GREENSBORO, NC -- St. Mary's senior
Clay Bradford was named to his third All-South Central Region team of the year on Wednesday when he earned American Baseball Coaches Association Second-Team All-Region honors.
Bradford, from Atascocita, Texas, has also earned All-Region honors by the NCBWA and D2CCA this season.
He was named to the team as an outfielder after ranking in the top five in the Lone Star Conference in batting average, home runs, slugging percentage and total bases. Bradford was a member of the Lone Star All-Conference First Team and was twice named the league's Hitter of the Week.
In both the NCBWA and D2CCA teams, Bradford was named as a utility player.
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.
Founded in 1945, the American Baseball Coaches Association 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: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.
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