Conference Carolinas has five selected ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-America

6/2/2024 11:11:46 AM

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced their ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-America honorees, and five Conference Carolinas individuals were recognized.

Dylan Beck of Young Harris was named to the first team. He was solid out of the bullpen for Young Harris, posting a 3.00 ERA which ranked him 45th in NCAA Division II and second in Conference Carolinas. His 25 appearances ranked 21st nationally and second in the league while his 11 saves led Conference Carolinas and ranked 11th in the country. He also posted nine wins, ranking him 19th in the country and second in the league. Beck finished the season with a WHIP of 2.11, ranking him fifth in Conference Carolinas.

David Lewis of North Greenville earned second team honors as the Conference Carolinas Player of the Year ranked in the nation’s top 10 in four different categories, all of which led Conference Carolinas. He blasted 24 home runs, ranking him third, while his .854 slugging percentage ranked fifth. He ranked seventh with 79 runs batted in and 175 total bases. He finished the season with a .380 batting average and 80 hits, both ranked second in Conference Carolinas.

UNC Pembroke’s Joey Rezek also garnered second team honors. He led Conference Carolinas with a .421 batting average, which also ranked 26th nationally. He registered a league-high 83 hits, ranking him 30th in the country. Rezek also ranked fifth in NCAA Division II with 22 home runs, which also ranked second in Conference Carolinas. He finished third in the league with 76 runs batted in, which was 13th in the country. His slugging percentage of .853 was sixth in the country while his 168 total bases ranked 11th.

Kody O'Connor of UNC Pembroke was selected third team All-America. He hit .362 for the Braves and ranked 21st in all of NCAA Division II with 152 total bases. He posted 70 hits, ranking him 70th in the country and third in Conference Carolinas. He laced 18 doubles and posted a slugging percentage of .714. O'Connor added 78 runs batted in, ranking him eighth in the country.

Zach Murray of Young Harris also garnered third team recognition. The senior from Cleveland, Ga., led Young Harris to a second-place finish in their first year in Conference Carolinas, recording a 9-2 record with a 3.21 ERA across 101.0 innings in 15 starts, including four complete games. The Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the Year racked up 99 strikeouts with just 7.93 hits allowed per nine innings and a 1.20 WHIP.