GREENSBORO, N.C. – The 2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-Region Teams were announced earlier this week, with a pair of Red Hawk underclassmen garnering recognition. Freshman Kyler Hickman found his way to the Second Team, while sophomore Brock Warren landed on the Third Team.
 
The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. III All-America Committee.
 
Hickman made an immediate in his first year with the Red Hawks, hitting .376 on the year and a blistering .456 in league action en route to a Midwest Conference Newcomer of the Year honor. A native of Tracy, Calif., Hickman led the team in hits (56), RBI (46) and total bases (96), and his 10 home runs tied him for third on the Midwest leaderboard.
 
Hickman finished his first collegiate season with 18 multi-hit games and at one point had reached base in 28 consecutive games, the best mark of any Ripon hitter. Three days after his first multi-homer game, Hickman turned in a season-best four-hit day against Lawrence, scoring three runs to help Ripon to a convincing MWC win on the road.
 
The only Ripon hitter with a higher season batting average than Hickman was First Team All-Conference selection Brock Warren, who clipped .418 with 34 RBI and 23 stolen bases in 25 attempts, good enough for second all-time on the Ripon record book. The Wausau, Wis. Native also started 11 games on the mound, striking out 47 opposing hitters in 62.2 innings of work, leading the team in each of the three categories.
 
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 15,000 members represent all 50 states and 40 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include nine divisions.

To view the full press release from the ABCA, please click here.