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BASEBALL HAS FOUR HONOREES NAMED TO ABCA/RAWLINGS EAST ALL-REGION TEAMS
May 28, 2025

BASEBALL HAS FOUR HONOREES NAMED TO ABCA/RAWLINGS EAST ALL-REGION TEAMS

2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Region Teams

Orangeburg, N.Y. (5/28/25)  The 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Region teams and Regional Players of the Year have been announced in all eight regions. The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. II All-America & Coach of the Year Committee.

Dominican University New York had four players named to the East All-Region Teams.  Freshman outfielder Erick Diaz was named to the First Team, while shortstop David Knepper, outfielder Jaden Maia and designated hitter Kevin Hirsch were named to the East All-Region Second Team. 

Diaz earns his third All-Region honors as he was previously named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Assocation (NCBWA) All-East Region First Team and to the D2CCA All-East Region First Team.  He also earned All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) First Team accolades.  Diaz ranked fifth in the conference in hits and home runs, first in triples and seventh in RBIs.

Knepper makes his first appearance on an All-Region Team this season.  He was previously named to the All-CACC Second Team.  Knepper ranked fourth in the conference in batting average and was ninth in hits.

Maia also earns his third All-Region honors after previously being named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Assocation (NCBWA) All-East Region First Team and to the D2CCA All-East Region First Team.  Maia was a All-CACC First Team honoree and was second in the conference in batting average and was tied for third in hits. 

Hirsch earns his thirdAll-Region honors after being named to the NCBWA East All-Region Second Team and to the D2CCA All-East Region Second Team.  He was third in the conference in doubles and 10th hits.  Hirsch was also a All-CACC First Team selection.

The Chair of the ABCA NCAA Div. II All-America & Coach of the Year Committee is Rudy Garbalosa of Lynn University. Also on the committee are Jim Gantt (Catawba College), Rick Giannetti (Dominican University New York), Dave Hajek (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs), Ryan Kelley (Wayne State University), Alex Koch (Wayne State College), Marc Marizzaldi (Seton Hill University) and Tony Schifano (San Francisco State University).

The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-America teams will be announced on Friday, May 30. Only First Team All-Region selections are eligible for All-America honors.

The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.