Jackson Gray Named ABCA All-Region

Kentucky baseball outfielder Jackson Gray has been named Second-Team Midwest All-Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), it has been announced.

Gray, UK’s starting centerfielder and leadoff hitter, had an All-American season on the field, leading the Wildcats in batting, runs, hits, triples, on-base percentage and has been hit by 25 pitches, the second-highest single-season total in UK history. The 70 runs scored ranks tied for the third-most in UK single-season history.

Gray, from Wheaton, Illinois, reached base at a .491 clip, shattering the previous individual high of .464 by Tristan Pompey during Coach Nick Mingione’s tenure. He had 21 multi-hit games and 26 extra-base hits.

Gray also was named a Second-Team Academic All-American.