FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Penn State Harrisburg junior Bret Williams, York freshman Austin Denlinger and CNU head coach John Harvell claimed major awards to highlight the 2019 All-CAC Baseball Team. Williams was named Player of the Year, Denlinger earned Rookie of the Year, and Harvell was selected as Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
Williams, an outfielder, is the first Penn State Harrisburg player to receive the conference's top honor as Player of the Year. A first-team All-CAC recipient for the second consecutive season, Williams boasts a .428 batting average with 77 hits, 58 RBIs, 15 home runs, 16 doubles, and 66 runs scored entering this week's NCAA Regional Tournament. He leads the CAC in runs, hits and doubles (16) while sitting third in both home runs and RBIs. Williams leads the nation in runs and total bases. He is also second in D3 in hits and third in home runs.
Denlinger, a shortstop for the Spartans, becomes the ninth Spartan to earn CAC Rookie of the Year accolades. Denlinger hit .358 this season with 28 RBIs, two home runs, 14 doubles, five triples and 45 runs scored. He posted 62 hits along with stealing 12 bases while hitting primarily in the No. 2 spot in the order for the Spartans.
Harvell was selected by his peers as the CAC Coach of the Year for the second straight season after leading the Captains to the No. 2 seed, a 33-6 overall record and 17-3 mark in CAC play. Harvell and the Captains will host Penn State Harrisburg in the best-of-three CAC Baseball Championship Series beginning Thursday (May 9).
All eight CAC squads received at least one spot on the all-star squad, with Christopher Newport leading the way with 10 all-conference honorees, followed by Penn State Harrisburg (5), Salisbury (4), York (2), Mary Washington (2), Southern Virginia (1), Frostburg State (1) and St. Mary's (1).
2019 CAC Player of the Year: Bret Williams, Penn State Harrisburg
2019 CAC Rookie of the Year: Austin Denlinger, York
2019 CAC Coach of the Year: John Harvell, Christopher Newport (2nd straight)
2019 All-CAC Baseball First Team
| NAME | YR. | POS. | TEAM | HOMETOWN/HS | PREVIOUS ALL-CAC HONORS |
| Jimmy Adkins | So. | SP | Salisbury | Delmar, Del./Delmar | |
| Josh Husby | So. | SP | Christopher Newport | Hampton, Va./Kecoughtan | |
| Travis Van Houten | Jr. | SP | Penn State Harrisburg | Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley | |
| Tyler Jumper | Jr. | RP | Christopher Newport | Fairfax, Va./Robinson | |
| Ryan Grubbs | Sr. | C | Christopher Newport | Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman | |
| Nicholas Baham | Sr. | 1B | Christopher Newport | Smithfield, Va./Smithfield | |
| Miguel Torres | Sr. | 2B | Penn State Harrisburg | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic / Allegheny College of Maryland | 2nd in '18 |
| Nick DiNapoli | Sr. | SS | Christopher Newport | Beacon, N.Y./Beacon | |
| Seth Woodard | Sr. | 3B | Christopher Newport | Newport News, Va./Woodside | POY & 1st in '18 |
| Justin Meekins | Jr. | OF | Salisbury | Berlin, Md./Stephen Decature | 1st in '18, 1st in '17 |
| Grant Oberholtzer | Sr. | OF | York | Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield | 1st in '18 |
| Bret Williams | Jr. | OF | Penn State Harrisburg | Mount Carmel, Pa./Mount Carmel | 1st in '18, 2nd in '17 |
| Travis Van Houten | Jr. | DH | Penn State Harrisburg | Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley |
2019 All-CAC Baseball Second Team
| NAME | YR. | POS. | TEAM | HOMETOWN/HS | PREVIOUS ALL-CAC HONORS |
| Canon Anderson | So. | OF | Southern Virginia | Mesa, Ariz./Mountain View HS | |
| Hank Biggs | Sr. | SP | Mary Washington | Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove | |
| Conner Clark | So. | OF | Christopher Newport | Chesapeake, Va./Greenbriar Christian Academy | |
| Joseph Cutchins | Sr. | 2B | Christopher Newport | Goochland, Va./Goochland | |
| Austin Denlinger | Fr. | SS | York | Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown Area | |
| Zach Gettys | So. | SP | Penn State Harrisburg | York, Pa./West York | |
| Brad Haas | Jr. | OF | Salisbury | Mt. Airy, Md./South Carroll | |
| Christian Hague | Jr. | OF | Mary Washington | Moseley, Va./Cosby | 2nd in '18 |
| Trey Hicks | Jr. | OF | Christopher Newport | Poquoson, Va./Poquoson | |
| Xavier Marmol | Fr. | SP | Salisbury | Clarksburg, Md./Mount Airy Christian Academy | |
| Jordan Mason | Sr. | OF | Christopher Newport | Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch | |
| Bowen Plagge | Jr. | C | St. Mary's | Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown | |
| Ryan Roell | Jr. | 1B | Frostburg State | Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks |