2022 ABCA-Rawlings NAIA Baseball Gold Glove Team Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in conjunction with the American Baseball Coaches Association has announced the 2022 ABCA-Rawlings-NAIA Baseball Gold Glove Team. The nine position winners, who were chosen based upon their defensive success, were selected by the NAIA Baseball Coaches Association All-America Committee.
| Name | School | Year | Position | Hometown | Conference |
| Andrew Fernandez | St. Thomas (Fla.) | Sr. | C | Southwest Ranches, Fla. | The Sun |
| Sean Rooney | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | Jr. | 1B | San Jose, Calif. | Mid-South |
| Cale Thompson | Corban (Ore.) | Sr. | 2B | Campbell, Calif. | Cascade |
| Cole VanWasshenova | Siena Heights (Mich.) | So. | 3B | South Rockwood, Mich. | Wolverine-Hoosier |
| Alec Ackerman | Bellevue (Neb.) | Jr. | SS | Parker, Colo. | North Star |
| Sean Cheely | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Sr. | LF | Austell, Ga. | Mid-South |
| Luke Ketchum | St. Francis (Ill.) | Sr. | CF | Springfield, Ill. | Chicagoland |
| Conner Barnett | Bellevue (Neb.) | So. | RF | Papillion, Neb. | North Star |
| Zachary Filos | The Master's University | Sr. | P | Murrieta, Calif. | Golden State |
Andrew Fernandez, Sean Rooney, and Cale Thompson take home the first honors for St. Thomas (Fla.), Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), and Corban (Ore.).
This season marks the seventh time in history, all since 2011, that teammates were selected to the Gold Glove team. Vanguard (Calif.) has done it twice in 2017 and 2018 followed by one time each for Indiana Tech in 2017, Lyon (Ark.) in 2016, Siena Heights (Mich.) in 2012.
Bellevue (Neb.) now has seven team members all-time which eclipses the six from Vanguard (Calif.); Lyon (Ark.), Webber International (Fla.), and Oklahoma City are tied for third place with five each.
About the ABCA
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 25 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.
About Rawlings
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