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Cruz Earns ABCA All-Region and All-American Honors

MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region and All-American Teams 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. I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee.
 
Alabama State University's first baseman Juan Cruz was named to the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Southeast Region second team and Alll-american third team on Tuesday.
 
Cruz adds the accolade to his list of 2025 honors which includes Southwestern Athletic Conference's (SWAC) Co-Hitter of the Year and First-Team All-SWAC.
 
Cruz played in 60 games with 60 starts, hitting .420 with 23 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, and 73 RBI (3rd SWAC). He slugged .690 with a .480 on base percentage.
 
The Apopka, Fla., native led the NCAA with 106 hits while ranking 2nd in the NCAA in hits per game (1.77) and 5th in total bases (174). He is 8th in the country in batting average (.420), and 21st in RBI (73).
 
Cruz led the SWAC in doubles, doubles per game, hits, and hits per game while ranking second in batting average, 3rd in runs scored (62), third in RBI, and home runs, and fifth slugging percentage.
 
VIEW ALL-REGION TEAMS: https://abca.org/ABCA/Awards/All-Region/NCAA_Div_I/2025.aspx
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 The Chair of the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee is Brian Green of Wichita State University. The committee also includes Mitch Canham (Oregon State University), Chris Curry (University of Arkansas at Little Rock), Dean Ehehalt (Monmouth University), Jeff Mercer (Indiana University), Brian O'Connor (Mississippi State University), Jim Penders (University of Connecticut), and Butch Thompson (Auburn University).
 
The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America teams will be announced the morning of Friday, June 13 prior to the start of the 2025 NCAA Div. I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. First Team All-Region selections are eligible for All-America honors.
 
The finalists for the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I Gold Glove team will be announced via Twitter by Rawlings Sporting Goods (@RawlingsSports) on Monday, June 16. The Gold Glove winners in all divisions will be announced on Wednesday, June 18.
 
In all divisions, the ABCA/Rawlings National Pitchers and Position Players of the Year will be announced on Monday, June 23.
 
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.
 
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2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams: Southeast
NCAA Div. I Southeast All-Region First Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Mack Whitcomb So. Tennessee Tech TN
1B Andrew Fischer Jr. Tennessee TN
2B Cooper Torres Sr. East Tennessee State TN
3B Daniel Cuvet So. Miami FL
SS Justin Lebron So. Alabama AL
SS Alex Lodise Jr. Florida State FL
OF Kade Snell Sr. Alabama AL
OF Ike Irish Jr. Auburn AL
OF Robbie Burnett Sr. Georgia GA
OF Drew Burress So. Georgia Tech GA
OF Hunter Ensley Sr. Tennessee TN
DH Ryland Zaborowski Gr. Georgia GA
P Samuel Dutton Sr. Auburn AL
P Trey Beard So. Florida Atlantic FL
P Jamie Arnold Jr. Florida State FL
P Jonathan Gonzalez Sr. Stetson FL
P Liam Doyle Jr. Tennessee TN
P Evan Dempsey So. Florida Gulf Coast FL
RP Carson Ozmer Gr. Alabama AL
NCAA Div. I Southeast All-Region Second Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Chase Fralick Fr. Auburn AL
C Luke Heyman Jr. Florida FL
C Vahn Lackey So. Georgia Tech GA
C Brooks Bryan Jr. Troy AL
1B Juan Cruz So. Alabama State AL
1B Cooper McMurray Sr. Auburn AL
2B Kaleb Freeman Sr. Georgia State GA
3B Bobby Boser Sr. Florida FL
3B Slate Alford Sr. Georgia GA
3B Donovan Cash Gr. Kennesaw State GA
SS Kyle Lodise Jr. Georgia Tech GA
SS Gavin Kilen Jr. Tennessee TN
OF Cameron Nickens Sr. Austin Peay TN
OF Andrey Martinez Jr. Bethune-Cookman FL
OF Kishon Frett Sr. Florida International FL
OF Max Williams Jr. Florida State FL
DH Cole Johnson Fr. Austin Peay TN
DH Brody Donay Jr. Florida FL
P Riley Quick So. Alabama AL
P Aidan King Fr. Florida FL
P Connor Fennell So. Vanderbilt TN
RP MJ Bollinger So. Florida Atlantic FL
RP Mason Patel Gr. Georgia Tech GA
RP Ty Van Dyke Sr. Stetson FL
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Juan Cruz

#33 Juan Cruz

6' 5"
Sophomore
R/R
1B