Sophomore second baseman Matt O'Leary has been named a Third Team All-American by d3baseball.com and the American Baseball Coaches Association sponsored by Rawlings. Teammate and fellow sophomore designated hitter Brett Kiger was an Honorable Mention pick on the d3baseball.com All-America teams for 2021. The power-hitting duo are the first to garner All-America status in Buccaneer history. 

The pair posted banner years for the Buccaneers offensively leading one of the nation's top slugging teams all season. Both were First Team All-Central Region selections along with Midwest Conference All-North Division picks. 

O'Leary led the team in batting average (.420), slugging percentage (.768), hits (47), homeruns (8), runs batted in (49), and on base percentage (.527). The sophomore ranked among the top 35 in the country in RBI while posting the seventh-best RBI rate per game in the nation. He is also among the top 50 in on base percentage, runs per game and slugging percentage.

O'Leary set the program's season record for RBI and homers, ranks second with four triples and had the fifth-best batting average in a season in program history. He also helped set team records with two triples in a game against Lawrence, as well as a three-homerun, seven RBI outing against St. Norbert in April. O'Leary was the only player in the league to register three dingers in a single game this season. 

Kiger owned his primary position as the designated hitter for the Bucs this season. The powerful righty blasted eight homers, fourth-most in the league and tied for the program record for four-baggers in a season. His .745 slugging percentage was second in the conference to the teammate who hit before him in the Bucs' batting order. Incredibly, half of Kiger's 36 hits went for extra bases this season with 10 doubles and the eight round trippers as he drove in 47 runs, third in the league and third in program history. The sophomore also tallied seven RBI in a game this season tying the program record on May 13 at Chicago. A feared hitter for opposing pitchers, Kiger was pegged 11 times this season, ranked sixth in program history. 

On the national stage, Kiger ranks third in the country in RBI per game, driving in 1.68 runs per contest.