INDIANAPOLIS – Northern Kentucky Baseball saw two student-athletes, Manny Vorhees and Brennan Gick, named to the 2022 Horizon League All-League Teams as was announced by the conference Tuesday.

Vorhees, a junior from Wapakoneta, Ohio, was named to the Horizon League All-League First Team and made a huge impact during his first season with the Norse, leading the Horizon League in both RBI with 56 and in doubles with 18 overall. He was only one-of-two players to start in all 51 games in 2022 for the Norse, all while finishing in the top 10 of multiple conference stat categories. Vorhees was ninth in the League in batting average (.316), eighth in slugging percentage (.552), sixth in OPS (.967), third in total hits (67), eighth in home runs (9), third in at-bats (210), and seventh in total walks (30). He also led the Norse in multiple hit games with 19 overall and in multiple RBI games with 16 total, and saw his longest hit streak of the season stretch to 10 consecutive games. 

Gick, a senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, was named to the Horizon League All-League Second Team and posted a phenomenal season overall for the Norse. He finished the year ranked second overall in the conference in home runs (12), fourth in slugging percentage (.582) and seventh in OPS (.966). Gick made 48 total starts this year, while appearing in 50 overall games, and finished third on Northern Kentucky in batting average at .305. He ended the 2022 season second on the team with 16 multiple hit games and second in multiple RBI games with 10 overall. 

The #HLBASE Championship begins with two games on Wednesday, May 25 and will culminate on Saturday, May 28 with the championship game set for noon ET. Fans can catch every game of the Championship on ESPN+. Visit championship central to check out the bracket, video and stat links and more information.

Northern Kentucky Baseball now looks ahead to the Horizon League Championship tournament which is set to begin on Wednesday, May 25 for the Norse. NKU will be the No. 6 seed and face No. 3 seed UIC at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.

2022 #HLBASE Award Winners
Player of the Year: Alec Sayre, Wright State
Pitcher of the Year: Matt Brosky, Youngstown State
Relief Pitcher of the Year: AJ Blubaugh, Milwaukee
Freshman of the Year: Brandon Nigh, Oakland
Coach of the Year: Jordon Banfield, Oakland
 
All-Horizon League First Team
C: Cole Conn, UIC
1B: Gehrig Anglin, Wright State
2B: Braeden O'Shaughnessy, Youngstown State
3B: Manny Vorhees, Northern Kentucky
SS: Brad Goulet, Oakland
OF: Bryan Rosario, UIC
OF: Julian Greenwell, Wright State
OF: Alec Sayre, Wright State
DH/Flex: Brandon Nigh, Oakland
SP: Tyler Ingram, UIC
SP: Nate Petersen, UIC
SP: Matt Brosky, Youngstown State
RP: AJ Blubaugh, Milwaukee
 
All-Horizon League Second Team
C: Cade Fitzpatrick, Purdue Fort Wayne
1B: Breck Nowik, UIC
2B: Jared Miller, Oakland
3B: Jack Lang, Purdue Fort Wayne
SS: Ryan Lin-Peistrup, UIC
OF: Luke Seidal, Milwaukee 
OF: Brennan Gick, Northern Kentucky
OF: Brenton Phillips, Oakland
DH/Flex: Zane Harris, Wright State
SP: Riley Frey, Milwaukee
SP: Jake Shirk, Wright State
SP: Alex Theis, Wright State
RP: Jay Luikart, Wright State
 
Horizon League All-Freshman Team (alphabetical by school)
Justin Hausser, Milwaukee
Brandon Nigh, Oakland
Rex Stills, Purdue Fort Wayne
Breck Nowik, UIC
Sebastian Gongora, Wright State
Andrew Patrick, Wright State
Justin Riemer, Wright State