TYLER, TEXAS -
Nick Niebur was selected to both the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Defensive Team and the NCAA Division II Gold Glove Team, as announced Wednesday afternoon.
Niebur wraps up his senior season with an impressive list of accolades during one of the most historic years in UT Tyler Baseball history. In addition to earning his first career Gold Glove, he was named a D2 Baseball First Team All-American and received Honorable Mention All-American honors from the D2CCA. Niebur also played a key role in helping UT Tyler Baseball set a program record for wins in a season and reach their first-ever NCAA Division II World Series.
On the field, Niebur was a defensive standout, finishing the season with 19 assists, 3 putouts, and zero errors. Out of the bullpen, he posted a stellar 1.41 ERA across 51 innings, holding opponents to a .209 batting average.
The American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods have announced the 2025 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams in all eight divisions of collegiate baseball and high school. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winners have been selected since 2007 in the collegiate and high school ranks and have featured many future Major League Baseball players.
The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Awards are selected by ABCA coaches committees at each level: NCAA Div. I, II & III, NAIA, NJCAA Div. I, II & III, Pacific Association Division, and High School.
The ABCA/Rawlings Award Program is one of the most comprehensive in all of sports, honoring All-America and Gold Glove teams in nine divisions of amateur baseball as well as All-Region teams in five divisions.
The ABCA/Rawlings All-America teams date back to 1949 starting with one collegiate All-America team. Other divisions subsequently added until the current total of nine was reached. The first ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were recognized in 2007, making this the 18th year the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Awards have been presented in the collegiate and high school ranks (no awards were presented in 2020 due to COVID-19).
The full Division II Gold Glove list is below:
| C |
Blake Wilhoite |
Jr. |
Angelo State |
TX |
| 1B |
Cole Russo |
Sr. |
Tampa |
FL |
| 2B |
Michael Soper |
Sr. |
Westmont |
CA |
| 3B |
Jacob Steele |
Sr. |
Central Missouri |
MO |
| SS |
Jancarlos Colon |
Sr. |
Southern New Hampshire |
NH |
| OF |
Jack Whalen |
Jr. |
Seton Hill |
PA |
| OF |
Kade Faircloth |
Sr. |
Newberry |
SC |
| OF |
Elijah Cook |
Jr. |
Azusa Pacific |
CA |
| P |
Nick Niebur |
Sr. |
Texas-Tyler |
TX |
