SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Zech Samayoa of the Cal State San Marcos baseball team became the first National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-American in program history as he was named to the second team on Thursday.

Already a busy postseason of accolades for Samayoa, the outgoing redshirt senior set CSUSM  single-season records for home runs (23), RBIs (78), total bases (151) and slugging percentage (.868) as the team's designated hitter. The Cerritos native and designated hitter led the Cougars with a .362 batting average, 53 runs, 63 hits, 17 doubles and a 1.297 OPS. So far this postseason, Samayoa has also been named the West Region Player of the Year by both the NCBWA and the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association, along with first-team honors. He was also named the CCAA Player and Newcomer of the Year, to go along with being named to the All-CCAA first team.