COLUMBIA, S.C. —
Benedict College catcher
Juan Guardado has been named to the 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-Region team.
Guardado was named to the second team.
This past season, Guardado was named First Team All-SIAC at catcher. Guardado led the SIAC in multiple offensive categories this season, leading the SIAC in home runs (15), home runs per game (0.43), slugging percentage (.960) and bases on balls (50). He also was fourth in the SIAC in batting average (.424).
The 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Region teams and Regional Players of the Year are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Division II All-America & Coach of the Year Committee.
The Chair of the ABCA NCAA Div. II All-America & Coach of the Year Committee is Rudy Garbalosa of Lynn University. Also on the committee are Jim Gantt (Catawba College), Rick Giannetti (Dominican College), Dave Hajek (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs), Ryan Kelley (Wayne State University), Alex Koch (Wayne State College), Marc Marizzaldi (Seton Hill University) and Tony Schifano (San Francisco State University).
The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-America teams will be announced on Friday, May 30. Only First Team All-Region selections are eligible for All-America honors.
The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams for all divisions will be announced on Wednesday, June 18. The ABCA NCAA Div. II Region All-Defensive teams will be announced on Thursday, June 19.
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.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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