Senior pitcher Chad Patrick from Purdue University Northwest has been selected a third-team All-American, announced Friday by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association. Patrick is the first NCAA All-American in school history and he's the first PNW All-American since former women's basketball player Cassidy Deno (NAIA - 2017).
A total of 48 student-athletes were named to either the first, second or third team CCA All-America squad while 16 were named honorable mention.
The CCA All-America and All-Region baseball teams, which are selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) members from schools playing Division II baseball, were first established in 2007. This is the sixth year in which the program is solely sponsored by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association.
Patrick, a native of Hebron, Ind., was the Pitcher of the Year in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. In nine starts, he posted a 5-2 record with a 1.83 earned-run average, 97 strikeouts and only eight walks. He recorded a career-high 64.0 innings pitched. Among pitchers in the Midwest Region, Patrick had the lowest ERA (1.83) and WHIP (0.78) while producing the best strikeout-to-walk ratio (12.12). He recorded three shutouts and twice tied his career-high mark with 15 strikeouts this season.
Patrick was recently named honorable-mention All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He was voted a All-Midwest Region First Team by CCA, NCBWA and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
Senior pitcher Zach Parish from Missouri Southern State University and sophomore designated hitter Haydn McGeary from Colorado Mesa University, earned the CCA Ron Lenz Pitcher and Player of the Year awards respectively.
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
2021 CCA NCAA?Division II Baseball PITCHER & PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ron Lenz Pitcher of the Year: Zach Parish, Missouri Southern State University
Ron Lenz Player of the Year: Haydn McGeary, Colorado Mesa University
2021 CCA?FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA TEAM
C John Michael Faile So. North Greenville
1B Jake Anderson Sr. Colorado-Colorado Springs
2B Jake Barlow Jr. Delta State
3B Dusty Stroup Sr. Central Missouri
SS Nick Lewis Sr. Valdosta State
OF Tucker Greer Sr. Young Harris
OF Matthew Turner Jr. Colorado Mesa
OF Joey Werner Sr. Minnesota State
DH Haydn McGeary So. Colorado Mesa
UT (non-pitcher) Dayson Croes Sr. Quincy
UT (pitcher) River Ryan Jr. UNC Pembroke
SP Trent Baker Jr. Angelo State
SP Mason Green Sr. Central Missouri
SP Dylan Heid Sr. Pitt-Johnstown
SP Zach Parish Sr. Missouri Southern State
RP Jordan Leasure Jr. Tampa
2021 CCA?SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA TEAM
C Spencer Bramwell Jr. Colorado Mesa
1B Dan Oberst Sr. West Georgia
2B Austin Baker Sr. Southern Arkansas
3B Zion Pettigrew Jr. Illinois Springfield
SS Isaac Bouton Fr. Columbus State
OF Cole Brooks Sr. Northwood
OF Josh Elvir Sr. Angelo State
OF Josh Schumacher Sr. Central Missouri
DH Kal Youngquist Jr. Illinois Springfield
UT (non-pitcher) Chase Anderson Jr. MSU Denver
UT (pitcher) Jacob McCaskey Jr. California (PA)
SP Andrew Morris So. Colorado Mesa
SP Alex Mack Sr. St. Thomas Aquinas College
SP Jonathan Pintaro Sr. Shorter
SP Logan Workman Jr. Lee
RP Jay Benard Sr. Trevecca
2021 CCA?THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICA TEAM
C Will Olson Jr. Augustana
1B Ryan Berardino Sr. Bentley
2B Daulton Martin Sr. Tusculum
3B Livan Reinoso Jr. Erskine
SS Joshua Colon Sr. Dominican College of Blauvelt
OF Tavis Brunson Sr. Caldwell
OF Evan Richards Sr. Colorado-Colorado Springs
OF Brenden Spaulding Sr. Walsh
DH Nik Levensteins So. North Georgia
UT (non-pitcher) Gehrig Octavio Jr. North Greenville
UT (pitcher) Nick Altermatt So. Minnesota State
SP Collin Denk So. Minnesota State
SP Jon Ludwig Sr. Minnesota State
SP Chad Patrick Sr. Purdue Northwest
SP Hunter Stevens Jr. Mount Olive
RP Mitch McCain Sr. Tusculum
2021 CCA?HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Aaron Roose (C, Azusa Pacific) ; Andrew Czech (1B, Walsh) ; Jon Kozarian (2B, Slippery Rock) ; Osvaldo Tovalin (3B, Azusa Pacific) ; Matt McDermott (SS, Colorado-Colorado Springs) ; Alex Bedard (OF, Southwestern Oklahoma State) ; Tommy Pellis (OF, Seton Hill) ; Brandon Trammell (OF, Tusculum) ; Blake Hoffman (DH, Northwestern Oklahoma State) ; RobertAnthony Cruz (Utility Non-Pitcher, Biola) ; Nick Estrella (Utility Pitcher, Azusa Pacific) ; Nick Artymowicz (SP, Southern New Hampshire) ; Evan Floyd (SP, West Florida) ; Riley Martin (SP, Quincy) ; A.J. Woodall (SP, Azusa Pacific) ; Ryder Yakel (RP, Harding)
