Tim Orr and Griffin Stevens have been selected to the NCBWA Preseason Midwest Region First team.

Tim Orr was selected as the designated hitter. Last year he was third in the conference in batting average at .415, third in slugging at .774, second in on-base plus slugging at 1.250, third in the conference with 62 RBI, led the conference in triples with six, and was eighth in home runs at 11.

Griffin Stevens was named First Team in the region at second base. Last year, he was tied for second in the conference in batting average at .420, tied for first in the conference in hits at 81, and was eighth in the conference in RBI with 50.