Five Ravens Receive All-HCAC Honors

Anderson University baseball standouts Jed Downham, Charlie Jones, Landen Southern, Noah Wathen and Griffin Wolf each received all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) honors, which was announced by the conference on Wednesday.

Southern garnered first-team all-HCAC recognition while Downham, Wathen and Wolf each earned second-team all-HCAC honors. Jones picked up all-HCAC Honorable Mention.

Landen Southern (Junior; Right-Handed Pitcher; Lafayette, Ind./Clinton Prairie)

• Career All-Conference Selections – First Team (2024), Second Team (2023)
• HCAC Pitcher of the Week
• Conference-Only Stats – (3-1), 44.1 IP, 37 H, 22 R, 21 ER, 16 BB, 51 K, 4.26 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 10.35 K/9
• HCAC Conference Only Rankings – 2nd in Strikeouts (51), 4th in Opponent Batting Average (.223), 6th in ERA (4.26), T-8 in Wins (3)
• Overall Stats – (5-2), 69 IP, 62 H, 39 E, 36 ER, 35 BB, 81 K, 4.70 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 10.57 K/9
• HCAC Overall Rankings – 2nd in Strikeouts (81), 4th in Opponent Batting Average (.242), 6th in ERA (4.26)
• NCAA D-III Rankings – T-39 in Strikeouts (81)

Jed Downham (Senior; Catcher; Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger)

• Career All-Conference Selections – Second Team (2024)
• Named to D3baseball.com Team of the Week
• Conference-Only Stats – 21-for-65, 9 Doubles, 3 Homers, 13 RBI, 17 Runs, 1 Stolen Base, .323 AVG, .451 OBP, .600 SLG
• Overall Stats – 35-for-108, 14 Doubles, 1 Triple, 4 Homers, 23 RBI, 26 Runs, .324 AVG, .464 OBP, .583 SLG
• HCAC Conference-Only Rankings – T-4 in Doubles (9), 10th in Slugging Percentage (.600), 10th in OPS (1.051)
• HCAC Overall Rankings – 7th in OPS (1.047), 10th in OBP (.464)

Noah Wathen (Freshman; Left-Handed Pitcher; Floyd Knobs, Ind./Floyd Central)

• Career All-Conference Selections – Second Team (2024)
• Conference-Only Stats – (3-2), 34.2 IP, 46 H, 22 R, 18 ER, 15 BB, 39 K, 4.67 ERA, 1.76 WHIP, 10.13 K/9
• Overall Stats – (4-2), 1 Save, 59 IP, 68 H, 34 R, 28 ER, 28 BB, 61 K, 4.27 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 9.31 K/7
• HCAC Conference-Only Rankings – 8th in Strikeouts (39), T-8 in Wins (3), 9th in ERA (4.67)
• HCAC Overall Rankings – 8th in ERA (4.27)

Griffin Wolf (Sophomore; Designated Hitter; Carmel, Ind./Carmel)

• Career All-Conference Selections – Second Team (2024), Honorable Mention (2023)
• HCAC Hitter of the Week
• Conference-Only Stats – 19-for-54, 4 Doubles, 1 Homer, 6 Runs, 12 RBI, .352 AVG, .453 OBP, .481 SLG
• Overall Stats – 53-for-141, 7 Doubles, 6 Homers, 41 RBI, 28 Runs, .376 AVG, .447 OBP, .553 SLG
• HCAC Overall Rankings – 5th in Batting Average (.376)

Charlie Jones (Junior; Second Baseman; Portage, Ind./Andrean)

• Career All-Conference Selections – Second Team (2023), Honorable Mention (2024)
• Conference-Only Stats – 32-for-83, 7 Doubles, 2 Triples, 2 Homers, 12 RBI, 26 Runs, 6 Stolen Bases, .386 AVG, .480 OBP, .590 SLG
• Overall Stats – 53-for-158, 12 Doubles, 2 Triples, 2 Homers, 21 RBI, 47 Runs, 33 Walks, 18 Stolen Bases, .335 AVG, .475 OBP, .475 SLG
• HCAC Conference-Only Rankings – T-4 in Doubles (9), T-4 in Triples (2), 8th in OPS (1.070), 10th in Batting Average (.386), T-10 in Stolen Bases (6)
• HCAC Overall Rankings – 4th in Walks (33), T-5 in Stolen Bases (18), 8th in On-Base Percentage (.478)