2021 ABCA All-Region Baseball Release
ABCA – The 2021 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 and three Second-Team selections.
| 2021 Midwest-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. II Midwest All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Carson Eby | Jr. | Davenport | MI |
| OF | Cole Brooks | Sr. | Northwood | MI |
| OF | Nolan Anspaugh | Jr. | Davennport | MI |
| P | Chad Patrick | Sr. | Purdue Northwest | IN |
| RP | Perry Bewley | Jr. | Ashland | OH |
| NCAA Div. II Midwest All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Matt Magnno | Fr. | Northwood | MI |
| 1B | Noah Marcoux | Jr. | Davenport | MI |
| 3B | Garett Robberts | Sr. | Ashland | OH |
| UT | Austin Emanuel | Gr. | Parkside | WI |
| OF | Jacob Rybicki | So. | Northwood | MI |
| P | Mark Scannnell | Jr. | Grand Valley St. | MI |
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 on Friday, June 4. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams for all divisions will be announced Wednesday, June 23.
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), Alex Koch (Wayne State College), Rob Penders (St. Edward's University) and Joe Spano (Mercyhurst University).
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 13,000 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.
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