CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia outfielder AJ Gracia was named a Second Team All-America selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) on Friday (June 12).
The junior becomes the first Cavalier outfielder to land an All-American nod from the organization since Adam Haseley in 2017. The honor is Gracia’s second All-American selection of the season after being named to Perfect Game’s second team on Wednesday.
With Friday’s announcement, Gracia is the first Cavalier since the UVA trio of Kyle Teel, Connelly Early and Jake Gelof in 2023 to land multiple All-American selections in the same season.
In his first campaign on Grounds, Gracia batted .354 (75-for-212) with 14 home runs and 48 RBIs. The junior led the Cavaliers in batting average, slugging percentage (.632), on-base percentage (.489) and runs (64). The outfielder also paced the UVA offense with a team-best 24 multi-hit games and 18 multi-run contests.
Nationally, Gracia ranked in the top 75 in walks (47/51st), walks per game (0.84/66th), on-base percentage (.489/41st), runs (64/57th) and runs per game (1.14/57th).