Hastings College senior Bryant McCann, Omaha, Neb., has been named to the 2009 Rawlings-NAIA Gold Glove Team as pitcher. McCann is the first GPAC player to be honored with this award, and the first Hastings College baseball player to be named to the NAIA Gold Glove Team. In his four years in the starting rotation, McCann did not commit one error as a pitcher for the Hastings College Broncos. McCann was honored earlier this month by the GPAC by making first team All-Conference.

McCann is among nine players from across the country chosen as the best collegiate fielders. The players are selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association (BCA) All-American Selection Committee. This is the third year the NAIA Gold Glove Team has been chosen.

Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,150 students. The college was listed in the 2009 “Best in the Midwest” section of The Princeton Review’s website featuring 2009 Best Colleges: Region by Region. The school was ranked among the “Best Liberal Arts Colleges” in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, America’s Best Colleges 2009 and rated as a “Best Buy in College Education” in the respected college guide, Barron’s.