Posted: May 01, 2024

Big Awards for Bethel as MSC Baseball Honors Announced

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Mid-South Conference announced the 2024 MSC Baseball honors on Wednesday.

Cumberlands' (Ky.) Charlie Muniz was named the MSC Player of the Year while teammate Cesar Avila earned Pitcher of the Year honors. Bethel's Jared Hall was named the MSC Freshman of the Year.

Bethel's Rusty Thompson was voted the MSC Coach of the Year while Cumberlands' Jared Martin earned Assistant Coach of the Year honors.

Muniz leads the Patriots with 30 home runs and 83 RBIs. He is batting .370 (71-of-192) and has a slugging percentage of .880 which leads the team. Muniz leads the conference in RBIs and home runs. His 30 home runs rank first in the NAIA.

On the mound, Avila has compiled a 10-0 record in 66 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 2.80 while allowing just 16 earned runs. Avila has issued just 21 walks while recording 95 strikeouts. He leads the conference in wins and ERA and ranks second in strikeouts.

Hall is hitting .431 (66-of-153) in his freshman season for the Wildcats. He has tallied three home runs and has driven in 41. Hall's .431 batting average ranks second in the conference.

Thompson led the Wildcats to a 30-12 record and a 10-8 mark in conference play and the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.

Martin helped lead the Patriots to a 44-6 record and 17-1 MSC record and the regular season championship.

Position	Name	School
C	Charlie Muniz	University of the Cumberlands
C	Ivan Vega	Bethel University
1B	Max Harper	University of the Cumberlands
2B	Noah Foster	Bethel University
SS	Alec Gonzalez	University of the Cumberlands
3B	Caden Petrey	University of the Cumberlands
OF	Jordan Carter	Freed-Hardeman University
OF	Joshua Duarte	Georgetown College
OF	Jared Hall	Bethel University
OF	Evan St. Claire	University of the Cumberlands
SP	Cohen Achen	Lindsey Wilson College
SP	Cesar Avila	University of the Cumberlands
SP	Trevor Baker	Georgetown College
SP	Colton Huntt	Freed-Hardeman University
RP	Chipper Korbacher	University of the Cumberlands
DH	Chad McCann	Campbellsville University
EXTRA	Juan Diego Ramos	Bethel University

Second Team All-Conference

Position	Name	School
C	Trent Buchanan	Campbellsville University
1B	Dee Triplett	Cumberland University
2B	Ben Snapp	University of the Cumberlands
SS	Adam Smithson	Freed-Hardeman University
3B	Payton Rios	Georgetown College
OF	Riley Light	Cumberland University
OF	Christian Presley	Freed-Hardeman University
OF	Christian Thompson	University of the Cumberlands
SP	Knicko Billings	University of the Cumberlands
RP	Bryson Huwar	Georgetown College
DH	Johnboy Rittenhouse	University of the Cumberlands
EXTRA	Tim Holyk	Cumberland University

Gold Glove

Position	Name	School
C	Jonathan Barham	Lindsey Wilson College
1B	Max Harper	University of the Cumberlands
2B	Ben Snapp	University of the Cumberlands
SS	Adam Smithson	Freed-Hardeman University
3B	Caden Petrey	University of the Cumberlands
OF	Joshua Duarte	Georgetown College
OF	Evan St. Claire	University of the Cumberlands
OF	Adriel Vega	Bethel University
P	Houston High	Freed-Hardeman University