AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION (ABCA)/RAWLINGS – 2013 WEST REGION HONOREES (Nominated and selected by the 38 West Regional Division I Coaches)
FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM
Ryon Healy Oregon 1B Carlos Lopez* Cal State Fullerton
Adam Landecker USC 2B Denver Chavez Cal Poly
Pat Valaika UCLA SS JJ Altobelli Oregon
Kris Bryant* San Diego 3B Taylor Sparks* UC Irvine
Michael Conforto * Oregon State OF Jaycob Brugman BYU Aaron Judge Fresno State OF Johnny Field Arizona Michael Lorenzen Cal State Fullerton OF Bradley Zimmer San Francisco OF Kasey Coffman Arizona State
Andrew Knapp Cal Berkeley C Chad Wallach Cal State Fullerton
Zach Turner San Francisco DH Justin Ringo Stanford
Mark Appel Stanford P Jeff McKenzie* CSU Bakersfield Andrew Moore Oregon State P Andrew Morales UC Irvine Justin Garza* Cal State Fullerton P Marco Gonzales* Gonzaga Thomas Eshelman Cal State Fullerton P Braden Shipley* Nevada
David Berg* UCLA RP Jimmie Sherfy Oregon
*DENOTES PLAYER OR PITCHER OF THE YEAR IN RESPECTIVE CONFERENCE
299 Division I schools are divided into 8 regions. The West Region encompasses 38 Division I schools. The 38 coaches nominate their players for recognition then vote to select a first and second All-West Region Team. First team selectees become nominees with the first All-Region Teams from the other 7 regions for All-America recognition.
Receiving All-America recognition for 2013 is;
First Team: Mark Appel - Stanford, Andrew Moore - Oregon State, David Berg - UCLA, Kris Bryant - San Diego, Michael Conforto - Oregon State, Michael Lorenzen - Cal State Fullerton
Second Team: Thomas Eshleman - Cal State Fullerton, Justin Garza - Cal State Fullerton
Third Team: Ryon Healy - Oregon, Aaron Judge - Fresno State, Zach Turner - San Francisco
2013 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner (West Region Selections);
Carlos Lopez - Cal State Fullerton, Pat Valaika - UCLA, Taylor Sparks - UC Irvine
West Regional honorees receive two certificates (one for the player and one for the institution – first and second team). All American honorees receive two certificates (one for the player and one for the institution) Certificates will be mailed to the above institutions within a few weeks