SUPERIOR, Wis. – Yellowjacket starting pitcher Aiden Pfeifer (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) collected two regional awards, as D3baseball.com and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) revealed their regional awardees in announcements Tuesday.
 
Pfeifer was named to the 2024 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-Region Second Team, while picking up third team honors from D3baseball.com.
 
Pfeifer finished his sophomore season with a 7-2 record after converting to a starter. He threw 60 innings while picking up 47 strikeouts and allowing just 46 hits, finishing with an ERA of 2.25. Pfeifer limited the opposition to just a .209 batting average and only 18 runs whenever he toed the rubber. In the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC), he ranks in the top ten of all major categories.
 
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 15,000 members represent all 50 states and 41 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel Baseball.
 
The Yellowjackets advanced to the UMAC championship game for just the third time in program history, capping their season with an overall record of 22-19.