The National Junior College Athletic Association has announced the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove recipients for the 2021 baseball season. Coastal Bend College Outfielder, Zach Seigrist has been named to the Division III Gold Glove Team for his superb play in the outfield. 

 

Seigrist posted a perfect fielding percentage (1.000) during his freshman campaign for the Cougars. He amassed 90 putouts and assisted on six outs during his 51 games. 

 

The Vidor, Tx native becomes the second Cougar in program history to win the award. CBC alumus Kyler Bumstead won the award in 2019 as an Outfielder.

 

The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Awards are selected by ABCA coach's committees at each level: NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II, and III, Pacific Association Division, and High School. The Rawlings Gold Glove winners have been selected since 2007 in the collegiate and high school ranks, feature many future Major League Baseball Players.

The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. It's over 9,700 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened it to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth.