Moody Named to ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region Team

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Baseball's Kai Moody was placed on the ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region First Team on Wednesday, as voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Moody, an All-Big West First Team selection, is the first Matador since 2002 to be named to the West All-Region First Team.
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Originally from San Francisco, Calif., Moody emerged as the top hitter in the Matadors' lineup and the Big West batting champion in 2021. He batted .393 for the season, which ranked in the top-25 nationally. Moody finished fifth in the Big West in on-base percentage (.459) to go with a .486 slugging percentage. He was tops on the Matadors in runs (34) and hits (55) while ranking second in RBI (25) and stolen bases (10) and third in doubles (10). Moody also homered once, drew 22 walks and only struck out 14 times in 140 at bats.

Starting the Matadors' first 36 games before going down the final weekend of the season with an injury, Moody started 19 times at second base but also displayed his versatility by making starts at first base and all three outfield positions. He finished the season with a .968 fielding percentage in 154 chances.

Moody also led the Matadors with 16 multiple-hit games as he hit safely in 32 of 36 games. He would reach base safely in all but one contest for the year.

"Kai Moody being recognized by coaches of the west region is so deserving of his play this season," said head coach Dave Serrano. "There was no secret that Kai's play on the field with the passion and energy he displayed each game stood out. He is very deserving of this recognition. We are all very proud of him."

Moody is the first CSUN player to receive West All-Region First Team honors from the ABCA since Eric Verbryke in 2002. He is also just the second Matador, joining Albee Weiss in 2018, to be placed on an all-region team in 19 years.

ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selections are eligible to be nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-American teams will be announced on Saturday, June 19.

2021 ABCA/Rawlings West All-Region Teams

FIRST TEAM

Daniel Susac	Arizona	Fr.	C
Dillan Shrum	Nevada	Sr.	1B
Kyle Manzardo	Washington State	Jr.	1B
Kai Moody	CSUN	Sr.	2B
Sean McLain	Arizona State	Fr.	2B
Brett Harris	Gonzaga	Jr.	3B
Tyler Bosetti	Nevada	Jr.	3B
Brooks Lee	Cal Poly	Fr.	SS
Dylan Beavers	California	So.	OF
Aaron Zavala	Oregon	So.	OF
Donta Williams	Arizona	Jr.	OF
Mike Peabody	UC Irvine	Jr.	OF
Jacob Berry	Arizona	Fr.	DH
Brendan Beck	Stanford	Sr.	P
Johnathan Lavallee	Long Beach State	Jr.	P
Alek Jacob	Gonzaga	Jr.	P
Rodney Boone	UC Santa Barbara	So.	P
Jake Mulholland	Oregon State	Sr.	RP
Zach Grech	Stanford	Sr.	RP

SECOND TEAM

Wyatt Hendrie	San Diego State	So.	C
JT Schwartz	UCLA	So.	1B
Marcos Castanon	UC Santa Barbara	Jr.	2B
Darren Baker	California	Sr.	2B
Quentin Selma	California	Sr.	3B
Drew Swift	Arizona State	Jr.	SS
Brock Jones	Stanford	So.	OF
Damon Keith	California Baptist	So.	OF
Matt Rudick	San Diego State	Jr.	OF
Thomas Luevano	San Diego	Gr.	DH
Ethan Long	Arizona State	Fr.	DH
Sean Mullen	UCLA	Jr.	P
Michael McGreevy	UC Santa Barbara	So.	P
Pierson Ohl	Grand Canyon	Jr.	P
Robert Ahlstrom	Oregon	Jr.	P
Scott Randall	Sacramento State	Jr.	P
Devereaux Harrison	Long Beach State	Fr.	RP
Holden Christian	Loyola Marymount	Jr.	RP

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