GREENSBORO, N.C. – Austin Peay State University's senior outfielder Cameron Nickens and redshirt freshman designated hitter Cole Johnson were named second team All-Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings, Tuesday.
Nickens, a Magnolia, Texas native, who was recently named a third team All-American by Perfect Game, was named a second team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Wednesday, after a great season on the diamond.
Nickens was named the Atlantic Sun Conference's Player of the Year and earned First Team All-ASUN honors following the regular season. In a short time with the Governors, Nickens tied the single-season hit record with 100 and put his name in the record book multiple times in a handful of offensive categories.
Following the conclusion of the 2025 season, Nickens was fifth in the nation with a .422 batting average, fifth with 24 doubles, third with 100 hits – six behind the national leader – 12th with a .520 on-base percentage, 18th with 72 runs scored, 25th with 71 RBI, 10th with a .768 slugging percentage, and was the national leader with 182 total bases. Nickens also ranked second in the ASUN with 18 home runs.
Johnson, a native of Austin, Texas, finished the 2025 season as one of the best freshmen in the country, after earning Freshman of the Year honors, as well as First Team All-conference honors as the top designated hitter in the Atlantic Sun Conference. He finished the season leading all freshmen in the ASUN with a .356 batting average, a .587 slugging percentage, a 1.025 OPS, 50 runs scored, 80 hits, 23 doubles, nine home runs, and 70 RBI.Â
He is the 16th Governor in program history to be named a Freshman All-American and the first to receive this honor from the NCBWA since Parker Phillips in 2017. Johnson is also the third Gov to be named a First Team All-American by the NCBWA, joining Alex Robles (2014) and Matt Wollenzin (2011).
The two Governors are the 16th and 17th All-Region selections by the ABCA in program history.
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