The 2018 ABCA National Pitchers and Position Players of the Year have been announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association. The ABCA Players of the Year, which now include a pitcher and a position player, are selected in all nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division and high school.
The ABCA Players of the Year are chosen by the ABCA All-America committees in each respective division. ABCA/Rawlings First-Team All-America selections are eligible for Player of the Year honors.
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 9,700 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth. The 75th annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 3-6, 2019 in Dallas, Texas.
SEE ALSO: Past ABCA National Players of the Year
SEE ALSO: ABCA/Rawlings All-Region, All-America & Gold Teams (all divisions)
2018 ABCA National Players of the Year
NCAA Div. I
Co-Pos. Players: Kody Clemens, Jr., 2B, Texas & Andrew Vaughn, So., 1B, California
Pitcher: Brady Singer, Jr., Florida
NCAA Div. II
Pos. Player: Zack Shannon, Sr., 1B, Delta State (MS)
Pitcher: David Lebron, Sr., Tampa (FL)
NCAA Div. III
Pos. Player: Michael Wielansky, Jr., SS, Wooster (OH)
Pitcher: Connor Reeves, Sr., Salisbury (MD)
NAIA
Pos. Player: Kiki Menendez, Sr., OF, Texas Wesleyan
Pitcher: Jonathan Bermudez, Jr., Southeastern (FL)
NJCAA Div. I
Pos. Player: Joey Polak, Fr., 1B, Jefferson (MO)
Pitcher: Sean Chandler, So., Iowa Western
NJCAA Div. II
Pos. Player: Brandon Parker, Fr., OF, Mississippi Gulf Coast
Pitcher: Zach Hester, So., LSU Eunice
NJCAA Div. III
Pos. Player: Jack Goan, So., C, Rowan-Gloucester (NJ)
Pitcher: Alex Crinigan, So., Oakton (IL)
Pacific Association Division
Pos. Player: Connor Blair, So., OF, Butte (CA)
Pitcher: Chris Allen, So., College of Marin (CA)
High School
Pos. Player: Anthony Seigler, Sr., UT, Cartersville (GA)
Pitcher: Ryan Weathers, Sr., Loretto (TN)