Five Cochise College baseball players were selected for this year’s All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference and All-Region Division I teams, announced earlier this week.
Pitcher Darick Hall and catcher Sean DeSoto were named First Team All-ACCAC and First Team All-Region. Hall finished the regular season with 10 wins and a 1.65 ERA, but he also contributed to Cochise’s offense, leading the team with 53 RBIs and a .358 batting average. DeSoto had 43 hits and batted .276 for the regular season.
Outfielder Charlie Ameer earned First Team All-ACCAC and Second Team All-Region. He finished with a .309 batting average and 43 hits. Pitcher Nick Borowski was named Second Team All-ACCAC and Second Team All-Region for his 7-2 record this year. Shortstop Louis Boyd earned Second Team All-Region, finishing with a .307 batting average, including 59 hits, and 56 runs scored.
The Apaches are the top seed in this year’s NJCAA Region I Division I Tournament, which begins this week. Cochise faces fourth-seeded South Mountain in a best-of-three series in the semifinal round Thursday through Saturday. As the top seed, the Apaches have home field advantage throughout their time in the region tournament. All games on the Douglas Campus will be broadcast on KDAP 96.5 FM in Douglas.