GREENSBORO, N.C. – The postseason honors continue to file in for the NC State baseball team, as six players were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/ Rawlings All-Region Team on Wednesday.

Brett Kinneman led the way for the Wolfpack with his selection to the All-Atlantic Region First Team, while Patrick Bailey, Brian Brown, Brock Deatherage, Josh McLain and Joe O’Donnell were each named to the second team.

The six selections are the most that any ACC team had on the all-region teams. That mark eclipses the previous high of four for the Wolfpack set in 2012.

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.

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 16.

The finalists for the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I Gold Glove Team will be announced on Twitter on Monday, June 18, and the Gold Glove Teams will be announced on Wednesday, June 20.

In all divisions, ABCA National Pitchers of the Year will be announced on Monday, June 25, followed by ABCA National Position Players of the Year on Wednesday, June 27.

Brett Kinneman | York, Pa. | OF
Third Team Collegiate Baseball & College Sports Madness All-American, First Team All-ACC, Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Seventh Round

Kinneman’s standout junior season earned First Team All-ACC honors and Third Team All-America honors, as he hit 17 home runs to rank fourth in the conference and among the top 25 nationally. He tallied 61 runs batted in (RBI) on the year to tie for third in the ACC and rank among the nation’s best. His 61 RBIs are the most for an NC State player since 2012 when Ryan Matthews had 62. The Wolfpack’s left fielder tied for the team-high with 15 multi-RBI games, highlighted by three games with five or more RBIs. Kinneman compiled a .274 batting average and led the Pack in runs with 52 and 46 walks. He was named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, D1 Baseball and Perfect Game Midseason All-American, National and ACC Player of the Week twice and NCBWA National Player of the Month for February.

Patrick Bailey | Greensboro, N.C. | C
ACC Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-ACC, All-Freshman Team, Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American

Bailey compiled a .321 batting average in his first season with the NC State baseball program to garner ACC Freshman of the Year, the first Wolfpack player to claim the honor since Carlos Rodon in 2012. His average led all ACC freshmen and was second on the team. He hit 13 home runs on the year to set the NC State record for home runs by a freshman and lead all freshmen in the conference. The switch-hitting catcher made history against William & Mary, when he became the first NC State player to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game. Bailey led the Pack with a .604 slugging percentage, which was the third highest in the ACC and best for a freshman. He tallied two multi-home run games this season and started 50 of the 54 games he played. Bailey logged the second most multi-hit games on the team with 21 and also contributed 11 multi-RBI games, highlighted by two games with five or more RBIs. He also threw out 11 runners on the base paths and recorded a .983 fielding percentage.

Brian Brown | Glenmoore, Pa. | P
Second Team All-American, ACC Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-ACC, Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the Ninth Round

Brown turned in a stellar senior season to become just the second player in NC State baseball history to garner the ACC Pitcher of the Year award. He recorded a 7-2 record complemented by a 2.74 earned run average (ERA), which ranks among the top 10 ACC pitchers. Brown threw two complete games, headlined by closing out last Saturday’s win against Army in the rain. He started 16 games on the mound this season and 61 for his career to break the program record for career starts. Additionally, he finished his Wolfpack tenure with 25 wins to tie for the fifth most in the NC State record books along with Carlos Rodon. Brown went at least five innings in 15 of his 16 starts and NC State has won 13 of the 16 games he started. He is one of 25 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award.

Brock Deatherage | Burlington, N.C. | OF
Second Team All-ACC, Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th Round

Deatherage’s strong senior season earned the NC State outfielder Second Team All-ACC honors. He logged a .307 batting average, which was the third best on the team. Deatherage hit 14 home runs on the year, as one of five players on the squad with 10 or more home runs. He recorded his first career multi-homer game against UNC-Chapel Hill earlier this season and logged three for the year. He played in 227 career games and started 215 of those contests. He had 15 multi-hit games this year with 12 multi-RBI games. Deatherage finished his Wolfpack career with 223 hits, 159 runs, 109 RBI and a .286 batting average. He was selected in the 29th round of last year’s draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but elected to return for his senior year and improved his stock by 19 rounds.

Josh McLain | Hiddenite, N.C. | OF
First Team All-ACC, Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Ninth Round

McLain turned in a stellar senior season to lead all individuals in the ACC with 94 hits, which ranks eighth in the NCAA. He logged a team-best .344 batting average to lead the Pack and rank second in the ACC. He averaged 1.54 hits per game to pace the conference and rank 17th in the nation. The Wolfpack’s centerfielder recorded at least one hit in 53 of 60 games, highlighted by hitting streaks of 13 and 11 games. McLain’s 29 multi-hit games led the ACC and he also put together an 18-game reached base safely streak. He started every game this season and did not commit an error. McLain charted 12 stolen bases on 15 attempts. He was also drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 14th round last season, but returned to school and improved his stock five rounds.

Joe O’Donnell | Wilmington, N.C. | P
Third Team All-ACC

The Wolfpack closer compiled a 1.48 earned run average (ERA) in 24 appearances out of the bullpen in his senior campaign. The Wilmington, N.C., native struck out 40 batters in 30.1 innings and only allowed five earned runs. O’Donnell was named a semifinalist for the National Pitcher of the Year Award, presented by the College Baseball Foundation. He was also tabbed a Preseason and Midseason Stopper of the Year Candidate, which is given annually to the top relief pitcher. O’Donnell broke the program record for career appearances this season with his 88th against Campbell and now holds 95. His 11 saves during the year tied for the ACC lead and ranked among the top pitchers in the NCAA.

2018 Atlantic-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams
NCAA Div. I Atlantic All-Region First Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Joey Bart Jr. Georgia Tech GA
C Cal Raleigh Jr. Florida State FL
1B Kevin Woodall Sr. Coastal Carolina SC
2B Andy Weber Jr. Virginia VA
2B Christian Jones Sr. Campbell NC
3B Kyle Datres Jr. North Carolina NC
SS Seth Lancaster Sr. Coastal Carolina SC
OF Seth Beer Jr. Clemson SC
OF Andrew Moritz Jr. UNC Greensboro NC
OF Matt Pita Jr. VMI VA
OF Brett Kinneman Jr. NC State NC
DH Zach Biermann Jr. Coastal Carolina SC
P Kyle Brnovich So. Elon NC
P Drew Parrish So. Florida State FL
P Matt Frisbee Jr. UNC Greensboro NC
RP Ryley Gilliam Jr. Clemson SC
NCAA Div. I Atlantic All-Region Second Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Patrick Bailey Fr. NC State NC
1B Michael Busch So. North Carolina NC
2B Nick Dunn Jr. Maryland MD
3B Drew Mendoza So. Florida State FL
SS Logan Davidson So. Clemson SC
OF Matthew Barefoot So. Campbell NC
OF Brock Deatherage Sr. NC State NC
OF Josh McLain Sr. NC State NC
DH Tristin English So. Georgia Tech GA
P Brian Brown Sr. NC State NC
P Griffin Roberts Jr. Wake Forest NC
P Josh Maciejewski Sr. UNC Charlotte NC
RP Ethan DeCaster Gr. Duke NC
RP Joe O’Donnell Sr. NC State NC