Argos’ Kindig named Hoosier Plains player of the year

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Baseball

Argos’ Jackson Kindig was named Hoosier Plains player of the year in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media.

Kindig hit .438 with seven RBIs for the Dragons this spring. He had a 1.050 OPS and struck out only once in 32 at-bats.

Kindig was the only Argos player named first-team all-conference. Kindig was also the only Argos player named Academic All-Conference.

To be named Academic All-Conference, a player must be either a junior or senior and have a grade-point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale.

In addition, teammate Nate Manikowski was named honorable mention all-conference. Manikowski hit .303 with two RBIs and an .810 OPS.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-HOOSIER PLAINS

JACKSON KINDIG (ARGOS), Gabe Kahl (Elkhart Christian), Tyson Chupp (Bethany Christian), Breece Erickson (Bethany Christian), L.J. Bevier (Elkhart Christian), Dalton Clark (South Bend Career Academy), C.J. Leiby (Elkhart Christian), Jacoby Reinhardt (Bethany Christian), Grayson Graham (Elkhart Christian), Liam Elkins (Elkhart Christian)

HONORABLE MENTION

Preston Stutzman (Elkhart Christian), NATE MANIKOWSKI (ARGOS), Carter Miller (Bethany Christian), James Ramirez (Elkhart Christian), Jude Miller (Bethany Christian), Michael Doerschler (South Bend Career Academy), Jonathan Drew (South Bend Career Academy), Gabriel Brenneman (Bethany Christian), Josiah Yoder (Bethany Christian), Noah Fry (South Bend Career Academy)

ACADEMIC ALL-HOOSIER PLAINS

Josiah Yoder (Bethany Christian), Breece Erickson (Bethany Christian), Tyson Chupp (Bethany Christian), L.J. Bevier (Elkhart Christian), Carter Hunt (Elkhart Christian), Gabriel Kahl (Elkhart Christian), JACKSON KINDIG (ARGOS)