Piper Earns An NAIA Gold Glove

Kenny Piper of Columbia College is a 2021 ABCA-Rawlings NAIA Baseball Gold Glove Team recipient. One Gold Glove Award was given for each position and Piper is the catcher on the team.

Piper becomes the first ABCA-Rawlings Gold Glove winner from Columbia. He finished the year with a .994 fielding percentage behind the plate, allowing just one passed ball in over 40 games played behind the plate. Piper played an instrumental part in limiting stolen bases, throwing out 20 base stealers.