Bucknell University Athletics
Sean Keys Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team
6/11/2024 5:33:00 PM | Baseball
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell junior third baseman Sean Keys on Tuesday was named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region Second Team, another significant honor for the 2024 Patriot League Player of the Year.
Keys, who will be playing for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League this summer, is Bucknell's first All-Region honoree since Sam Clark (First Team) and Connor Van Hoose (Second Team) made the East squad in 2017. The Division I teams in eight regions are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association, and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee.
Keys earned Patriot League Player of the Year and First Team All-Patriot League laurels after a sensational 2024 campaign. The lefty slugger hit .405 this spring, becoming the first Bison in 18 years to hit over .400. He led the league in every percentage category, slashing .405/.535/.798 for a 1.333 OPS that is sixth-best in the nation. Keys also led the league in hits (66) and doubles (19) and ranked second in RBIs (57), third in home runs (13), and fourth in walks (35).
Keys was listed as the No. 5 third-baseman in D1Baseball.com's May 8 positional rankings. He was the only third-sacker in the top 10 from a conference other than the ACC or SEC. In addition to his powers on the diamond, he also carries a 3.55 cumulative GPA in mechanical engineering and was named to the Academic All-Patriot League and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
