Benedict College’s Bradon O’Connor has been named to the ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region Team. The NCAA Division II baseball stolen base champ stole third base in Benedict’s final game of the season against Savannah State this past April 30. The steal was No. 97 which sets a new NCAA Division II stolen base record. The previous record was 96, set in 1987 by Cisco Johnson of Saint Leo College over 49 games. O’Connor’s feat occurred in 43 games.
No player in NCAA Division II history has put up the stolen base numbers that O’Connor has achieved. He finished this season batting .454, scoring 54 runs, with 10 doubles, 3 triples, one home run, and fifty-one runs batted in. He struck out 10 times this season and stole 97 bases in 105 attempts.
NCAA Div. II South All-Region First Team
POSITION | PLAYER | CLASS | SCHOOL | STATE |
C | Jake Smallwood | So. | Montevallo | AL |
1B | EJ Doskow | Sr. | Valdosta State | GA |
2B | Jake Barlow | Sr. | Delta State | MS |
3B | Sam Kuchinski | So. | Montevallo | AL |
SS | Chase Achuff | Gr. | Rollins | FL |
INF | J.D. Urso | Fr. | Tampa | FL |
OF | Joe Smith | Jr. | Savannah State | GA |
OF | Reed Latimer | So. | Montevallo | AL |
OF | Garrett Bodine | Jr. | Alabama Huntsville | AL |
OF | Bobby Sparling | Jr. | Saint Leo | FL |
DH | Grayson Swanson | Jr. | Union | TN |
UT | Drew Ehrhard | Gr. | Tampa | FL |
P | Jaylyn Whitehead | Gr. | Rollins | FL |
P | Haden Erbe | Sr. | Tampa | FL |
P | Elijah Gill | Sr. | Valdosta State | GA |
P | Jonathan Pintaro | Sr. | Shorter | GA |
RP | Braydon Nelson | Jr. | Tampa | FL |
NCAA Div. II South All-Region Second Team
POSITION | PLAYER | CLASS | SCHOOL | STATE |
C | Jeremy Kennedy-Davis | So. | Embry-Riddle | FL |
C | Jacob Bisharat | Sr. | Miles | AL |
1B | Micah Morgan | So. | Spring Hill | AL |
2B | Buck Anderson | Jr. | Saint Leo | FL |
3B | Daniel Irisarri | Jr. | Nova Southeastern | FL |
SS | Carson Clowers | So. | Delta State | MS |
INF | Norris McClure | So. | Spring Hill | AL |
OF | Gage Ragona | Jr. | Spring Hill | AL |
OF | Dylan Standifer | So. | Lee | TN |
OF | Brayden Lyman | Gr. | West Alabama | AL |
OF | Jordan Lala | Jr. | Tampa | FL |
DH | Josh Bower | Jr. | West Alabama | AL |
UT | Bradon O’Connor | Gr. | Benedict | SC |
P | Nate Madej | Sr. | Florida Southern | FL |
P | Aric McAtee | Jr. | Florida Southern | FL |
P | Michael Paul | Jr. | Tampa | FL |
P | Jeremy Cook | Sr. | Nova Southeastern | FL |
RP | Ryan Langford | Sr. | Florida Southern | FL |
Position Player of the Year: Bobby Sparling, Jr., Saint Leo
Pitcher of the Year: Jaylyn Whitehead, Gr., Rollins
How was dis kid not 1st team?,Congrats to alllll