ABCA/Rawlings All-Region

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Michael Massey and Bren Spillane were named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team, the American Baseball Coaches Association announced Wednesday.

Massey hit .326 with 17 doubles, three triples, six homers and 46 RBIs, while also committing only one error at second base. Massey started all 53 games as one of the most consistent players in the Big Ten, leading the conference in hits during conference games (37).

Massey produced an impressive highlight reel of defensive plays. He is a strong candidate for the ABCA's national gold glove award.

Spillane's long list of accomplishments includes Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year, three first team All-America selections, Big Ten Player of the Year, the first player in Big Ten history to win three straight conference player of the week awards, the first player in Illinois history to win two national player of the week awards, the nation's leading slugging percentage (.903), OPS (1.401) and home runs per game (0.46) and the second-best slugging percentage in Big Ten history. 

The Cincinnati Reds singed Spillane to a professional contract Tuesday. He was drafted No. 82 overall, the highest selected position player in Illinois program history.

NCAA Div. I Mideast All-Region First Team

Pos. Player Cl. School
C Reynaldo Pastrana Jr. Marshall
1B Bren Spillane Jr. Illinois
2B Michael Massey So. Illinois
3B Noah McGowan Sr. Ohio State
SS Terrin Vavra Jr. Minnesota
OF Ross Adolph Jr. Toledo
OF Matt Gorski So. Indiana
OF Peyton Burdick So. Wright State
DH Dominic Clementi So. Michigan
P Joey Murray Jr. Kent State
P Ryan Campbell Sr. Illinois-Chicago
P Patrick Fredrickson Fr. Minnesota
RP Max Meyer Fr. Minnesota

NCAA Div. I Mideast All-Region Second Team

Pos. Player Cl. School
C Tyler Cropley Sr. Iowa
1B Gabe Snyder Sr. Wright State
2B Nick Podkul Jr. Notre Dame
3B Matt Vierling Jr. Notre Dame
SS Chris Givin Jr. Xavier
OF Jeff Riedel Sr. Ball State
OF Jonathan Engelmann Jr. Michigan
OF Ben Mezzenga Jr. Minnesota
DH Toby Hanson Sr. Minnesota
P Sam Shutes Sr. Toledo
P Ryan Weiss So. Wright State
P Ryan Pepiot So. Butler
RP Seth Kinker Sr. Ohio State

Massey Stats and Notes

• 2018 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team
• All-Big Ten second team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Only one error all season
• 60 straight games without an error (April 22, 2017-May 12, 2018)
• Led the Big Ten in hits during conference games (37)
• Second the Big Ten in RBIs during conference games (25)
• 5th in the Big Ten in doubles (17)
• 11th in the Big Ten in RBIs (46)
• 12th in the Big Ten in hits (71)
• 12th in the Big Ten in total bases (112)
• 15th in the Big Ten in batting average (.326)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (March 6)
• I Fund Scholar-Athlete of the Week (May 8)
• I Fund Scholar-Athlete of the Week (March 7)
• DQ Classic/Big Ten-Pac-12 Challenge MVP
• DQ Classic/Big Ten-Pac-12 Challenge All-Tournament Team

Spillane Stats and Notes

• 2018 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year
• 2018 Baseball America All-America First Team
• 2018 Big Ten Player of the Year
• 2018 Big Ten regular season triple crown (.407, 22 HR, 57 RBIs)
• 2018 Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten
• Drafted No. 82 overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2018 MLB Draft 
• Leads the nation in slugging percentage (.903)
• Leads the nation in OPS (1.401)
• Leads the nation in home runs per game (0.46)
• Leads the nation in weighted on-base average (.569)
• Ranks third in the nation in home runs (23), ninth in total bases (158), ninth in on-base percentage (.498), 12th in RBIs per game (1.20), 15th in runs per game (1.14) and 17th in batting average (.389)
• One of two players in the nation with 20+ homers and 15+ stolen bases
• Only player in Division I history to slug over .900 in the BBCOR bat era
• First player in Division I to slug over .900 for a season since 2009 (Bryce Brentz, Middle Tennessee State, .930)
• First Power 5 player to lead the nation in slugging at over .900 since Pat Burrell (.948) for Miami (Fla.) in 1996
• No. 2 in Big Ten history in slugging percentage for a season (Darrin Fletcher, Illinois, 1987, .913)
• No. 1 in the nation in career slugging percentage among active players with two or more seasons (.723)
• No. 1 in Illinois history in career slugging percentage (.723)
• First player in Big Ten history to win three straight Big Ten Player of the Week awards (3/19-4/2/18)
• First player in Illinois history to win national player of the week honors twice
• Led the Big Ten in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, OPS, home runs, RBIs and total bases
• Illinois single-season ranks include second in slugging (.903), second in home runs (23), second in Big Ten home runs (10), tied for fourth in total bases (158), tied for fourth in Big Ten total bases (67) and fifth in on-base percentage (.498)