The American Baseball Coaches Association released the 2018 ABCA/Rawlings Pacific Association Division All-America teams on Thursday. The Pacific Association Division is comprised of junior colleges from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) and the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC).
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first-team selections , which were announced on Wednesday, were nominated for All-America honors. In all divisions, the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Teams will be announced on Wednesday, June 20. The ABCA National Pitchers of the Year will be announced Monday, June 25 followed by ABCA National Position Players of the Year on Wednesday, June 27.
The selection process is led by the ABCA Pacific Association Division All-America Committee, which is chaired by Paul Moore of the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association and includes Mark Yoshino of Bellevue College in Washington and former coach Larry Quirico.
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 ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 9,600 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 75th annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 3-6, 2019 in Dallas, Texas.
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See Also: ABCA/Rawlings Pacific Association Division All-Region Teams
| 2018-ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams |
| Pacific Association All-America First Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
Dominic Campeau |
So. |
Cypress |
CA |
| 1B |
AJ Curtis |
So. |
Ohlone |
CA |
| IF |
Beau Philip |
So. |
San Joaquin Delta |
CA |
| IF |
Brandon Lewis |
So. |
LA Pierce |
CA |
| IF |
Andrew Navigato |
So. |
Cuesta |
CA |
| OF |
Connor Blair |
So. |
Butte |
CA |
| OF |
Johnny Sage |
So. |
Yakima Valley |
WA |
| OF |
Eric De La Rosa |
So. |
Grossmont |
CA |
| DH |
Zach Inskeep |
So. |
Yakima Valley |
WA |
| UT |
Jake Holton |
So. |
Santa Barbara |
CA |
| P |
Tanner Brubaker |
So. |
Saddleback |
CA |
| P |
Chris Allen |
So. |
College of Marin |
CA |
| P |
Elliot Carney |
So. |
Edmonds |
WA |
| RP |
Derek Browne |
So. |
Clark |
WA |
| |
| Pacific Association All-America Second Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
JT Strickler |
So. |
Lower Columbia |
WA |
| 1B |
Spencer Palmer |
Fr. |
El Camino |
CA |
| IF |
Collin Wolf |
So. |
Tacoma |
WA |
| IF |
Wyatt Tilley |
So. |
College of the Sequoias |
CA |
| IF |
Ramon Bramasco |
So. |
Cerritos |
CA |
| OF |
Elijah Greene |
Fr. |
Mt. SAC |
CA |
| OF |
John Mook |
So. |
Folsom Lake |
CA |
| OF |
Guthrie Morrison |
So. |
Edmonds |
WA |
| DH |
Cade Spurlin |
So. |
LA Mission |
CA |
| UT |
Riley Cleary |
So. |
Los Medanos |
CA |
| P |
Ethan Skuija |
So. |
Ohlone |
CA |
| P |
Jacob Lopez |
So. |
College of the Canyons |
CA |
| P |
Gerald Hein |
So. |
Yakima Valley |
WA |
| RP |
Zach Bromstead |
Fr. |
Mt. SAC |
CA |
| |
| Pacific Association All-America Third Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
Joe Bath |
So. |
Feather River |
CA |
| 1B |
Rylan Cratsenberg |
So. |
Pierce |
WA |
| IF |
Xander Orejudos |
Fr. |
Columbia Basin |
WA |
| IF |
Everett Lau |
So. |
College of San Mateo |
CA |
| IF |
Damon Peters |
So. |
Linn-Benton |
OR |
| OF |
Cooper Morrison |
So. |
Reedley |
CA |
| OF |
Cole McKenzie |
So. |
Yakima Valley |
WA |
| OF |
Jeremiah Vison |
So. |
Golden West |
CA |
| DH |
Brandon Booz |
Fr. |
Modesto |
CA |
| UT |
Robert Ahlstrom |
So. |
Chemeketa |
OR |
| P |
Will Smith |
Fr. |
Edmonds |
WA |
| P |
Art Joven |
So. |
College of the Sequoias |
CA |
| P |
Andrew Nardi |
So. |
Moorpark |
CA |
| RP |
Nick Roth |
Fr. |
College of Marin |
CA |
| |