The 2016 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region teams 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. I All-America Committee.
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first-team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans will be announced on Saturday, June 18 and the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team will be announced on Sunday, June 19.
The ABCA All-America committee is chaired by Dean Ehehalt of Monmouth University and also includes head coaches Mike Stone (Massachusetts), Brian O’Connor (Virginia), Tim Corbin (Vanderbilt), Steve Jaksa (Central Michigan), Dan Heefner (Dallas Baptist), Tommy Raffo (Arkansas State) and George Horton (Oregon).
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 8,200 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 73rd annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 5-8, 2017 in Anaheim, California.
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| 2016 Northeast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Fabian Pena | Fr. | Manhattan | NY |
| 1B | Robby Rinn | Sr. | Bryant | RI |
| 2B | Reed Gamache | Sr. | Binghamton | NY |
| 3B | Martin Figueroa | Jr. | Rhode Island | RI |
| SS | Matthew Batten | Jr. | Quinnipiac | CT |
| OF | Jake Salpietro | Sr. | Fairfield | CT |
| OF | Matt Albanese | Jr. | Bryant | RI |
| OF | Christian Santisteban | Sr. | Manhattan | NY |
| DH | Frankie Gregoire | Fr. | Marist | NY |
| P | Tyler Wilson | So. | Rhode Island | RI |
| P | James Karinchak | So. | Bryant | RI |
| P | Aaron Civale | Jr. | Northeastern | MA |
| RP | Tom Hackimer | Jr. | St. John’s | NY |
| NCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Buck McCarthy | Sr. | Bryant | RI |
| 1B | Dave MacKinnon | Jr. | Hartford | CT |
| 2B | Chris Hess | So. | Rhode Island | RI |
| 3B | Willy Yahn | So. | Connecticut | CT |
| SS | Ben Bengtson | So. | Hartford | CT |
| OF | Joe Daru | Sr. | NYIT | NY |
| OF | Joe DeRoche-Duffin | Sr. | Connecticut | CT |
| OF | Jordan Powell | So. | Rhode Island | RI |
| DH | Erik Ostberg | So. | Hartford | CT |
| P | Anthony Kay | Jr. | Connecticut | CT |
| P | Justin Dunn | Jr. | Boston College | MA |
| P | Mike Bunal | Sr. | Binghamton | NY |
| RP | Iannick Remillard | Sr. | Canisius | NY |
| 2016 East-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I East All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Nick Feight | So. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| 1B | Gavin Stupienski | Jr. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| 2B | Brian Mims | So. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| 3B | Michael Morman | Gr. | Richmond | VA |
| SS | Charles Leblanc | So. | Pittsburgh | PA |
| OF | Joey Bartosic | Jr. | George Washington | DC |
| OF | Jordan Glover | Jr. | Delaware | DE |
| OF | Darius Hill | Fr. | West Virgina | WV |
| OF | Steven Linkous | Sr. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| DH | Alex Lewis | Jr. | Longwood | VA |
| P | Michael Dailey | Fr. | VCU | VA |
| P | Ryan Foster | Sr. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| P | Luke Gillingham | Sr. | Navy | MD |
| RP | Sam Donko | Jr. | VCU | VA |
| NCAA Div. I East All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Deon Stafford Jr. | So. | Saint Joseph’s | PA |
| 1B | Charley Gould | Sr. | William & Mary | VA |
| 2B | Cullen Large | So. | William & Mary | VA |
| 3B | Grant Lamberton | Jr. | Monmouth | NJ |
| SS | Kevin Lachance | Sr. | UMBC | MD |
| SS | Brady Policelli | Jr. | Towson | MD |
| OF | Derek Jenkins | Sr. | Seton Hall | NJ |
| OF | Dan Shea | Jr. | Monmouth | NJ |
| OF | Robbie Thorburn | Jr. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| DH | Kurtis Brown | Jr. | Richmond | VA |
| P | Travis Burnette | Sr. | Longwood | VA |
| P | Shane McCarthy | So. | Seton Hall | NJ |
| P | Noah Song | Fr. | Navy | MD |
| RP | Eddie Muhl | Jr. | George Washington | DC |
| 2016 East-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I East All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Zack Collins | Jr. | Miami | FL |
| 1B | Logan Sherer | Jr. | Charlotte | NC |
| 2B | Ben Spitznagel | Jr. | UNC Greensboro | NC |
| 3B | Will Craig | Jr. | Wake Forest | NC |
| SS | Taylor Walls | So. | Florida State | FL |
| OF | Seth Beer | Fr. | Clemson | SC |
| OF | Connor Owings | Sr. | Coastal Carolina | SC |
| OF | Bryson Bowman | Jr. | Western Carolina | NC |
| DH | G.K. Young | Jr. | Coastal Carolina | SC |
| P | Connor Jones | Jr. | Virginia | VA |
| P | Michael Mediavilla | So. | Miami | FL |
| P | J.B. Bukauskas | So. | North Carolina | NC |
| RP | Matthew Gorst | Jr. | Georgia Tech | GA |
| NCAA Div. I East All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Chris Okey | Jr. | Clemson | SC |
| C | Matt Thaiss | Jr. | Virginia | VA |
| 1B | Matt Smith | Jr. | Western Carolina | NC |
| 2B | Johnny Ruiz | Jr. | Miami | FL |
| 3B | Zach Remillard | Sr. | Coastal Carolina | SC |
| SS | Brandon Lopez | Sr. | Miami | FL |
| OF | L.J. Kalawaia | Sr. | UNC Greensboro | NC |
| OF | Weston Jackson | Sr. | Presbyterian | SC |
| OF | Matt Gonzalez | Sr. | Georgia Tech | GA |
| DH | Dillon Stewart | Jr. | UNC Greensboro | NC |
| P | Will Gaddis | So. | Furman | SC |
| P | Clark Beeker | Sr. | Davidson | NC |
| P | Brandon Gold | Jr. | Georgia Tech | GA |
| RP | Bryan Garcia | Jr. | Miami | FL |
| 2016 South-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I South All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Hagen Owenby | So. | East Tennessee State | TN |
| 1B | Peter Alonso | Jr. | Florida | FL |
| 2B | Trey York | Sr. | East Tennessee State | TN |
| 3B | Nick Senzel | Jr. | Tennessee | TN |
| SS | Devin Hairston | So. | Louisville | KY |
| OF | Kyle Lewis | Jr. | Mercer | GA |
| OF | Corey Ray | Jr. | Louisville | KY |
| OF | Jake Mangum | Fr. | Mississippi State | MS |
| DH | Corbin Olmstead | Sr. | North Florida | FL |
| P | Logan Shore | Jr. | Florida | FL |
| P | Dakota Hudson | Jr. | Mississippi State | MS |
| P | Brendan McKay | So. | Louisville | KY |
| RP | Shaun Anderson | Jr. | Florida | FL |
| NCAA Div. I South All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Will Smith | Jr. | Louisville | KY |
| 1B | Tim Lynch | Sr. | Southern Mississippi | MS |
| 2B | Jake Noll | Jr. | Florida Gulf Coast | FL |
| 3B | Mandy Alvarez | Sr. | Eastern Kentucky | KY |
| SS | Dalton Guthrie | So. | Florida | FL |
| OF | Anfernee Grier | Jr. | Auburn | GA |
| OF | Bryan Reynolds | Jr. | Vanderbilt | TN |
| OF | J.B. Woodman | Jr. | Mississippi | MS |
| DH | Brent Rooker | So. | Mississippi State | MS |
| P | Joey Lucchesi | Sr. | Southeast Missouri | MO |
| P | Alex Faedo | So. | Florida | FL |
| P | Kade McClure | So. | Louisville | KY |
| RP | Zack Burdi | Jr. | Louisville | KY |
| 2016 South Central-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I South Central All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Brady Cox | Jr. | UT Arlington | TX |
| 1B | Jameson Fisher | Jr. | Southeastern Louisiana | LA |
| 2B | Darien McLemore | Sr. | UT Arlington | TX |
| 3B | Danny Hudzina | Sr. | Western Kentucky | KY |
| SS | CJ Chatham | Jr. | Florida Atlantic | FL |
| OF | Ryan Scott | Sr. | Little Rock | AR |
| OF | Heath Quinn | Jr. | Samford | AL |
| OF | Reid Russell | Jr. | Lamar | TX |
| DH | Austin Edens | So. | Samford | AL |
| P | Adam Oller | Jr. | Northwestern State | LA |
| P | Kevin Hill | Sr. | South Alabama | AL |
| P | Seth Romero | So. | Houston | TX |
| RP | Cameron Ragsdale | Jr. | Florida Atlantic | FL |
| NCAA Div. I South Central All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Carlos Diaz | Jr. | Jackson State | MS |
| 1B | Joe Davis | Fr. | Houston | TX |
| 2B | Larry Barraza | Sr. | Grambling State | AL |
| 3B | Kyle Thornell | Sr. | Stephen F. Austin | TX |
| SS | Ford Proctor | Fr. | Rice | TX |
| OF | Carlos Ocasio | Jr. | Alabama State | AL |
| OF | Cole Billingsley | Jr. | South Alabama | AL |
| OF | Kyle Clement | Sr. | Louisiana | LA |
| DH | Hezekiah Randolph | Jr. | New Orleans | LA |
| P | Jon Duplantier | Jr. | Rice | TX |
| P | Joseph Camacho | Sr. | Alabama State | AL |
| P | Gunner Leger | So. | Louisiana | LA |
| RP | Dylan Moore | So. | Louisiana | LA |
| 2016 Mideast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I Mideast All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Daulton Varsho | So. | UW-Milwaukee | WI |
| 1B | Caleb Stayton | Jr. | Ball State | IN |
| 2B | Aaron Bossi | Sr. | Marshall | WV |
| 3B | Nick Sergakis | Sr. | Ohio State | OH |
| SS | Greg Kaiser | Sr. | IPFW | IN |
| OF | Alex Call | Jr. | Ball State | IN |
| OF | Joel Booker | Sr. | Iowa | IA |
| OF | Ronnie Dawson | Jr. | Ohio State | OH |
| DH | Zarley Zalewski | Sr. | Kent State | OH |
| P | Eric Lauer | Jr. | Kent State | OH |
| P | Keegan Akin | Jr. | Western Michigan | MI |
| P | Jesse Scholtens | Sr. | Wright State | OH |
| P | Cody Sedlock | Jr. | Illinois | IN |
| RP | Dakota Mekkes | So. | Michigan State | MI |
| NCAA Div. I Mideast All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Austin Athmann | Jr. | Minnesota | MN |
| 1B | Jordan Zimmerman | Jr. | Michigan State | MI |
| 2B | David Cronin | So. | Illinois-Chicago | IL |
| 3B | Tyler Ratliff | So. | Marshall | WV |
| SS | Mike Brosseau | Sr. | Oakland | MI |
| OF | Vinny Mallaro | Jr. | Buffalo | NY |
| OF | Cody Bruder | Sr. | Michigan | MI |
| OF | Ryan Fucci | Sr. | Wright State | OH |
| DH | Matt Fiedler | Jr. | Minnesota | MN |
| P | Kyle Hart | Sr. | Indiana | IN |
| P | Tanner Tully | Jr. | Ohio State | OH |
| P | Brian Keller | Sr. | UW-Milwaukee | WI |
| RP | Jack Anderson | Sr. | Penn State | PA |
| 2016 Midwest-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I Midwest All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Evan Skoug | So. | TCU | TX |
| 1B | Darick Hall | Jr. | Dallas Baptist | TX |
| 1B | Eric Gutierrez | Sr. | Texas Tech | TX |
| 2B | J.R. Davis | Jr. | Oklahoma State | OK |
| 3B | Jake Burger | So. | Missouri State | MO |
| 3B | Boomer White | Jr. | Texas A&M | TX |
| SS | Sheldon Neuse | Jr. | Oklahoma | OK |
| OF | Spencer Johnson | Sr. | Missouri State | MO |
| OF | Tanner Gardner | So. | Texas Tech | TX |
| OF | Tyler Jones | Jr. | Air Force | CO |
| OF | Daniel Johnson | Jr. | New Mexico State | NM |
| DH | Chris DeVito | Jr. | New Mexico | NM |
| P | Colin Poche | Jr. | Dallas Baptist | TX |
| P | Thomas Hatch | So. | Oklahoma State | OK |
| P | Griffin Jax | Jr. | Air Force | CO |
| RP | Troy Montemayor | So. | Baylor | TX |
| NCAA Div. I Midwest All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Matt Whatley | So. | Oral Roberts | OK |
| C | Michael Tinsley | Jr. | Kansas | KS |
| 1B | Scott Schreiber | So. | Nebraska | NE |
| 2B | Jared Holley | Sr. | New Mexico | NM |
| 3B | Carl Stajduhar | So. | New Mexico | NM |
| SS | Donnie Walton | Sr. | Oklahoma State | OK |
| OF | Luis Gonzalez | So. | New Mexico | NM |
| OF | Cole Gruber | Sr. | Nebraska Omaha | NE |
| OF | Adam Groesbeck | Jr. | Air Force | CO |
| DH | Luken Baker | Fr. | TCU | TX |
| P | Brigham Hill | So. | Texas A&M | TX |
| P | Tanner Houck | So. | Missouri | MO |
| P | Michael Baird | So. | Southern Illinois | IL |
| RP | Seth Elledge | So. | Dallas Baptist | TX |
| 2016 West-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I West All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Brett Cumberland | So. | California | CA |
| 1B | David Greer | Jr. | Arizona State | AZ |
| 2B | Cody Ramer | Sr. | Arizona | AZ |
| 3B | Jeff Bohling | Jr. | Gonzaga | WA |
| SS | Garrett Hampson | Jr. | Long Beach State | CA |
| OF | Zach Gibbons | Sr. | Arizona | AZ |
| OF | Gio Brusa | Sr. | Pacific | OR |
| OF | Dalton Blaser | Sr. | Cal State Fullerton | CA |
| DH | Colton Shaver | So. | Brigham Young | UT |
| P | A.J. Puckett | Jr. | Pepperdine | CA |
| P | Darren McCaughan | So. | Long Beach State | CA |
| P | Shane Bieber | Jr. | UC Santa Barbara | CA |
| RP | Troy Rallings | Sr. | Washington | WA |
| NCAA Div. I West All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Logan Ice | Jr. | Oregon State | OR |
| 1B | KJ Harrison | So. | Oregon State | OR |
| 2B | Zach Kirtley | So. | St. Mary’s | CA |
| 3B | Brock Carpenter | Jr. | Seattle | WA |
| SS | Colby Woodmansee | Jr. | Arizona State | WA |
| OF | TJ Friedl | So. | Nevada | NV |
| OF | Brennon Lund | Jr. | Brigham Young | UT |
| OF | Tyler Frost | So. | Gonzaga | WA |
| OF | Vince Fernandez | Jr. | UC Riverside | CA |
| DH | David Oppenheim | Sr. | Southern California | CA |
| P | Seth Martinez | Jr. | Arizona State | AZ |
| P | Corbin Burnes | Jr. | St. Mary’s | CA |
| P | Brandon Bailey | Jr. | Gonzaga | WA |
| P | Michael Rucker | Jr. | Brigham Young | UT |
| RP | Stephen Nogosek | Jr. | Oregon | OR |
