Black College World Series All-Tournament Team Announced

It’s a wrap in Montgomery, Alabama. After four exciting days, the 2021 Black College World Series Baseball Tournament champion has been crowned. The Bluefield State College Big Blues lost the first championship game to Xavier University of Louisiana 16-2, which forced a final winner-take-all title game. Bluefield State rallied to win, beating Xavier by the score of 7-2. 

Now that it’s over, the All-Tournament Team has been revealed. Bluefield won the tournament title, but the team with the most All-Tournament players is Xavier. Gold Rush starting Pitcher Blair Frederick, Catcher Triston Rodriquez and First Baseman Dillon Cousin were all recognized for their performances in Montgomery. Bluefield State and Savannah State are the other squads with multiple players named to the All-Tournament Team. Bluefield State Tanner Brendon was the MVP of the tournament.

Black College Nines (BCN) and Black College Sports Network (BCSN) announced the Black College World Series all-tournament teams.

BLACK COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

1st Team

Position	Name	Hometown	School	Key Stats
SP	Blair Frederick	New Orleans, La.	XULA	0-1, 6.0 IP, 17 K, 1.000 WHIP
C	Tristan Rodriguez	Kissimmee, Fla.	XULA	.444 BA, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1.357 OPS, .400 RISP, .818 SLG
1B	Dillon Cousin	Slidell, La.	XULA	.333 BA, 3 RBI, .855 OPS, .333 RISP, .400 SLG
2B	Jonathan Santos	Tampa, Fla.	XULA	.333 BA, 1 RBI, .833 OPS, 1.000 RISP, 3 SB
3B	Tanner Brandon	Huntington, WV	BSC	.308 BA, 4 RBI, 1.187 OPS, .625 RISP
SS	Antonio Rodriguez	Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico	XULA	.190 BA, 4 RBI, .577 OPS
OF	J.R. McCree	Maiden, NC	BSC	.450 BA, 2 RBI, 1.077 OPS, .400 RISP
OF	Shane Riviello	King George, VA	BSC	.412 BA, 6 RBI, .944 OPS, .375 RISP
OF	Yunior Sanchez	Moca, Dominican Republic	FMU	.533 BA, 4 RBI, 1.317 OPS, .444 RISP, .667 SLG
DH	Ty Sizemore	South Charleston, WV	BSC	.300 BA, 4 RBI, .767 OPS, .400 RISP
RP	Kendrick Mendez	Port St. Lucie, FL	BSC	2-0, 9.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 9 K, 0 BB, .556 WHIP

2nd Team 

Position	Name	Hometown	School	Key Stats
SP	Tanner Brandon	Huntington, WV	BSC	1-0, 7.0 IP, 7 K, 1.429 WHIP
C	Turner Davis	Rincon, Ga	SSU	.273 BA, 2 RBI, 1 HR, .879 OPS
1B	Luis Rivera	Coamo, Puerto Rico	FMU	.273 BA, 3 RBI, .673 OPS
2B	Darrien Chapman	Griffin, Georgia	RC	.200 BA, 2 SB, .400 SLG
3B	Axel Gomez	Guantanamo, Cuba	FMU	.438 BA, 2 RBI, 1.151 OPS, .625 SLG
SS	CJ Cooper	Nassau, Bahamas	BSC	.125 BA, 4 SB, 1BB, .347 OPS
OF	DJ Franklin	Douglasville, Ga.	SSU	.500 BA, 2 RBI, 1.208 OPS, 1.000 RISP, .625 SLG
OF	Coco Simoneaux	Port Allen, La.	XULA	.333 BA, 4 RBI, .833 OPS, .500 RISP, .500 SLG
OF	Freddy Torres	Orlando, Florida	EWC	.333 BA, 7 RBI, .333 OPS, .375 RISP, .429 SLG
DH	Danny Coleman	Moundville, Ala.	XULA	.222 BA, 1 RBI, 4 BB, .697 OPS, .333 SLG
RP	Jamal Allen	Birmingham, Ala.	XULA	9.67 IP, 1.86 ERA, 6 K, 1.345 WHIP