A junior from New Franklin has claimed this year’s Most Valuable Player award for the Central Activities Conference.

Lane Hackman has the conference’s top honors for the season, leading the Bulldogs to a 3-3 record in the CAC, along with an overall mark of 10-11. New Franklin senior Brandon Phillips joins Hackman on the first team, while junior Nolan McGowan and freshman Jonah Bishop have earned honorable mentions. Glasgow leads the first team with four selections: seniors Nathan Prentzler, Jackson Strodtman and AJ Westhues, and junior Bronson Foster. Slater had three first-team selections, while Cairo, Community and Sturgeon had two honorees each and Pilot Grove landed one selection.

Central Activities Conference All-Conference Baseball Teams

MVP: Lane Hackman, jr, New Franklin

First Team
Nik Crider, soph, Community
Bronson Foster, jr, Glasgow
Carson Gehrig, soph, Sturgeon
Zander Holman, sr, Cairo
Tristen Klasing, soph, Slater
Isaac Larson, soph, Slater
Brandon Phillips, sr, New Franklin
Nathan Prentzler, sr, Glasgow
Cooper Rohan, jr, Community
Lucas Schuster, jr, Pilot Grove
Devin Smith, soph, Sturgeon
Jackson Strodtman, sr, Glasgow
AJ Westhues, sr, Glasgow
Tytan Wiseman, jr, Slater
Conner Wright, sr, Cairo

Honorable Mention
Jonah Bishop, fr, New Franklin
Carson Chick, jr, Madison
Lyle Cristy, jr, Pilot Grove
Alex Graham, jr, Sturgeon
Chase Hemeyer, sr, Slater
Trivan Himmelberg, jr, Glasgow
Nolan McGowan, jr, New Franklin
Clayton Messer, soph, Cairo
Langdon Pindell, soph, Sturgeon
Weston Rentel, jr, Pilot Grove
Drake Welch, sr, Community
Tanner Wood, jr, Madison