GREENSBORO, NC — San Diego's Ariel Armas was recognized as the top defensive catcher in all of amateur baseball on Wednesday afternoon when he was selected to the nine-player 2024 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team, as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

The 2024 NCAA Division I Gold Glove Team was voted on and selected by the ABCA NCAA Division I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winners have been selected since 2007 in the collegiate and high school ranks and have featured several future Major League Baseball players.

Armas, who was also named the 2024 WCC Defensive Player of the Year, to the 2024 All-WCC First Team, and as one of 16 semifinalists for the 2024 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award, started 55 of the Toreros' 56 games at catcher this season, posting a .998 fielding percentage while throwing out 15 would-be base stealers and leading the nation with 18.69 Defensive Runs Saved (according to 6-4-3 Charts, as of June 5), 3.58 more runs saved than the next closest player.

A native of nearby Chula Vista California who attended nearby Saint Augustine High School, Armas is the first player in San Diego baseball history to earn Gold Glove honors.

To read more about the 2024 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams, click here.
 

2024 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I Gold Glove Team
Pos.	Player	Cl.	School	State
C	Ariel Armas	Jr.	San Diego	CA
1B	Edgar Alvarez	Sr.	Nicholls State	LA
2B	Nick Gooden	Gr.	Morehead State	KY
3B	Wyatt Peifer	So.	James Madison	VA
SS	Griff O'Ferrall	Jr.	Virginia	VA
OF	Bryce Boettcher	Sr.	Oregon	OR
OF	Vance Honeycutt	Jr.	North Carolina	NC
OF	Ryley Johnson	Jr.	East Carolina	NC
P	Derek Clark	Sr.	West Virginia	WV