MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) released its All-Atlantic Region teams and yearly awards on Tuesday (May 20) with Jacob Houtz being named the first Mansfield Atlantic Region Player of the Year and made First Team for another accolade in his collegiate career.

The D2CCA region teams are voted on by college sports communicators in the respective regions. The 16 members of the first team advance to the national ballot for All-America consideration.

Houtz becomes the first Mountaineer to be named the D2CCA Region Player of the Year and marks head coach Andrew Chalot's fourth All-Atlantic Region Team selection. On Friday (May 16), Houtz became the first Mountie to be named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Region Player of the Year since Jason Manwaring in 2002.

Houtz became the sixth player in program history and the first player since Ryan Wyland in 2007 to be awarded Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Athlete of the Year honors, while also picking up his first career First Team accolade.

At the end of the regular season, Houtz led the PSAC in batting average (.444), total bases (118), OPS (1.433), slugging percentage (.874), and on-base percentage (.559). He finished top five in hits (61), RBIs (50), runs (48), doubles (16), home runs (14). He ranks eighth nationally in average, seventh in OBP, and sixth in slugging percentage.

D2CCA All-Atlantic Regional Selections
Player of the Year: Jacob Houtz, Mansfield 
Pitcher of the Year: Ian Korn, Seton Hill 

FIRST TEAM
C – Kaden Swaim, Concord
1B – Jacob Houtz, Mansfield
2B – Santino Marra, California
3B – Jack Rothenhausler, East Stroudsburg
SS – Owen Henne, Seton Hill
OF – Dennis Pierce, East Stroudsburg
OF – Ryan Callahan, California
OF – Bren Taylor, Millersville
DH – Jake Holler, Frostburg State
UTILITY (P) – Gage Gillott, Slippery Rock
UTILITY (NON-P) – A.J. Wenrich, Shippensburg
SP – Ian Korn, Seton Hill
SP – Patrick Bauer, Frostburg State
SP – Jaxon Dalena, Shippensburg
SP – Jon McCullough, Seton Hill
RP – Jake Kramer, California

SECOND TEAM
C – Mason Morris, Shippensburg
1B – Payton Conte, California
2B – Sean Szestowicki, West Chester
3B – Aidan Greaney, Shepherd
SS – Amani Jones, Millersville
OF – Jeff Sabater, Millersville
OF – Gio Calamia, Shippensburg
OF – Jackson Schalick, Frostburg State
DH – Mike Huber, IUP
UTILITY (P) – Matthew Williams, Millersville 
UTILITY (NON-P) – M.J. Hunter, Concord
SP – Michael Valente, California
SP – Kyle Lazer, West Chester
SP – Connor Blantz, Millersville
SP – Daniel Quintana, Shepherd
RP – Caden Parker, East Stroudsburg