IRVINE, Calif. – For the third time in the month of May, Concordia University Irvine slugger Cooper Moore was named to an All-Region baseball squad.

On Wednesday, Moore was announced as a Second Team All-Region selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) at designated hitter.

Moore started and played in all 47 games for the Eagles as the team's designated hitter or first baseman and totaled 150 at-bats. His presence at the plate was crucial to the offense's success as Moore compiled a .340 batting average and collected 51 hits. 

In addition, the Huntington Beach, Calif. native proved that he could hit for both average and power, ranking second on the Eagles with six homers. Moore also scored 30 runs while leading the Eagles in doubles (12), walks (24), and RBI (37).

"It was all possible with the help from all my coaches and my teammates for pushing me to do my best and have fun as well," said Moore. "All the extra hours in the cages and in the weight room paid off thankfully. I am honored to be recognized for how I played this year. I actually was surprised on how many different awards there are out there."

"Cooper had an outstanding year and I'm very proud of him," said CUI baseball head coach Joe Turgeon. "The work he puts in and the leadership he has given our program, he has certainly left a mark already with our team. I'm looking forward to him and all of our upperclassmen coming back next season as we look to build off a lot of positives in the future."

The 2019 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Region teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. II All-America Committee. For the complete list of players on the NCAA DII teams, click here.

Last week, Moore was named to the 2019 NCBWA (National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) All-West Region team.  He was a Second-Team selection by the NCBWA as a designated hitter.

Moore was previously recognized as a Second-Team All-West Region selection by the D2CCA (Division II College Coaches Association) and was also named First-Team All-PacWest Conference. The Eagles had a total of six players earn All-Conference awards, with Moore's classmate Haloa Dudoit joining him on the First-Team. Moore was also the only CUI Eagle to be named PacWest Player of the Week twice this year. 

Moore helped the Eagles win six of their final seven games to close out the 2019 season.  CUI vaulted into fourth place after sweeping a four-game series at Holy Names and finished just half a game in the standings behind third-place Point Loma.

"I am very proud of my team this season," said Moore. "We had a lot of ups and downs but we were still able to compete and have fun. The last seven games were very important. The team put in long hours and hard work during practices and it showed in important moments during the season. It wasn't easy for our team but we pushed through the difficulty and took one day at a time."

"I am proud of everyone and I am very thankful for Coach Turgeon for letting me come into this family that created great friendships and great experiences," added Moore. "I am honored to be called a CUI Eagle."