Black Hawk College: BHC Pitcher Named To NJCAA All-American 2nd Team

Cedar Falls IA

10 June, 2021

12:45 PM

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Press release from Black Hawk College: June 9th, 2021 Congratulations to Black Hawk College pitcher Payton Lawrence for being named to the 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Baseball All-American Second Team! The Dixon High School grad was one of only 13 Region IV players in Division I, II and III to earn 2021 NJCAA All-American honors. All-America selections are made by the NJCAA Division II Baseball Committee. This season, Lawrence had 10 wins with a 2.03 ERA (#4 in the country) and 116 strikeouts (#3 in the country). He threw eight complete games (#2 in the country) and broke four BHC program individual season records. He also was a First Team All-Region pitcher and Arrowhead All-Conference pitcher. In May, the Braves won the NJCAA Region IV Arrowhead Conference with a 20-0 record in the conference and a 44-13 record overall. The team finished #9 in the final regular-season NJCAA Division II national poll and was Region IV runner-up. This press release was produced by Black Hawk College. The views expressed here are the author's own.