ST. LOUIS – The D2CCA's All-American teams were announced Thursday, with Indianapolis' Austin Bode, and UMSL's Mitch Bonczkowski and Eli Cartwright receiving honors.
This is the first D2CCA All-American honor since the Greyhounds reeled off an All-American in three consecutive seasons from 2022-24, with Xavier Rivas, Drew Donaldson, and Caleb Vaughn being the recipients in each of those three seasons. Bode becomes only the second designated hitter to be awarded an All-American nod in any of the three All-American lists (NCBWA, D2CCA, and ABCA/Rawlings), with Ben Sondgeroth's NCBWA third-team selection the only other time that's happened in program history.
Bonczkowski was a First Team selection by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) and a Second Team pick by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Cartwright landed on the Third Team on both the NCBWA and D2CCA squads.