2019 ABCA All-Region Baseball Release
ABCA – The 2019 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Region teams and Regional Players of the Year have been announced in all eight regions. The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. II All-America Committee.
The GLIAC landed 11 All-Region honorees, including five First-Team selections, including Wayne State's Hunter Brown being named Player of the Year.
| 2017 Midwest-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. II Midwest All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| 3B | Jacob Buchberger | Jr. | Davenport | MI |
| OF | Travis Harvey | Jr. | Davenport | MI |
| DH | Michael MacLean | So. | Wayne State | MI |
| P | Hunter Brown | Jr. | Wayne State | MI |
| RP | Chris Slabik | Sr. | Ashland | OH |
| NCAA Div. II Midwest All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| 1B | David Vinsky | Jr. | Northwood | MI |
| 2B | Nolan Bryant | Jr. | Davenport | MI |
| 3B | Jacob Finkbeiner | So. | Wayne State | MI |
| P | Evan Marquardt | Sr. | Davenport | MI |
| P | Devin Peters | Sr. | Ashland | OH |
| RP | Lennon Gwizdala | Sr. | Northwood | MI |
| Midwest Position Player of the Year: Justin Childers, Jr., 1B, Ohio Dominican | ||||
| Midwest Pitcher of the Year: Hunter Brown, Jr., Wayne State | ||||
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first-team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Americans will be announced the evening of Friday, May 31 following the Opening Ceremonies at the NCAA Div. II World Series. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams for all divisions will be announced Wednesday, June 19.
The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007.
The Chair of the ABCA NCAA Div. II All-America & Coach of the Year Committee is Rudy Garbalosa of Lynn University. Also on the committee are Randy Betten (Cal Poly Pomona), Jamie Detillion (Grand Valley State University), Jim Gantt (Catawba College), Rick Giannetti (Dominican College), Matt Jones (Shippensburg University), Rob Penders (St. Edward's University) and Kyle Poock (Winona State University).
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 11,000 members represent all 50 states and 25 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth. The 76th annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 2-5, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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