The 2018 ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Division I, II and III All-America teams have been released by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods in conjunction with the NJCAA national office.
In all divisions, the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Teams will be announced on Wednesday, June 20, followed by ABCA National Pitchers of the Year on Monday, June 25 and the ABCA National Position 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 National Chair of the ABCA NJCAA All-America & Coach of the Year committee is Joe Bauth of Erie Community College. The Chairs of each NJCAA division are Mike Saddler of Colby County Community College (Division I), Rod Lovett of Parkland College (Division II) and Dean Myrick of the Alabama Community College Conference (Division III).
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 23 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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2018 ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Div. I All-America Teams |
NJCAA Div. I All-America First Team |
Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
C |
Conrado Diaz |
So. |
Trinidad State |
CO |
IF |
Austin Henry |
So. |
Walters State |
TN |
IF |
Rankin Woley |
So. |
Chattahoochee Valley |
AL |
IF |
Joey Polak |
Fr. |
Jefferson |
MO |
IF |
CJ Alexander |
So. |
State College of Florida |
FL |
OF |
Alex Peterson |
Fr. |
Cowley |
KS |
OF |
Luis Pelayo |
So. |
Connors State |
OK |
OF |
Mark Castelblanco |
So. |
Clarendon |
TX |
DH |
Colton Burgess |
So. |
Connors State |
OK |
P |
Sean Chandler |
So. |
Iowa Western |
IA |
P |
Antonio Frias |
So. |
Monroe |
NY |
P |
Aaron Ashby |
So. |
Crowder |
MO |
|
NJCAA Div. I All-America Second Team |
Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
C |
Colton Onstott |
So. |
Dodge City |
KS |
IF |
Michael Lawson |
So. |
Panola |
TX |
IF |
Hunter Wolfe |
So. |
Walters State |
TN |
IF |
Phil Archer |
So. |
Olney Central |
IL |
IF |
Bryan Lavastida |
So. |
Hillsborough |
FL |
OF |
Tyler Reichenborn |
So. |
Iowa Western |
IA |
OF |
Juston Dunham |
So. |
Coastal Alabama CC-South |
AL |
OF |
Andrew Eyster |
Fr. |
Santa Fe |
FL |
DH |
Oraj Anu |
Fr. |
Wallace-Dothan |
AL |
P |
Yusniel Padron |
Fr. |
Miami Dade |
FL |
P |
Blake Rivera |
So. |
Wallace State |
AL |
P |
Landon Knack |
So. |
Walters State |
TN |
|
NJCAA Div. I All-America Third Team |
Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
C |
Josh Breaux |
So. |
McLennan |
TX |
IF |
Joseph Locascio |
So. |
Kishwaukee |
IL |
IF |
Andrew Miller |
So. |
Grayson |
TX |
IF |
Bryan Sturges |
So. |
Howard |
TX |
IF |
Malik Williams |
Fr. |
Johnson County |
KS |
OF |
Alerick Soularie |
Fr. |
San Jacinto |
TX |
OF |
Dylan Harris |
So. |
Walters State |
TN |
OF |
Andrew Morrow |
So. |
Fort Scott |
KS |
DH |
Angel Colon |
So. |
New Mexico Military Institute |
NM |
P |
Cole Ganopulos |
So. |
Chattahoochee Valley |
AL |
P |
Braden Scott |
So. |
Olney Central |
IL |
P |
Dylan Steen |
So. |
Southern Idaho |
ID |
|
2018 ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Div. II All-America Teams |
NJCAA Div. II All-America First Team |
Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
C |
Jacob Padilla |
So. |
Murray State |
OK |
IF |
Josh Bristyan |
So. |
Paradise Valley |
AZ |
IF |
Izaya Fullard |
Fr. |
Kirkwood |
IA |
IF |
Kelani Luke |
So. |
Lackawanna |
PA |
IF |
Juan Paulino |
So. |
Western Oklahoma State |
OK |
OF |
Aaron Palensky |
Fr. |
Southeast |
NE |
OF |
Joe Quinones-Mason |
Fr. |
Pitt |
NC |
OF |
Brandon Parker |
Fr. |
Mississippi Gulf Coast |
MS |
DH |
Trace Jordan |
So. |
Meridian |
MS |
P |
Blake Flint |
So. |
Paradise Valley |
AZ |
P |
Zach Hester |
So. |
LSU Eunice |
LA |
P |
Chas Sagedahl |
Fr. |
Southeastern |
IA |
|
NJCAA Div. II All-America Second Team |
Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
C |
Martin Muzik |
So. |
Wake Tech |
NC |
IF |
Alex Cimaroli |
So. |
McHenry County |
IL |
IF |
Gavin Homer |
So. |
Kellogg |
MI |
IF |
Simon Landry |
So. |
Pearl River |
MS |
IF |
Trystin Raikes |
So. |
Parkland |
IL |
OF |
Bryce Butler |
So. |
Kankakee |
IL |
OF |
Dan Fry |
So. |
Allegany College of Maryland |
MD |
OF |
Tyler Paulsen |
So. |
Parkland |
IL |
DH |
EJ Taylor |
Fr. |
Northern Oklahoma-Enid |
OK |
P |
Joey Baran |
So. |
Lackawanna |
PA |
P |
Tyler Buchanan |
So. |
Pasco-Hernando |
FL |
P |
Wyatt Rush |
Fr. |
Lansing |
MI |
|
NJCAA Div. II All-America Third Team |
Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
C |
Ryan Parquette |
Fr. |
McHenry County |
IL |
IF |
Luke Baranchak |
So. |
Mercyhurst North East |
PA |
IF |
Connor Denning |
Fr. |
Mesa |
AZ |
IF |
Scott McKeon |
So. |
Brunswick |
NC |
IF |
Handy Rodriguez |
So. |
CCBC Catonsville |
MD |
OF |
Scott Giordano |
So. |
Westchester |
NY |
OF |
Griffin Keller |
So. |
Northern Oklahoma-Enid |
OK |
OF |
Hunter Ruhstorfer |
So. |
Lansing |
MI |
DH |
Phil Ferranti |
Fr. |
Monroe |
NY |
P |
Ryan Anderson |
So. |
McHenry County |
IL |
P |
Brock Begue |
Fr. |
Cuyahoga |
OH |
P |
Julian Smith |
So. |
Catawba Valley |
NC |
|
2018 ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Div. III All-America Teams |
NJCAA Div. III All-America First Team |
Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
C |
Jack Goan |
So. |
Rowan Gloucester |
NJ |
IF |
Michael Roberts |
Fr. |
Surry |
NC |
IF |
Leo Romero |
Fr. |
Northern Essex |
MA |
IF |
Tyler Melko |
So. |
Northampton |
PA |
IF |
Vincent Chiarenza |
Fr. |
Niagara County |
NY |
OF |
Jackson Wenstrom |
Fr. |
Hudson Valley |
NY |
OF |
Antony Orta |
So. |
Brookhaven |
TX |
OF |
Griffin Schneider |
So. |
Century |
MN |
DH |
Alex Gattinelli |
Fr. |
Rowan Gloucester |
NJ |
P |
Solomon Klimeck |
So. |
Eastfield |
TX |
P |
Marco Becerril |
Fr. |
Coastal Bend |
TX |
P |
Alex Crinigan |
So. |
Oakton |
IL |
|
NJCAA Div. III All-America Second Team |
Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
C |
Riley Magee |
Fr. |
Northern Essex |
MA |
IF |
Michael Morissette |
Fr. |
Tyler |
TX |
IF |
Jordan Gochenour |
Fr. |
Coastal Bend |
TX |
IF |
Brian Rodriguez |
So. |
Brookdale |
NJ |
IF |
Alex Evenson |
Fr. |
Century |
MN |
OF |
Brendyn Stillman |
Fr. |
Herkimer |
NY |
OF |
Luis Massa Ortiz |
Fr. |
St. Cloud Tech |
MN |
OF |
Ben Irvine |
So. |
Northern Essex |
MA |
DH |
Chad Musser |
Fr. |
Century |
MN |
P |
Jack Parkinson |
So. |
Rowan Gloucester |
NJ |
P |
Jose Venegas |
Fr. |
Elgin |
IL |
P |
Tom Gertner |
Fr. |
Oakton |
IL |
|
NJCAA Div. III All-America Third Team |
Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
C |
Matt Cross |
So. |
Niagara County |
NY |
IF |
Mason Ruhlman |
So. |
Riverland |
MN |
IF |
Kelvin Volquez |
Fr. |
Eastfield |
TX |
IF |
Jordan Larson |
So. |
DuPage |
IL |
IF |
Kyle Lauria |
Fr. |
Ocean County |
NJ |
OF |
Ben Hoare |
So. |
Thomas Nelson |
VA |
OF |
J.J. Ganzaroli |
So. |
Rowan Gloucester |
NJ |
OF |
Jake Hahn |
Fr. |
Brookhaven |
TX |
DH |
Daniel Quintanilla |
So. |
Cedar Valley |
TX |
P |
Walker Joyce |
Fr. |
Rockingham |
NC |
P |
Ryan Sandberg |
Fr. |
Queensborough |
NY |
P |
Joe Kruszka |
So. |
Niagara County |
NY |
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