(Story courtesy of Trinity University)
(Photos courtesy of Joshua Moczygemba)
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Pat Hirschberg and Ryan Lucero, both recent graduates of Trinity University, were elected to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-America Second Team.
It marks the second All-American honor for each player this season, as they were previously named to the D3baseball.com Team.
Lucero (Aurora, CO/Grandview), a pitcher, earned All-America honors for the second consecutive year. Last month, he was elected the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year. Lucero recorded a superb 10-1 record during the 2013 season. He led the SCAC in wins (10), strikeouts (80), and opponents' batting average (.209). Lucero ranked in the top five in ERA (1.98, second place), innings pitched (82.0, third place), and complete games (four, fourth place).
Hirschberg (Parker, CO/Chaparral), an outfielder, was named the SCAC Co-Player of the Year, after finishing in the top five of nearly every offensive category in the conference. Hirschberg led in batting average (.385), slugging percentage (.701), RBI (54), triples (seven), home runs (nine), and total bases (122). He also earned a slot on the SCAC All-Tournament Team, with a batting average of .625, six RBI, and three runs.
The Tigers, led by Head Coach Tim Scannell, completed the campaign with a 40-9 record, which established a school mark for victories in a season. Coach Scannell was elected SCAC Co-Coach of the Year. It was his fourth straight time he attained the conference's highest honor, and a SCAC-best eighth overall.
Trinity captured a seventh SCAC Championship under the leadership of Coach Scannell, and the eighth overall. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Division III Playoffs for the eighth time. Trinity, which played for the fourth straight year in the NCAA event, fought its way to the Austin (Texas) Regional final and came within one game of qualifying for the DIII College World Series. It marked the fifth time the Tigers competed in the Regional final game.
| 2013 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-American Teams | |||||
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | First | Last | Yr. | School | State |
| C | Wes | Perkins | SR | Millsaps College | MI |
| C | Ryan | Schilter | SR | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | WI |
| 1B | Brian | Mauro | SR | DeSales University | PA |
| 2B | Tim | Wilson | SR | Linfield College | OR |
| 3B | Nick | Grady | SR | University of Southern Maine | ME |
| SS | Tim | Locastro | JR | Ithaca College | NY |
| OF | Chris | Sweeny | SR | Kings College | PA |
| OF | Tucker | White | SR | University of Southern Maine | ME |
| OF | Jake | Wylie | JR | Linfield College | OR |
| UT | Bryce | Murphy | SR | Manchester University | IN |
| UT | Jake | Peterson | JR | California Lutheran University | CA |
| P | Chris | Haddeland | SO | Linfield College | OR |
| P | Rob | Rogers | SR | Keystone College | PA |
| P | Pat | Lemmo | SR | Ithaca College | NY |
| P | Logan | Carmen | JR | University of Southern Maine | ME |
| Player of | the Year | Tucker White | SR | University of Southern Maine | ME |
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SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. | First | Last | Yr. | School | State |
| C | Joe | Odom | JR | Huntington College | AL |
| DH | Ronald | Echavaria | SR | State University of New York-Purchase | NY |
| 1B | Marty | Herrum | SO | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | WI |
| 1B | Nick | Boggan | SR | California Lutheran University | CA |
| 2B | Ed | Reese | JR | College of Wooster | OH |
| 3B | Jordan | Nieman | JR | Manchester University | IN |
| SS | Zach | Rogers | SR | Cornell College | IA |
| OF | Mike | Cunningham | SR | Suffolk University | MA |
| OF | Bobby | Kaschel | JR | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | WI |
| OF | Pat | Hirschberg | SR | Trinity University | TX |
| UT | Dylan | Thomas | SR | University of St. Thomas | MN |
| UT | Wes | Meadows | SR | Otterbien University | OH |
| P | Ryan | Lucero | SR | Trinity University | TX |
| P | Seth | Davis | SO | Augustana College | IL |
| P | Aaron | Roth | JR | California Lutheran University | CA |
| P | Kevin | Herget | SR | Kean University | NJ |
| P | Matt | Purnell | Sr | Eastern Connecticut State University | CT |
| P | Martin | Henderlite | SO | Lynchburg College | VA |
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THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. | First | Last | Yr. |
School | State |
| C | Josh | Rapacz | JR | George Fox | OR |
| C | Alex | Toth | SR | Marietta College | OH |
| 1B | Sean | Gerber | SR | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | WI |
| 2B | Tyler | Kamps | SR | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | WI |
| 3B | Ryan | Powers | SR | Wartburg College | IA |
| SS | Corey | Marchant | JR | Manchester University | IN |
| SS | Nick | Ramagli | SR | Kean University | NJ |
| OF | David | Zilnicki | SR | Farmingdale State College | NY |
| OF | Zach | Graczyk | SR | State University of New York-Cortland | NY |
| OF | Connor | Bierfeldt | SR | Western Connecticut State University | CT |
| UT | Keith | Shumaker | SO | Millsaps College | MS |
| P | Steven | Dooley | SR | Webster University | MO |
| P | Mike | Weinhold | JR | Alvernia University | PA |
| P | Sean | Kistler | SR | Texas Lutheran University | TX |
| P | Eddie | Nogay | JR | Washington & Jefferson College | PA |
| P | John | Prendergast | SO | Ithaca College | NY |
| P | Kyle | Konarski | SR | Manchester University | IN |
| 2013 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III National Gold Glove Team | |||||
| Pos. | First | Last | Yr. | School | State |
| C | Brett | Holmgren | SR | Endicott College | MA |
| 2B | Tyler | Smarslok | JR | Kean University | NJ |
| 3B | Jennings | Boothe | SR | Texas Lutheran University | TX |
| SS | Robert | Weiss | SR | Concordia University-Chicago | IL |
| OF | Trevor | Boyce | SR | Babson College | MA |
| OF | Erik | Munzer | SR | Pamona-Pitzer University | CA |
| OF | Aaron | Hopper | SR | Marietta College | OH |
| C | AJ | Nathan | SR | Illinois Wesleyan University | IL |
| P | Kevin | Caldwell | SR | Piedmont College | GA |
