Rachiele named by the ABCA to Region All-Defensive Team

2023 ABCA NCAA Div. III Region All-Defensive Teams Announced

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—The postseason awards keep rolling in for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) senior Austin Rachiele as earlier today he was named to the 2023 American Baseball Coaches association (ABCA) NCAA Division III Region 2 All-Defensive Team.

In the last five weeks Rachiele has earned First Team All-Region and Third Team All-American honors from both ABCA/Rawlings and D3baseball.com, has been named to the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England First Team and was voted to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) All-Conference First Team and its 2023 Player of the Year.

Starting all 38 games and playing in every inning this season in centerfield, Rachiele recorded 102 put outs, had five assists, and committed only one error finishing with a .991 fielding percentage.

Rachiele also had a historic 2023 offensive campaign in which he led the MASCAC this past season in batting (.453), home runs (14), hits (63-which tied the MCLA program record), triples (4), total bases (127-which set a new program record), as well as on base percentage (.550- which was 13^th in the nation) and slugging percentage (.914- 7^th best in the nation). He also scored 53 runs (new program record), had 40 RBI, and drew 28 walks while stealing 17 bases.