Simpson College baseball athlete Brady Held was selected to the D3baseball.com All-Region IX First Team as a utility player earlier this week. Held is the first in program history to be named to the all-region first team, and was a third-team honoree in 2021. Held had a 4-0 record on the mound with a 2.23 ERA and 84 strikeouts, while also earning a .398 batting average at the plate with 12 doubles, three home runs, and driving in 21. Held also holds multiple career records in Storm baseball history.