Baseball | 6/29/2021 11:45:00 AM
GREENSBORO, N.C. – As if he didn't already take Division III Baseball by storm, junior Adam Zebrowski of the nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College baseball squad doubled up on his National Position Player of the Year honors as the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and Rawlings released its major awards on Tuesday morning. He is the first Empire 8 student-athlete to receive this prestigious honor.
The catcher nabbed the first top award from D3baseball.com prior to the postseason on June 2 and wrapped up at the conclusion of play as the ABCA/Rawlings released its honorees for all three NCAA divisions. Additionally, he was named a First-Team All-American by both of the organizations.
Zebrowski, who was named the Empire 8 and New York Region's Player of the Year in May, was a menace for opposing pitching all season as he nearly hit for the Division III Triple Crown. Over 38 games this season, Zebrowski led the nation and set a new single season program record with 20 home runs and 70 RBI. The backstop ranked second in all of Division III with a .500 batting average and concluded the 2021 campaign riding a 31-game hitting streak – the longest in Fisher's storied history.
Zebrowski, who is just the third player ever in the College's history to be named the National Player of the Year joining hall-of-famers Scott Harris, Jr. who earned the same accolade in 2008 and Susan Heidt of the women's basketball program in 1990, led the country with a .993 slugging percentage and was fourth among all Division III players in on-base percentage at .594.
A First-Team All-Region selection, Zebrowski authored 22 multi-hit games and had two games with at least five base knocks. He accounted for 74 total hits, 13 doubles, 61 runs scored, 26 walks and was retired via strikes just 13 times in 148 at-bats.
Zebrowski was also one of the top fielding catchers in the game this year after finishing the year sporting a .992 fielding percentage. He completed halted the running game for Fisher's opponents after throwing out five and surrendering just eight stolen bases all season.