CARMEL, Ind. – On Wednesday, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the yearly all-conference baseball selections for outstanding performances during the season. This year, the Earlham College baseball team earned four selections on the listings.
Dillon Fischer earned first team honors after leading the Earlham starting rotation on the mound this season. Fischer started nine games with a 3-4 record, and went complete three times this season. He also earned one shutout and one save. In over 63 innings tossed, Fischer had 65 strikeouts and held opponents to a .261 batting average.
Nathan Lancianese also landed on the first team all-conference as an outfielder. The senior started all 38 games this year with a .424 batting average and 1.168 OPS, both team highs. He recorded 64 hits with 18 doubles, two triples, and four home runs. With 40 runs scored and 31 RBI, Lancianese accounted for over 26% of all runs scored by the Quakers this season. He also led EC on the basepaths with 17 successful stolen bases. In the field, Nathan had a .989 fielding percentage with just one error on the year.
Sean Jeffries earned second team honors as a freshman in the Quaker lineup. Jeffries saw action in 23 games with 20 starts. He was effective at the plate with a .385 batting average with 30 hits, seven doubles, two triples, one homer, and 18 RBI. In his 95 plate appearances, Jeffries struck out just seven times.
Max Fries was named an honorable mention in the outfield for Earlham. Fries posted a .328 average with 43 hits, 16 doubles, three triples, four home runs, and a team-high 44 RBI. Fries hit as both a designated hitter and in right field this season, typically in the cleanup spot.
Earlham concluded the season with a 20-18 record and a 10-12 mark in the HCAC for a seventh-place conference finish.