Tyler Chumita, Ben Hines, and Colin Springer. Photos by Matt Dilyard.

American Baseball Coaches Association Div. III All-Region Release
D3baseball.com All-Region Release

The College of Wooster's historic baseball program was well represented on the All-Mideast Region squad, with junior shortstop Tyler Chumita leading a trio of honorees with first-team American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings and second-team D3baseball.com honors. Junior right fielder Ben Hines was a third-team ABCA/Rawlings and D3baseball.com selection, while junior right-hander Colin Springer was a third-team D3baseball.com honoree.

Chumita put together one of the top offensive seasons in program history, as his .465 average (59-for-127) is the fifth-highest in program history and the top mark since All-American Greg Van Horn hit .486 (71-for-146) in 2010. Chumita reached base safely 56 percent of the time, with that mark ranking as the third-highest in single-season program history. Through games played May 29, Chumita's ninth in Div. III in on-base percentage, 12th in average, and his 17 hit-by-pitches is the 13th-highest total. Chumita led the North Coast Athletic Conference in average and on-base percentage and was in the top three in hits, runs (42) and doubles (17). In 11 games against regionally-ranked opponents, Chumita hit .500 (23-for-46) with 18 RBI, 11 runs, seven doubles, a homer, and a .537 on-base percentage.

Hines joined Chumita in the .400 club, with the Scots' right fielder finishing the year at .401 (57-for-142). Hines scored 41 runs, had 37 RBI, stole 16 bases, and sported a .470 on-base percentage. The junior finished in the top five in the NCAC in average, hits, runs, triples (5), and stolen bases, and he was just outside the top five in on-base percentage. Hines hit safely in 21 of Wooster's first 22 games of the year, with his 21-game hitting streak marking just the 13th 20-game one in program history. During the streak, Hines hit .462 (36-for-78) with 26 runs, 23 RBI, four doubles, four triples, and a homer. He also walked 10 times and was 10-for-12 on stolen bases during the streak. Hines was Wooster's top hitter during the NCAC Championship Series, as he went 6-for-15 with six RBI, a home run, and a walk-off sacrifice fly in the three-game set against Denison University.

Springer, an All-NCAC selection, went 2-3 with four saves and a 2.41 ERA this spring. The right-hander worked 33 2/3 innings, allowing 27 hits and 16 runs (nine earned). He struck out 29 and held the opposition to a .216 average. Within the NCAC, Springer posted the lowest ERA among pitchers with at least 20 innings this spring, and he was first in saves and appearances. Springer worked four games against regionally-ranked opponents, and he posted a 2.25 ERA over 12 innings in those outings, while holding the opposition to a tidy .209 average. Springer posted seven scoreless outings on the year.

Wooster went 25-13 this spring, which included a 9-3 mark in NCAC East Division action.