KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2016 Baseball All-America Teams as selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association All-America Committee. The first and second teams are also recognized as ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods. The ABCA began recognizing All-Americans in 1949 and named the first ABCA NAIA All-America team in 1969.
Junior
Travis Bolin (
Watervliet, Mich.) was one of four outfielders named First Team All-American after a tremendous season for the Panthers. He set eight single-season records at Davenport this year including slugging percentage (.819), at-bats (226), runs scored (69), hits (93), triples (12), home runs (16), RBI (62) and total bases (185). Bolin was named Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Player of the Year and led the conference in batting average (.412), slugging percentage, runs scored, hits, triples, home runs and total bases. He also ranked tied for sixth in the WHAC with 17 stolen bases.
Head coach
Kevin Tidey said "I am so happy for Travis! The season he had was truly amazing. He put up ridiculous numbers this season and broke almost every offensive category we have at Davenport. Travis is the type of player that excels under pressure and thrives on competition. He was fun to watch!"
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