ST. LOUIS – The red-hot University of Indianapolis baseball team is continuing to rack in the positive news as Drew Donaldson, Brady Ware and Caleb Vaughn being named to the 2023 D2CCA Baseball All-Midwest Region Team as it was announced Wednesday. The pair of Donaldson and Ware were selected to the first team as the second base and utility pitcher honorees, while Vaughn was one of three selections for the outfield on the second team.
 
Donaldson has put up a season that many can only wish for, batting .427 with an OPS of 1.244. That OPS mark was second in the GLVC with him being third in batting average and leading the conference in hits with 93. Donaldson found himself a spot in the record books as well, nabbing seven triples which makes him the second UIndy baseball player to ever hit seven or more triples in a season. His seven three baggers also place him fifth in the country in that stat.
 
Ware is the name that millions have heard, being the first ever pitcher to hit for the cycle and throw a no-hitter in the same contest, which earned him a plethora of awards this season including NCBWA National Ptcher of the Week, Golden Spikes national performance of the week and GLVC Pitcher of the Week. Outside of the historic performance, ware has been a solid pitcher and DH for the Hounds, carrying a .909 OPS with a 4.80 ERA. He most recently had a dominant appearance at the NCAA Midwest Regional versus Maryville where he sat down nine batters on seven innings of work with only one run given up.
 
For Vaughn, his electric year has come on the basepaths, setting a new single season record for stolen bases and becoming the first Greyhound to ever swipe 40 bags in a season. That 43 stolen base mark (and counting) placed him among some of the best base thieves in the country, landing him in the top-ten in that category. Outside of his blazing speed, Vaughn was quality from the plate, batting .359 with a 1.060 OPS, with a trio of three-baggers, 14 doubles and eight dingers.
 
The Hounds are set to battle the No. 6-ranked Quincy Hawks in the NCAA DII Midwest Super Regional starting this Friday in Quincy, Ill.