2018 ABCA/RAWLINGS GOLD GLOVE TEAM 

BOSTON – Suffolk baseball senior centerfielder Brady Chant has been named to the Rawlings/ABCA Division III Gold Glove Team, the American Baseball Coaches' Association (ABCA) announced late Wednesday night. 

The ABCA and Rawlings have awarded Gold Gloves to college players in the NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III as well as NAIA annually since 2007 and Chant is the first-ever Gold Glove winner in program history and first-ever student-athlete to represent the GNAC to earn the distinction. 

The Warwick, Rhode Island, native was recognized as one of Division III's best defensive outfielders after playing errorless baseball across Suffolk's 44 contests over the 2018 campaign. The four-time GNAC Gold Glove recipient successfully played 126 total chances in center with 123 putouts and three outfield assists for an unblemished 1.000 fielding percentage. Over the course of his record setting career, Chant put together a .990 fielding percentage with just five errors in 484 total chances. 

Chant started all 44 games for the Rams during his senior season. The lead-off hitter paced Suffolk to its fourth GNAC Crown in as many years to punch its fourth straight ticket to the NCAA Tournament. The 2018 GNAC Player of the year produced team leading numbers at the plate with 60 hits on a .349 batting average for 34 RBI to go along with 35 runs scored and 22 stolen bases.   

The Business Open major, who collected seven all-region honors and four all-league accolades across his four-year career, left his place in the Rams record book as the all-time leader in triples (25), total bases (362) and at bats (687). He also appears in the second spot in all-time hits (233), just five shy of the record (238), doubles (43) and stolen bases (68).