Another Day, Another All-Region Honor For Gravdahl
For the second straight day, senior Andy Gravdahl earned an All-Region award. Gravdahl finished off the award season by being named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Region Third Team.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (5/31/23)---Senior Andy Gravdahl (West Fargo, N.D.) finished off the award season by being named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Region Third Team.
The ABCA award is the second All-Region honor for Gravdahl, who was named to the D3baseball.com All-Region Second Team earlier in the week.
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Gravdahl carries on a long line of Cobber players to earn the oldest regional honor. He is the first Concordia player to receive the distinction since current assistant coach Ty Syverson and Austin Ver Steeg claimed the award in 2019.
The Cobbers have now had 10 players in the last 10 seasons earn ABCA All-Region honors.
The award marks the first time the ABCA has been recognized Gravdahl for an All-Region honor. He was also named the MIAC Player of the Year at the end of the conference season and earned his second consecutive All-Conference award.
The 2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-Region teams and Regional Players of the Year 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.
The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007.
Gravdahl had a career year for Concordia, posting his top totals in hits, runs, RBI, OPS, slugging percentage and doubles. He ended the year by hitting .412 and drove in 34 runs. He had a slugging percentage of .615 and an on-base percentage of .450, giving him an OPS of 1.065.
Gravdahl finished his Cobber career with a .357 career batting average. He compiled 197 hits, 145 runs and 20 triples, which are all program records.
Past Cobber ABCA All-Region Award Winners
2019 - Ty Syverson, Austin Ver Steeg
2018 - Austin Ver Steeg
2016 – Tim Carlson
2015 - Nick Bornhauser, Bryce Feia, Aaron Green, Devin Johnson
2014 - Jordan Gefroh
2013 - Devin Johnson
2012 - Michael Olson, Brian Guler (Gold Glove Team)
2010 - Jake Krause, Dan Wackler
2009 - Kyle Johnson, Scott Schumacher
2008 - Kyle Johnson, Adam Johnson
2006 - Billy DeNet, Brian Schumacher
2005 - Bryan Romsa, Brian Scumacher
2004 - Ryan Hebrink, Jeremy Hinderks, Luther Kangas
2003 - Derek Dormanen, Ryan Hebrink, Jeremy Hinderks
2002 - Chad Felstul
2001 - Derek Dormanen
2000 - Clayton Horgen
1999 - Clayton Horgen
1997 - Scott DeBrito, Noah Johnson
1996 - Stuart Lang, Randy Razidlo
1995 - Chris Coste, Jeremy Kovash, Ron Litzau
1994 - Chris Coste
1993 - Chris Coste, Chris Marsden, Gary Ullrich
1992 - Brad Keenan
1989 - Terry Horan
1986 - Eric Jacobson, Doug Kovash, John Riewer
1985 - Kent Kuball, Joel Smith
1984 - Howard Berglund, Mark Nelson
1983 - Stephen Anderson, Mark Nelson