KENNESAW, Ga. – The Kennesaw State baseball team's Jake Rice was named to the 2021 ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region team on Wednesday afternoon, as voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association.
The left-handed pitcher had a season to remember, which included Rice receiving ASUN First Team All-Conference honors and sporting the best 2021 earned-run average in the conference.
The Birmingham, Ala. native also ended his campaign with the second-most victories in the league with nine. The ace's 1.97 ERA tops the KSU record books as the best in the team's Division I era.
Rice started the season on an incredible run, as he was one of three college baseball pitchers with at least 20 innings pitched who hadn't allowed an earned run; he was joined in that category by a fellow All-Region selection, Vanderbilt's Kumar Rocker.
No performance highlighted the hurler's prowess quite like the team's 5-1 win against No. 24 Georgia Tech, where Rice allowed a single run off of three hits in his six innings of work. He struck out six Yellow Jackets in the win.
To keep up with the latest on the Kennesaw State baseball team, follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and @KSUOwlsBaseball or by liking Kennesaw State University on Facebook.
