Payton Kinney (left) and Cal Hehnke (right) both earned Academic All-Summit honors.
Hehnke, Kinney Notch Academic All-Summit Honors
Jun 12, 2019 | Baseball
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The senior duo of Cal Hehnke and Payton Kinney were named to the Academic All-Summit Team, the league office announced Wednesday.
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For Hehnke, the yearly honor marks his second-straight. The Grand Island, Neb., native posted a 3.37 cumulative GPA as an architectural engineering major. As a relief pitcher, the right-hander earned All-Summit Second Team honors. Hehnke's seven saves this season were tied for a league-best. He also finished the year with a 4.96 ERA with a 4-2 record through 23 mound appearances. Hehnke notched 58 strikeouts through 49 mound appearances.
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The academic honor marks Kinney's first of his career. After earning Summit League Pitcher of the Year, All-Summit First Team, Summit League All-Tournament and Summit League Tournament MVP honors, Kinney adds Academic All-Summit to his long list of accolades. An emergency management major, Kinney posted a 3.66 cumulative GPA. He finished the year with a single-season program record 11 wins and 115.0 innings pitched. His 11-2 mark was the best in the league, and he notched 111 strikeouts through 17 mound appearances with a 1.96 ERA.
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The Mavericks capped off the 2019 campaign with a Summit League Regular-Season and Tournament crown, along with the program's first NCAA Regional berth in program history. For more information, visit OMavs.com.
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2019 Academic All-Summit Team
Javin Drake, Western Illinois
Derek Hackman, South Dakota State
Cal Hehnke, Omaha
Charley Hesse, North Dakota State
Payton Kinney, Omaha
Jayse McLean, North Dakota State
Garrett Mohler, Purdue Fort Wayne
Andrew Pace, Oral Roberts
C.J. Schaeffer, Jr., Western IllinoisÂ
Gus Steiger, South Dakota State
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For Hehnke, the yearly honor marks his second-straight. The Grand Island, Neb., native posted a 3.37 cumulative GPA as an architectural engineering major. As a relief pitcher, the right-hander earned All-Summit Second Team honors. Hehnke's seven saves this season were tied for a league-best. He also finished the year with a 4.96 ERA with a 4-2 record through 23 mound appearances. Hehnke notched 58 strikeouts through 49 mound appearances.
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The academic honor marks Kinney's first of his career. After earning Summit League Pitcher of the Year, All-Summit First Team, Summit League All-Tournament and Summit League Tournament MVP honors, Kinney adds Academic All-Summit to his long list of accolades. An emergency management major, Kinney posted a 3.66 cumulative GPA. He finished the year with a single-season program record 11 wins and 115.0 innings pitched. His 11-2 mark was the best in the league, and he notched 111 strikeouts through 17 mound appearances with a 1.96 ERA.
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The Mavericks capped off the 2019 campaign with a Summit League Regular-Season and Tournament crown, along with the program's first NCAA Regional berth in program history. For more information, visit OMavs.com.
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2019 Academic All-Summit Team
Javin Drake, Western Illinois
Derek Hackman, South Dakota State
Cal Hehnke, Omaha
Charley Hesse, North Dakota State
Payton Kinney, Omaha
Jayse McLean, North Dakota State
Garrett Mohler, Purdue Fort Wayne
Andrew Pace, Oral Roberts
C.J. Schaeffer, Jr., Western IllinoisÂ
Gus Steiger, South Dakota State
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