PELLA — Declan O'Hare (junior, Los Angeles, Calif., John Marshall HS) and Colton DeRocher (sophomore, Sioux City, East HS) were selected to represent the Central College baseball team on the American Rivers All-Conference team announced Wednesday.

O'Hare was chosen as the utility player and DeRocher was one of four outfielders picked. They are the first Dutch players to merit first team recognition since 2018.

Splitting his time between first base and starting on the mound, O'Hare led the Dutch in batting average and pitching wins during the conference season. In 22 conference games, he hit .405 with 12 extra-base hits and 19 RBI. On the mound, he was 2-1 in conference contests including a complete game shutout against Luther College in his final start. He had a 3.76 ERA, striking out 30 in 38.1 innings.

Derocher also started 22 games, hitting .372 with seven home runs, 1 triple and nine doubles. He drove in 31 runs, the most of any player in the conference. He slugged .744 and had a pair of two home run games against Loras College and Wartburg College

Central finished its season 16-23 overall and 4-20 in league play.