Wake Forest Athletics
Four Deacs Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team
6/15/2022 5:00:00 PM | Baseball
Rhett Lowder and Brendan Tinsman were voted to the first team, while Nick Kurtz and Brock Wilken garnered second team honors.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Four members of the Wake Forest baseball program were named to the 2022 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Region Atlantic Team, as announced by the organization on Wednesday morning. Rhett Lowder and Brendan Tinsman were voted to the first team, while Nick Kurtz and Brock Wilken garnered second team honors.
The accolade is the latest for the group as Lowder, Tinsman, Kurtz and Wilken continue to receive postseason recognition for their outstanding 2022 campaigns. Lowder (Second Team), Tinsman (Third Team) and Kurtz (Freshman) were all tabbed as All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball. Additionally, Lowder, Kurtz and Wilken received invitations to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Camp in Cary, N.C. from Thursday, June 30 to Monday, July 4.
Wake Forest's four 2022 honorees are the second most in the ACC and the second most in program history, trailing only the 2017 squad with six. Overall, 20 Demon Deacons have received All-Region honors since 2003.
Wake Forest's ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team Members
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Name |
Team |
Year |
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Jamie D'Antona |
First Team |
2003 |
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J.B. Tucker |
Second Team |
2005 |
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Matt Antonelli |
First Team |
2006 |
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Ben Hunter |
Second Team |
2006 |
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Will Craig |
First Team |
2015 |
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Will Craig |
First Team |
2016 |
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Ben Breazeale |
First Team |
2017 |
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Gavin Sheets |
First Team |
2017 |
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Johnny Aiello |
First Team |
2017 |
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Stuart Fairchild |
First Team |
2017 |
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Jake Mueller |
Second Team |
2017 |
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Parker Dunshee |
Second Team |
2017 |
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Griffin Roberts |
Second Team |
2018 |
|
First Team |
2019 |
|
|
First Team |
2019 |
|
|
Second Team |
2021 |
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|
First Team |
2022 |
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|
First Team |
2022 |
|
|
Second Team |
2022 |
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|
Second Team |
2022 |
Lowder, Tinsman and every First Team honoree from all eight regions are now nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors, which will be announced the morning of Friday, June 17.
The group was instrumental throughout a memorable 2022 Wake Forest baseball season. The Demon Deacons finished the campaign with 41 victories, the fifth most in program history. The Deacs increased their win total by 21 games from last season (41 wins to 20 wins), the largest year-to-year turnaround in program history.
Wake Forest was selected to the 2022 NCAA Baseball Tournament, the program's 14th appearance in the national playoffs, after posting the program's seventh 40-win season.
The Demon Deacons ended the regular season with 39 wins, tying the 1999 Deacs for the second-most regular season wins in program history.
All-Region Demon Deacons
Rhett Lowder | Albemarle, N.C. | RHP | First Team
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Became the first Demon Deacon in program history to be named ACC Pitcher of the Year
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Earned Second Team All-American accolades from Collegiate Baseball
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Named a First Team All-ACC selection
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Became the first Demon Deacon to be named a finalist for the Collegiate Pitcher of the Year Award
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Received invite to 2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Camp
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Finished the season with a 11-3 record in 99.1 innings
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Became just the fifth pitcher in program history and the first since 2002 to reach 11 victories in a season
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Struck out a career-high 105 batters, the 10th most in program history
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Entered the NCAA Tournament as one of four pitchers in the nation with 11 wins, which was also an ACC best
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Ended the regular season as the only pitcher in the ACC to rank in the top three in wins, strikeouts, ERA and innings pitched
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Also ranked in the top 10 in WHIP (fourth), walks allowed per nine innings (seventh) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (seventh) heading into the NCAA Tournament
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Registered the lowest ERA (2.60) and the most innings (65.2) in addition to the second-most victories (six) in conference play
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Went at least six innings in 11 of his 16 starts
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Allowed three earned runs or less in 15 of his 16 starts
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Walked two batters or less in 13 appearances
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Fanned double-digit batters in three games, matching his career-high of 11 strikeouts against NJIT (Feb. 25), Clemson (April 15) and Louisville (May 6)
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Threw the first complete game by a Demon Deacon since 2017 on just 87 pitches, striking out six batters while allowing just five hits and no walks against NC State (May 19)
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Earned ACC Pitcher of the Week and Perfect Game Pitcher of the Week honors for complete-game gem
Brendan Tinsman | Cape Elizabeth, Maine | Catcher | First Team
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Named a 2022 Team Captain
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Named a Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball
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Named a Third Team All-ACC selection
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Named an ACC All-Tournament Team selection
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Became first Demon Deacon ever to be named a Semifinalist for the Buster Posey Award...
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Tallied career highs in every offensive and defensive category
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Tied the Wake Forest single season home run record with a career-high 24 home runs, the fourth most in the ACC and ninth most in the nation
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Also led the team with 87 hits, a .710 slugging percentage, 15 doubles, 174 bases
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Led the ACC in base runners caught stealing and finished tied with an ACC-best .994 fielding percentage
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Finished second on squad with 69 RBIs and third on team with a .355 batting average
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Registered 28 multi-hit games, the most on the team, and 18 multi-RBI performances
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Tallied a career-long 19-game hit streak from April 9-May 11
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Ended the season on an 11-game hit streak
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Hit a home run in three-straight games twice
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Posted a career-high four hits at Georgia Tech (March 19) and Boston College (April 1)
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In addition to a career-high four hits, blasted a career-high two home runs and scored a career-high four runs in Wake Forest's 27-7 series-clinching victory at Georgia Tech (March 19)
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Posted a career-high two doubles against NJIT on Feb. 26
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Drove in a career-high four runs in four games
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Led the team in postseason play with a .455 batting average to go along with a team-high 10 hits and two home runs, two doubles, eight RBIs, a .818 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage
Nick Kurtz | Lancaster, Pa. | INF | Second Team
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Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball
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Garnered Third Team All-ACC and ACC All-Freshman Team honors
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Received invite to 2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Camp
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Posted one of the best freshman seasons in program history, tying the freshman runs scored record (65) and finishing in the top 10 in home runs (tied for second), walks (second), RBIs (tied for second) and doubles (tied for ninth) by a Demon Deacon rookie
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Finished second team with 48 walks, a .637 slugging percentage and a .471 on-base percentage
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Also finished third in home runs (15) and fourth with a .338 batting average and 130 bases
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Led the ACC with a .422 batting average and .548 on-base percentage in conference play
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Also posted the second-highest OPS (1.254) and fifth-highest slugging percentage (.706) against ACC foes
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Registered a historic day at the plate in Wake Forest's 27-7 victory against Georgia Tech, becoming the first Wake Forest batter since 2005 to record six hits in a game
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Sits as the second most hits in program history and the most by a Wake Forest freshman ever... Notched a career-high six RBIs in the 20-run win as well
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Blasted a career high two home runs against Liberty (March 22) and Clemson (April 17)
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Posted 21 multiple hit games and 15 multiple RBI games
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Notched first collegiate triple versus High Point (May 11)
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Hit home runs in back-to-back games during Wake Forest's first ever sweep in Raleigh (May 20-21)
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Set a career high with a pair of doubles against Georgia Tech (March 19) and NC State (May 24)
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Helped Wake Forest tie ACC Tournament record in home runs with his three-run shot against the Hurricanes in Charlotte
Brock Wilken | Valrico, Fla. | INF | Second Team
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Received invite to 2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Camp
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Posted a batting average of .272 and career highs in hits (69). home runs (23), RBIs (77) and doubles (13)
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Ranks second on Wake Forest's single season home run list, while tying for the seventh-most RBIs
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Finished third in RBIs and sixth in home runs in ACC
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Registered 100th career hit against Longwood (April 30)
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Notched 22 multi-hit games while posting 18 multi-RBI games
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Drove in five or more runs in four games
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Had a career day against Louisville (May 7), hitting a career-high three home runs and driving in a career-high eight runs
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Hit two home runs and drove in seven RBIs in series-opening victory at Boston College (April 1)
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Also hit two home runs in wins versus Georgia Tech (March 19) and Longwood (April 30)
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Hit home runs in back-to-back games five times
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Posted career-high tying two doubles against NJIT (Feb. 25)
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Scored a career-high four runs at Georgia Tech (March 19)
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Started season on 11-game hit streak
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Tallied a batting average of .409 with nine hits, one triple, four home runs, nine RBIs and a 1.045 slugging percentage in five postseason games
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Registered first career triple in ACC Tournament against NC State (May 24)
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Helped Wake Forest tie ACC Tournament record in home runs with his two-run shot against the Hurricanes in Charlotte
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Named to the ACC All-Tournament Team
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