BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Five Birmingham-Southern baseball student-athletes were named to the D3baseball.com All-Region. Noah Best and Ian Hancock were each named to First Team. Seniors Jack Fleming and Cole Steadman were awarded Second Team, and rounding out the selections was second basemen Andrew Dutton on Third Team. 

Junior, infielder, Noah Best was a key component in the middle of the Panther lineup all year long. The Villa Rica, Ga. native finished the season with a slash line of .371/.448/.644. He was one of four Panthers with double-digit home runs on the season, finishing with 14. He also was one of five Panthers with over 100 total bases. The junior started all 51 games, recorded 76 hits, drove in 65 runs, and scored 56 times in the 2022 season to help the Panthers to their second Super Regional appearance in the last three full seasons. 

Joining best on All-Region First Team is designated hitter Ian Hancock. Hancock finished the season leading the team in home runs (16), triples (4), slugging percentage (.728), and OPS (1.167). The junior recorded 64 hits with 31 being for extra bases. He tabbed 131 total bases, drove in 62 runs, and scored 49 times. The Roswell, Ga. native was another big bat in the middle of the order all season long, helping the Panthers average 9.6 runs per game and just under 1.5 home runs per game. 

Catcher Jack Fleming was named All-Region Second Team after a productive 2022 season at the plate and behind the dish. Fleming ended the season hitting .300 with 25 extra-base hits, 55 runs batted in, and 100 total bases. He is 100 of four Panthers to achieve all those marks in the 2022 season. In the 50 games he appeared in (48 starts) Fleming recorded a .990 fielding percentage in 382 chances. Fleming was a big part in the Panthers explosive offense this season. 

Joining Jack Fleming is senior, outfielder Cole Steadman. In Steadman's final season the Birmingham, Ala. native slashed .389/.490/.640 over 51 games. The outfielder finished first on the team in runs scored (62), hits (79), and doubles (15). He also finished second on the team in batting average (.389), OPS (1.130), and on-base percentage (.490). The senior finished his career being named All-SAA three times and two-time All-Region selection. 

Rounding out the All-Region selections is second basemen Andrew Dutton. In his sophomore season Dutton was named All-Region Third Team. Dutton started all 51 games for BSC, hitting at the top of the lineup in all. Dutton was the batting average leader for the Panthers hitting .396 over the 2022 season. Dutton also finished second on the team in runs scored (59), and hits (78). He was one of three Panthers with over 75 hits and over 100 total bases on the season. This is Dutton's first All-Region selection. 

The Panthers amounted over 40 wins for the second time in the Division III era of the program, broke numerous single-season offensive records, and made it to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Championships for the second time in the last three full seasons. 

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