DelaCruz Garners D3baseball.com All-America Honors
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NEW LONDON, Conn. – Mitchell College junior Dougie DelaCruz was one of 64 players who garnered All-America honors from D3baseball.com on Thursday morning.
DelaCruz was named an outfielder on the All-America second team. He becomes only the second Mitchell player to land on a D3baseball.com All-America team, as Kyle Hartenstein was named to the third team as a senior in 2018.
The 2021 season marks the 14th year that the popular website has named All-America teams, with over 900 players nominated.
DelaCruz started and played in all 35 games and batted a career-high .430 with 13 doubles, eight homers, a school-record 58 RBI and a league-high 39 runs scored. In addition to being named NECC Player of the Year for the second time in his career, he was tabbed MVP of the 2021 NECC Championship after leading Mitchell to the title.
DelaCruz hit safely in 32 of 35 games this season and ended the year on a 15-game hitting streak. He ranks sixth in the country in RBI per game (1.66) and eighth in total RBI.
The Mariners finished with a 26-9 record this season that included a 14-2 mark in New England Collegiate Conference play. Mitchell won its seventh NECC title and competed in the NCAA DIII regionals for the sixth time, picking up its fourth postseason win since 2014.