GREENSBORO, N.C. – The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced its 2024 All-Region Teams on Tuesday afternoon. Three members of the Adrian College baseball team earned Second Team All-Region honors including
AJ Miranda,
Nic Bruder, and
Jakob Charles.
AJ Miranda finished the season with a .353 batting average while playing and starting in 47 games for the Bulldogs. Miranda had 190 at bats on the year where he recorded 67 hits, 19 doubles, one triple, and seven home runs with 46 RBIs. Miranda led the Bulldogs with a 1.028 OPS on the year with the help of a .574 slugging percentage. He also walked 14 times and was hit by 22 pitches. Miranda was named Second Team All-MIAA for Adrian and was a member of the Baldwin Wallace Regional All-Tournament Team in the NCAA Tournament.
Nic Bruder was the MIAA Batting Champion as a freshman after hitting .448 in conference play. Bruder finished the season with an overall batting average of .385 with the help of 77 hits in 200 at bats. Bruder scored 46 times while smacking 11 doubles, two triples, and two home runs which both came in the NCAA Regional. Bruder also stole 16 bases out of 18 attempts and was named First Team All-MIAA and a member of the Regional All-Tournament Team.
Jakob Charles locked in a starting pitcher spot after finishing the season with a 9-1 record in 13 starts. Charles pitched in 84.1 innings to lead the team, threw one shutout, and tossed a pair of complete games. He totaled a 3.84 ERA on the season while striking out 48 batters. Opponents posted a .249 batting average against Charles. He threw at least six innings in eight of his starts on the season and earned a spot on a the All-MIAA First Team. Charles was also named to the D3baseball.com All-Region Team.
Adrian finished the season with a 33-16 record, an MIAA Tournament Championship, a NCAA Regional Championship, and the program's first trip to an NCAA Super Regional.