ABCA All-Region Teams
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Graduate outfielder
Josh Adkins and junior pitcher
Andrew Neff of the Concord University baseball team have been selected to the American Baseball Coaches' Association (ABCA) All-Atlantic Region Teams, the organization announced Wednesday morning.
Adkins was voted to the ABCA All-Atlantic Region First Team while Neff was a member of the second team.
Adkins, a native of Nitro, West Virginia lands on his third All-Atlantic Region Team in 2023, and his second All-Atlantic Region First Team. He was previously named to the D2CCA All-Atlantic Region First Team. Adkins batted .384 with nine home runs and 36 RBI. He added 37 runs scored, 12 doubles and a triple. Adkins sported a .656 slugging percentage. CU's everyday center fielder led the team in average, home runs and slugging. During his breakout season, Adkins had 15 multi-hit games in 41 starts, and amassed 22 extra-base hits which were more than his previous four seasons combined. He also had eight games where he collected at least two hits and two RBI with five of those games turning into multiple extra-base hit contests.
Like Adkins, Neff appears on his third All-Atlantic Region Team of the postseason. This is Neff's first time on the second team. The ace of the Concord pitching staff went 12-2 during his fourth season on the mound. He tossed 87.2 innings while racking 95 strikeouts and sporting an ERA of 4.41. He broke the Mountain East Conference and CU program record for single-season wins. The Fredericksburg, Virginia native's strikeout total was also a program record for a single season, and was top five in the MEC all-time. Ten of the 21 appearances for Neff resulted in him racking up at least six strikeouts, including a season-high 10 versus UVa.-Wise in early March.
Millersville's Bren Taylor was named the ABCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year. Jarrett Heilman of Mercyhurst was the Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year.
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