Staniske Named To A Pair Of All-America Teams

UW-Oshkosh senior second baseman Hunter Staniske was named to the 2021 NCAA Division III All-America Second Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association and D3baseball.com.

Staniske is the third Titan to be selected an All-American by both the ABCA and D3baseball.com, joining pitcher Luke Westphal (2011) and second baseman Tyler Kamps (2013). Staniske's D3baseball.com honor matches Westphal's Second Team accolade as the highest from the online organization for a UW-Oshkosh player.

An ABCA and D3baseball.com All-Midwest Region First Team selection, Staniske becomes the third Titan to garner D3baseball.com All-America recognition and the school's 48th player to receive ABCA Division III All-America laurels. The ABCA and D3baseball.com Division III postseason award programs began in 1976 and 2007, respectively.

Staniske concluded the 2021 season leading the Titans with a .429 batting average, 66 hits, two triples, 51 runs batted in, 107 total bases, a .695 slugging percentage and a .480 on-base percentage. He also recorded 40 runs scored, 13 doubles, eight home runs and 16 stolen bases while producing a .956 fielding percentage on the way to being voted to the All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team.

Staniske, who had a hit in 37 of the Titans' 39 games this season, ranked second in the conference in batting average and RBIs; third in hits and slugging percentage; fourth in on-base percentage; fifth in total bases and stolen bases; and eighth in home runs. Staniske's .429 batting average was the best for a Titan since two-time First Team All-American Jeremy Jirschele batted .438 in 2005.

Staniske had a 28-game hitting streak – the second longest by a Titan and tied for fifth in WIAC history – and 16 multiple-hit performances on the year. He went 4-for-4 on two occasions and 4-for-5 twice during the 2021 campaign. After seeing his hitting streak end, Staniske responded by going a combined 7-for-8 over the next two contests against UW-Platteville and UW-Stevens Point with a home run and three RBIs in both games.

In seven games versus conference foe Finlandia University (Mich.), Staniske was 13-for-25 with 14 runs scored, a pair of homers and 17 RBIs. He finished a triple shy of the cycle against the Lions in the doubleheader nightcap on April 23, going 3-for-4 with three runs scored, a home run and a season high six runs batted in.

Staniske helped UW-Oshkosh to a 20-19 record in 2021 against conference rivals exclusively, including a 16-12 mark in WIAC play. The Titans, who tied for fourth in the WIAC standings, concluded the season with a 2-0 setback to UW-Stout during the first round of the league tournament. UW-Oshkosh's 47 home runs this year were the program's most since 2004.

2021 ABCA NCAA Division III All-America Baseball Team

2021 D3baseball.com NCAA Division III All-America Baseball Team