SAN MATEO, Calif. – Following the conclusion of the regular season, the West Coast Conference has officially announced the 2022 All-Conference awards.
 
For San Francisco, Luke Keaschall was named to the All-Conference First Team for the second consecutive year while teammates Mario DeMera, Brandon Greim and Harris Williams III were selected as Honorable Mentions. Notably, first-year pitcher Adam Shew was also named to the conference's All-Freshman Team.
 
All five individual awards – along with the All-West Coast Conference First, Second and Freshman Teams – were voted on solely by the league's 10 head coaches.
 
Following up his impress first season on the Hilltop that saw him be selected as WCC Co-Freshman of the Year, Keaschall dominated on the diamond again his sophomore year as the Watsonville native ranked in the top five in the conference in: games played (56, first), plate appearances (267, first), runs (46, first), doubles (18, first), hit by pitch (19), stolen bases (30), on-base percentage (.446), walks (36), at-bats (209, fifth) and total bases (103, fifth). Nationally, the versatile infielder ranked sixteenth in the country in stolen bases. Serving as a catalyst at the top of the lineup, Keaschall reached base in 53 of his 56 games this year, which included a season-long 30 game streak.
 
Enjoying success of his own, DeMera also continued to grow in his sophomore campaign as the infielder set new career-highs in almost every major statistical category. Providing a steady presence in the middle of the lineup for the green and gold, DeMera finished first in the conference in at-bats (230) and third in plate appearances (246) as he was also second on the team and tied for seventh in the conference in RBI (39). Notably, his three triples were also good for third in the league.
 
Alongside DeMera, Greim capped off his career at USF with his best year on the Hilltop. Playing second base primarily for the Dons, the Dublin native logged new career-highs in batting average (.243), games played (54), games started (42), runs (23), hits (41), doubles (9), RBI (26), total bases (58) and walks (11). Overall, his 169 at-bats and 41 hits both ranked fifth on the team.
 
Playing in all 56 games this season, Williams III has molded into an integral piece of the USF lineup. Heating up down the stretch, the Denver native finished in the top ten in the WCC in games played (56), plate appearances (250), at-bats (218), RBI (45), stolen bases (21, third), sacrifice flies (3, eighth) and hits (62, eighth). On the team, Williams III also ranked second in batting average (.284), second in total bases (92), third in runs scored (32) and third in home runs (6).
 
On the mound, Shew has developed into one of the top amateur arms in the country. Tabbed as the go-to guy out of the bullpen for USF, the right-hander has shined in his first season on the Hilltop as he finished first on the team in appearances (25) and ERA (3.02). Overall, Shew tossed 44.2 innings and struck out 29 batters while only allowing 15 walks and a .235 batting average against. Additionally, Shew finished with a 3-1 record as he made three spot starts for the Dons during midweek matchups this season.
 
Gonzaga won three major individual honors, led by WCC Freshman of the Year Cade McGee (Fr. RHP), Defensive Player of the Year Connor Coballes (Jr., IF) and Mark Machtolf was selected by his peers as WCC Coach of the Year for the fifth time. San Diego's Caleb Ricketts (Jr., C) collected WCC Player of the Year honors, while Portland starting pitcher junior Brett Gillis was tabbed the WCC Pitcher of the Year.
 
The full 2022 West Coast Conference Baseball All-Conference Awards can be viewed below:
 
Coach of the Year: Mark Machtolf, Gonzaga
Player of the Year: Caleb Ricketts, San Diego
Pitcher of the Year: Brett Gillis, Portland
Defensive Player of the Year: Connor Coballes, Gonzaga
Freshman of the Year: Cade McGee, Gonzaga
 
All-Conference First Team:
Diego Baqueiro, LMU
Diego Barrera, LMU
Austin Deming, BYU
Brett Gillis, Portland
Jake Holcroft, Portland
Gabriel Hughes, Gonzaga
Luke Keaschall, San Francisco
Brycen Mautz, San Diego
Chase Meidroth, San Diego
John Peck, Pepperdine
Tyler Rando, Gonzaga
Caleb Ricketts, San Diego
Kevin Sim, San Diego
 
All-Conference Second Team:
Peter Allegro, Portland
Ian Churchill, San Diego
Nate Dahle, BYU
Dylan Dennis, LMU
Cole Kitchen, Santa Clara
Cooper McKeehan, BYU
Brandon Motheral, Pacific
Devan Ornelas, LMU
Nick Sando, Santa Clara
Chris Santiago, Saint Mary's
Jack Sterner, BYU
Trystan Vrieling, Gonzaga
Brock Watkins, BYU
 
Honorable Mention:
Enzo Apodaca, Gonzaga
Coleman Brigman, Santa Clara
Sam Brown, Portland
Alex Burge, LMU
Mario DeMera, San Francisco
Brock Gillis, Portland
Brandon Greim, San Francisco
Owen Hackman, LMU
Skylar Hales, Santa Clara
Eamonn Lance, Santa Clara
Charles Masino, Pepperdine
Cade McGee, Gonzaga
Mitch McIntyre, BYU
Eli Morse, Portland
Cy Nielson, BYU
Ben Patacsil, Portland
Savier Pinales, Gonzaga
Ozzie Pratt, BYU
Bryce Robison, BYU
Ryan Robinson, San Diego
Ezra Samperi, Gonzaga
Ryan Sepede, BYU
Hunter Schilperoort, Pacific
Jack Snook, Saint Mary's
Michael Spellacy, Gonzaga
Trace Tammaro, Portland
Jake Tsukada, Portland
RJ Teijeiro, San Diego
Owen Wild, Gonzaga
Harris Williams III, San Francisco
 
All-Freshman Team:
Enzo Apodaca, Gonzaga
Joey Gartrell, Portland
Ryan Kysar, San Diego
Dalton Mashore, Saint Mary's
Cade McGee, Gonzaga
Devan Ornelas, LMU
Ozzie Pratt, BYU
Collin Reuter, BYU
Cole Sheehan, Pepperdine
Adam Shew, San Francisco
 
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