KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five members of the Missouri Western baseball team were named All-MIAA as announced by the association Wednesday afternoon.

Headlining the class was first team All-MIAA starting pitcher Anthony Castaneda. Casey Danley was named second team outfielder and Dusty Stroup was a second team selection as a third baseman. Receiving honorable mention All-MIAA honors were outfielders Conrad McMahon and Fahd Shakeel.

FIRST TEAM ALL-MIAA
Anthony Castaneda, Starting Pitcher
Castaneda was twice named MIAA Pitcher of the Week, beginning the season 6-0. He finished the regular season with a 6-2 record and a 2.47 ERA. His 107 strikeouts were second most in the MIAA and ranked as the third most ever in a season by a Griffon pitcher. Castaneda’s 2.47 ERA was fourth-best in the MIAA. He twice recorded 14-strikeout games, tying the Missouri Western single game record. Castaneda was named the Missouri Western Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year.

SECOND TEAM ALL-MIAA
Casey Danley, Outfield
Danley picked up his second All-MIAA selection after being named honorable mention as a third baseman last year. He led MWSU and tied for third in the MIAA with 11 home runs. Danley also led MWSU with 35 RBIs.

Dusty Stroup, Third Base
Stroup slid over to third base and picked up the third All-MIAA honor of his career. A second team selection at shortstop in 2018 and the Co-Freshman of the Year and honorable mention pick in 2017 hit safely in 14 of his final 17 games this season. Stroup had 28 hits during a 13-game hitting streak late in the season to finish second on the team with a .329 batting average. Stroup also led the team with 12 doubles and was second on the team with 31 RBIs.

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-MIAA
Conrad McMahon, Outfield
In his one season at MWSU, McMahon led the team with a .345 batting average. McMahon was charged with just one error in the outfield and had four outfield assists. Primarily the team’s leadoff hitter, McMahon had a team-high .402 on base percentage.

Fahd Shakeel, Outfield
Shakeel finished third on the team with a .327 batting average and led the Griffons with 53 hits and 10 stolen bases. His 33 runs scored were second on the team to Danley and his 27 RBIs ranked third on the team.

Missouri Western will face Central Missouri on Thursday in the first round of the MIAA Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas.

— MWSU Athletics —