NEW ORLEANS - The 2019 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region teams have been announced and 14 Sun Belt baseball student-athletes were selected from their respective regions.
The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association.
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Americans will be announced on Saturday, June 15.
The finalists for the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I Gold Glove Team will be announced via Twitter on Monday, June 17, and the Gold Glove winners in all divisions will be announced on Wednesday, June 19. In all divisions, ABCA/Rawlings National Pitchers of the Year will be announced on Monday, June 24, followed by ABCA/Rawlings National Players of the Year on Wednesday, June 26.
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 11,000 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 76th annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 2-5, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.
NCAA Div. I Atlantic All-Region First Team
Kieton Rivers, Coastal Carolina (Senior, OF)
Jake Wright, Coastal Carolina (Sophomore, DH)
NCAA Div. I Atlantic All-Region Second Team
Steven Curry, Georgia Southern (Junior, 2B)
Parker Chavers, Coastal Carolina (Sophomore, OF)
NCAA Div. I Central All-Region First Team
Chase Smartt, Troy (Senior, C)
Chad Bell, ULM (Senior, 3B)
Hayden Cantrelle, Louisiana (Sophomore, SS)
Ethan Wilson, South Alabama (Freshman, OF)
Riley Pittman, Little Rock (Senior, DH)
Zach Greene, South Alabama (Senior, RP)
NCAA Div. I Central All-Region Second Team
Drew Frederic, Troy (Junior, SS)
Dalton Shuffield, Texas State (Sophomore, SS)
Rigsby Mosley, Troy (Sophomore, OF)
Andrew Gross, UT Arlington (Senior, RP)