ABCA All-American | d3baseball.com All-American

After earning MASCAC Player and Pitcher of the Year honors last month, Mass. Maritime's Nate Kaczynski and Salem State's Nolan Currier were named d3baseball.com All-Americans which was announced last week. Kaczynski also earned All-American accolades from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).

Kaczynski previously earned D3baseball.com and ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region II recognition after being named the MASCAC Player of the Year and earning a place on the All-MASCAC First Team. Kaczynski batted .485 with a team-leading eight home runs, eight doubles, and two triples while driving in 34 runs and scoring 43. He also posted a .570 on-base percentage and a .758 slugging percentage. His performance earned him MASCAC Player of the Year honors and a spot on the All-MASCAC First Team. Defensively, Kaczynski recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, committing no errors in 95 total chances. 

On the mound, Currier had a career year for Salem, setting numerous career-bests: wins (six), complete games (four), innings pitched (50.1), strikeouts (54), ERA (1.07), and WHIP (0.97.  strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. In terms of the MASCAC, he ranked among the top five in multiple pitching categories, including ERA (1st), wins (2nd), K/9 (5th), and WHIP (2nd). His 1.07 ERA was also the third best in all of Division III and was the only pitcher from the MASCAC to be ranked within the top five in the country. Currier struck out five or more batters in each start, highlighted by a career-high 11 in a 3-0 win over Anna Maria, where he allowed just two hits. Along with his strong season, he was named MASCAC Pitcher of the Week twice. At the plate, Currier also had a stellar year for the Vikes. He posted 26 hits, six doubles, a career-high three triples, 18 RBIs, a .404 on-base percentage, and a career-high .500 slugging percentage.