NJCAA All-American honors for Gaston College's Seth Christmas

For the second straight season, Gaston College has an All-American baseball player as announced by the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Sophomore catcher Seth Christmas was named to the NJCAA Division I second team on Monday.

A 2022 Hopewell High graduate from Charlotte, Christmas led the Rhinos is batting average (.381) and RBIs (76) and was second in home runs (12).

He had previously been named All-Region 10 and also has been chosen honorable mention All-American by the National Scouting Bureau.

This spring, Christmas helped Gaston College to a 51-8 overall record and the school's first No. 1 ranking in any sport in history.

A member of the 50-13 National Junior College World Series team in 2023, Christmas finished his Rhinos' career second in career RBIs (93), third in career hits (99) and fourth in career home runs (13).

A Liberty University commitment in April, Christmas becomes the fourth All-American in school history.

It marks the third straight season a Rhinos player has earned All-American honors as outfielder-pitcher Konni Durschlag was a third team selection by thejbb.net in 2022 and infielder Adam Quintero was an honorable mention selection by the NJCAA and pitcher David Sande was a second team selection by thejbb.net in 2023.