NEWARK, Del. - - Three members of the Wilmington University baseball team were named a 2015 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-Americans, as seniors Sam Goines and Tyler Fries earned Third Team and sophomore Christian Adorno was named Honorable Mention.

It is the first time all three Wildcats (37-13) have earned All-American honors in their careers. The announcement was made Thursday, the day the team left Wilmington University for Cary, N.C., in advance of the team’s first trip to the NCAA Division II Baseball National Finals.

Goines (Wilmington, Del.) was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Player of the Year and is the team’s leading hitter. Following the East Regional, Goines is hitting .415 with 71 hits, including 12 doubles, a team high six triples, two home runs, 43 RBI, a team high 57 runs scored, and a team high 23 stolen bases. He also leads the team with a .522 on-base percentage and a .591 slugging percentage.

Fries (Kennett Square, Pa.) was named the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament Most Outstanding Player, picking up a save in each of the four wins last weekend. He now leads all of NCAA Division II with 14 saves on the year, making 28 appearances and pitching 37.0 innings. He is currently 3-1 on the year and carries a 1.22 earned run average into the NCAA Division II Baseball National Finals. Fries has struck out 42 batters, averaging a team high 10.22 strikeouts per nine innings.

Adorno (Millville, N.J.) was named Second Team NCBWA All-East Region but earned his way as an Honorable Mention All-American as a shortstop. He is the team’s third leading hitter, batting .354 as a sophomore, collecting 60 hits with six doubles, one triple, 30 RBI, and 36 runs scored. He is also third on the team with a .433 on-base percentage and carries a .412 slugging percentage following the East Regional Tournament.

Catawba’s catcher Will Albertson was named the 2015 NCBWA Player of the Year after hitting .473 with 26 home runs and 90 RBI while UC San Diego’s Justin Donatella was named the 2015 NCBWA Pitcher of the Year. St. Cloud State’s head coach Pat Dolan was named the 2015 NCBWA Coach of the Year.

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2015 NCBWA All-America Teams

First Team:
C – Will Albertson, Catawba
1B – Ryan Uhl, Indiana (Pa.)
2B – Shane Billings, Wingate
3B – Nick Sell, Seton Hill
SS – Daniel Martin, Azusa Pacific
OF – Justin Garcia, Nova Southeastern
OF – Jhalen Jackson, Florida Southern
OF – Jason Morozowski, Mount Olive
DH – Max Waletich, Minnesota State
UT – Matt Rubino, Francis Marion
SP – Craig Brookes, Catawba
SP – Justin Donatella, UC San Diego
SP – Reese Gregory, St. Cloud State
RP – Paul Lujan, West Texax A&M

Second Team:
C – Michael Jurgella, St. Cloud State
1B – Albert Baur, Newberry
2B – Stephen James, Ashland
3B – Collins Cuthrell, UNC Pembroke
SS – Brandon Overstreet, Erskine
OF – Colton Simbeck, Alabama-Huntsville
OF – Thomas Spitz, Wingate
OF – Matt Wilson, Shepherd
DH – Mike McClellan, Columbus State
UT – Kamryn Young, California State-Dominguez Hills
SP – Sheldon Miks, St. Cloud State
SP – Steve Naemark, Angelo State
SP – Brendan O’Rourke, Franklin Pierce
RP – Tanner Rainey, West Alabama

Third Team:
C – Austin Allen, Florida Tech
1B – Tanner Rainey, West Alabama
2B – Brody Miller, Montana State-Billings
3B – Hunter Newman, Trevecca Nazarene
SS – Zade Denton, UNC Pembroke
OF – Sam Goines, Wilmington
OF – Alex Fife, Colorado Mesa
OF – Clint Hardy, Georgia Regents
DH – Stephen Dezzi, Tampa
UT – Nate Olinger, Colorado Mines
SP – Cody Huchtinson, Missouri Southern
SP – Chris Murphy
SP – Ryan Olson, Cal. Poly Pomona
RP – Tyler Fries, Wilmington

Honorable Mention:
SS – Christian Adorno, Wilmington