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Spohn Named First Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball
6/2/2022 7:00:00 AM | Baseball
RIVERSIDE – California Baptist University baseball's Harrison Spohn became the first NCAA Division I First Team All-America selection in school history on Thursday. The senior was selected as a First Team Second Baseman by Collegiate Baseball.
It continues an honor roll for Spohn, who was named the 2022 WAC Defensive Player of the Year and to the conference's first team. He ended the regular season leading all of Division I with 28 doubles this season, two more than the runner-up, UNLV's Joey Walls (26). He averaged .50 of a double per game, which tied for third in D-I.
Spohn also ended the regular season ranked ninth in Division I in hits (91). He hit .365 on the season, with .564 slugging and .422 on-base percentages. He accumulated 63 runs, 38 runs batted in, five homers and 14 stolen bases while primarily hitting out of the No. 2 spot in the lineup all year. He ended his career on an 18-game hitting streak.
Defensively, Spohn proved to be elite, as well, and was recognized by his coaches for his glove. He finished with a .979 fielding percentage, teamed up for 37 double plays and logged 162 assists and 121 putouts on the year.
ONE OF THE BEST
CBU finished the 2022 season with a 36-20 record and finished runner-up in the WAC West Division in the regular season, with an 18-12 conference mark. It polished off one of the best four-year NCAA Division I transitions. The Lancers went 118-64 over the last four years, with a 64.8 winning percentage and consecutive WAC titles in 2019 and 2021. Their winning percentage is first among D-I teams in transitions since 1998, with the win total ranking sixth, despite the 2020 season being canceled just 15 games in due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
California Baptist's 110 wins in its first three full seasons are the second-most by any transitioning team in that time span. The Lancers' 35 wins in 2019 ranked third among teams in their debut D-I season, while their 40 wins ranked first among transitioning teams in their second full season.
🇺🇸 𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 🇺🇸
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) June 2, 2022
Congratulations to Harrison Spohn on being named @CBNewspaper's NCAA Division 1 First Team All-America Second Baseman. He's the 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 Lancer in school history to be named a First Team NCAA D1 All-American. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/7GCsijnLQu
It continues an honor roll for Spohn, who was named the 2022 WAC Defensive Player of the Year and to the conference's first team. He ended the regular season leading all of Division I with 28 doubles this season, two more than the runner-up, UNLV's Joey Walls (26). He averaged .50 of a double per game, which tied for third in D-I.
HE WANTS THE 👑
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 28, 2022
Harrison Spohn builds on his NCAA Division I lead for doubles, with No. 28 of the year.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/PB4R6CgUsj
Spohn also ended the regular season ranked ninth in Division I in hits (91). He hit .365 on the season, with .564 slugging and .422 on-base percentages. He accumulated 63 runs, 38 runs batted in, five homers and 14 stolen bases while primarily hitting out of the No. 2 spot in the lineup all year. He ended his career on an 18-game hitting streak.
Defensively, Spohn proved to be elite, as well, and was recognized by his coaches for his glove. He finished with a .979 fielding percentage, teamed up for 37 double plays and logged 162 assists and 121 putouts on the year.
🚨 WEB GEM ALERT 🚨
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) February 20, 2022
Harrison Spohn is here to remind you he's reaaaaally good at baseball.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/9dNWE0jGtr
ONE OF THE BEST
CBU finished the 2022 season with a 36-20 record and finished runner-up in the WAC West Division in the regular season, with an 18-12 conference mark. It polished off one of the best four-year NCAA Division I transitions. The Lancers went 118-64 over the last four years, with a 64.8 winning percentage and consecutive WAC titles in 2019 and 2021. Their winning percentage is first among D-I teams in transitions since 1998, with the win total ranking sixth, despite the 2020 season being canceled just 15 games in due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
California Baptist's 110 wins in its first three full seasons are the second-most by any transitioning team in that time span. The Lancers' 35 wins in 2019 ranked third among teams in their debut D-I season, while their 40 wins ranked first among transitioning teams in their second full season.
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩-𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙉𝘾𝘼𝘼 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙄. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/AQrBzp7XT7
— California Baptist Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 29, 2022
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