AAC Places Five on NAIA Baseball All-America Team
June 5, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2024 Baseball All-America teams as selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches' Association All-America Committee, and the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) landed five players on the squad.
The AAC placed four on the second team and one on the third team.
Reinhardt leads the way with three honorees. Dylan Lewis and Andrew Herbert both made the second team with Nash Crowell collecting third-team honors.
Also making the second team from the AAC are Bryson Lofton of Bryan and Blake Peyton of Tennessee Wesleyan.
Here is a complete look at the entire NAIA All-America Team
FIRST TEAM
| Name | School | Year | Hometown | Position |
| Miguel Oropeza | Talladega (Ala.) | Jr. | Aragua, Venezuela | 1B |
| JJ Cruz | Hope International (Calif.) | Sr. | La Palma, Calif. | 2B |
| Drew Barragan | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Sr. | Trabuco Canyon, Calif. | SS |
| Jaidan Quinn | Concordia (Neb.) | Jr. | Bonner Springs, Kan. | 3B |
| Drew Fleming | Concordia (Mich.) | Sr. | Davison, Mich. | INF |
| Charlie Muniz | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Jr. | Naranjito, Puerto Rico | C |
| Tyler Horner | Oregon Tech | Jr. | Twin Falls, Idaho | C |
| Blaze O'Saben | Georgia Gwinnett | Sr. | Warrenton, Va. | OF |
| Evan St. Claire | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Sr. | Whitehall, N.Y. | OF |
| Cayden Nicoletto | Columbia (Mo.) | Jr. | Australia | OF |
| Ajay Sczepkowski | Georgia Gwinnett | Sr. | Reading, Pa. | OF |
| Darien Smith | Southeastern (Fla.) | Sr. | Jacksonville, Fla. | SP |
| Cesar Avila | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Jr. | Livingston, Calif. | SP |
| Blayne Huter | Webber International (Fla.) | Jr. | Sebring, Fla. | SP |
| Isaac Rohde | LSU Shreveport (La.) | Gr. | Rice Lake, Wis. | SP |
| Chad Pike | Oklahoma City | Gr. | Watermill, N.Y. | RP |
| Arderrius Townsend | Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) | Jr. | Pontotoc, Miss. | DH |
SECOND TEAM
| Name | School | Year | Hometown | Position |
| Cole Robinson | Missouri Baptist | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo. | 1B |
| Braxton Meguiar | Georgia Gwinnett | Jr. | Auburn, Ky. | 2B |
| Jarrett Gable | Kansas Wesleyan | Sr. | Colleyville, Texas | SS |
| Bryson Lofton | Bryan (Tenn.) | So. | Calhoun, Ga. | 3B |
| Isaac Santana | Point Park (Pa.) | Sr. | Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic | INF |
| Indy Stanley | Columbia (Mo.) | Sr. | Cumming, Ga. | C |
| Logan Grant | Bellevue (Neb.) | Jr. | Chestermere, Alberta | C |
| Dylan Lewis | Reinhardt (Ga.) | Sr. | Paso Robles, Calif. | OF |
| Joey Grabanski | Concordia (Neb.) | Sr. | Grand Forks, N.D. | OF |
| Carlos Negron | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Jr. | Corozal, Puerto Rico | OF |
| Mason White | Indiana Southeast | Sr. | Evansville, Ind. | OF |
| Blake Peyton | Tennessee Wesleyan | Sr. | San Diego, Calif. | SP |
| Andrew Herbert | Reinhardt (Ga.) | Jr. | San Clemente, Calif. | SP |
| Aaron Forrest | Doane (Neb.) | Sr. | Peoria, Ariz. | SP |
| Ben Harris | Georgia Gwinnett | Jr. | Crystal Lake, Ill. | SP |
| John Snyder | William Carey (Miss.) | Sr. | Semmes, Ala. | RP |
| Henry Daniels | Georgia Gwinnett | Jr. | Norman Park, Ga. | DH |
THIRD TEAM
| Name | School | Year | Hometown | Position |
| Max Harper | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Gr. | Fredericksburg, Va. | 1B |
| Tyler Mata Lloyd | Tabor (Kan.) | Sr. | Fort Collins, Colo. | 2B |
| Vantrel Reed | LSU Shreveport (La.) | Jr. | Vicksburg, Miss. | 2B |
| Alex Adams | Missouri Baptist | Gr. | Wildwood, Mo. | SS |
| Brycen Sherwood | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Sr. | Elkhart, Ind. | SS |
| Victor Sanchez | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Jr. | Miami, Fla. | 3B |
| Kekoa Ogawa | Roosevelt (Ill.) | Jr. | Pahoa, Hawaii | 3B |
| Mason David | Taylor (Ind.) | JR. | Bloomington, Ind. | 3B |
| Nash Crowell | Reinhardt (Ga.) | Jr. | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia | INF |
| Tyler Favretto | Kansas Wesleyan | Jr. | Montreal, Quebec | C |
| Tanner Sears | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Jr. | Higginsville, Mo. | C |
| Joshua Duarte | Georgetown (Ky.) | Sr. | San Pedro, Calif. | OF |
| Trey Furrey | Jessup (Calif.) | Sr. | Folsom, Calif. | OF |
| Travis Strickler | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Sr. | Glendale, Ariz. | OF |
| Marques Titialii | Arizona Christian | Sr. | Seattle, Wash. | OF |
| Francesco Barbieri | Ave Maria (Fla.) | Gr. | Brampton, Ontario | OF |
| Bobby Nichols | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Sr. | Detroit, Mich. | OF |
| Luke Schafer | Indiana Southeast | Sr. | Leawood, Kan. | SP |
| Ryan Daly | St. Francis (Ill.) | Jr. | Plainfield, Ill. | SP |
| Isaac Baez | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | Sr. | Santa Maria, Calif. | SP |
| Brian Ereu | Science and Arts (Okla.) | Fr. | Columbus, Ohio | SP |
| Chipper Korbacher | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Gr. | Oceanside, Calif. | RP |
| Noah Castillo | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Jr. | Whittier, Calif. | DH |