Fresno State Athletics
Trio of Diamond 'Dogs named to ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region Team
6/12/2019 11:00:00 AM | Baseball
Three Diamond 'Dogs were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings West All-Region Team on Wednesday.
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Three Diamond 'Dogs were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings West All-Region Team on Wednesday.
Senior second baseman Nolan Dempsey and junior pitcher Ryan Jensen were selected to the First Team while redshirt senior third baseman McCarthy Tatum was a Second Team selection.
Dempsey and Jensen mark the first time since 2005 (Beau Mills and Nick Moresi) that two Bulldogs have been named to the ABCA/Rawlings West Region First Team. Fresno State, along with Arizona State and UC Santa Barbara, each had three selections to rank second behind four selections from UCLA.
Drafted in the 33rd round of the 2019 MLB Draft, Dempsey put together a standout senior season earning First-Team All-Mountain West honors and was selected to the Mountain West Championship All-Tournament Team. The San Carlos, Calif., native started all 56 games he played in this season hitting .332 from the plate, 10th in the MW, while ranking eighth in the conference in slugging percentage at .539. He ranked second in the MW with 57 RBI and smacked a team-leading 17 doubles to rank fourth in the league. He finished fifth in the conference with 117 total bases, tied for eighth in hits (72) and tied for ninth with eight home runs.
A first-round selection of the Chicago Cubs on June 3, Jensen put together a stellar junior season on the mound for the 'Dogs posting a 12-1 mark making 16 appearances, including 15 starts. The Mountain West Pitcher of the Year and Mountain West Tournament MVP, Jensen led the Mountain West with 100.0 innings pitched and ranked second in the league in strikeouts with 107. He finished fourth in the MW in opposing batting average (.217) and fifth in ERA (2.88).
A Second-Team All-America honoree by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper along with being a First-Team All-Mountain West selection, Jensen closed out his career winning his final nine starts going 9-0 with a 2.32 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 66.0 innings while only allowing 14 walks. He tallied eight consecutive starts of seven or more innings and had six starts with eight or more strikeouts.
Rounding out the Bulldogs' All-Region selections is Tatum. A 10th-round selection of the Philadelphia Phillies on June 4, the Tony Gwynn Mountain West Co-Player of the Year and First-Team All-Mountain West selection started all 57 games for the Diamond 'Dogs this season and led the MW in hits (84), RBI (77), home runs (13), total bases (143) and slugging percentage (.606).
A Third-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and a member of both the MW Championship All-Tournament and Stanford Regional All-Tournament teams, the Clovis native hit .356 from the plate this season and ranked second in the league in at-bats (236), fifth in doubles (160 and sixth in runs (54).
Pos.     Player             Cl.     School       State
C       Adley Rutschman    Jr.     Oregon State  OR
1B      Andrew Vaughn      Jr.     UC Berkeley   CA
1B      Spencer Torkelson   So.     Arizona State   AZ
2B      Nolan Dempsey    Sr.     Fresno State   CA
3B      Nick Quintana       Jr.      Arizona       AZ
SS      Bryson Stott        Jr.     UNLV         NV
OF      Hunter Bishop      Jr.      Arizona State   AZ
OF      Garrett Mitchell     So.     UCLA         CA
OF      Joe Vranesh        Jr.     St. Mary's     CA
DH      Connor Cannon     Jr.     UC Riverside   CA
DH      Will Matthiessen     Jr.     Stanford       CA
P       Ryan Garcia        Jr.     UCLA         CA
P       Ryan Jensen       Jr.    Fresno State   CA
P       Jack Ralston       Jr.     UCLA         CA
RP      Holden Powell      So.    UCLA         CAÂ
NCAA Div. I West All-Region Second Team
Pos.     Player             Cl.     School           State
C       Korey Lee          Jr.     UC Berkeley       CA
C       Eric Yang           Jr.     UC Santa Barbara  CA
1B      Trevin Esquerra      Jr.     Loyola Marymount  CA
2B      Oliver Dunn         Jr.     Utah              UT
3B      McCarthy Tatum    Sr.     Fresno State      CA
SS     Jackson Cluff        So.    BYU              UT
OF     Mitchell Berryhill     Sr.     Cal State Fullerton  CA
OF     Armani Smith        Jr.     UC Santa Barbara   CA
OF     Brock Hale          Sr.     BYU              UT
OF     Trevor Hauver       So.    Arizona State       AZ
DH     Ryan Mota          Sr.     Cal Baptist         CA
P       Kade Mechals       Jr.     Grand Canyon      AZ
P       Ben Brecht         Jr.     UC Santa Barbara   CA
P       Trenton Denholm    So.    UC Irvine          CA
P       Codie Paiva         Sr.     Loyola Marymount   CA
P       Logan Rinehart      Jr.     Cal Baptist         CA
RP     Jack Little           Jr.     Stanford           CA
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Senior second baseman Nolan Dempsey and junior pitcher Ryan Jensen were selected to the First Team while redshirt senior third baseman McCarthy Tatum was a Second Team selection.
Dempsey and Jensen mark the first time since 2005 (Beau Mills and Nick Moresi) that two Bulldogs have been named to the ABCA/Rawlings West Region First Team. Fresno State, along with Arizona State and UC Santa Barbara, each had three selections to rank second behind four selections from UCLA.
Drafted in the 33rd round of the 2019 MLB Draft, Dempsey put together a standout senior season earning First-Team All-Mountain West honors and was selected to the Mountain West Championship All-Tournament Team. The San Carlos, Calif., native started all 56 games he played in this season hitting .332 from the plate, 10th in the MW, while ranking eighth in the conference in slugging percentage at .539. He ranked second in the MW with 57 RBI and smacked a team-leading 17 doubles to rank fourth in the league. He finished fifth in the conference with 117 total bases, tied for eighth in hits (72) and tied for ninth with eight home runs.
A first-round selection of the Chicago Cubs on June 3, Jensen put together a stellar junior season on the mound for the 'Dogs posting a 12-1 mark making 16 appearances, including 15 starts. The Mountain West Pitcher of the Year and Mountain West Tournament MVP, Jensen led the Mountain West with 100.0 innings pitched and ranked second in the league in strikeouts with 107. He finished fourth in the MW in opposing batting average (.217) and fifth in ERA (2.88).
A Second-Team All-America honoree by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper along with being a First-Team All-Mountain West selection, Jensen closed out his career winning his final nine starts going 9-0 with a 2.32 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 66.0 innings while only allowing 14 walks. He tallied eight consecutive starts of seven or more innings and had six starts with eight or more strikeouts.
Rounding out the Bulldogs' All-Region selections is Tatum. A 10th-round selection of the Philadelphia Phillies on June 4, the Tony Gwynn Mountain West Co-Player of the Year and First-Team All-Mountain West selection started all 57 games for the Diamond 'Dogs this season and led the MW in hits (84), RBI (77), home runs (13), total bases (143) and slugging percentage (.606).
A Third-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and a member of both the MW Championship All-Tournament and Stanford Regional All-Tournament teams, the Clovis native hit .356 from the plate this season and ranked second in the league in at-bats (236), fifth in doubles (160 and sixth in runs (54).
The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America Committee, which is chaired by Tommy Raffo of Arkansas State University.
ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Americans will be announced on Saturday, June 15.
The finalists for the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I Gold Glove Team will be announced on Monday, June 17, and the Gold Glove winners in all divisions will be announced on Wednesday, June 19. In all divisions, ABCA/Rawlings National Pitchers of the Year will be announced on Monday, June 24, followed by ABCA/Rawlings National Players of the Year on Wednesday, June 26.
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 11,000 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth. The 76th annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 2-5, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.
NCAA Div. I West All-Region First TeamPos.     Player             Cl.     School       State
C       Adley Rutschman    Jr.     Oregon State  OR
1B      Andrew Vaughn      Jr.     UC Berkeley   CA
1B      Spencer Torkelson   So.     Arizona State   AZ
2B      Nolan Dempsey    Sr.     Fresno State   CA
3B      Nick Quintana       Jr.      Arizona       AZ
SS      Bryson Stott        Jr.     UNLV         NV
OF      Hunter Bishop      Jr.      Arizona State   AZ
OF      Garrett Mitchell     So.     UCLA         CA
OF      Joe Vranesh        Jr.     St. Mary's     CA
DH      Connor Cannon     Jr.     UC Riverside   CA
DH      Will Matthiessen     Jr.     Stanford       CA
P       Ryan Garcia        Jr.     UCLA         CA
P       Ryan Jensen       Jr.    Fresno State   CA
P       Jack Ralston       Jr.     UCLA         CA
RP      Holden Powell      So.    UCLA         CAÂ
NCAA Div. I West All-Region Second Team
Pos.     Player             Cl.     School           State
C       Korey Lee          Jr.     UC Berkeley       CA
C       Eric Yang           Jr.     UC Santa Barbara  CA
1B      Trevin Esquerra      Jr.     Loyola Marymount  CA
2B      Oliver Dunn         Jr.     Utah              UT
3B      McCarthy Tatum    Sr.     Fresno State      CA
SS     Jackson Cluff        So.    BYU              UT
OF     Mitchell Berryhill     Sr.     Cal State Fullerton  CA
OF     Armani Smith        Jr.     UC Santa Barbara   CA
OF     Brock Hale          Sr.     BYU              UT
OF     Trevor Hauver       So.    Arizona State       AZ
DH     Ryan Mota          Sr.     Cal Baptist         CA
P       Kade Mechals       Jr.     Grand Canyon      AZ
P       Ben Brecht         Jr.     UC Santa Barbara   CA
P       Trenton Denholm    So.    UC Irvine          CA
P       Codie Paiva         Sr.     Loyola Marymount   CA
P       Logan Rinehart      Jr.     Cal Baptist         CA
RP     Jack Little           Jr.     Stanford           CA
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley" – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition and in life. To become a BDF member, please call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateBSB
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