ST. CLOUD, MN – University of Mary record-breakers
Cal James and
Jonathan Draheim earned spots on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) 2023 All-Central Region Team. Both received honorable mention honors.
This is the first time any Marauders scholar-athletes have earned NCBWA NCAA Division II All-Central Region honors.
A 2023 All-Northern Sun 1
st team selection at 3
rd base, James is the Marauders career leader in hits, runs scored and doubles. The native of Buffalo, MN, hit .382 for the season with a .509 on base percentage while slugging .674 to lead the Marauders in all three categories. He scored 65 runs, setting a single season record. James had 17 doubles (one shy of his single season record he set in 2022), one triple and 11 home runs while driving in 49 runs. He also walked 24 times and was hit by 26 pitches while striking out only 17 times. James is 6
th in the nation in being hit by pitch/game (.52), 26
th in runs scored/game (1.30) and 41
st in on-base percentage.
An NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction award recipient, the UMary Scholar-Athlete of 2023 and a CSC Academic All-Region choice, James finished his Marauders career with 198 hits, 48 doubles and 154 runs scored(all three school records) plus 29 home runs (3
rd all-time) and 133 RBIs (4
th). His career slash line is .347/.452/.598 as James ranks 7
th on the career leader boards in batting average.
James is a 2-time All-NSIC 1
st team choice. In 2021 he was both the NSIC Rookie of the Year and an all-conference 1
st team selection.
A 2023 All-Northern Sun second team selection as a right-handed pitcher, Draheim is one of the nation's top control pitchers. The Jordan, MN, native is 2
nd in NCAA Division II in strikeout-to-walk ratio (8.00) and 3
rd in walks allowed per nine innings (.96). The senior finished the season with a record of 7-3, tossed three complete games and posted two shutouts. The NSIC all-academic team member struck out 56 and walked just seven in 65.1 innings and set personal highs for wins, shutouts, innings and strikeouts.
Draheim finishes his career as the all-time UMary leader in wins (18), innings pitched (235), starts (41) and strikeouts (191) and tied the mark for shutouts (3).
The Central Region of NCAA DII Baseball is comprised of three conferences – the Great American Conference, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – featuring 39 programs spanning nine states. The NCBWA Central Region committee consists of 15 voters with five representatives each from the GAC, MIAA and NSIC.
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