Hutchins, Altaffer named All-Region 7 by D3baseball.com

By Wes Mayberry

| 2023 D3baseball.com All-Region 7 Team |

ADA — Ohio Northern senior pitcher Jack Hutchins (Bright, Ind./East Central) and sophomore pitcher Blake Altaffer (Montpelier) were named All-Region 7 by D3baseball.com for the 2023 season.

Hutchins was named to the All-Region 7 First Team, and Altaffer earned Second Team honors.

More than 1,000 players were nominated across NCAA Division III's 10 regions, and D3baseball.com staff and contributors voted to determine First, Second and Third teams in each region. All-Americans will be announced on Wednesday.

Hutchins was an All-Ohio Athletic Conference First Team selection this season after posting a 7-2 record with a 1.91 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 66 innings spanning 12 appearances, including nine starts. He ranked third in the OAC in ERA, tied for sixth in wins and ninth in strikeouts.

In four years at ONU, Hutchins has a career 10-3 record with a 4.25 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 27 appearances spanning 84.2 innings.

Altaffer was a 2023 All-OAC Second Team honoree after finishing the season with an 8-1 record and one save to go with a 2.19 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 11 appearances, including seven starts, spanning 53.1 innings. His season highlight was a complete-game five-hitter with eight strikeouts in a 3-1 win over Cornell (Iowa) on March 15. He was tied for third in the OAC in wins and ranked fourth in ERA.

Under 12th-year head coach Gene Stechschulte, the Polar Bears finished 27-15 overall in 2023, placing third in the OAC with a 12-6 league mark en route to earning their 20th all-time appearance in the OAC Tournament.