CBC SPORTS UPDATE: June 15, 2022

NAIA All-American Honors

• Kansas City, Mo., June 8 — The accolades continue to roll in for CBC outfielder Jay French. He was named a First-Team All-American by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

French becomes the second first-team All-American in program history and the third All-American overall after Jalin Lawson was a first-team selection in 2016 and Ben Madison earned honorable mention honors in 2018.

French was also named American Midwest Conference (AMC) Player of the Year and a first-team All-AMC selection after he led the conference in batting average, runs scored, hits, steals and on-base percentage. He also led the nation in steals with 61, simultaneously setting a new state record in Arkansas and is ranked 11^th nationally in hitting (.441), tied for seventh in runs scored (76) and 16^th in on-base percentage at .528!