Kaftan Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team
NEW LONDON, Conn. – Accolades continue to roll in for Mitchell College senior Eddie Kaftan (Old Lyme, Conn.), as the right-handed pitcher was recently named to the 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III Region 1 All-Region Second Team. The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. III All-America & Coach of the Year Committee.
Kaftan was one of 47 student-athletes and 13 pitchers to earn a spot on one of the three All-Region Teams in Region 1, which consisted of players from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire.
Among the most dominant pitchers in the region throughout his senior season, Kaftan posted an 8-3 record in 12 appearances with a 2.33 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 77.1 innings, helping guide the Mariners to a 25-18 overall record and a berth in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship Series. The hard throwing right-hander surrendered just 16 walks all season, tossing one complete game, while allowing two or fewer earned runs in 10 of the 12 games he towed the mound in. In six conference games, Kaftan's numbers only got stronger, as he posted a 5-0 record with 1.29 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 35 innings, ranking second in ERA and wins.
The senior concludes his Mitchell career ranked fourth in program history with 22 wins and is sixth all-time in strikeouts with 178.
Kaftan was also a GNAC All-Conference First Team selection and was named to the D3baseball.com All-Region Region 1 Second Team.
The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-America teams will be announced the evening of Thursday, May 29 immediately following the Opening Ceremony at the 2025 NCAA Div. III World Series in Eastlake, Ohio. 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 2025 ABCA NCAA Div. III 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.
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 15,000 members represent all 50 states and 41 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel Baseball.
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