2018 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-America Teams

The American Baseball Coaches Association released the 2018 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-America teams on Thursday evening. The honorees were announced at the opening ceremonies of the NCAA Div. III College World Series in Appleton, Wisconsin.

ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first-team selections , which were announced on Tuesday, 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 for all divisions will be announced on Monday, June 25, followed by the ABCA National Players of the Year on Wednesday, June 27.

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. III All-America & Coach of the Year Committee is Matthew LaBranche of Eastern Connecticut State University. Also on the committee are Paul Hesse (University of Mount Union), Corey Paluga (Elmira College), Kevin Tomasiewicz (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh), Dean Glus (The College of New Jersey), Ray Hedrick (Randolph-Macon College), Luke Johnson (North Park University), and Scott Winterburn (University of La Verne).

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 NCAA Div. III All-Region Teams