University of Southern senior shortstop Kyle Niemeier (Evansville, Indiana) was named first-team Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-Midwest Region by the Division II Sports Information Directors. The All-Region honor was the first of Niemeier’s career.
Niemeier, who was named first-team All-GLVC East Division last week, ranks third on the Screaming Eagles with a .343 average. The senior shortstop also has posted career-highs with 32 RBIs and 41 runs scored after he was two-for-five with a run scored and the game-winning RBI today in the Eagles’ win over Missouri University of Science & Technology.
In addition to Niemeier, senior outfielder Kyle Kempf (Evansville, Indiana), senior catcher Ryan Bertram(Zionsville, Indiana), and junior right-handed pitcher Devin Williams (Evansville, Indiana) were named to the Midwest Region second team.
Bertram leads the Eagles in hitting this spring with a .352 batting average with 43 RBIs and three home runs. The first-team All-GLVC East catcher hit his career-best third home run of the season in the victory over Missouri S&T, while the two-run blast gave him a new career-high in RBIs.
USI’s all-time leader in hits, Kempf is second on the team in hitting with a .348 batting average. The 2016 preseason All-American and first-team All-GLVC East performer is third on the team with 42 RBIs, while tying Bertram for third on the team with three home runs.
Williams was tied for first on the team with a 5-3 mark before going down with an injury two weeks ago. The junior right-hander remains in the lead for the Eagles with a 1.95 ERA, while posting four complete games and two shutouts in 12 starts.
The Eagles continue NCAA II Midwest Region play Friday at 5 p.m. when they play top-seeded Quincy University.
