NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Park baseball sent four to the 2023 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference team, as the league announced on Tuesday afternoon. Bobby Bartlett, Garrett Bragg, and Justin Swanson were all first-team selections while Nathan Sommerfeld garnered second-team honors.

Bartlett, a two-way player from Winfield, Ill. showcased a fantastic senior season on the mound in and out of conference action. In each CCIW outing, Bartlett lowered his ERA for six-consecutive starts. In league games, Bartlett had a CCIW second-best 1.54 ERA, eighth-best .231 BAA, and turned in the sixth-fewest walks allowed (8). He struck out 27 batters and pitched in two CCIW games without allowing an earned run in 8+ innings of work. As a hitter, Bartlett posted a .310 / .404 / .429 slash line with eight runs scored, six RBI, a double, and two triples. Last but not least, Bartlett fielded a perfect 1.000 in CCIW action with 17 assists.

Bragg, a catcher from Geneva, Ill., was a force both at and behind the plate in his senior season. Bragg posted a league slash line of .352 / .417 / .407 with five runs scored, five RBI, and three doubles. He had five multi-hit games in league action and cracked a pair of doubles in game two of the Elmhurst series. Shutting his opponents' running game down, Bragg led the CCIW with six runners caught stealing, carrying a .992 fielding percentage with 13 assists and only one error.

Swanson, a second baseman from Johnson Creek, Wis., is one of the most feared hitters in the Midwest this spring, holding a slugging percentage north of .600 for most of the season. He was in the top ten of numerous CCIW categories, including batting average (9th, .400), slugging percentage (4th, .662), on-base percentage (5th, .536), OPS (5th, 1.198), runs scored (2nd, 27), home runs (7th, 3), and walks (2nd, 16). He added six doubles, a triple, and three steals to his impressive junior campaign. In the field, Swanson made just one error to contribute to a .988 fielding percentage, turning 12 double plays with 44 assists.

Sommerfeld, a sophomore outfielder from Crest Hill, Ill., was a menace at the plate against CCIW pitching. He carried a slash line of .397 / .488 / .588 with five doubles, a triple, and two home runs. He held top-10 CCIW ranks in slugging percentage (10th, .588), OPS (8th, 1.076), hits (7th, 27), and RBI (4th, 21). He was hitless in just one league game, tallying eight multi-hit games against CCIW pitching. In the outfield, He fielded at a .926 clip, marking an assist after robbing a home run at home against Carroll.

Additionally, senior Adam Gin was North Park's representative for the RESPECT Award.

About the RESPECT Award

At the conclusion of every sports season, each varsity program will recognize one student-athlete as their RESPECT Award honoree. RESPECT Award recipients have distinguished themselves as an integral member of the team, their institution and community by upholding the values of Responsibility, Enthusiasm, Service, Pride, Excellence, Collaboration and Trust. The RESPECT Award recognizes the intangible traits a student-athlete possesses that exemplify great character and encourages inclusiveness and a positive culture.