Four North Mahaska baseball players picked up honors from the South Iowa Cedar League coaches earlier this month. The Warhawks had a first team pick, second team selection and two honorable mentions.
Junior Jack Kelderman was selected to the first team as a utility player. He was the Warhawks’ top pitcher and also played middle infield. He was listed in the top five of the SICL according to Bound.
Jack Kelderman
Kelderman led the SICL in innings pitched at 72.2 and second in mound starts with 11. He was tied with senior teammate Nolan Andersen with 13 mound appearances. Kelderman was fifth in the league for strikeouts with 75.
Nolan Andersen
Junior Lucas Nunnikhoven was honored with a second team selection with his play in the outfield. He had several dives for outs, which do not show up on stat sheets. He was ninth in stolen bases with 20 offensively and had a .974 defensive average with one error on the season.
Lucas Nunnikhoven
Seniors Andersen and Nate Sampson received honorable mention this season. Andersen spent time on the mound and at first base. He had the distinction of leading the league in reaching base by being hit by pitch. That occurred 10 times. He was third in the SICL in sacrifice flys with three. On the mound, as mentioned before, he was tied with Kelderman in mound appearances with 13. He was third in saves with two.
Nate Sampson
Sampson was first in the league assists with 52. He was tied for 13th in stolen bases with 19. He had a fielding percentage of .929 with six errors on the season. Sampson also saw some time as pitcher.
North Mahaska finished fifth in the league race with an 8-7 mark. The team reached the Class 1A district final before falling to No. 5 Lynnville-Sully.