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The 2017 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. The ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans will be announced on Saturday, June 17. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team finalists will be announced on Twitter on Monday, June 19, and the Gold Glove winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 21.
The Chair of the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee is Dean Ehehalt of Monmouth University. Also on the committee are Mike Stone of UMass, Brian O’Connor of the University of Virginia, Butch Thompson of Auburn University, Steve Jaksa of Central Michigan University, Dan Heefner of Dallas Baptist University, Tommy Raffo of Arkansas State University and George Horton of the University of Oregon.
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 8,000 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 74th annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 4-7, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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| 2017 Northeast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Mickey Gasper | Jr. | Bryant | RI |
| 1B | Joe Drpich | Jr. | Siena | NY |
| 2B | Chris Hess | Jr. | Rhode Island | RI |
| 3B | Matt O’Neil | Sr. | Rhode Island | RI |
| SS | Jesse Berardi | Jr. | St. John’s | NY |
| OF | Mike Corin | Sr. | Rhode Island | RI |
| OF | Ashton Bardzell | So. | Hartford | CT |
| OF | Mike Donadio | Sr. | St. John’s | NY |
| DH | Benny Wanger | So. | Yale | CT |
| P | Sean Mooney | Fr. | St. John’s | NY |
| P | Aaron Phillips | Jr. | St. Bonaventure | NY |
| P | Beau Sulser | Sr. | Dartmouth | NH |
| RP | John Russell | Jr. | Connecticut | CT |
| NCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Phil Capra | So. | Wagner | NY |
| 1B | John Valente | Jr. | St. John’s | NY |
| 2B | Kyle Bartelman | Sr. | Columbia | NY |
| 3B | Randell Kanemaru | Jr. | Columbia | NY |
| SS | Cole Peterson | Jr. | St. Bonaventure | NY |
| OF | Tim Graul | Sr. | Penn | PA |
| OF | Patrick Robinson | So. | Harvard | MA |
| OF | Toby Handley | Sr. | Stony Brook | NY |
| DH | Troy Scocca | Sr. | Fairfield | CT |
| P | Nick Gallagher | So. | Binghamton | NY |
| P | Scott Politz | So. | Yale | CT |
| P | Danny Marsh | Sr. | Wagner | NY |
| RP | Jared Finkel | Jr. | Iona | NY |
| 2017 East-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I East All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Ryan Jeffers | So. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| 1B | Nick Patten | So. | Delaware | DE |
| 2B | Jared Young | Jr. | Old Dominion | VA |
| 3B | Sam Clark | Sr. | Bucknell | PA |
| SS | Zach Rutherford | Jr. | Old Dominion | VA |
| OF | Kyle Davis | Jr. | West Virginia | WV |
| OF | Logan Farrar | Sr. | VCU | VA |
| OF | Casey Golden | Sr. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| DH | Nick Feight | Jr. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| P | Devin Hemmerich | Sr. | Norfolk State | VA |
| P | Alex Royalty | So. | UNC Wilmington | NC |
| P | Brooks Vial | Sr. | VCU | VA |
| RP | Sam Donko | Sr. | VCU | VA |
| NCAA Div. I East All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Hunter Dolshun | Sr. | UMBC | MD |
| 1B | Bobby Campbell | Sr. | George Washington | DC |
| 2B | Cullen Large | Jr. | William & Mary | VA |
| 3B | Christian Torres | Fr. | UMBC | MD |
| SS | Travis Blue | Sr. | Navy | MD |
| OF | Jordan Glover | Sr. | Delaware | DE |
| OF | Jacen Nalesnik | Sr. | Lehigh | PA |
| OF | Adam Sisk | Jr. | James Madison | VA |
| DH | Doug Trimble | Sr. | Delaware | DE |
| P | Ron Marinaccio | Jr. | Delaware | DE |
| P | Elliott Raimo | Fr. | George Washington | DC |
| P | Connor Van Hoose | Jr. | Bucknell | PA |
| RP | Will Kobos | So. | George Washington | DC |
| 2017 Atlantic-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I Atlantic All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Ben Breazeale | Sr. | Wake Forest | NC |
| 1B | Gavin Sheets | Jr. | Wake Forest | NC |
| 2B | Wade Bailey | Jr. | Georgia Tech | GA |
| 3B | Johnny Aiello | So. | Wake Forest | NC |
| SS | Logan Warmoth | Jr. | North Carolina | NC |
| OF | Adam Haseley | Jr. | Virginia | VA |
| OF | Stuart Fairchild | Jr. | Wake Forest | NC |
| OF | Will Robertson | Sr. | Davidson | NC |
| OF | Bryson Bowman | Sr. | Western Carolina | NC |
| DH | Quincy Nieporte | Sr. | Florida State | FL |
| P | J.B. Bukauskas | Jr. | North Carolina | NC |
| P | Will Gaddis | Jr. | Furman | SC |
| P | Tyler Holton | So. | Florida State | FL |
| P | JP Sears | Jr. | The Citadel | SC |
| RP | Josh Hiatt | Fr. | North Carolina | NC |
| NCAA Div. I Atlantic All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Joey Bart | So. | Georgia Tech | GA |
| 1B | Pavin Smith | Jr. | Virginia | VA |
| 2B | Jake Mueller | So. | Wake Forest | NC |
| 3B | Dylan Busby | Jr. | Florida State | FL |
| SS | Joe Dunand | Jr. | North Carolina State | NC |
| OF | Seth Beer | So. | Clemson | SC |
| OF | Reed Rohlman | Jr. | Clemson | SC |
| OF | Logan McRae | So. | College of Charleston | SC |
| DH | Ashton McGee | Fr. | North Carolina | NC |
| P | Alex Cunningham | Gr. | Coastal Carolina | SC |
| P | Brian Shaffer | Jr. | Maryland | MD |
| P | Parker Dunshee | Sr. | Wake Forest | NC |
| RP | Tommy Doyle | Jr. | Virginia | VA |
| 2017 South-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I South All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Hagen Owenby | Jr. | East Tennessee State | TN |
| 1B | Brent Rooker | Jr. | Mississippi State | MS |
| 2B | Riley Mahan | Jr. | Kentucky | KY |
| 3B | Drew Ellis | Jr. | Louisville | KY |
| SS | Devin Hairston | Jr. | Louisville | KY |
| SS | Kevin Merrell | Jr. | South Florida | FL |
| OF | Greg Deichmann | Jr. | LSU | LA |
| OF | Matt Wallner | Fr. | Southern Mississippi | MS |
| OF | Niko Hulsizer | So. | Morehead State | KY |
| OF | Jeren Kendall | Jr. | Vanderbilt | TN |
| OF | Tristan Pompey | So. | Kentucky | KY |
| DH | Ryan Flick | Jr. | Tennessee Tech | TN |
| P/DH | Brendan McKay | Jr. | Louisville | KY |
| P | Casey Mize | So. | Auburn | AL |
| P | Alex Lange | Jr. | LSU | LA |
| P | Alex Faedo | Jr. | Florida | FL |
| RP | Lincoln Henzman | Jr. | Louisville | KY |
| RP | Michael Byrne | So. | Florida | FL |
| NCAA Div. I South All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Charlie Carpenter | Jr. | USC Upstate | SC |
| 1B | Chad Spanberger | Jr. | Arkansas | AR |
| 1B | Ben Fisher | Sr. | Eastern Kentucky | KY |
| 2B | Cole Freeman | Sr. | LSU | LA |
| 3B | Taylor Braley | Jr. | Southern Mississippi | MS |
| SS | Ryan Gridley | Jr. | Mississippi State | MS |
| OF | Brandon Gutzler | Jr. | Murray State | KY |
| OF | Chris Carrier | Sr. | Memphis | TN |
| OF | Jonah Todd | Jr. | Auburn | AL |
| DH | Nick Rivera | Sr. | Florida Gulf Coast | FL |
| P | Sean Hjelle | So. | Kentucky | KY |
| P | Robby Howell | Sr. | UCF | FL |
| P | Logan Gilbert | So. | Stetson | FL |
| RP | Nick Sandlin | So. | Southern Mississippi | MS |
| 2017 South Central-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I South Central All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Brent Diaz | Jr. | Louisiana Tech | LA |
| 1B | David Fry | Jr. | Northwestern State | LA |
| 2B | Carson Crites | Sr. | Southeastern Louisiana | LA |
| 3B | Jake Scheiner | Jr. | Houston | TX |
| SS | Tyler Frank | So. | Florida Atlantic | FL |
| OF | Travis Swaggerty | So. | South Alabama | AL |
| OF | Raphael Gladu | Sr. | Louisiana Tech | LA |
| OF | Theodore Hoffman | Jr. | Texas State | TX |
| DH | Josh Evans | Jr. | Stephen F. Austin | TX |
| P | Gunner Leger | Jr. | Louisiana | LA |
| P | Trey Cumbie | So. | Houston | TX |
| P | Heath Donica | Sr. | Sam Houston State | TX |
| RP | Wyatt Marks | Jr. | Louisiana | LA |
| NCAA Div. I South Central All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Jared Barnes | Jr. | South Alabama | AL |
| 1B | Hunter Strong | So. | Central Arkansas | AR |
| 2B | Jordan Washam | Sr. | Louisiana Tech | LA |
| 3B | Taylor Schwaner | Jr. | Southeastern Louisiana | LA |
| SS | Marshawn Taylor | Jr. | Grambling | LA |
| OF | Shane Selman | So. | McNeese State | LA |
| OF | David Miranda | Jr. | Florida Atlantic | FL |
| OF | Bryce Johnson | Jr. | Sam Houston State | TX |
| DH | Ricky Ramirez, Jr. | Sr. | McNeese State | LA |
| P | Mac Sceroler | Jr. | Southeastern Louisiana | LA |
| P | Nate Harris | Sr. | Louisiana Tech | LA |
| P | Andrew Crane | Jr. | Troy | AL |
| RP | Jose Tirado | Jr. | Jackson State | MS |
| 2017 Mideast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I Mideast All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Rob Calabrese | Jr. | Illinois-Chicago | IL |
| 1B | Jake Adams | Jr. | Iowa | IA |
| 2B | Sean Kennedy | Sr. | Ball State | IN |
| 3B | Rylan Bannon | Jr. | Xavier | OH |
| SS | Mason McCoy | Sr. | Iowa | IA |
| OF | Sam Finfer | Sr. | Marshall | WV |
| OF | Tanner Allison | Jr. | Western Michigan | MI |
| OF | Daniel Jipping | Jr. | Central Michigan | MI |
| DH | Matt Lloyd | So. | Indiana | IN |
| P | Joey Murray | So. | Kent State | OH |
| P | Jake Dahlberg | Sr. | Illinois-Chicago | IL |
| P | Oliver Jaskie | Jr. | Michigan | MI |
| RP | Alex Padilla | So. | Illinois-Chicago | IL |
| NCAA Div. I Mideast All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Daulton Varsho | Jr. | Milwaukee | WI |
| 1B | Zach Sterry | Sr. | Oakland | MI |
| 2B | Ako Thomas | So. | Michigan | MI |
| 3B | Dougie Parks | Jr. | Eastern Illinois | IL |
| SS | Michael Brdar | Sr. | Michigan | MI |
| OF | Jack Yalowitz | So. | Illinois | IL |
| OF | Joe Hoscheit | Sr. | Northwestern | IL |
| OF | Spencer Ibarra | Sr. | Ohio | OH |
| DH | Vinny Mallaro | Sr. | Buffalo | NY |
| P | Zac Lowther | Jr. | Xavier | OH |
| P | Ryan Weiss | Fr. | Wright State | OH |
| P | Alex Troop | So. | Michigan State | MI |
| RP | Jackson Lamb | Jr. | Michigan | MI |
| 2017 Midwest-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I Midwest All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Evan Skoug | Jr. | TCU | TX |
| 1B | Austin Listi | Sr. | Dallas Baptist | TX |
| 2B | Braden Shewmake | Fr. | Texas A&M | TX |
| 3B | Jake Burger | Jr. | Missouri State | MO |
| SS | Jeremy Eierman | So. | Missouri State | MO |
| OF | Garrett McCain | Jr. | Oklahoma State | OK |
| OF | Austen Wade | Jr. | TCU | TX |
| OF | Adam Groesbeck | Sr. | Air Force | CO |
| DH | Tyler Jones | Sr. | Air Force | CO |
| P | Steven Gingery | So. | Texas Tech | TX |
| P | Jared Janczak | So. | TCU | TX |
| P | Miguel Ausua | Jr. | Oral Roberts | OK |
| RP | Troy Montemayor | Jr. | Baylor | TX |
| NCAA Div. I Midwest All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Matt Whatley | Jr. | Oral Roberts | OK |
| 1B | Hunter Hargrove | Sr. | Texas Tech | TX |
| 2B | Brett Sakurai | Sr. | New Mexico State | NM |
| 3B | Carl Stajduhar | Jr. | New Mexico | NM |
| SS | Orlando Garcia | Jr. | Texas Tech | TX |
| OF | Devlin Granberg | Jr. | Dallas Baptist | TX |
| OF | Steele Walker | So. | Oklahoma | OK |
| OF | Luis Gonzalez | Jr. | New Mexico | NM |
| DH | Luken Baker | So. | TCU | TX |
| P | Morgan Cooper | Jr. | Texas | TX |
| P | Brigham Hill | Jr. | Texas A&M | TX |
| P | Doug Still | Jr. | Missouri State | MO |
| RP | Durbin Feltman | So. | TCU | TX |
| 2017 West-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams | ||||
| NCAA Div. I West All-Region First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | David Banuelos | Jr. | Long Beach State | CA |
| 1B | Aaron Arruda | Jr. | Fresno State | CA |
| 1B | JJ Matijevic | Jr. | Arizona | AZ |
| 2B | Nick Madrigal | So. | Oregon State | OR |
| 3B | Dallas Carroll | Sr. | Utah | UT |
| SS | Danny Sheehan | Sr. | San Diego State | CA |
| OF | Tyler Adkison | Jr. | San Diego State | CA |
| OF | Scott Hurst | Fr. | Cal State Fullerton | CA |
| OF | Brock Hale | So. | Brigham Young | UT |
| OF | Jared Oliva | Jr. | Arizona | AZ |
| DH | Keston Hiura | Jr. | UC Irvine | CA |
| P | Luke Heimlich | Jr. | Oregon State | OR |
| P | Jake Thompson | Jr. | Oregon State | OR |
| P | David Peterson | Jr. | Oregon | OR |
| P | Cory Abbott | Jr. | Loyola Marymount | CA |
| RP | Colton Hock | Jr. | Stanford | CA |
| NCAA Div. I West All-Region Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | Cl. | School | State |
| C | Bronson Larsen | Sr. | Brigham Young | UT |
| 1B | Austin Bush | Jr. | UC Santa Barbara | CA |
| 2B | Scott Silva | Sr. | Fresno State | CA |
| 3B | Ramsey Romano | Jr. | Long Beach State | CA |
| SS | Nico Hoerner | So. | Stanford | CA |
| OF | Jake Stone | Sr. | Fresno State | CA |
| OF | Michael Echavia | Jr. | Nevada | NV |
| OF | Jared Akins | Sr. | Fresno State | CA |
| OF | Garrison Schwartz | Jr. | Grand Canyon | AZ |
| DH | Alfonso Rivas III | So. | Arizona | AZ |
| P | Griffin Canning | Jr. | UCLA | CA |
| P | Eli Morgan | Jr. | Gonzaga | WA |
| P | Darren McCaughan | Jr. | Long Beach State | CA |
| P | Connor Seabold | Jr. | Cal State Fullerton | CA |
| RP | Kenyon Yovan | Fr. | Oregon | OR |
