GREENSBORO, N.C. – Oregon Tech outfielder Michael O'Daniel was honored today as a selection to the NAIA Gold Glove Team, sponsored by Rawlings Sporting Goods and the American Baseball Coaches Association.
 
The recent graduate becomes the first Hustlin' Owl to earn the distinction in the 20-year history of the award. O'Daniel had one error in 144 defensive chances patrolling center field, adding six assists.
 
The American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods have announced Gold Glove teams in all eight divisions of collegiate baseball and high school. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winners have been selected since 2007 in the collegiate and high school ranks and have featured many future Major League Baseball players.
The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Awards are selected by ABCA coaches committees at each level: NCAA Div. I, II & III, NAIA, NJCAA Div. I, II & III, Pacific Association Division, and high school.
 
The ABCA/Rawlings Award Program is one of the most comprehensive in all of sports, honoring All-America and Gold Glove teams in nine divisions of amateur baseball as well as All-Region teams in five divisions.
 
The ABCA/Rawlings All-America teams date back to 1949 starting with one collegiate All-America team. Other divisions subsequently added until the current total of nine was reached. The first ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were recognized in 2007, making this the 19th year the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Awards have been presented in the collegiate and high school ranks (no awards were presented in 2020 due to COVID-19).
 

Pos.	Player	Cl.	School	State
C	JJ Pruneau	Jr.	Freed-Hardeman	TN
1B	Nico Sall	Sr.	Briar Cliff	IA
2B	Dicky Gonzalez	Sr.	Oakland City	IN
3B	Brooks Jones	So.	Freed-Hardeman	TN
SS	Isaiah Lane	Jr.	Hope International	CA
LF	Evan Mendoza	Sr.	Ottawa-Arizona	AZ
CF	Michael O'Daniel	Sr.	Oregon Tech	OR
RF	Bernie Socarras	Sr.	Friends	KS
P	Josh Landry	Sr.	Hope International	CA