordia Texas	Troy, Texas
3B	Zachary McAdams 2	Gr.	East Texas Baptist	Cypress, Texas
SS	Luke Kirkbride	Fr.	Hardin-Simmons	Denison, Texas
SS	Blake Beach	So.	McMurry	Humble, Texas
SS	Dalton Watts 2	Sr.	Concordia Texas	Round Rock, Texas
SS	James Cross 2	Sr.	Ozarks	Sherman, Texas
OF	Weston Hickman	Sr.	Hardin-Simmons	Whitesboro, Texas
OF	William Burford	Fr.	Howard Payne	Sugar Land, Texas
OF	Carson Wert	So.	Howard Payne	Willow Park, Texas
OF	Koy Carpenter	Fr.	McMurry	La Vernia, Texas
OF	Jorge Marquez 3	Gr.	Sul Ross State	Hebbronville, Texas
OF	Kaden DeBerardinis	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Conroe, Texas
DH	Hunter Jones 2	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Hewitt, Texas
DH	Corey Ballew	Fr.	Hardin-Simmons	Graham, Texas
UT	Ethan Wood	So.	LeTourneau	Joshua, Texas
UT	Kyle McLaughlin 2	Fr.	Belhaven	Covington, La.
SP	Blake Benson 2	Sr.	Ozarks	Springdale, Ark.
SP	Hayden Clark	Sr.	Hardin-Simmons	Dallas, Texas
SP	Otto Franz 2	So.	Concordia Texas	Austin, Texas
SP	Braden Karnes	Fr.	East Texas Baptist	Godley, Texas
SP	Nicklas Fenner	Fr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Canton, Texas
SP	Grant Mitzelfelt	So.	Hardin-Simmons	Round Rock, Texas
SP	Marty Carnahan	Sr.	McMurry	Hereford, Texas
SP	Aman Patel	Fr.	LeTourneau	Missouri City, Texas
SP	Sam Russell 2	Sr.	Sul Ross State	Austin, Texas
SP	Jacob Sherman 2	So.	East Texas Baptist	Weatherford, Texas
RP	Will Swift	Fr.	Belhaven	Meridian, Miss.
RP	Travis Beauchamp	Jr.	McMurry	Waco, Texas
RP	Logan Goodreau	Fr.	Belhaven	Mandeville, La.
RP	Jagger Neely	Fr.	East Texas Baptist	Montgomery, Texas
RP	Jaydon Stephens	Fr.	Hardin-Simmons	Roswell, N.M.

² Two-time All-Conference
³ Three-time All-Conference