MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State baseball player Jeff Riedel was one of four Mid-American Conference players selected to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Region team Wednesday afternoon. This is the fifth consecutive year a Ball State player has been recognized on the all-region team.
Riedel, a MAC Player of the Year candidate this spring, led the Cardinals in several offensive categories in 2018 – batting average (.332), runs (50), hits (75), triples (6), RBIs (48), slugging percentage (.522) and stolen bases (15). The native of Cookeville, Tennessee, hit safely in 42 of 54 games played which included a team season-high 15-game hitting streak in late April and early May.