OMAHA, Neb. (ABCA/RAWLINGS) — The American Baseball Coaches Association released the 2016 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America teams on Saturday following the All-America Committee meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Kyle Lewis of Mercer University won the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Bat Award as National Player of the Year.
Lewis, a junior outfielder from Snellville, Georgia, hit .395 with 20 home runs, 72 RBI, 70 runs scored and a 1.000 fielding percentage. He was selected No. 11 overall by the Seattle Mariners in the 2016 MLB Draft.
| 2016 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Bat Award – Player of the Year | ||||
| Kyle Lewis, Jr., OF, Mercer | ||||
| 2016-ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I All-America First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Zack Collins | Jr. | Miami | FL |
| 1B | Jameson Fisher | Jr. | Southeastern Louisiana | LA |
| 2B | Trey York | Sr. | East Tennessee State | TN |
| 2B | Brian Mims | So. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| 3B | Will Craig | Jr. | Wake Forest | NC |
| SS | CJ Chatham | Jr. | Florida Atlantic | FL |
| OF | Seth Beer | Fr. | Clemson | SC |
| OF | Kyle Lewis | Jr. | Mercer | GA |
| OF | Connor Owings | Sr. | Coastal Carolina | SC |
| OF | Corey Ray | Jr. | Louisville | KY |
| OF | Ryan Scott | Sr. | Arkansas-Little Rock | AR |
| UT | Brendan McKay | So. | Louisville | KY |
| DH | G.K. Young | Jr. | Coastal Carolina | SC |
| P | Connor Jones | Jr. | Virginia | VA |
| P | Eric Lauer | Jr. | Kent State | OH |
| P | A.J. Puckett | Jr. | Pepperdine | CA |
| P | Logan Shore | Jr. | Florida | FL |
| P | Tyler Wilson | So. | Rhode Island | RI |
| RP | Troy Rallings | Sr. | Washington | WA |
| NCAA Div. I All-America Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Brett Cumberland | So. | California | CA |
| 1B | Peter Alonso | Jr. | Florida | FL |
| 2B | Cody Ramer | Sr. | Arizona | AZ |
| 3B | Nick Senzel | Jr. | Tennessee | TN |
| 3B | Boomer White | Jr. | Texas A&M | TX |
| SS | Sheldon Neuse | Jr. | Oklahoma | OK |
| OF | Alex Call | Jr. | Ball State | IN |
| OF | Tanner Gardner | So. | Texas Tech | TX |
| OF | Zach Gibbons | Sr. | Arizona | AZ |
| OF | Heath Quinn | Jr. | Samford | AL |
| OF | Spencer Johnson | Sr. | Missouri State | MO |
| UT | Darick Hall | Jr. | Dallas Baptist | TX |
| DH | Chris DeVito | Jr. | New Mexico | NM |
| P | Keegan Akin | Jr. | Western Michigan | MI |
| P | Shane Bieber | Jr. | UC Santa Barbara | CA |
| P | Thomas Hatch | So. | Oklahoma State | OK |
| P | James Karinchak | So. | Bryant | RI |
| P | Darren McCaughan | So. | Long Beach State | CA |
| P | Michael Mediavilla | So. | Miami | FL |
| RP | Shaun Anderson | Jr. | Florida | FL |
| NCAA Div. I All-America Third Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Nick Feight | So. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| 1B | Eric Gutierrez | Sr. | Texas Tech | TX |
| 2B | Ben Spitznagel | Jr. | UNC Greensboro | NC |
| 3B | Jake Burger | So. | Missouri State | MO |
| 3B | Danny Hudzina | Sr. | Western Kentucky | KY |
| SS | Devin Hairston | So. | Louisville | KY |
| OF | Matt Albanese | Jr. | Bryant | RI |
| OF | Dalton Blaser | Sr. | Cal State Fullerton | CA |
| OF | Ronnie Dawson | Jr. | Ohio State | OH |
| OF | Daniel Johnson | Jr. | New Mexico State | NM |
| OF | Jake Mangum | Fr. | Mississippi State | MS |
| DH | Colton Shaver | So. | Brigham Young | UT |
| UT | Corbin Olmstead | Sr. | North Florida | FL |
| P | Ryan Foster | Sr. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| P | Dakota Hudson | Jr. | Mississippi State | MS |
| P | Griffin Jax | Jr. | Air Force | CO |
| P | Adam Oller | Jr. | Northwestern State | LA |
| P | Jesse Scholtens | Sr. | Wright State | OH |
| P | Cody Sedlock | Jr. | Illinois | IL |
| RP | Thomas Hackimer | Jr. | St. John’s | NY |
First recognized in 1949, the ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans are selected by the ABCA All-America committee, which is chaired by Dean Ehehalt of Monmouth University. The committee 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/Rawlings Gold Glove Team will be announced on Sunday, June 19. The first ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were recognized in 2007, making this the 10th year the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards have been presented in college and high school.
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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