Even Matt Barnard's catcher's mitt wasn't big enough to hold all of the awards over a stellar four-year career from 1989-92 that saw UW-Stout twice advance to the NAIA World Series. Barnard, a Menomonie native, was a four-time first team all-WSUC pick, a two-time NAIA All-American, three time NAIA all-district choice, the NAIA Area V player of the year, an NCAA all-midwest selection and was the WSUC Scholar-Athlete for baseball his senior year. Barnard led the WSUC in batting average (.526) and RBI (27) in 1990. He is currently sixth on Stout's all-time list for career batting average (.383) and hits (180) and fourth in RBI (109).During Barnard's career, the Blue Devils advanced to the NAIA World Series in 1989 and 1990 and were the 1990 WSUC champions after sweeping UW-Oshkosh in the playoff series.