Deion Hughes of Westminster University has been named the American Baseball Coaches Association Central Region Position Player of the Year.
Hughes (Helias High School) is a senior pitcher/outfielder. He also earned a spot in the ABCA and D3Baseball.com All-Region first team.
As a pitcher, Hughes was 12-2 this season with nine complete games, finishing with a 2.42 ERA and recording 90 strikeouts. The win total and complete games are both school records.
At the plate, Hughes batted .392 with 31 RBI. He scored 44 runs and had a .464 on-base percentage.
Earlier this month, Hughes was named the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year, earning all-conference honors as a utility player.