MARION, Ill – On the heels of the GLVC Tournament, the UIndy baseball team took home six GLVC honors at the pre-tournament banquet, with the highlight being Head Coach Al Ready's first-career GLVC Coach of the Year honor.
 
Alongside Ready, he was joined by two first teamers, two second teamers and one GLVC honorable mention.
 
For the first team it was the pitching staff that shined as redshirt-sophomore starting pitcher Diego Cardenas and graduate-student reliever E.J. White appeared upon the list.
 
For Cardenas, it was nothing short of a stellar season, ending the year with a 3.19 ERA, landing him third in the conference. Alongside that, he registered the second-best batting average against of all qualified pitchers with a .228. In his nine starts this season, Cardenas allowed just 44 hits and 22 runs, both of which were top of the conference.
 
White's year picked up right where he left off in 2023, with dominance as the Greyhounds closer. The tricky sidearmer finished first in the Greyhounds bullpen in innings pitched, tossing 32 & 2/3 frames to a tune of a 4.13 ERA. But it was in the clutch where White thrived, leading the GLVC in saves with 10.
 
Gracing the second team is Cole Hampton and Caleb Vaughn who both caught fire as the Hounds entered conference play. Both players were within .002 of each other in batting average, with Hampton coming in a .333 while CV arrived at .331.
 
The power stroke for the Hounds third baseman showed itself late but picked up major steam as he blasted seven homers this year with a team leading 18 doubles, a mark that landed him fourth in the GLVC. For the on-base percentage lovers, Hampton also led the conference in hit by pitch, sitting at 21 on the year, approaching the single season record as the Hounds look to make a deep playoff push.
 
Vaughn was not far off that first mark, hitting six balls out of the park. Despite missing time, his stolen base prowess continued to shine as he swiped 19 bags up to this point.
 
The lone honorable mention for the Hounds comes as the shortstop position as Easton Good takes home the honor. Playing at a stacked position that included the GLVC Player of the Year, the honorable mention comes with high praise as Good finished the year third in runs scored, seventh in hits and first in stolen bases within the conference. The Hounds everyday leadoff bat did everything you could ask for out of that spot, leading the team with a .358 batting average with a team leading 1.062 OPS.
 
TOURNAMENT TIME
The Greyhounds begin their hunt for their seventh GLVC Championship as they enter the tournament as the No. 1-seed. With that seed they face an incredibly familiar foe in the Lewis Flyers in the first-round tomorrow, Wednesday May 8 in Marion, Ill. The Hounds and Flyers play closer for day one of the tournament, starting at 8:30 p.m. ET.
 
The Hounds and Flyers recently split a four-game set in Romeoville, with the finale on the Flyers' Senior Day coming with a little bit of Cardiac Canines flair as the Hounds came back from a seven-run deficit to capture victory. Both teams met in the first round of last year's bracket as the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds with the Hounds getting the best of then pitcher of the year Jake Karaba to send them to the next round.
 
Live streaming can be found on GLVCSN.com, the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile apps, as well as the GLVCSN OTT apps on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. When tuning in, fans can choose between an all-tournament pass for $35 or pay $10 per game.