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ABA Junior College Names #1 Player Friday, May 15th , 2026 He may have less experience than most of his ABA Junior College peers, but that didn't slow Tom Jacobi down at all in 2026. At the age of 21, the Central Arizona College first baseman has been named the winner of the ABA Junior College Most Valuable Player Award. He had a .429 batting average and a .477 on-base percentage this year. In 42 games he piled up 76 hits, 13 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs, 34 RBIs and 31 runs scored. "I'm blown away by the season I was able to put together," he said. "I'm looking forward to trying to do it all again next year." He received 4 first place votes out of a possible 6. Phil Henderson of the Crowder College Roughriders finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Matt Andrews of the Johnson County Community College Cavaliers finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Tom Jacobi - Central Arizona College Vaqueros - 4 - 74 Phil Henderson - Crowder College Roughriders - 2 - 64 Matt Andrews - Johnson County Community College Cavaliers - 0 - 45 Corey Tobin - Cowley County Community College Tigers - 0 - 41 Kyle Johnson - Central Arizona College Vaqueros - 0 - 40 Mike Devers - Santa Fe College Saints - 0 - 22 John Yurek - Johnson County Community College Cavaliers - 0 - 21 Steve Eisele - College of Southern Nevada Coyotes - 0 - 19 Chris Hoffmann - Crowder College Roughriders - 0 - 17 Braden Johanson - College of Southern Nevada Coyotes - 0 - 7 Kareem Robinson - Santa Fe College Saints - 0 - 4 |
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