Sioux City, Iowa – The 2017 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball All-Conference team has been announced after a vote of league coaches. The 2017 GPAC All-Conference Team consists of 17 first-team members and 18 second-team members, and an honorable mention list.
Two area athletes were named to the All Conference teams. Dordt Outfielder Colton Van Otterloo from Rock Rapids was named to the 1st team, and Northwestern outfielder Casey Guthmiller of Orange City was named to the 2nd team.
FIRST TEAM:
| Position | Name | School | Grade | Hometown |
| First Base | Zach Fowler | Dordt | JR | Vacaville, Calif. |
| Second Base | Nolan Hoff | Morningside | SR | Walnut, Calif. |
| Third Base | Nate DeChaine | Morningside | JR | Brainerd, Minn. |
| Shortstop | Cameron Gingerich | Dordt | SR | Riverside, Iowa |
| Utility Infielder | Casey Berg | Concordia | SR | Carroll, Iowa |
| Outfield | Cole Gray | Midland | SR | Ontario, Calif. |
| Outfield | Jacob Lamoreux | Morningside | SR | LeMars, Iowa |
| Outfield | Colton Van Otterloo | Dordt | JR | Rock Rapids, Iowa |
| Outfield | Kevin Clausen | Doane | SR | Torrance, Calif. |
| Catcher | Blake Rogers | Morningside | SR | Reading, Minn. |
| Catcher | Caden Skinner | Mount Marty | JR | Rapid City, SD |
| Pitcher | Andrew Kuta | Hastings | SR | Edgar, Neb. |
| Pitcher | Jason Munsch | Concordia | FR | Campbell, Calif. |
| Pitcher | Dakota Stone | Mount Marty | JR | Lee’s Summit, Mo. |
| Pitcher | Torrey Escamilla | Midland | JR | Fremont, Neb. |
| Relief Pitcher | Alex Bee | Midland | SR | Normal, Ill. |
| Designated Hitter | Jason Galeano | Concordia | SR | Brooklyn, NY |
SECOND TEAM:
| Position | Name | School | Grade | Hometown |
| First Base | Tanner Bos | Midland | JR | Fresno, Calif. |
| Second Base | Skyler Cary | Mount Marty | SR | Brookings, SD |
| Third Base | Reed Stone | Hastings | SR | Sutton, Neb. |
| Shortstop | Tommy Anderson | Doane | JR | Victorville, Calif. |
| Utility Infielder | Cole Chapin | Morningside | SR | Treynor, Iowa |
| Outfield | Christian Montero | Concordia | SR | Santo Domingo, DR |
| Outfield | Taylor Neuroth | Dordt | JR | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Outfield | Casey Guthmiller | Northwestern | SR | Orange City, Iowa |
| Outfield | Chris Foster | Midland | SR | Rio Rancho, NM |
| Catcher | Rob Cumins | Midland | SR | Corona, Calif. |
| Catcher | Ryan Fesmire | Concordia | SR | Firestone, Colo. |
| Pitcher | Kiefer Musiel | Midland | SR | Lincoln, Neb. |
| Pitcher | Josh Prater | Concordia | SR | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Pitcher | Connor Hopkins | Dordt | SR | Menifee, Calif. |
| Pitcher | Will Frei | Hastings | SR | Omaha, Neb. |
| Pitcher | Richard Mitchell | Morningside | JR | Bakersfield, Calif. |
| Relief Pitcher | Desmond Pineda | Concordia | FR | Denver, Colo. |
| Designated Hitter | Dustin Gaither | Northwestern | JR | Chowchilla, Calif. |
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS CO-PLAYERS-OF-THE-YEAR:
Cole Gray, Midland & Jacob Lamoreux, Morningside
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS PITCHER-OF-THE-YEAR:
Andrew Kuta, Hastings
HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS COACH-OF-THE-YEAR:
Ryan Dupic, Concordia
HONORABLE MENTION
Briar Cliff – Andrew Stover (SP), Nicholas Cole (RP), Jacob Hom (UTL), Ryan Welsh (UTL), Logan Adam (SS), Zayne Mowen (SP)
Concordia – Wade Council (SP), Jacob Adams (OF), Nick Little (SP), Christian Meza (2B)
Dakota Wesleyan – Zach Uttecht (1B), Tyler Waddle (SS), Tramane Moore (OF), Jared Neilan (OF), Patrick Wetham (SP), Will Lutjen (RP), Dom Boerger (SP), Branden Oropeza (UTL)
Doane – Eduardo Yanez (1B), Jacob Duhey (OF), Caleb Goedeken (SP), Jacob Trujillo (SP)
Dordt – Brandon Fokkema (SP), Trent Roose (UTL), Josh VanEps (C), Zach Zylstra (SP)
Hastings – Ty O’Brien (2B), Brandon Utrup (SS), Xander Schmidt (RP), Ty Neill (OF), Luke Christensen (UTL), Lucas Lingreen (UTL)
Midland – Anthony Virgen (3B), Conlon McKenzie (DH)
Morningside – Dylan Mersola (SS), Lucas Henning (SP), Jordan Barr (RP), Drew Kasperbauer (P), Dylan Mersola (UTL), Elliot Conover (OF)
Mount Marty – Derek Miller (SP), Brody Ries (RP), Hunter Hallock (3B)
Northwestern – Reed Smith (OF), Isaac Horigan (SP), Alec Rickabaugh (SP), Joe Done (UTL), AJ Nitzschke (OF)
GPAC GOLD GLOVE TEAM ON NEXT PAGE
2017 GPAC/HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS BASEBALL GOLD GLOVE TEAM
The 11th annual GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Baseball Gold Glove Team has been named. The GPAC team will now be forwarded on to the NAIA level for further consideration. The NAIA has a National Gold Glove team that is sponsored by Rawlings.
| Position | Name | School | Grade | Hometown |
| First Base | Tanner Bos | Midland | JR | Fresno, Calif. |
| Second Base | Skyler Cary | Mounty Marty | SR | Brookings, SD |
| Third Base | Reed Stone | Hastings | SR | Sutton, Neb. |
| Shortstop | Brandon Kemp | Mounty Marty | SR | Spearfish, SD |
| Pitcher | Andrew Stover | Briar Cliff | JR | Fort Dodge, Iowa |
| Catcher | Caden Skinner | Mount Marty | JR | Rapid City, SD |
| Left Fielder | Kevin Clausen | Doane | SR | Torrance, Calif. |
| Center Fielder | Jacob Lamoreux | Morningside | SR | LeMars, Iowa |
| Right Fielder | Justin Miller | Mount Marty | SO | Sioux Falls, SD |
