GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior Jancarlos Colon (Santa Isabel, P.R.) of the Southern New Hampshire University baseball team was crowned an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings Gold Glove selection on Wednesday and was then revealed to be a member of the ABCA Division II East Region All-Defensive Team on Thursday.

Colon, who was an NE10 All-Conference Second Team and NE10 All-Defensive Team shortstop, as well as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team selection, is the first national Gold Glover in program history and the fifth to claim East Region All-Defensive Team honors.

Colon, who drew all 48 starts, hit a team-best .341 (70-205) with one home run, 24 RBI and 52 runs scored, while going 19-for-23 stealing bases. Colon made only four errors in 231 chances at short for a .983 fielding percentage. Colon ranked led the league in assists (154), while ranking third in hits and steals, and fourth in runs and fielding double plays (31).

The Penmen finished 32-16, including 18-7 in NE10 play, as they earned the No. 3 seed in the Northeast Division, advancing to the NE10 final.

The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams, which have been selected since 2007, honor the top defensive players at all nine positions in all eight divisions of collegiate baseball and high school. They are chosen by the ABCA coaches committees at each level: NCAA Division I, II & III, NAIA, NJCAA Division I, II & III, Pacific Association Division, and High School.

The ABCA Division II Regional All-Defensive Teams are voted on by members of the ABCA and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Division II All-America & Coach of the Year Committee. Players selected to the ABCA NCAA Division II Region All-Defensive teams were then eligible for ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove honors.

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