Contact: Lou Pavlovich, Jr. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Office: (520) 623-4530 Tucson, AZ 85745 For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 3, 2021 Collegiate Baseball’s NCAA Div. I All-Americans Powered By www.diamond-sports.com TUCSON, Ariz. — The Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams and National Player of The Year, powered by Diamond, were announced today. The 17-man first team, chosen by performances up to regional playoffs and picked by the staff of Collegiate Baseball newspaper, features 12 conference players or pitchers of the year, including: • RHP Gavin Williams, East Carolina (Pitcher of Year American Athletic Conference). • RHP Nicholas Sinacola, Maine (Pitcher of Year America East Conference). • RHP Jack Leiter, Vanderbilt (Newcomer of Year Southeastern Conference). • RHP Johnathan Lavallee (Co-Pitcher of Year Big West Conference). • Relief Kevin Kopps, Arkansas (Pitcher of Year Southeastern Conference). • C Matheu Nelson, Florida St. (Player of Year Atlantic Coast Conference). • 2B Jace Jung, Texas Tech. (Player of Year Big 12 Conference). • 3B Austin Knight, Charlotte (Player of Year Conference USA). • SS Brooks Lee, Cal Poly (Co-Player of Year Big West Conference). • OF Tanner Allen, Mississippi St. (Player of Year Southeastern Conference). • OF Quincy Hamilton, Wright St. (Player of Year Horizon League). • OF Mason McWhorter, Georgia Southern (Player of Year Sun Belt Conference). The 7-man pitching staff posted a cumulative 1.91 ERA with six pitchers who struck out more than 100 batters each led by RHP Nicholas Sinacola of Maine with 139. Collegiate Baseball’s National Player of The Year is University of Arkansas closer Kevin Kopps. He put up astounding numbers as he posted a 10-0 record, 10 saves, 0.81 ERA and struck out 105 batters with only 15 walks. In a rarity, this closer led the staff with 66 1/3 innings of work and only allowed 37 hits in 28 appear- ances and just 6 runs. (MORE) Collegiate Baseball’s NCAA Div. I All-Americans Powered By www.diamond-sports.com FIRST TEAM As chosen by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Pitchers Pos Player School W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H BB SO RHP Gavin Williams East Carolina 10 0 1.32 13 10 1 1 68.0 43 18 108 RHP Nicholas Sinacola Maine 9 3 2.04 12 12 5 0 79.3 59 23 139 RHP Jack Leiter Vanderbilt 8 3 2.28 14 14 1 0 83.0 36 36 135 RHP Kumar Rocker Vanderbilt 11 3 2.86 15 15 1 0 91.3 54 31 135 RHP Johnathan Lavallee Long Beach St. 8 1 1.89 11 9 1 0 62.0 35 16 73 LHP Doug Nikhazy Mississippi 9 2 2.18 13 13 1 0 78.3 50 27 114 Relief •• Kevin Kopps Arkansas 10 0 0.81 28 0 0 10 66.3 37 15 105 Position Players Pos Player School AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB C Matheu Nelson Florida St. .332 184 48 61 16 0 22 64 29 54 4 1B Kyle Manzardo Washington St. .365 197 43 72 19 1 11 60 25 29 1 2B Jace Jung Texas Tech. .342 187 49 64 10 0 20 65 48 39 4 3B Austin Knight Charlotte .351 225 57 79 29 1 10 61 14 46 11 SS Brooks Lee Cal Poly .342 222 48 76 27 3 10 57 18 34 3 OF Tanner Allen Mississippi St. .384 211 55 81 14 5 8 54 17 28 8 OF Quincy Hamilton Wright St. .368 171 75 63 17 3 14 61 54 30 20 OF Mason McWhorter Georgia Southern .372 226 50 84 16 1 18 52 27 51 3 DH Jacob Berry Arizona .371 210 48 76 16 5 15 64 31 48 2 UT Paul Skenes Air Force Hitting: (.410, 21 2B, 11 HR, 43 RBI) Pitching: (11 SV, 2.70 ERA, 30 K, 9 BB) •• National Player Of The Year (Statistics Current Up To First Round Of Regionals) Collegiate Baseball’s National Player Of Year RHP Kevin Kopps Univ. of Arkansas • 10-0 record • 10 saves • 0.81 ERA in 28 appearances • 105 strikeouts • 15 walks allowed • 37 hits allowed in 66 1/3 IP • Only gave up 6 runs all season as hitters had .161 batting avg. (Courtesy Arkansas Athletics) Arkansas (Courtesy (MORE) SECOND TEAM Pitchers Pos Player School W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H BB SO RHP Brendan Beck Stanford 7 1 3.03 13 12 2 0 86.0 59 20 106 LHP Trenton Wallace Iowa 7 1 2.34 13 13 0 0 73.0 54 37 106 RHP Ty Madden Texas 6 4 2.66 14 14 1 0 88.0 61 31 103 LHP Andrew Abbott Virginia 8 5 2.63 15 14 0 0 89.0 70 28 136 LHP Dylan Dodd S.E. Missouri St. 9 1 2.78 14 14 0 0 90.6 75 14 113 RHP Alek Jacob Gonzaga 7 1 2.82 16 10 1 3 76.6 56 17 103 LHP Matt Mikulski Fordham 9 0 1.45 11 11 5 0 68.3 29 27 124 RHP Pierson Ohl Grand Canyon 10 1 2.36 15 14 7 0 95.3 70 12 100 LHP Rodney Boone U.C. Santa Barbara 10 4 2.20 15 15 1 0 90.0 48 37 117 RHP Scott Randall Sacramento St. 7 2 2.89 14 14 2 0 87.3 87 9 103 RHP Hunter Stanley Southern Mississippi 6 3 2.42 14 14 1 0 93.0 67 16 119 RHP Walker Powell Southern Mississippi 9 2 2.53 13 13 5 0 81.6 71 17 79 RHP Justin Campbell Oklahoma St. 7 1 2.08 13 12 1 0 78.0 56 24 100 L HP Joe Rock Ohio 8 3 2.33 14 14 4 0 88.6 67 27 117 RHP Ryan Miller N.C. Central 10 0 2.21 13 12 2 0 73.3 55 22 74 LHP Andrew Taylor Central Michigan 10 3 1.33 13 13 4 0 81.3 53 22 110 Relief Nick Jones Georgia Southern 1 0 1.48 29 0 0 17 42.6 34 5 67 Relief Carson Palmquist Miami, Fla. 1 1 1.74 23 0 0 13 41.3 20 6 72 Relief Landon Sims Mississippi St. 3 0 1.45 18 0 0 8 37.3 20 13 74 Position Players Pos Player School AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB C Daniel Susac Arizona .344 212 45 73 20 1 12 59 15 39 0 C Henry Davis Louisville .370 184 45 68 9 0 15 48 31 24 10 C Hunter Goodman Memphis .307 202 40 62 10 1 21 51 30 53 9 1B Will Frizzell Texas A&M .343 204 46 70 13 0 19 50 39 43 3 1B Tyler Hardman Oklahoma .397 224 49 89 19 2 12 49 34 59 3 2B Connor Norby East Carolina .428 222 60 95 15 0 15 51 26 30 15 2B Jackson Glenn Dallas Baptist .364 206 58 75 16 2 19 49 29 30 13 2B Carter Trice Old Dominion .359 217 55 78 15 3 13 53 27 55 7 3B Christian Encarnacion-Strand Okla. St. .362 218 46 79 17 3 15 66 17 49 4 3B Tyler Bosetti Nevada .337 187 46 63 22 3 11 47 13 38 3 SS Cal Conley Texas Tech. .337 208 43 70 13 0 13 52 21 36 6 SS Ryan Bliss Auburn .365 211 50 77 14 1 15 45 23 30 6 OF Kyler Fedko Connecticut .411 185 57 76 13 2 12 53 27 36 7 OF Aaron Zavala Oregon .398 181 58 72 12 3 7 34 49 27 11 OF Enrique Bradfield, Jr. Vanderbilt .365 197 51 72 6 3 1 33 38 31 42 OF Mike Peabody U.C. Irvine .353 187 51 66 15 2 8 54 23 52 9 DH Ethan Long Arizona St. .340 153 40 52 11 0 16 53 14 44 0 UT Spencer Schwellenbach Nebraska Hitting: (.289, 12 2B, 6 HR, 35 RBI) Pitching: (9 SV, 0.71 ERA, 29 K, 6 BB) THIRD TEAM Pitchers Pos Player School W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H BB SO RHP Austin Love North Carolina 9 4 3.68 16 15 2 0 95.3 79 30 120 LHP Geremy Guerrero Indiana St. 10 1 1.93 13 13 2 0 93.3 58 13 97 RHP Dominic Hamel Dallas Baptist 12 2 3.71 15 14 0 0 80.0 58 26 123 LHP Jordan Wicks Kansas St. 6 3 3.70 15 15 0 0 92.3 90 28 118 LHP Parker Messick Florida St. 7 2 3.32 15 15 0 0 84.0 74 23 121 RHP Michael McGreevy U.C. Santa Barbara 9 1 2.92 15 15 1 0 95.6 102 10 109 RHP John Baker Ball St. 7 3 2.45 17 12 3 4 92.0 75 23 90 Relief Haylen Green Texas Christian 1 2 3.21 24 0 0 12 47.6 42 4 55 Relief Tyler Cleveland Central Arkansas 6 3 2.43 21 1 1 9 66.6 48 15 84 (Statistics Current Up To First Round Of Regionals) (MORE) THIRD TEAM Position Players Pos Player School AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB C Andy Thomas Baylor .337 193 46 65 11 1 11 60 24 29 1 C Sam Praytor Alabama .283 205 33 58 12 0 13 46 25 37 2 1B Gabe Matthews Oregon .326 187 44 61 19 2 7 32 24 36 0 1B Chris Meyers Toledo .378 180 50 68 18 1 15 55 39 42 10 1B Liam McGill Bryant .471 138 46 65 9 1 9 50 22 23 2 2B Taylor Young Louisiana Tech.