Five SAC Baseball Players Earn All-American Honors

June 6, 2022

Five South Atlantic Conference baseball players were named All-Americans by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) or the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) last week.

Newberry's Braylin Marine was a D2CCA First Team selection and an NCBWA Second Team pick, while Wingate's Brody McCullough was a D2CCA Second Team selection and an NCBWA Honorable Mention selection. Wingate's Mitch Farris and Lenoir-Rhyne's Joshua Lanham were both named to the D2CCA Third Team and Wingate's Sam Broderson was an NCBWA Honorable Mention pick.

2022 CCA FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA

C	John Michael Faile	Jr.	North Greenville (S.C.)
1B	Micah Morgan	So.	Spring Hill (Ala.)
2B	Sam Riola	Sr.	St. Cloud State (Minn.)
3B	Zion Pettigrew	Sr.	Illinois-Springfield
SS	Braylin Marine	Jr.	Newberry (S.C.)
OF	Justin Lee	Sr.	Angelo State (Texas)
OF	Brock Reller	Sr.	Northeastern State (Okla.)
OF	Brennen van Breusegen	So.	Central Missouri
DH	Haydn McGeary	Jr.	Colorado Mesa
UT (non-pitcher)	EJ Taylor	Sr.	Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
UT (pitcher)	Baxter Halligan	Sr.	Point Loma (Calif.)
SP	Jeremy Adorno	Fr.	Southern Arkansas
SP	Jared Donalson	Sr.	Georgia Southwestern
SP	Haden Erbe	Sr.	Tampa (Fla.)
SP	Xavier Rivas	So.	Indianapolis (Ind.)
RP	Braydon Nelson	Jr.	Tampa (Fla.)

2022 CCA SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA

C	Spencer Bramwell	Sr.	Colorado Mesa
1B	Dan Pruitt	Jr.	Oklahoma Baptist
2B	Austin Beck	Fr.	Angelo State (Texas)
3B	Adam Becker	Jr.	West Texas A&M
SS	Thomas Caufield	Jr.	Millersville (Pa.)
OF	Marek Chlup	Jr.	North Greenville (S.C.)
OF	Wyatt Crenshaw	Jr.	Colorado Christian
OF	Bobby Sparling	Jr.	Saint Leo (Fla.)
DH	Joey Polak	Sr.	Maryville (Mo.)
UT (non-pitcher)	Nikko Calabro	Sr.	Drury (Mo.)
UT (pitcher)	Nick Altermatt	Jr.	Minnesota State
SP	Jack Choate	Jr.	Assumption (Mass.)
SP	Jared Marshman	Jr.	Bloomsburg (Pa.)
SP	Brody McCullough	Jr.	Wingate (N.C.)
SP	Jaylyn Whitehead	Sr.	Rollins (Fla.)
RP	Zach Veen	So.	Point Loma (Calif.)

2022 CCA THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICA

C	Connor Hamilton	Sr.	Slippery Rock (Pa.)
1B	Josh Surowiec	Sr.	Mercyhurst (Pa.)
2B	Marc Cisco	Fr.	Queens (N.Y.)
3B	Matt Alifano	Jr.	Adelphi (N.Y.)
SS	Aidan Brewer	So.	Hillsdale (Mich.)
OF	Carter Howell	Jr.	Augustana (S.D.)
OF	Ryan Johnson	Jr.	West Texas A&M
OF	Crews Taylor	Sr.	North Georgia
DH	Garrett Pennington	So.	Central Missouri
UT (non-pitcher)	Giancarlo Servin	Sr.	Texas A&M-Kingsville
UT (pitcher)	Mitch Farris	Jr.	Wingate (N.C.)
SP	Michael Boswell	Sr.	Tiffin (Ohio)
SP	Tanner Brown	Sr.	Augustana (S.D.)
SP	Joshua Lanham	So.	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)
SP	Luke Tupy	Fr.	St. Cloud State (Minn.)
RP	Kyler Patterson	Sr.	Central Oklahoma

2022 CCA HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA

Alex Schroeder (C, Oklahoma Baptist) ; Aaron Walters (1B, Angelo State) ; Brandon Bannon (2B, Illinois-Springfield) ; Jordan Barth (3B, Augustana); Riley Orr (SS, Southern Arkansas) ; Nolan Anspaugh (OF, Davenport) ; Braden Odom (OF, Trevecca) ; Anthony Hansen (OF, William Jewell) ; Ben Newbert (DH, Bloomsburg) ; Richard Paulino (Utility Non-Pitcher, Dominican College) ; Luke Folsom (Utility Pitcher, Colorado School of Mines); Tyler Blomster (SP, Colorado School of Mines) ; Eric Sapp (SP, Gannon) ; Colton Hale (SP, Illinois-Springfield) ; Ryan Korolden (SP, Wayne State, Mich.) Nick Shaw (RP, Grand Valley State)

NCBWA ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
C	John Michael Faile	North Greenville	R-Jr.	Boiling Springs, N.C.
1B	Micah Morgan	Spring Hill	So.	Fairhope, Ala.
2B	Sam Riola	St. Cloud State	R-Jr.	Ham Lake, Minn.
3B	Zion Pettigrew	Illinois-Springfield	Sr.	Chicago, Ill.
SS	Aidan Brewer	Hillsdale	So.	Dexter, Mich.
OF	Brennen van Breusegen	Central Missouri	R-So.	Columbia, Ill.
OF	Wyatt Crenshaw	Colorado Christian	Jr.	Gilbert, Ariz.
OF	Justin Lee	Angelo State	Sr.	Las Vegas, Nev.
DH	Haydn McGeary	Colorado Mesa	Jr.	Glendale, Ariz.
UTL	Nick Altermatt	Minnesota State	Jr.	Wanda, Minn.
SP	Jeremy Adorno	Southern Arkansas	Fr.	Kissimmee, Fla.
SP	Jack Choate	Assumption	Jr.	North Grafton, Mass.
SP	Jared Donalson	Georgia Southwestern	R-Sr.	Albany, Ga.
SP	Jaylyn Whitehead	Rollins	Sr.	Ocoee, Fla.
RP	Braydon Nelson	Tampa	Jr.	Brecksville, Ohio
UTL	Nick Altermatt	Minnesota State	Jr.	Wanda, Minn.

NCBWA ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
C	Spencer Bramwell	Colorado Mesa	Sr.	San Clemente, Calif.
1B	Josh Surowiec	Mercyhurst	Sr.	Williamsville, N.Y.
2B	Marc Cisco	Queens (N.Y.)	Fr.	Long Island City, NY
3B	Adam Becker	West Texas A&M	Jr.	Midland, Texas
SS	Braylin Marine	Newberry	R-Jr.	Freeport, N.Y.
OF	Marek Chlup	North Greenville	R-Jr.	Cesky Dub, Czech Rep.
OF	Brock Reller	Northeastern State	Sr.	Grand Forks, N.D.
OF	Bobby Sparling	Saint Leo	Jr.	Palm Coast, Fla.
DH	Joey Polak	Maryville	Sr.	Quincy, Ill.
UTL	Baxter Halligan	Point Loma	Sr.	Pacific City, Ore.
SP	Tanner Brown	Augustana (S.D.)	Sr.	Harrisburg, S.D.
SP	Haden Erbe	Tampa	Sr.	Lafayette, La.
SP	Jonathan Pintaro	Shorter	Sr.	Montevallo, Ala.
SP	Xavier Rivas	Indianapolis	So.	Portage, Ind.
RP	Cole Hillier	Point Loma	So.	Glendora, Calif.
UTL	Baxter Halligan	Point Loma	Sr.	Pacific City, Ore.

NCBWA ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
C	Connor Hamilton	Slppery Rock	Sr.	Forestport, N.Y.
1B	Garrett McGowan	Pittsburg State	Sr.	Blue Springs, Mo.
2B	Jack Casbarro	Mount Olive	Jr.	Mount Olive, N.C.
3B	Zack Saryeldin	Concord	So.	Weston, Fla.
SS	Thomas Caufield	Millersville	R-Jr.	West Chester, Pa.
OF	Kyle Csakan	Cal State San Bernardino	Jr.	Corona, Calif.
OF	Braden Odom	Trevecca Nazarene	Sr.	Chesterfield, Ind.
OF	Crews Taylor	North Georgia	Sr.	Lawrenceville, Ga.
DH	Ben Newbert	Bloomsburg	R-Sr.	Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
UTL	Luke Folsom	Colorado School of Mines	So.	Littleton, Colo.
SP	Tyler Blomster	Colorado School of Mines	Sr.	McKinney, Texas
SP	Colton Hale	Illinois-Springfield	R-Jr.	St. Joseph, Ill.
SP	Joshua Lanham	Lenoir-Rhyne	R-So.	Augusta, Ga.
SP	Adam Riggleman	Glenville State	Sr.	Beverly, W. Va.
RP	Kyler Patterson	Central Oklahoma	So.	Cushing, Okla.
UTL	Luke Folsom	Colorado School of Mines	So.	Littleton, Colo.

NCBWA ALL-AMERICAN Honorable Mention (Appeared on 25% of ballots)

Catcher: Alex Schroeder, So., Oklahoma Baptist; Jake Smallwood, So., Montevallo. First Base: Willie Lajoie, Jr., Chico State; Nathan Logan, So., Grand Valley State; Darius Nobles, Sr., Francis Marion; Aaron Walters, Sr., Angelo State. Second Base: Brandan Bannon, Jr., Illinois-Springfield; Giancarlo Servin, Sr., Texas A&M-Kingsville. Third Base: Matt Alifano, Jr., Adelphi; Sam Kuchinski, So., Montevallo. Shortstop: Scott Ogrin, Sr., Cal State Dominguez Hills; J.D. Urso, Fr., Tampa. Outfield: Nolan Anspaugh, Sr., Davenport; Bobby Dixon, Sr., UNC Pembroke; Anthony Hansen, Sr., William Jewell; Carter Howell, Sr., Augustana (S.D.); Ryan Johnson, Jr., West Texas A&M; Reed Latimer, So., Monteval- lo; Kyle Maurice, Sr., Saint Anselm; Bren Taylor, Jr., Millersville. Designated Hitter: Kade Self, Oklahoma Baptist. Utility: Drew Erhard, Sr., Tampa; Mitch Farris, R-So., Wingate; Luke Trainer, R-Sr., Millersville. Starting Pitcher: Michael Boswell, Sr., Tiffin; Elijah Gill, Sr., Valdosta State; Collin Jones, Sr., Central Missouri; Jared Marshman, R-Jr., Bloomsburg; Brody McCullough, R-Jr., Wingate. Relief Pitcher: Trevor Anibal, So., Southern New Hampshire; Sam Brodersen, So., Wingate; Nick Shaw, Sr., Grand Valley State.