(CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The 2024 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Region teams and Regional Players of the Year were announced on Wednesday morning. The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. II All-America & Coach of the Year Committee.

Sophomore Catcher Ivan Dahlberg earned his career-first All-Region honors when he was selected to the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II Midwest All-Region Second Team. Dahlberg played in 46 games this season, hitting .326 with 45 hits, and team-leading 50 RBIs, 49 runs scored, and 13 home runs. He was in the top-10 in the GLVC in slugging percentage (.688), on base percentage (.503), OPS (1.191), and walks (41). The everyday catcher made just two errors on the season for a fielding percentage of .994.

Dahlberg’s best performance of the season came during the home series against Missouri S&T. In the series, Dahlberg batted .533 (8-for-15) with a .619 on-base percentage in four games. He tallied three doubles and three home runs for a 1.333 slugging percentage, driving in 10 runs and scoring 11 during the series. His weekend was highlighted by his performance in the final game of the series, going 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs. He was selected as the GLVC Player of the Week as a result.

Dahlberg was recently selected First Team All-GLVC for the first all-conference honors of his career.

All-Region Accolades for UIS Baseball Student-Athletes in 2024
Ivan Dahlberg
Second Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Region

Brant Vanaman
First Team All-GLVC
First Team D2CCA All-Region
Second Team NCBWA All-Region

Mark Kattula
First Team All-GLVC
Second Team NCBWA All-Region
Second Team D2CCA All-Region

 

2024 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Region Teams: Midwest Region
NCAA Div. II Midwest All-Region First Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Matt Magno Sr. Northwood MI
1B Austin Simpson Jr. Quincy IL
2B Joey Parliment Sr. Trevecca Nazarene TN
3B Mikey Kocen Jr. Lewis IL
SS Alex Epp Sr. William Jewell MO
IF Andrew Buescher Jr. Missouri-St. Louis MO
OF Braedon Stoakes Jr. Missouri-St. Louis MO
OF Reed Raymond Jr. Saginaw Valley State MI
OF Cole McCallum Jr. Trevecca Nazarene TN
OF Evan Jilbert Jr. William Jewell MO
DH Hayden Jatczak Sr. Saginaw Valley State MI
UT Dustin Dupont Sr. Quincy IL
P Jacob Kroeger Sr. Maryville MO
P Griffin Kirn Jr. Quincy IL
P Karter Fitzpatrick Sr. Wayne State University MI
P Caleb Marks Jr. Trevecca Nazarene TN
RP Jake Jekielek Sr. Northwood MI
NCAA Div. II Midwest All-Region Second Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Ivan Dahlberg So. Illinois Springfield IL
1B Will Shannon Jr. Hillsdale MI
2B Gavin Dobbels So. Ashland OH
3B Jonas Gulbrandsen Jr. Grand Valley State MI
SS Jack Zebig So. Maryville MO
IF Brandon Scheurer Sr. Saginaw Valley State MI
OF Cam Farrar Gr. Findlay OH
OF Adonis Forte Jr. Rockhurst MO
OF Colin Cornwell Sr. Saginaw Valley State MI
OF Jake Wilcox Sr. William Jewell MO
DH Blake Salamon Sr. Northwood MI
UT Tommy Thamann Sr. Tiffin OH
P Cam Scott Jr. Ashland OH
P Marshall Leishman Jr. Ashland OH
P Mike Morawski So. Grand Valley State MI
P Evan Oakley So. Kentucky Wesleyan KY
RP Leo Berger Fr. Wisconsin Parkside WI
Region Position Player of the Year: Hayden Jatczak, Sr., Saginaw Valley State
Region Pitcher of the Year: Caleb Marks, Jr., Trevecca Nazarene

The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007.