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Joseph Smith Named To ABCA All-Region First Team

ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-REGION TEAMS PRESS RELEASE

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Savannah State slugger Joseph Smith has been named to the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II South All-Region First Team, according to a press release from the organization.  

The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and led by a committee. The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 13,000 members represent all 50 states and 25 countries, according to their website.

Smith, the 2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Player of the Year, had an incredible redshirt-junior season. The Brunswick, Georgia native led the Tigers at the plate with a .441 batting average, 71 hits, nine doubles, triples and home runs, 41 RBI, and a .776 slugging percentage. 
 
By the end of the season, Smith was the third best hitter in the SIAC and sixth best in NCAA Division II. He led the SIAC in hits per game and triples. 
 
The Savannah State baseball team finished an historic season last month with one of the best campaigns in modern history. The Tigers finished 34-12 overall in the semifinals of the SIAC Championship. They won the 2022 SIAC Regular Season Championship with a 28-2 conference record. 
 

 
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Players Mentioned

Joe Smith

#1 Joe Smith

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Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Joe Smith

#1 Joe Smith

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior