Alabama State’s Omar Melendez and Texas Southern slugger Daalen Adderley were named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWS) NCAA Division I Second and Third Team All-American baseball teams, respectively, as announced Wednesday June 14th by the national association.
Melendez was named Black College Nines HBCU Baseball Pitcher of the Year and Black College Nines Elites First-Team, posting a perfect 12-0 record. He led the SWAC in wins (12), ERA (2.52) and complete games (4). Melendez ranked third in the SWAC in innings pitched (93.0), fourth in strikeouts (96) and fifth in opponent batting average (.253) and was a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy.
Adderley finished the 2023 season ranked sixth nationally in NCAA DI sixth batting as he sported a .421 average with 6 home runs and 42 runs batted in. He also ranks third in the NCAA in on-base percentage (.541) and 21st in runs per game (1.25).
2023 NCBWA Division I All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM
- C Kyle Teel, Virginia, So.*
- 1B Jac Caglianone, Florida, So.
- 2B JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia, So.*
- SS Matt Shaw, Maryland, Jr.*
- 3B Tommy White, LSU, So.
- OF Dylan Crews, LSU, Jr.*
- OF Ethan Petry, South Carolina, Fr.
- OF Alberto Rios, Stanford, Jr.*
- OF Wyatt Langford, Florida, Jr.
- OF Charlie Condon, Georgia, Fr.
- DH Billy Amick, Clemson, So.
- UT Caden Grice, Clemson, Jr.
- SP Paul Skenes, LSU, Jr.^
- SP Rhett Lowder, Wake Forest, Jr.^
- SP Tanner Hall, Southern Miss, Jr.^
- SP Josh Hartle, Wake Forest, So.
- SP Hagen Smith, Arkansas, So.
- SP Quinn Matthews, Stanford, Sr.^
- SP Connelly Early, Virginia, Jr.
- RP Kyle Amendt, DBU, r-Jr.
- RP Cade Denton, Oral Roberts, Jr.^
- RP James Tallion, Duke, Fr.
- RP Andrew Walters, Miami, Jr.
- RP Tyson Neighbors, Kansas State, So.
SECOND TEAM
- C Cole Messina, South Carolina, So.
- 1B Nick Kurtz, Wake Forest, So.
- 1B Nolan Schanuel, Florida Atlantic, Jr.*
- 2B Max Anderson, Nebraska, Jr.
- 2B Edward Felix, FGCU, So.
- SS Brice Matthews, Nebraska, Jr.
- SS Jacob Wilson, Grand Canyon, Jr.!
- 3B Brock Wilken, Wake Forest, Jr.
- 3B Jake Gelof, Virginia, Jr.
- OF Jonah Cox, Oral Roberts, Jr.*
- OF Chase Davis, Arizona, Sr.
- OF Shane Lewis, Troy, r-So.*
- OF Kemp Alderman, Ole Miss, Jr.
- OF Lawson Harrill, Campbell, r-Jr.*
- OF Cam Fisher, Charlotte, So.
- DH Derek Bender, Coastal Carolina, Sr.
- UT Payton Tolle, Wichita State, So.
- UT Cole Mathis, Charleston, So.
- SP Cade Kuehler, Campbell, Jr.
- SP Sean Sullivan, Wake Forest, So.
- SP Trey Yesavage, East Carolina, So.
- SP Lucas Gordon, Texas, Jr.^
- SP Grant Rogers, McNeese State, Jr.^
- SP Omar Melendez, Alabama State, So.^
- SP Diego Barrera, LMU, Grad.^
- RP Mitchell Scott, Kent State, Grad.
- RP Brandon Neely, Florida, So.
- RP Camden Minacci, Wake Forest, Jr.
- RP Simon Miller, UTSA, Jr.^
- RP Teddy Sharkey, Coastal Carolina, Jr.
THIRD TEAM
- C Ben McCabe, UCF, r-Sr.
- C Grant Jay, DBU, Fr.
- 1B Brock Vradenburg, Michigan State, Jr.
- 1B Alejandro Figueredo, FGCU, Sr.
- 2B Travis Bazzana, Oregon State, So.
- SS Bryce Arnold, Campbell, Jr.
- SS Josh Rivera, Florida, Jr.
- 3B Nick Lorusso, Maryland, Jr.
- 3B Austin Deming, BYU, Sr.+
- OF Enrique Bradfield Jr., Vanderbilt, Jr.
- OF Dylan Campbell, Texas, Jr.
- OF Matt Hogan, Oral Roberts, r-Sr.
- OF Angelo Dispigna, Georgia Tech, Sr.
- OF Daalen Adderly, Texas Southern, Jr.*
- OF Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State, Fr.
- DH EthAdaman Mann, DBU, r-Jr.
- DH Joe Kinker, FGCU, Grad.
- UT Justin Murray, Houston, Jr.
- SP Ryan Johnson, DBU, So.
- SP Connor Fenlong, Indiana State, r-Sr.^
- SP Jackson Wells, Little Rock, So.^
- SP Jacob Cravey, Samford, Jr.^
- SP Brody Brecht, Iowa, So.
- SP Matt Ager, UC Santa Barbara, So.
- SP Kelly Austin, UCLA, Sr.
- RP Seth Keener, Wake Forest, Jr.
- RP Isaac Stebens, Oklahoma State, Jr.
- RP AJ Russell, Tennessee, Fr.
- RP Hudson Barrett, UC Santa Barbara
- RP Nick Maldonado, Vanderbilt, Sr.
- RP Dalton Kendrick, Memphis, Jr.
* Conference player of the year
+ Conference co-player of the year
^ Conference pitcher of the year
! Conference defensive player of the year