GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Augustana baseball team had three members named to the 2024 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-Region Central Team announced Wednesday. Jack Hines was named Central Region Position Player of the Year and was joined on the first team by Caleb Saari. Ashton Michek was named to the second team. 

Hines becomes the first unanimous Region Player of the Year in program history and first to earn Rawlings/ABCA Central Region Position Player of the Year honors.

Hines, now a member of three all-region first teams in 2024, hit .445 with 93 hits, 21 home runs, 89 RBI, 77 runs scored, 178 total bases, an .852 slugging percentage and a 1.337 OPS. He was the only player in the country to rank in the top 10 nationally for each category and broke single-season program records in home runs and RBI.

Saari, a product of Moorhead, Minnesota, also made all three all-region teams. An All-NSIC first teamer, he finished the year 9-1 with a 3.01 ERA and 1.00 WHIP while striking out 85 in 74 2/3 innings. Over his last four starts he was even more dominant, going 4-0 with 26 strikeouts in 25 innings while allowing six runs and 20 hits. 

A native of Bangor, Wis., Michek sees his name on his third all-region team. The NSIC Pitcher of the Year went 8-3 with a 3.64 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings. He also racked up a program record 11 pickoffs, breaking a record that he set in 2023. Michek was great in the regular season, holding a 2.81 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 67 1/3 innings while allowing a .226 opponent's batting average. 

The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-America teams will be announced on Friday, May 31. Only First Team All-Region selections are eligible for All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams for all divisions will be announced on Wednesday, June 19. The ABCA NCAA Div. II Region All-Defensive teams will be announced on Thursday, June 20.