Adrian Del Castillo Named ABCA All-Region
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami’s Adrian Del Castillo earned a spot on the 2019 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Team, as announced Wednesday by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Del Castillo was named to the NCAA Div. I Atlantic All-Region Second Team, securing one of the three outfield spots on the 15-member second team. He was one of only two freshmen named to the Atlantic All-Region Teams, joining first-team selection Nic Kent of Virginia. Only 12 freshmen nationally received ABCA all-region honors in 2019.
The freshman has earned a host of awards after his collegiate debut season, including Freshman All-America honors by Collegiate BaseballNewspaper, Second Team All-ACC, ACC All-Freshman Team and all-regional at the 2019 Starkville Regional. He finished the season batting .331 with 78 hits, 22 doubles and 72 RBI, all team-bests. Del Castillo also scored 58 runs and clubbed 12 homers, while striking out just 24 times in 236 at-bats.
The Miami native finished the season tied for the team lead with 22 multi-hit games and second on the team with 18 multi-RBI performances. A versatile player who started all 61 games in 2019, Del Castillo made starts at catcher, right field, designated hitter and third base. Del Castillo was outstanding is his first NCAA postseason, hitting .353 with two doubles, three homers and seven RBI over four games at the Starkville Regional.
The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America Committee, which is chaired by Tommy Raffo of Arkansas State University. The complete list of all-region teams can be found HERE.
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Americans will be announced on Saturday, June 15.
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 11,000 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth. The 76th annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 2-5, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.
