Greensboro, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University's
Justin Dean has been named to the 2018 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Second Team. ABCA is the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Dean, a junior outfielder from Mauldin, S.C., earned his second regional accolade of the year: the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) last week.
Dean was a 2018 First-Team All-South Atlantic Conference honoree this year after leading the Bears (27-22, 13-14) with a .398 batting average, 59 runs scored, 74 hits, 119 total bases and a .640 slugging percentage.
Dean, who started all 49 games for Lenoir-Rhyne this year, also totaled six home runs and 36 runs batted in to go along with a team-high 13 doubles, a league-leading seven triples, a .498 on-base percentage and 14 stolen bases.
The regional teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. II 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 Tuesday, May 29. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams for all divisions will be announced Wednesday, June 20.
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.
2018 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II
All-Southeast Region Teams
FIRST TEAM
C - Andres Perez, So., North Georgia
1B - Chance Bowden, Sr., Catawba
2B - Daulton Martin, So., Tusculum
3B - Trey Jacobs, Fr., UNC Pembroke
SS - Tyler Adams, So., Lincoln Memorial
OF - Logan Mattix, Sr., Georgia College
OF - Luke Jackson, Jr., UNC Pembroke
OF - Luke Cureton, Sr., Belmont Abbey
OF - Connor Grant, Jr., North Greenville
DH - Austin Mapes, Sr., Erskine
UTIL - Nate Estes, Jr., Mount Olive
P - Charlie Hecht, Sr., Georgia College
P - Tucker Burgess, Jr., North Greenville
P - Kolton Ingram, Jr., Columbus State
P - Ethan Elliott, Jr., Lincoln Memorial
RP - Zach Vennaro, Sr., Mount Olive
SECOND TEAM
C - Matt Honeycutt, Jr., Mars Hill
1B - Matthew Miller, Sr., Georgia College
2B - Seth Hartings, So., UNC Pembroke
3B - Chase Allen, Jr., Limestone
SS - Colin Allman, So., Newberry
OF - Justin Dean, Jr., Lenoir-Rhyne
OF - Justin Carroll, Sr., Mount Olive
OF - Logan Augustine, Sr., Lincoln Memorial
OF - Austin Pharr, Jr., Columbus State
DH - Connor Grainger, Fr., UNC Pembroke
UTIL - Colin Rosenbaum, Sr., Belmont Abbey
P - Michael Livingston, Sr., Young Harris
P - Anthony Burke, Sr., UNC Pembroke
P - Christian Aragon, Sr., USC Aiken
P - German Reyes, Sr., Mount Olive
RP - Bradly Cammack, Jr., Georgia College
Southeast Region Position Player of the Year: Chance Bowden, Sr., 1B, Catawba
Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year: Charlie Hecht, Sr., Georgia College
