Gilbertson Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team

PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh senior pitcher Matt Gilbertson was named to the 2022 ABCA/Rawlings East All-Region Second Team as announced by the organization Wednesday afternoon. The eight all-region teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America Committee.

Gilbertson is coming off an outstanding season as the Panthers No. 1 starter. He posted a team-best 9-3 record, including four wins over nationally ranked opponents (No. 5 Virginia, No. 5 Louisville, No. 7 Georgia Tech and No. 20 Clemson), while also leading the team in ERA (3.74), WHIP (1.17), starts (15), innings pitched (96.1) and strikeouts (88). The Henderson, Nevada, native ranks among the national leaders in walks allowed per nine innings (8^th - 1.03) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (12^th – 7.91). He also ranked among the ACC leaders in wins (T-3^rd – 9), innings pitched (4^th – 96.1), innings per game (1^st – 6.42), games started (T-8^th – 15), strikeouts (T-8^th – 88), strikeouts looking (2^nd – 37), walks allowed (T-2^nd – 11), shutouts (T-1^st – 1) and complete games (T-1^st – 1).

For his career, the 6-0 right-hander is tied for eighth in wins (17), 13th in strikeouts (180) and 14th in games started (32) and innings pitched (205.1). His production this season ranked tied for fifth in wins (9), 10th in strikeouts (88), tied for third in starts (15) and seventh in innings pitched (96.1) in the single-season record books.

In his 11 starts against ACC competition, Gilbertson posted a 7-4 record with 57 strikeouts to just seven walks in 79.2 innings pitched.

Gilbertson, also a Second Team All-ACC selection in 2022, is the fourth Pitt player to earn all-region honors under fourth-year head coach Mike Bell. The Panthers reached the semifinals of the 2022 ACC Tournament and finished the season with 29 wins, including 10 victories over nationally-ranked ACC opponents.

ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams will be announced the morning of Friday, June 17 prior to the start of the 2022 NCAA Div. I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

The finalists for the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I Gold Glove Team will be announced via the Rawlings Sporting Goods Twitter on Monday, June 20, and the Gold Glove winners in all divisions will be announced on Wednesday, June 22. In all divisions, ABCA/Rawlings National Pitchers and Position Players of the Year will be announced on Monday, June 27.

The Chair of the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee is Tommy Raffo of Arkansas State University. Also on the committee are Dean Ehehalt (Monmouth University), Brian Green (Washington State University), Dan Heefner (Dallas Baptist University), Rick Heller (University of Iowa), Brian O'Connor (University of Virginia), Jim Penders (University of Connecticut), and Butch Thompson (Auburn University).

The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 13,000 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth.

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2022 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I East All-Region Team NCAA Div. I East All-Region First Team
Pos.	Player	Cl.	School
C	Nick Cimillo	Jr.	Rutgers
1B	Luke Franzoni	Sr.	Xavier
2B	Ethan Stern	Gr.	Georgetown
3B	Wyatt Henseler	So.	Penn
SS	Danny DiGeorgio	Gr.	Rutgers
SS	Matt Shaw	So.	Maryland
OF	Chris Alleyne	Sr.	Maryland
OF	Jake Hyde	So.	Georgetown
OF	Ryan Lasko	So.	Rutgers
OF	Griffin Merritt	Jr.	Cincinnati
DH	Zane Harris	Sr.	Wright State
P	Jonathan Brand	Sr.	Miami (Ohio)
P	Trey Dombroski	Jr.	Monmouth
P	Ryan Ramsey	Jr.	Maryland
P	Jason Savacool	So.	Maryland
RP	Dale Stanavich	Jr.	Rutgers

NCAA Div. I East All-Region Second Team
Pos.	Player	Cl.	School
C	Andrew Cossetti	Sr.	St. Joseph's
1B	Chris Brito	Jr.	Rutgers
2B	Myles Nicholson	Gr.	Maryland, Baltimore County
3B	Nick Lorusso	Jr.	Maryland
SS	Trey Paige	So.	Delaware State
SS	Zach Dezenzo	Sr.	Ohio State
OF	Luke Edwards	Jr.	Marshall
OF	Chris Rotondo	Gr.	Villanova
OF	Alec Sayre	So.	Wright State
DH	Jordan Hamberg	So.	Coppin State
P	Matt Brosky	Jr.	Youngstown State
P	Matt Gilbertson	Sr.	Pittsburgh
P	Luke Rettig	Sr.	Lehigh
RP	Trey Braithwaite	Sr.	West Virginia
RP	Jack Lynch	Jr.	Xavier

Gilbertson Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team

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