Four members of the National Park College (NPC) Nighthawk baseball team received National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) postseason honors this week for their outstanding efforts on the field this season.
Sophomore infielder Que Walton (Atlanta, Georgia) was named to the NJCAA Division II All-Region 2 first team. Walton became NPC's all-time triples (11) and stolen bases leader (61) this season, while setting single-season marks in hits (81) and runs scored (65), tying NPC’s single-game records in hits (5), doubles (3) and home runs (3), and also leading the Nighthawks in batting average (.395), doubles (15), triples (5), home runs (12), runs batted in (62), total bases (142), slugging percentage (.693) and stolen bases (43).
Walton closes the book on an impressive Nighthawk career ranked second all-time in runs scored (98), runs batted in (90), hits (118) and doubles (21), fourth all-time in home runs (17), fifth all-time in walks (54) and third all-time in games played (100).
Walton also received the Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the top defensive second baseman in the region, notching an impressive .975 fielding percentage while helping turn 24 double plays for the Nighthawks this season.
Freshman pitcher Brent Davis (Hot Springs) also received a Rawlings Gold Glove Award as one of the top defensive pitchers in the region. Davis finished with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, while picking off six runners from the mound this season for the Nighthawks.
Sophomore pitcher Bryan Raitz (Dallas, Texas) was named to the NJCAA All-Region 2 second team. Raitz set NPC's all-time wins (14) and strikeouts (128) records this season while amassing a 9-4 record with a 3.24 ERA. Raitz ends his legendary Nighthawk career also tied for eighth all-time in saves (1).
Sophomore infielder Josh Wacaser (Bentonville) was named to the NJCAA All-Region 2 second team. Wacaser batted .333 with 56 hits, 44 runs scored, nine home runs and 51 runs batted in this season, while also drawing 34 walks. Wacaser ends his Nighthawk career ranked fifth all-time in doubles (16), sixth all-time in hits (73), walks (53) and runs batted in (64), seventh all-time in games played (82), eighth all-time in home runs (11) and ninth all-time in runs scored (56).
Following a program-best 33 win campaign, NPC recently concluded its season in the NJCAA Region 2 Tournament in Hot Springs.
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