ST. LOUIS - Bradley's pitcher-catcher battery of senior Nathan Stong (Andover, MN/Andover H.S.) and junior Ian Kristan (Mundelein, IL/Carmel Catholic H.S.) earned recognition on the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete Team, according to a league-wide vote of sports information directors announced Tuesday.
A right-handed pitcher who split time between closer and starter, Stong graduated in May with his business degree in finance, boasting a 3.74 cumulative grade point average. An honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete in 2016, Stong earned first-team recognition on the 2017 squad. After leading the 2016 staff wtih 26 appearances, going 2-0 with two saves and a 10.