MARSHALL, Minn. - Trevecca Nazarene University standout third baseman Hunter Newman (JR/Chapmansboro, Tenn.) is a member of the 2015 Daktronics, Inc., NCAA Division II All-America baseball team.

Newman, who was named the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year, is a third-team selection and is the first Trojan and first G-MAC athlete to be named to the Daktronics All-American baseball team. 

Newman hit .451 and led the Trojans and the G-MAC in batting average, home runs (18), runs batted in (77), slugging percentage (.877), on-base percentage (.558), total bases (171), walks (39) and tied for the lead in hit by pitches (13). His 18 home runs are 11th best in Division II.

Newman is a three-time selection to the G-MAC all-conference team. He helped lead the Trojans to a 36-18 mark and the G-MAC regular and postseason championships for the third-consecutive season. Newman is on course to set nearly every Trevecca baseball offensive mark as a senior. In just three years he has established several records in the young history of the G-MAC.

A total of 49 student-athletes, representing 40 institutions were named to either the first, second or third team All-America squad, while 15 were named honorable mention.

The D2SIDA All-America and All-Region baseball teams are sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The teams are voted on by the members of D2SIDA, NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors Association. Daktronics has sponsored the baseball All-America program since 2007.

Earning the Ron Lenz Pitcher and Player of the Year awards respectively are junior pitcher Reese Gregory from St. Cloud State University (Minn.) and junior catcher Will Albertson from Catawba College (N.C.).

Gregory, a native of St. Cloud, Minn., racked up a 13-0 record with six saves, compiling a 1.49 ERA in 84 2/3 innings with 92 strikeouts in helping lead the Huskies to No. 1 national ranking this season and a final record of 54-5. He appeared in a team-high 20 games with 10 starts leading SCSU to a school record for victories and the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Central Region Tournament. The 2015 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year, Gregory did not allow a run in 12 appearances, recording five complete games with four shutouts, while opponents hit just .205. In the latest Division II statistics (May 18), Gregory ranks first in victories, 12th in ERA, 24th in WHIP (0.97), 26th in strikeouts, 37th in complete games, 51st in hits allowed per nine innings (6.7), 61st in saves and 79th in strikeouts per nine innings (9.78). He was a Daktronics third team All-American last season as a relief pitcher and was a Daktronics first team All-Region honoree in 2013.

Albertson, a native of Sophia, N.C., led Catawba to the Southeast Region championship last weekend and a trip to the NCAA Championships. He has started all 57 games this season batting .473 (107 of 226) with 26 home runs, 17 doubles, one triple and 90 RBIs. He has racked up a .903 slugging percentage and a .534 on-base percentage, while scoring 72 runs and stealing two bases. He has set the school single-season record for home runs and RBIs and also set the South Atlantic Conference single-season record for home runs. In the latest Division II statistics (May 18), Albertson

ranks first in hits, first in total bases (204), second in RBIs, third in home runs, fourth in RBIs per game (1.58), fifth in slugging pct., sixth in home runs per game (0.46), sixth in runs scored, seventh in on-base pct. and 14th in runs per game (1.26).

Joining Gregory and Albertson on the Daktronics All-America first team include Albert Bauer (1B, Newberry, S.C), Shane Billings (2B, Wingate, N.C.), Nick Sell (3B, Seton Hill, Pa.), Paxton DeLaGarza (SS, Angelo State, Texas), Justin Garcia (OF, Nova Southeastern, Fla.), Jhalan Jackson (OF, Florida Southern), Jason Morozowski (OF, Mount Olive, N.C.), Max Waletich (DH, Minnesota State), Kamran Young (UT non-pitcher, Cal. State Dominguez Hills), Frank Samluk (UT pitcher, Wilmington, Del.), Craig Brooks, (SP, Catawba, N.C.), Steve Naemark (SP, Angelo State, Texas), Brendan O'Rourke (SP, Franklin Pierce, N.H) and Tyler Fries (RP, Wilmington, Del.).

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