AMCC BASEBALL PLAYERS EARN ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-REGION HONORS

The 2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-Region teams and Regional Players of the Year have been announced in all 10 regions. The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. III All-America Committee.

Eight AMCC baseball players earned national recognition in Region 7. 

First Team All-Region 7

Nick Serce | Alfred State | Senior | 1B
Serce hit .408 this season with a slugging percentage of .904 and finished the regular season third in the nation for homeruns with 17. He broke the conference and Alfred State record for single-season homeruns, and is also the all-time leader at Alfred State in homeruns. Serce tallied 11 doubles and 43 RBI during the regular season, recording 51 hits, with over half of them being for extra bases. He fielded 1.000 at 1B in conference play this season.

Thomas Evans | Hilbert College | Junior | OF 
Evans led the AMCC in plate appearances (201), Runs (59), Total Bases (130), Extra Base Hits (34), and Stolen Bases (16).  During the 14-AMCC regular season league schedule, Evans led the AMCC in Batting Average (.463), Slugging Percentage (.944), Extra Base hits (15), and Fielding Percentage (1.000). The 6-5 OF finished second in home runs (12), third in RBI (49) and fourth in hits (67) while posting an impressive 1.315 OPS.   Evans established single season records for Hilbert baseball in slugging percentage, at bats, runs, home runs, total bases, games played and started and most walks.  In just two years as a Hawk, Evans graduates as the program's leader in batting average (.402), slugging percentage (.723), on-base percentage (.498) and home runs (15).

Tyler Quade | Mount Aloysius College | Sophomore | OF 
Quade finished the season ranked second nationally in batting average, as he hit at a .496 clip. Quade's batting average led the AMCC, as he hit more than 25 points higher than the second best hitter. In addition to his average, Quade ranked in the conference's top five in doubles, triples, total bases, stolen bases, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. He also finished atop the AMCC list with 69 hits on the season. 

Second Team All-Region 7

Patrick Whelan | Hilbert College | Senior | 1B 
Whelan led the AMCC in Triples (6), and led the league overall and during the 14-game league schedule in Sacrifice Flies (6/2)), and RBI (61/17), which rank him second in the AMCC RBI All-Time single season record book.  He finished his final collegiate season ranked second in hits, and extra base hits (31) and third in doubles, home runs, hit by pitch as well as fourth in batting average and slugging percentage.  Whelan established Hilbert single season records in hits (68), RBI, intentional walks (6), hit by pitch (13), sac flies (6), most putouts (298), most games played and started (44) in addition to most triples (6).  After transferring to Hilbert at the start of his junior campaign, Whelan became the program's all-time leader in RBI (93), and triples (8) in two short years.

James Domer | Pitt-Greensburg | Freshman | OF
Domer batted .446 in conference play this season. He was the Bobcats second hitter for the entire season and drove in a team-high 53 runs, a program record for RBI in a season. Domer connected on four home runs this season, one in conference play. He recorded 27 extra base hit, with 10 of those coming in conference play. 

Christopher Mattoon | Alfred State College | Junior | P
In his eight games started, Mattoon went an impressive 7-1 with a perfect 5-0 record in conference play. He boasts a 2.73 season ERA with a conference ERA of 2.06. In 62.2 innings, Mattoon allowed only 60 hits and onlly walked 10 batters. He threw two complete games, both coming in AMCC play.

Third Team All-Region 7

Colin Solinski | Pitt-Greensburg | Freshman | DH
Solinski batted .469 and had 18 extra base hits, four of them being home runs. He drove in 41 runs on the season and recorded an OPS of 1.276

Brendan Walsh | Hilbert College |Junior | P
Walsh made 22 appearances in relief for the Hawks and concluded his junior champagne with 11 saves, the second highest number in NCAA Division III this season, and the most in the AMCC baseball season history. The RHP led the AMCC in saves and appearances, and he worked a streak of 13 consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run, stretching from February 26th though April 10th.  Walsh closed the year with a 4-0 record and did not allow an earned run in 15 of his 19 appearances including 14-shutout appearances.  Walsh's 11 saves, 22 appearances and 18 games finished shattered Hilbert Baseball single season records.  With one season left in his collegiate career, Walsh is currently the Hawks all-time lead in lowest opponent batting average (.268), most saves (14), and most games finished (14).

The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-America teams will be announced on Thursday, June 1. First Team All-Region selections are eligible for All-America honors.

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