BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – On Wednesday, the Mountain East Conference announced their 2022 postseason award winners and all-conference teams as voted on by the league's coaches. Redshirt sophomore Ben Ross headlined the awards as the first player in program history to be named MEC Player of the Year. Redshirt senior Nick Farrell joined Ross and garnered First Team All-MEC honors, to mark the first time since 2014 that NDC had multiple players selected to All-MEC First Team. Lastly, redshirt sophomore Alec Mendoza ended his 2022 campaign on a tear to bring home Second Team All-MEC.
 
Notre Dame College increased their regular season win total by nine games in 2022 (26-24, 20-12 MEC) as compared to 2021, putting together a 20-win season for the first time since 2019. The Falcons also increased their conference win total by six games, generating 20 wins inside the MEC for the first time since 2016, including punching their ticket to the MEC Tournament for the first time since 2019. For the season, NDC was fourth in the MEC in batting average (.301), fifth in doubles (88), sixth in triples (9), sixth in home runs (32) and sixth in runs scored (310).

"It's great to see hard work payoff," said head coach Len Barker. "These guys represent NDC baseball with class."
 
MEC Player of the Year / First Team
Ben Ross

• Only player on the team to start and play all 50 games this season
• Led NDC in batting average (.393), OPS (1.213), slugging percentage (.758), on base percentage (.455), hits (70), doubles (19), triples (2), home runs (14), RBIs (57), total bases (135), runs scored (53) and stolen bases (15)
• Set the NDC single season record for RBIs, home runs, runs scored, total bases, intentional walks and sacrifice flies. Currently, he is tied for the single season hits record, while being a double shy of the single season record
• Amongst the MEC, he ranked first in total bases, tied for first in hits, second in home runs, second in RBIs, third in OPS, third in slugging percentage, third in doubles and sixth in batting average

 
First Team
Nick Farrell

• Started and played in 47 games this season
• Posted a .342 batting average (2^nd), .961 OPS (2^nd), .565 slugging percentage (2^nd), nine home runs (2^nd), 63 hits (2^nd), 39 runs scored (2^nd), 12 doubles (T-2^nd), 104 total bases (2^nd) and 32 RBIs (3^rd)
• Generated a team best 24-game hit streak during the season
• Tallied 20 multi-hit games this season

 
Second Team
Alec Mendoza

• Played in 48 games, starting 47 this season
• Posted 42 RBIs (2^nd), a .331 batting average (3^rd), 60 hits (3^rd), 32 runs scored (3^rd), 77 total bases (3^rd) and 11 doubles (4^th)
• Finished the regular season on a team best 12-game hit streak
• Totaled 17 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games this season