St. Paul, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its 2019 men's baseball awards on Tuesday afternoon.  The Eagles, who finished third in the conference in both the regular season and the conference tournament, landed four athletes on the All-Conference list.  Quinton Lindow (Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls) and Philip Wall (Juneau, Alaska/IDEA) landed on the UMAC's First Team, while Carlton Lindow (Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls) and Bradley Spencer (Papillion, Neb./Papillion South) received Honorable Mentions.  Aaron Krahn (Roseau, Minn./Roseau) was Northwestern's recipient of the Individual Sportsmanship Award.

View the complete UMAC All-Conference release HERE.
 
Quinton Lindow (Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls) pitched to a 4.98 ERA (2.89 ERA in conference play) and finished the season at 5-3 (3-0 in conference play).  He threw 56 innings for the Eagles and kept hitters off-balanced all season with his offspeed pitches.  The senior saved his best season for last and was a major reason why the Eagles pitching staff led the conference in almost every statistical category.  Lindow finished with the ninth lowest ERA in the conference with his signature game coming against Crown College where he threw a complete game, while only allowing one run, to lock up a playoff berth for Northwestern.
 
Philip Wall (Juneau, Alaska/IDEA), who was named to the National Christian College Athletic Association's (NCCAA) North Central All-Region team yesterday, received his second consecutive UMAC First Team nod. The sophomore not only dominated on the mound, but also led the team in batting average at the plate.  On the bump, Wall led the team in ERA (2.80) and IP (64.1) and tied for first in wins (5) and complete games (2).  He picked up two UMAC pitcher of week honors and led the conference in ERA (second place was 3.54).  Wall finished with a 5.46 ERA in conference play, but he still led the conference in innings pitched and gave up the second fewest earned runs of the 23 qualified pitchers (minimum of 34.2 innings).  His signature game on the mound was in an elimination game against St. Scholastica in the UMAC Tournament where he threw 7.1 innings and only gave up one earned run, which knocked the Saints out of the playoffs.  In addition to his exploits on the mound, the sophomore excelled at the dish as hit .333 with a .443 on base percentage, which both led the team.
 
Carlton Lindow (Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls) also received his second consecutive award as he was placed on the First Team last year. Lindow, who won the team MVP award, was a huge factor in the Eagles success.  He was the most consistent hitter as he hit .327 with a .400 on base percentage and contributed three home runs, which was third most on the team.  He drove in 34 runs, which was far and away the most, as the team's cleanup hitter for the majority of the season.  In addition, next year's captain not only dominated at the plate but behind it as well.  He threw out 18 out of 37 would be base stealers (49%) which is an unheard of rate behind the plate.
 
Bradley Spencer (Papillion, Neb./Papillion South) had a dominant year on the mound.  After not pitching since his senior year of high school, he took over the closer role and shut the opposing hitters down.  Mainly thanks to his overpowering fastball and slider, he did not give up an earned run during his nine regular-season appearances.  He earned eight saves, in the regular season, to set the school record for saves in a season.  He added a ninth save during the conference tournament and finished the year with a 2.63 ERA in his 11 appearances.  The senior struck out 14 and only allowed an opponent batting average against of .167.  Spencer was an expert at preventing inherited runners (runners who reached base on a previous pitcher) from scoring.  He twice came in with one out in the eighth inning and a runner on second and both times stranded him there, with one of those being in the previously mentioned game versus St. Scholastica.  Spencer also played third base for the Eagles and had a .400 on-base percentage, which was tied for second on the team.  He had three doubles and scored 17 runs as he started to catch fire at the plate towards the end of the regular season.  Spencer drew 24 walks on the season which placed him fifth in the UMAC in addition to leading the conference and North Central NCCAA Region (and finishing seventh in the nation) in saves at nine.
 
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