2012 ABCA ALL-REGION TEAMS (PDF)

ABILENE, Texas – The American Baseball Coaches Association has honored six student-athletes from the Great American Conference on its 2012South Central All-Region first and second team, revealed Monday by the organization.

Arkansas Tech senior first baseman Jonathan Finnegan and senior catcher Landon Sullins in addition to Southern Arkansas senior outfielder Jason Dahl and senior pitcher Doug Shields earned spots on the first team. SAU junior third baseman Brady Capshaw and Southeastern Oklahoma State junior pitcher Cameron Mann (pictured) were named to the second team.

All six earned spots on the inaugural All-Great American Conference First Team. Finnegan was voted the league’s player of the year, while Shields was named the GAC pitcher of the year.

The ABCA accolades are additional all-region honors for four of the six. Sullins was recently named a first team all-region honoree from the National Baseball Collegiate Writer’s Association and a second team selection from Daktronics. Finnegan, Dahl and Capshaw all landed a spot on the NCBWA second team. Finnegan and Dahl joined Sullins on the Daktronics South Central All-Region Second Team.

Finnegan, Sullins, Dahl and Shields will now be eligible to earn All-America honors from the ABCA. Those honors will be announced in conjunction with the NCAA Division II World Series on May 27.