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Call, Stayton Named to ABCA All-Region Team
June 16, 2016 | Baseball
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State baseball players Alex Call and Caleb Stayton were two of 14 players named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Mideast Region first team Wednesday afternoon. The teams are voted on by members of the ABCA, and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America committee.
Call, who was recently selected by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the Major League Baseball Draft, led the Mid-American Conference in hits (87), runs (67), doubles (24), triples (6), total bases (162) and slugging (.667) while ranking among the top five players in the MAC in home runs (13), batting average (.358), stolen bases (17) and on-base percentage (.443). The outfielder from River Falls, Wisconsin, was the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, a Louisville Slugger first team All-American and named to the MAC All-Defensive Team.
Stayton led the MAC in RBIs (71) and was five RBIs away from tying the program's single season mark of 76 set by Brad Miller in 2006. The first baseman posted league highs in batting average (.377), walks (42) and on-base percentage (.482). The junior from Goshen, Indiana, has tallied 11 home runs this spring, including grand slams in wins over Western Michigan on April 10 and Butler on May 17.
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first-team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans will be announced on Saturday, June 18 and the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team will be announced on Sunday, June 19.
The ABCA All-America committee is chaired by Dean Ehehalt of Monmouth University and also includes head coaches Mike Stone (Massachusetts), Brian O'Connor (Virginia), Tim Corbin (Vanderbilt), Steve Jaksa (Central Michigan), Dan Heefner (Dallas Baptist), Tommy Raffo (Arkansas State) and George Horton (Oregon).
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.
For the complete ABCA All-Region team, click here.
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