Calvin University baseball players Patrick Gillen and Evan Steinbacher received All-MIAA honors from the conference on Wednesday.
 
Gillen (Jensen Beach, Fla./Jensen Beach) was named All-MIAA First Team, while Steinbacher (Sparta, Mich./Sparta) earned All-MIAA Second Team honors.
 
Patrick Gillen
 
Gillen earned All-MIAA First Team honors for the second straight season. He was named to the First Team at shortstop as a freshman in 2023, but got the award as a third basemen in 2024 following as sophomore season in which he hit .415 with 11 home runs, 14 doubles, four triples and 46 runs batted in (RBI). He also led the team with 68 hits, a .750 slugging percentage, and a .475 on-base percentage.
 
After setting Calvin single-season records for doubles (17) and RBI (52) as a freshman, he broke the school single-season record for total bases (123) this season while also ranking among the top-five single-season totals in home runs (second), RBI (third), triples (tied for fourth) and slugging percentage (tied for fourth).
 
In only two seasons, Gillen ranks fourth in the Calvin baseball career record books in home runs (17), tied for fourth place in triples (seven), fifth in RBI (98), seventh in total bases (220) and tied for seventh in doubles (31).
 
Evan Steinbacher
 
Steinbacher was named All-MIAA Second Team after a strong sophomore season on the mound for the Knights. After pitching much of the 2023 season out of the bullpen, Steinbacher started 11 games in 2024 and finished with a 5-3 record overall and was second on the Knights in both innings pitched (53.2) and strikeouts (34).
 
In conference play, Steinbacher was even better as he went 3-0 in six starts with a 2.76 ERA in 32.2 innings. In league play, opponents hit just .215 against him with five extra base hits.
 
Calvin baseball finished the 2024 season 18-21 overall and 9-12 in MIAA play.