Dau & Ready Earn ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Honors
6/13/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
ABCA Official Release
Perfect Game Official Release
Air Force baseball placed two players on the 2018 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Midwest Region team. Catcher Rob Dau and first baseman Nic Ready, both juniors, earned second-team All-Midwest Region honors.
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.
In addition to his ABCA/Rawlings honor, Ready earned Perfect Game/Rawlings All-America Honorable mention honors, announced today as well.
Ready, who has racked up a number of accolades this season, is coming off a banner junior season where he leads the conference with 20 home runs and 74 RBIs. Both totals rank second all-time in a season at Air Force. The Dallas, Texas, native batted .341 on the season. He also led the conference with 12 home runs and 42 RBIs in conference play, both of which are school MW season records. Ready also had a team-best 30 game hitting streak and 38-game reached base streak. The junior ranked first in the MW in seven categories overall and in conference play.
Ready has recently earned All-American honors by Collegiate Baseball News and NCBWA District 8 Player of the Year. Also announced today, Ready earned
Dau led Air Force with a .350 batting average, ranking second on the team with 78 hits and 52 RBIs. The Dallas, Ga., native ranked second in the MW during the regular season in base runners thrown out attempting to steal, having thrown out 19. The junior raised his batting average an astounding 114 points from (.236 to .350) from his sophomore season. He also raised his slugging percentage 152 points (.368 to .520).
Nic Ready Accolades
ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Midwest Region - Second Team First Base
Perfect Game/Rawlings All-America - Honorable Mention First Base
NCBWA District 8 Player of the Year
Collegiate Baseball News Div. I All-American Team - Third Team First Base
Collegiate Baseball News Div. I Preseason All-American Team - Second Team First Base
All-Mountain West First Team First Base
Rob Dau Accolades
ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Midwest Region - Second Team First Base
All-Mountain West Second Team Catcher
