GREENSBORO, N.C. – Victor Schilleci of the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team was recently named to the NCAA Division III Region 4 All-Defensive Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).

Comprising all 10 regions nationwide, 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 & Coach of the Year Committee.

Schilleci adds the All-Defensive honor to a postseason awards haul that already included Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom Honorable Mention and ABCA/Rawling Third Team All-Region recognition.

After committing an error on his second chance of the season, Schilleci was nearly flawless the rest of the year, committing just one error over his final 384 chances, including streaks of 37 games and 347 chances without an error, ending the season with a .995 fielding percentage.

About the ABCA
Founded in 1945, the American Baseball Coaches Association is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level, with more than 15,000 members representing all 50 states and 41 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.

The Chair of the ABCA NCAA Div. III All-America & Coach of the Year Committee is Paul Hesse of the University of Mount Union. The committee also includes Brian Casey (U.S. Coast Guard Academy), Pete Egbert (Misericordia University), Dan Gomez (Western New England University), Ray Hedrick (Randolph-Macon College), Luke Johnson (North Park University), Scott Laverty (Chapman University), Yogi Lutz (Alvernia University), Nick Pontari (Russell Sage College) and Kevin Tomasiewicz (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh).

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