Four Arizona players picked up All-Region accolades from the American Baseball Coaches Association on Tuesday.
First baseman Kiko Romero and outfielder Chase Davis earned first-team selections, making them eligible forΒ ABCA All-America honors, which will be announced Friday. Shortstop Nik McClaughry and outfielder Mac Bingham earned second-team recognition.
This marks the second time four Wildcats earned spots on the ABCA All-Region teams and the first time since 2012, when Arizona won the College World Series.Β
Romero, a junior from Canyon del Oro High School, set the UA single-season record with 89 RBIs in his first year as a Wildcat. He also had 21 home runs, 17 doubles, 60 runs scored and a slash line of .345/.441/.724.
Davis also slugged 21 home runs, giving him 39 for his career and placing him third on the program's all-time leaderboard. Davis led the team in each of the triple-slash categories (.362/.489/.742) while totaling 17 doubles, 71 runs and 74 RBIs. He also tallied more walks (43) than strikeouts (40).
McClaughry, the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, had a career year at the plate, hitting .325 with 71 runs scored, 23 extra-base hits and 39 RBIs. McClaughry posted a fielding percentage of .980 while being involved in 27 double plays.
Bingham finished second on the team with a .360 batting average while also recording 68 runs, 20 doubles, 10 home runs and 51 RBIs. Bingham's 27 multi-hit games were the most on the team.
Arizona's Kiko Romero lines a single up the middle to give the Wildcats a 13-12 win over Oregon State at the Pac-12 Tournament in Scottsdale (video by Michael Lev / Arizona Daily Star)
