SUWANEE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference placed three baseball student-athletes on the D3Baseball.com All-American teams, announced Wednesday.
McMurry University’s Michael Smosna earned Third Team honors, while Concordia University’s (Texas) Otto Franz and Trinity University’s Maddox McDonald secured Fifth Team accolades.
This year marks the third time since 2018 and first since 2022 the SCAC has secured three D3Baseball.com All-Americans.
Smosna, a junior catcher from Lubbock, Teas, was instrumental in leading McMurry to the program’s fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2008. A First Team All-SCAC honoree, currently leads the SCAC in hits (79) and total bases (135) and sits second in doubles (18), triples (7) and batting average (.439). His 58 RBI on the year was good enough for fourth in the SCAC, while his eight home runs were ranked eighth in the league.
Earlier this week, Smosna was named to the ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region 10 as well as First Team All-Region 10 honors from D3Baseball.com.
Franz, a graduate-student and SCAC Pitcher of the Year from Austin, Texas put together an outstanding season in leading the Tornados to their second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and eighth in program history. He led the SCAC in wins (9), innings pitched (95.2), shutouts (2) and WHIP (1.10). His 95.2 innings pitched are the most in a single SCAC season since 2018 when TLU’s Dylan Drgac tossed 121.1 innings. Franz also finished the season fourth in strikeouts (67) and second in complete games with three.
Additionally, Franz was named Region 10 Pitcher of the Year by both the ABCA and D3Baseball.com publications and was selected First Team All-Region as well.
McDonald, a senior outfielder from San Antonio, Texas will head into this week’s CWS as one of the most consistent plate presences in the league, sitting top five in a number of offensive categories. He is currently second in the league in RBI (61), doubles (18) and plate appearances (236), third in home runs (10), stolen bases (19) and at bats (188).
McDonald was also named to the D3Baseball.com First Team All-Region 10 squad and earned Second Team All-Region 10 accolades from the ABCA.
To view the entire D3baseball.com All-American Team, click here.
