NAPERVILLE – Augustana, just four days removed from clinching its first outright College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) regular-season title since 2014, placed a league-high nine student-athletes on the All-CCIW Baseball Teams released by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Elmhurst outfielder Trey Romay, a graduate student from Downers Grove, Ill., was selected CCIW Student-Athlete of the Year. The CCIW Pitcher of the Year award recipient was Augustana right-hander Harrison Boushele, while Millikin freshman outfielder Sam Bushur collected the league’s First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year honor.
 
Greg Wallace, the Vikings’ 26th-year head coach, was voted CCIW Coach of the Year for the fourth time.
 
Romay is Elmhurst’s first baseball Student-Athlete of the Year since 2009 after leading the league’s 18-game schedule in home runs (7), slugging percentage (.887) and OPS (1.431). Romay, who is now a three-time All-CCIW First Team selection and was named CCIW Student-Athlete of the Week on March 6, also put up a .405 batting average with 23 runs scored, 18 RBI and six stolen bases over 62 CCIW at-bats.
 
For the full season, Romay’s .782 slugging percentage ranks 35th in Division III.
 
On the hill, Boushele paced all CCIW pitchers with a 1.47 earned-run average, 43.0 innings pitched, four wins and 49 strikeouts during the conference schedule. He was a five-time CCIW Student-Athlete of the Week as Augie’s ace, striking out nine batters or more in four of his six CCIW starts. The junior from Aurora, Colo., who ranks fourth nationally with 102 strikeouts this spring, is the first Augustana CCIW Pitcher of the Year since Walter White in 2016.
 
Bushur is the only freshman among the 33 student-athletes to earn All-CCIW status. The MU outfielder ranked among the CCIW leaders with 23 RBI (second), eight stolen bases (fifth), 19 runs scored (eighth) and 26 hits (ninth). The Teutopolis, Ill. native made all 18 CCIW starts for the Big Blue, putting up a .382 average with eight extra-base hits and a .574 slugging percentage.
 
Wallace guided Augie to a CCIW regular-season championship for the sixth time in league history. The Vikings finished the regular season 34-6 overall and 16-2 in the league to win the regular-season crown by four games. Augie’s .889 win percentage in league play was the highest by a CCIW regular-season champion since Carthage went 18-1 (.947) in 2009.
 
The 1988 Augustana grad will take the Vikings into Wednesday’s CCIW Tournament with a 16-game win streak and a national ranking of #17 according to Monday’s D3baseball.com poll.
 
Three of the 16 players on Tuesday’s All-CCIW First Team were also on the First Team in 2022 – Romay, North Park’s Justin Swanson and Wheaton’s Ben Weaver. 
 
Seven student-athletes repeated as All-CCIW selections overall, while Romay, Weaver, North Central’s Dom Listi and Justin Rios and Augustana’s Matt Ozanic are three-time honorees.
 
CCIW Coach of the Year
Greg Wallace, Augustana
 
CCIW Student-Athlete of the Year
Trey Romay, Elmhurst
 
CCIW Pitcher of the Year
Harrison Boushele, Augustana
 
CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year
Sam Bushur, Millikin
 
All-CCIW First Team
C, Garrett Bragg, North Park. So., Geneva, Ill.
IF, Matt Ozanic, Augustana, Sr., Franklin Park, Ill.
IF, Alex Simon, Augustana, Jr., Naperville, Ill.
IF, Kyle Gibson, Millikin, So., Niles, Ill.
IF, Andy Niebrugge, Millikin, So., Teutopolis, Ill.
IF, Justin Swanson, North Park, Jr., Johnson Creek, Wis.
OF, Trey Romay, Elmhurst, Gr., Downers Grove, Ill.
OF, Louis Perona, Illinois Wesleyan, Jr., Chicago, Ill.
OF, Sam Bushur, Millikin, Fr. Teutopolis, Ill.
OF, Ben Weaver, Wheaton, Sr., Doylestown, Pa.
UT, Bobby Bartlett, North Park, Sr., Winfield, Ill.
DH, Chase Maifield, Augustana, Sr., Round Lake, Ill.
P, Harrison Boushele, Augustana, Jr., Aurora, Colo.
P, Josh Wintroub, Augustana, Sr., Littleton, Colo.
P, Drew Detmers, Millikin, Jr., Chatham, Ill.
P, Matt Wilson, Millikin, Jr., La Miranda, Calif. 
 
All-CCIW Second Team
C, Michael Aragon, Augustana, Jr., Fort Myers, Fla.
IF, Troy Taller, Elmhurst, Gr., Tinley Park, Ill.
IF, Tristan Figus, Illinois Wesleyan, So., Arlington Heights, Ill.
IF, Liam McGill, Millikin, So., Bloomington, Ill.
IF, Cole Gregorio, North Central, Sr., Naperville, Ill.
IF, Jacob Snyder, Wheaton, Sr., Glenview, Ill.
OF, Dymitri Kanellakis, Augustana, Jr., Cary, Ill.
OF, Dom Listi, North Central, Sr., Crystal Lake, Ill.
OF, Jared Wojcik, North Central, Sr., McHenry, Ill.
OF, Nathan Sommerfeld, North Park, So., Crest Hill, Ill.
UT, Cole Green, Augustana, So., Batavia, Ill.
UT, Justin Rios, North Central, Sr., Lemont, Ill.
DH, Freddie March, Elmhurst, Gr., Itasca, Ill.
P, Jacob Reusch, Augustana, Sr., Aledo, Ill.
P, Dalen Banks, Illinois Wesleyan, So., Springfield, Ill.
P, Ryan Behling, North Central, Sr., Itasca, Ill.
P, Nate Barker, Wheaton, Sr., Escondido, Calif.
 
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.
 
CCIW RESPECT Award Recipients
Joe Marcucci, Augustana, Sr., Arlington Heights, Ill.
Trevor Benz, Carroll, Gr., West Allis, Wis.
Cody Tosturud, Carthage, Sr., Kenosha, Wis.
Drew Raspolich, Elmhurst, Sr., Plainfield, Ill.
Blake Niebrugge, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., Watson, Ill.
Ryan Janssen, Millikin, Jr., Nokomis, Ill.
Luke Lamm, North Central, Sr., Bolingbrook, Ill.
Adam Gin, North Park, Sr., San Jose, Calif.
Matthew Chesney, Wheaton, Sr., Woodstock, Ga.