MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State Univerfsity lefty
Omar Melendez earned his third All-American honor brining home Second-Team American Baseball Coaches Association All-Amiercan honors.
Melendez adds to his laundry list of honors that includes NCBWA Third-Team All-Amerian, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second-Team All-American, SWAC Pitcher of the Year, and First-Team All-SWAC. The sophomore posted a perfect 12-0 record and led the SWAC in wins (12/2nd NCAA), ERA (2.52/16th NCAA), and complete games (4/3rd NCAA). Melendez ranked third in the SWAC in innings pitched (93.0), fourth in strikeouts (96), and fifth in opponent batting average (.253). Melendez was voted the SWAC Pitcher of the Week four times.
The Cayey, Puerto Rico native received invites to the USA Collegiate National Team Training Camp the HBCU Swingman Classic in Seattle, Washington, and the HBCU All-Star Game in Atlanta, Ga.
| 2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams |
| NCAA Div. I All-America First Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
Kyle Teel |
Jr. |
Virginia |
VA |
| 1B |
Nolan Schanuel |
Jr. |
Florida Atlantic |
FL |
| 1B |
Nick Kurtz |
So. |
Wake Forest |
NC |
| 2B |
JJ Wetherholt |
So. |
West Virginia |
WV |
| 3B |
Brock Wilken |
Jr. |
Wake Forest |
NC |
| SS |
Matt Shaw |
Jr. |
Maryland |
MD |
| OF |
Dylan Crews |
Jr. |
Louisiana State |
LA |
| OF |
Wyatt Langford |
Jr. |
Florida |
FL |
| OF |
Alberto Rios |
Jr. |
Stanford |
CA |
| OF |
Jonah Cox |
Jr. |
Oral Roberts |
OK |
| OF |
Cam Fisher |
So. |
UNC Charlotte |
NC |
| DH |
Derek Bender |
So. |
Coastal Carolina |
SC |
| UT |
Caden Grice |
Jr. |
Clemson |
SC |
| UT |
Jac Caglianone |
So. |
Florida |
FL |
| P |
Paul Skenes |
Jr. |
Louisiana State |
LA |
| P |
Rhett Lowder |
Jr. |
Wake Forest |
NC |
| P |
Quinn Mathews |
Sr. |
Stanford |
CA |
| RP |
Cade Denton |
Jr. |
Oral Roberts |
OK |
| RP |
Andrew Walters |
Jr. |
Miami |
FL |
|
| NCAA Div. I All-America Second Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
Luke Shliger |
Jr. |
Maryland |
MD |
| 1B |
Sam Kulasingam |
Jr. |
Air Force |
CO |
| 1B |
Kiko Romero |
Jr. |
Arizona |
AZ |
| 2B |
Max Anderson |
Jr. |
Nebraska |
NE |
| 2B |
Travis Bazzana |
So. |
Oregon State |
OR |
| 3B |
Tommy Troy |
Jr. |
Stanford |
CA |
| 3B |
Tommy White |
So. |
Louisiana State |
LA |
| SS |
Josh Rivera |
Jr. |
Florida |
FL |
| OF |
Chase Davis |
Jr. |
Arizona |
AZ |
| OF |
Ethan Petry |
Fr. |
South Carolina |
SC |
| OF |
Grayson Tatrow |
Sr. |
Abilene Christian |
TX |
| OF |
Braden Montgomery |
So. |
Stanford |
CA |
| OF |
Lawson Harrill |
Jr. |
Campbell |
NC |
| DH |
Billy Amick |
So. |
Clemson |
SC |
| UT |
TJ Fondtain |
Jr. |
San Diego State |
CA |
| UT |
Payton Tolle |
So. |
Wichita State |
KS |
| P |
Tanner Hall |
Jr. |
Southern Miss |
MS |
| P |
Lucas Gordon |
Jr. |
Texas |
TX |
| P |
Grant Rogers |
Jr. |
McNeese State |
LA |
| P |
Hagen Smith |
So. |
Arkansas |
AR |
| P |
Josh Hartle |
So. |
Wake Forest |
NC |
| P |
Nico Zeglin |
Gr. |
Long Beach State |
CA |
| RP |
Tyson Neighbors |
So. |
Kansas State |
KS |
|
| NCAA Div. I All-America Third Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
Ryan Snell |
Sr. |
Lamar |
TX |
| C |
Ben McCabe |
Sr. |
Central Florida |
FL |
| 1B |
Charlie Condon |
Fr. |
Georgia |
GA |
| 2B |
Brock Rodden |
Jr. |
Wichita State |
KS |
| 2B |
Edrick Felix |
So. |
Florida Gulf Coast |
FL |
| 3B |
Yohandy Morales |
Jr. |
Miami |
FL |
| 3B |
Nick Lorusso |
Sr. |
Maryland |
MD |
| 3B |
Charlie Pagliarini |
Sr. |
Fairfield |
CT |
| SS |
Jacob Wilson |
Jr. |
Grand Canyon |
AZ |
| SS |
Griff O'Ferrall |
So. |
Virginia |
VA |
| OF |
Kemp Alderman |
Jr. |
Ole Miss |
MS |
| OF |
Joe Redfield |
Jr. |
Sam Houston State |
TX |
| OF |
Shane Lewis |
So. |
Troy |
AL |
| OF |
Mike Sirota |
So. |
Northeastern |
MA |
| OF |
Mac Horvath |
Jr. |
North Carolina |
NC |
| OF |
Nolan Schubart |
Fr. |
Oklahoma State |
OK |
| DH |
Ethan Mann |
Jr. |
Dallas Baptist |
TX |
| P |
Joe Whitman |
Jr. |
Kent State |
OH |
| P |
Connor Fenlong |
Sr. |
Indiana State |
IN |
| P |
Dominic Niman |
Jr. |
Central Connecticut State |
CT |
| P |
Omar Melendez |
So. |
Alabama State |
AL |
| P |
Diego Barrera |
Gr. |
Loyola Marymount |
CA |
| P |
Jacob Cravey |
Jr. |
Samford |
AL |
| P |
Jake Bloss |
Gr. |
Georgetown |
DC |
| P |
Lebarron Johnson Jr. |
So. |
Texas |
TX |
| RP |
Danny Kirwin |
Gr. |
Rider |
NJ |
| RP |
Justin Storm |
Jr. |
Southern Miss |
MS |
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