| 2002 ABCA/NCAA
Division II baseball All-America teams as selected by the All-America committee |
| Carson-Newman senior
outfielder Heath Mason is the ABCA/NCAA Division II Position Player
of the Year and the Rawlings Division II Player of the Year. Mason hit
.402 with 22 doubles, 20 home runs and 80 RBI (a slugging percentage of
.753). He's been invited to participate in the home run challenge at the
Division I College World Series in Omaha. Carson-Newman won the South
Atlantic Conference regular-season title and played in the NCAA
tournament.
Kutztown junior pitcher Glenn Woolard is the ABCA/NCAA Division II Pitcher of the Year. He was the winning pitcher in Kutztown's opening win at the Division II Baseball Championship. Woolard is now 14-2, two saves and a 2.62 ERA. He struck out 148 batters in 106 innings. The American Baseball Coaches Association's All-America committee consists of eight head baseball coaches from the eight Division II baseball regions. Lewis head coach Irish O'Reilly is the chairman. The All-America teams are as follows: | |||
| POS | FIRST TEAM | SECOND TEAM | THIRD TEAM |
| 1B | Jeff Renga Bryant |
Steve Walton Northern Kentucky |
Douglas Hargett North Alabama |
| 2B | Jason Santangelo Fort Hays State |
Demetrick Drumming USC Aiken |
Boomer Berry Central Missouri State |
| 3B | Andy Dillard Delta State |
Allan Mottran UMass Lowell |
Zach Norman Central Missouri State |
| SS | Donny Hood Kennesaw State |
Craig Ringe Central Missouri State |
Mike
Aviles Concordia |
| IF | Sam Christensen Southern Colorado |
Chris Gilstrap Columbus State |
Brandon Stover Abilene Christian |
| C | David Harriman Armstrong Atlantic State |
Matt Tupman UMass Lowell |
Kevin
Davidson Rollins |
| DH | Jason
Manwaring Mansfield |
Tavis Cummings USC Aiken |
Dan Chamberlain Florida Southern |
| OF | Ashley Farr USC Aiken |
Rene Barreras Belmont Abbey |
Brian Coy Central Oklahoma |
| OF | Heath Mason Carson Newman |
Ryan Balan California |
Jean-Francois Dufour Saint Rose |
| OF | Junior
Medina Stonehill |
Justin Hancock Florida Southern |
Brian Edwards Metro State |
| OF | Nathan Moore Ashland |
Kevin
White Presbyterian |
David Smith West Virginia State |
| P | Ryan Hartzell Ashland |
Enriques Baca Lynn |
Jay Garner Delta State |
| P | Jason Herz Central Missouri State |
Greg Brusco Cal Davis |
Matt
Huskey Carson-Newman |
| P | Damien
Myers Concordia |
Jason
Galbraith Concordia |
Greg
Martin Mansfield |
| P | Glenn
Woolard Kutztown |
Grant Reynolds Kennesaw State |
Brian Thomas Chico State |
| RP | Adrian Goas Tampa |
Dale Thayer Chico State |
Corey Wachman Valdosta State |