Tyler Hutchinson, Brandon Reaman Earn All-Mideast Region Honors
After posting big numbers in the 2013 season, the junior designated hitter and sophomore outfielder picked up regional accolades.
Springfield, Ohio – Wittenberg University baseball standouts Tyler Hutchinson (Lebanon, Ohio/Cincinnati Moeller) and Brandon Reaman (Dayton, Ohio/Northmont) have capped their outstanding 2013 season with All-Mideast Region honors.
Hutchinson was recognized by two different organizations, earning third-team recognition from both the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and d3baseball.com. Reaman picked up second-team all-region from d3baseball.com.
Hutchinson was outstanding in his first season in the Red & White, earning first-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) honors after batting .382 while starting all 39 games. A junior designated hitter, Hutchinson led the Tigers with five home runs and ranked second in runs batted in with 34. He also was second in doubles with 11 and fourth in runs scored with 27.
Hutchinson led the Tigers in on-base percentage at .490 and slugging percentage at .610. He also stole four bases in four attempts.
Reaman, a sophomore outfielder, was sensational at the plate and in the field, where he committed just one error while recording 110 putouts (second on the team) and three assists. His .991 fielding percentage was second on the team among players with at least 27 appearances on the season.
Reaman led the Tigers with a .425 batting average and 41 runs scored, while ranking second with 19 stolen bases in 25 attempts. He added seven doubles, two homers and 27 runs batted in.
Wittenberg finished the 2013 season with records of 23-16 overall and 9-10 in the NCAC, good for a fifth-place tie. The Tigers finished in a three-way tie for second place in the NCAC West Division standings before dropping two of three in a conference crossover series against Oberlin to end the campaign.
