Huckabone, Aughenbaugh named first team All-CCAC; earn Gold Glove honors alongside Coughlin
The CCAC announced their end-of-season baseball awards on Tuesday, with three players from the regular season runner-up St. Ambrose squad earning recognition from the conference.
Cooper Huckabone and Cole Aughenbaugh were both named to the All-CCAC first team.
Huckabone was named the first-team first baseman, tallying a .337 batting average and launching five home runs in 30 conference games, good enough for fifth overall in the conference while hitting an 11th-best 29 RBIs. Huckabone led St. Ambrose with seven home runs across the entire season. As one of the most disciplined hitters on the lineup, Huckabone recorded a .496 on-base percentage while drawing a league-leading 23 walks in 137 total plate appearances. Huckabone boasted a .988 fielding percentage at one of the most pivotal positions on the field, only committing four errors and putting out a team-high 318 outs in 49 games played at first base.
Aughenbaugh was named to the first-team outfield squad in the CCAC. In the field, Aughenbaugh had a near-perfect .990 fielding percentage, only committing one error in 50 games played in right field. At the plate, Aughenbaugh dominated CCAC pitchers. Aughenbaugh posted a .367/.455/.615 slash line in 109 conference plate appearances, with his .615 slugging percentage being the fifth-best mark in the conference. Aughenbaugh was second in the conference in home runs, sending six over the wall in 30 games to go with his 27 RBIs.
Huckabone and Aughenbaugh's stellar performances in the field garnered them Gold Glove awards at their respective positions. Mike Coughlin was also awarded a Gold Glove for his efforts at second base for St. Ambrose. Coughlin recorded a team-high 103 assists over 120 putouts, posting a .974 fielding percentage in 50 games played.
These three players led the Bees to a 22-8 conference record.