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Carew Garners ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Mideast Region Second Team Honors

KENT, Ohio – Kent State redshirt sophomore Ben Carew has been named to the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Mideast Region Second Team, as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association Wednesday afternoon.

Carew, also named to the All-Mid-American Conference First Team and the MAC All-Defensive team, remained consistent at the top of the Kent State lineup throughout the 2019 campaign, playing in all 54 games and starting 51. The Appleton, Wis. native turned in a .406 batting average, becoming the first Golden Flash to post a .400 or higher batting average since 2001.

On the season, Carew led the MAC in batting average and ranked second in both on-base percentage (.