Payton Kinney (left) and head coach Evan Porter (right).
Kinney Named To ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team
Jun 12, 2019 | Baseball
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior pitcher Payton Kinney was named to the ABCA/Rawlings Division I Midwest All-Region First Team today.
The teams for each of the eight regions are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America Committee, which is chaired by Tommy Raffo of Arkansas State University.
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selections are also eligible for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors.
Kinney took the league by storm for the 2019 season, en route to helping his team achieve The Summit League Regular-Season and Tournament titles, along with the program's first berth to an NCAA Division I Regional. As The Summit League Pitcher of the Year and Tournament MVP, Kinney finished his senior campaign with a 1.96 ERA, an 11-2 record and 111 strikeouts through 115.0 innings. He also garnered All-Summit First Team, Academic All-Summit, Summit League All-Tournament and Summit League Pitcher of the Week (three times) honors this year.
The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Americans will be announced on Saturday, June 15. 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, Tenn.
The teams for each of the eight regions are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America Committee, which is chaired by Tommy Raffo of Arkansas State University.
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selections are also eligible for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors.
Kinney took the league by storm for the 2019 season, en route to helping his team achieve The Summit League Regular-Season and Tournament titles, along with the program's first berth to an NCAA Division I Regional. As The Summit League Pitcher of the Year and Tournament MVP, Kinney finished his senior campaign with a 1.96 ERA, an 11-2 record and 111 strikeouts through 115.0 innings. He also garnered All-Summit First Team, Academic All-Summit, Summit League All-Tournament and Summit League Pitcher of the Week (three times) honors this year.
The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Americans will be announced on Saturday, June 15. 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, Tenn.
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