
LEBANON, Tenn.--Cumberland first baseman Nolan Machibroda was named an First Team All-American after a spectacular senior campaign as announced by the national office on Tuesday.
Machibroda adds All-American honors after being named a First-Team Mid-South Conference selection and Mid-South Conference Player of the Year. He joined an elite list of Cumberland players to receive conference player of the year accolades: Rayden Sierra, Austin Krajnak, Mike Madarino, Matt Greener, Angel Mercado, Chris Smith, Billy Keppinger, Steve Green, and Joe Modica.
He earned the 70th All-America honor in Cumberland Baseball history and becomes the 61st different player to garner All-American status. He is the first under head coach Ryan Hunt.
Machibroda was named the Mid-South Conference Player of the Week four times this season, more than any other player in the league.
The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, native has put together one of the best offensive seasons in Cumberland history. He posted a .460 batting average which ranks third best in school history behind greats Randy Stegall and Matt Greener.
He hit 17 home runs this season which was second best in the conference and led the league in RBI with 83. The mark is seventh-best in the NAIA, despite everyone above him playing in at least seven more games than Machibroda played. He hit an incredible .460 this season which is also the fourth-highest average in the NAIA and the third-highest in program history.
Machibroda strung together a 23-game hit streak this season and a smaller 10-game streak at the end of the season, but every game during the 10-game stretch he went for multiple hits really boosting his average down the stretch of the season.
FIRST TEAM | |||
Name | School | Year | Position |
Nolan Machibroda | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Sr. | 1B |
Jonah Hultberg | College of Idaho | So. | 2B |
Livan Reinoso | Tennessee Wesleyan | Sr. | 3B |
Robbie Merced | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Jr. | SS |
Tim Bouchard | Keiser (Fla.) | Sr. | INF |
Cross Factor | Oklahoma City | Sr. | OF |
Peyton Crispin | Oklahoma City | Sr. | OF |
Jay French | Central Baptist (Ark.) | Sr. | OF |
TJ Bass | Taylor (Ind.) | Jr. | OF |
Carlos Muniz | Cumberlands (Ky. | So. | C |
Trevor Johnson | McPherson (Kan.) | Sr. | C |
Robb Adams | Southeastern (Fla.) | Jr.. | P |
Kobe Foster | Tennessee Wesleyan | Sr. | P |
July Sosa | Faulkner (Ala.) | Sr. | P |
Elijah Johnson | Bellevue (Neb.) | Sr. | P |
Nathan Torres | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Sr. | RP |
Gary Lora | Southeastern (Fla.) | Jr. | DH |
SECOND TEAM | |||
Name | School | Year | Position |
Holland Boan | Ottawa (Kan.) | Sr. | 1B |
Brian Fuentes | Southeastern (Fla.) | Sr. | 2B |
Trevor Campbell | Indiana University Southeast | Sr. | 3B |
Alec Ackerman | Bellevue (Neb.) | Jr. | SS |
Jonah Weisner | Ottawa (Kan.) | Jr. | INF |
Kanta Kobayashi | Bellevue (Neb.) | Jr. | OF |
Abdel Guadalupe | Southeastern (Fla.) | Sr. | OF |
Tucker Zdunich | Reinhardt (Ga.) | So. | OF |
Evan Salmon | Indiana Wesleyan | Sr. | OF |
Indy Stanley | Columbia (Mo.) | So. | C |
Brody Tanksley | Indiana University Southeast | Sr. | C |
Trent Sellers | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Jr. | P |
Kevin Miranda | LSU Shreveport (La.) | Sr. | P |
Eli Davis | Oklahoma City | Jr. | P |
Kobey Schlotman | Mount Mercy (Iowa) | Sr. | P |
Liam Doolan | Tennessee Wesleyan | So. | RP |
Joshua Benfield | St. Andrews (N.C.) | Jr. | DH |
HONORABLE MENTION | |||
Aki Buckson | Vanguard (Calif.) | Sr. | OF |
Alan West | Lyon (Ark.) | Sr. | P |
Alek Wietrzykowski | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | Sr. | P |
Andrew Garcia | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | Sr. | P |
Austen Seidel | Tabor (Kan.) | Sr. | P |
Austin Bates | Georgia Gwinnett | Sr. | C |
Austin McNicholas | LSU Shreveport (La.) | Sr. | SS |
Bobby Vath | LSU Shreveport (La.) | So. | P |
Brady Ware | Saint Katherine (Calif.) | Sr. | 1B |
Brandon McCabe | Keiser (Fla.) | So. | RP |
Cody Muncy | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Sr. | IF |
Colton Huntt | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | So. | P |
Cruz McFadden | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | So. | RP |
DawSo.n Day | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Sr. | P |
Denver Blinn | Indiana Wesleyan | Sr. | 2B |
Eric Maffie | St. Francis (Ill.) | Jr. | 1B |
Ethan Underwood | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Jr. | P |
Hector Garcia | Hope International (Calif.) | So. | P |
Hunter Kloke | Indiana University Southeast | Sr. | P |
Jake Collins | Cornerstone (Mich.) | Jr. | OF |
Jayden Adams | Concordia (Neb.) | So. | 2B |
Joe Osborn | Doane (Neb.) | So. | OF |
Kenny Rodriguez | Webber International (Fla.) | Sr. | OF |
Luke Shively | Taylor (Ind.) | Sr. | P |
Michael Watson | Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) | So. | P |
Nick Merkel | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Sr. | P |
Rob Hamby | Georgia Gwinnett | Jr. | P |
Sam Linscott | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Jr. | OF |
Shawn Ross | Faulkner (Ala.) | Sr. | SS |
Simon Reid | Westmont (Calif.) | Jr. | C |
Thaniel Trumper | Doane (Neb.) | So. | RP |
Tyler Bryant | Ottawa (Kan.) | Jr. | P |
Will McCall | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | Jr. | 3B |
Zach Hogueisson | Tennessee Wesleyan | Sr. | OF |