TOWSON, Md. - A total of 10 Landmark Conference baseball student-athletes were honored on the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Region teams on Tuesday afternoon.
| 2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Team |
| P |
Tucker Alch |
Catholic University |
First |
| OF |
Ben Nardi |
Catholic University |
Second |
| DH |
Mitchel Johnson |
Catholic University |
Second |
| OF |
Ben Watson |
Elizabethtown College |
First |
| SS |
David Woolley |
Elizabethtown College |
Second |
| 1B |
Quinten Perilli |
Elizabethtown College |
Third |
| SS |
Michael Warren |
Juniata College |
Third |
| OF |
Corey Zientek |
University of Scranton |
First |
| 2B |
Braden Breithaupt |
University of Scranton |
Third |
| 3B |
Tony Rossi |
Susquehanna University |
Third |
Alch, a Houston native, recently completed his senior campaign with a record of 6-2 with a 2.58 ERA in 66.1 innings. Alch struck out 83 batters to give him 260 punchouts in 231 career innings. For his Catholic career, Alch compiled a record of 25-7, tossing seven complete games and posting an ERA of 2.49. Alch's laundry list of career accolades continues to grow. The list includes two All-America nods, a Regional Pitcher of the Year award, two Landmark Conference Pitcher of the Year awards, three Landmark Conference first-team honors, and a conference record for the most Pitcher/Athlete of the Week honors. Alch holds a handful of Landmark Conference single-season records and places in the top five in a number of career marks in the conference. The Texan is the program's all-time leader in victories.
Watson was most recently named to the D3baseball.com All-Region First Team. The senior, not only led the conference in several categories but was in several NCAA DIII rankings. In the NCAA, the outfielder is currently third in batting average (.486), tenth in doubles (21), third in hits (86), fourth in triples (8), fourth in total bases (144), and ninth in on-base percentage (.559). Earlier in the season, the Landmark Conference Player of the Year also recorded his 100th career hit and 100th career RBI. Watson also became the number one single-season leader in runs and hits in Etown program history.
This marks the second straight year in which Zientek has received ABCA/Rawlings All-Region accolades. The Sugarloaf, Pa., native posted an impressive season at the plate as he hit .405 with 10 doubles, five triples, five home runs, 51 RBI, 39 stolen bases and 71 runs scored. His stolen base and runs scored totals both represented the single-season program and Landmark Conference records while ranking among the top 10 nationally.
Zientek was the everyday centerfielder for the Royals and did not commit an error in 108 total chances to go along with three outfield assists.
Nardi, a senior outfielder from Potomac, Md., was recently named to the All-Landmark First Team for the second time in his career while also being the conference's Senior Scholar-Athlete in 2023. Nardi posted a career-best slash line of .372/.485/.730, cracking 12 home runs while driving in 40 runs in 35 games. Nardi totaled 24 extra-base hits in 2023, also a career-high. Nardi is also the Catholic program, and Landmark Conference all-time home run leader with 29 bombs in 118 games. For his career, Nardi hit .345, finishing just two hits shy of 150. Nardi laced 31 doubles, drove in 108 runs, and scored 118 runs for Catholic. Nardi is a 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection and was the 2023 Catholic Athletics Harris Cup recipient.
Johnson, a sophomore designated hitter from Olney, Md., earns all-region honors after a massive breakout campaign in 2023. An All-Landmark Conference First Team selection, Johnson hit .373, led the team in RBIs with 48, and set a new Catholic program record for doubles in a season with 21. Johnson finished the year with 29 extra-base hits, 32 runs scored, and a .453 on-base percentage. During the 2023 season, Johnson was named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week, earned Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week honors, and was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District choice.
Woolley was named to the Landmark All-Conference First Team as well. He was second on the team in runs (47), hits (69), and batting average (.394). Woolley was also first on the team in total walks with 38.
Perilli rounded out the Etown baseball ABCA/Rawlings All-Region nods after being named D3baseball.com Region V Rookie of the Year this week. Perilli was also named the Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year. The first-year totaled 64 hits while leading the team in home runs with 11. He also totaled 42 runs, 19 doubles, and 51 RBI.
Warren has already claimed First-Team Landmark Conference All-Conference honors at first base this spring. Among Landmark Conference players in 2023, Warren was third in batting average (.409), fourth in slugging percentage (.705), fifth in on-base percentage (.509), second in OPS (1.214), fifth in doubles (15), tied for third in triples (3), tied for eighth in home runs (6), eighth in RBI (43), and eighth in total bases (93). He also set several historic single-season stat lines for the Eagles this season, setting the program's sixth-highest slugging percentage (.705), fifth-highest on-base percentage (.509), tying for the second-most doubles in a season (15), tying for the third-most RBI in a season (43), and tying for the fourth-most total bases in a single season (93). Warren also set the program's single-game record for doubles with four against Scranton.
Breithaupt played in 36 games for the Royals and hit .347 with 11 doubles, two home runs, 28 RBI and 31 runs scored. His 11 doubles were tied for ninth most in the Landmark and he tallied 10 multi-hit games on the year while hitting safely in all four games at the Landmark Conference Tournament from May 12-14. He also posted an impressive .987 fielding percentage as a second baseman with just two errors in 152 total chances.
Rossi flourished as a sophomore as the everyday third baseman, starting in 47 games and achieving career highs across numerous statistical categories. He led the team in batting average (.356), runs (50), hits (67), doubles (16), home runs (12), RBI (54), total bases (121), and slugging percentage (.644).