2013: College World Series All-Tournament Team...Played in 46 games (40 starts)...Hit .327 with 22 runs, eight doubles, two home runs, 31 RBI and a .473 on-base percentage, the best mark on the team...Had nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games...Hit .357 with two runs, two RBI and a triple at the College World Series...Had a streak of eight straight games with an RBI between 5/10 and 5/19, encompassing the final three games of the GLIAC Tournament and entire Midwest Regional Tournament, where he hit .375 with three runs, seven RBI, two doubles and a home run.
Prior to GVSU: Spent two seasons at Lincoln Trail Junior College under head coach Kevin Bowers...Received a medical redshirt after an injury in 2012...In 2011, Abel hit .267 with seven doubles, two home runs, one triple, 24 runs, 17 RBI and struck out only six times in 141 plate appearances.
High School: Prepped at Civic Memorial High School under head coach Gary Bruening...Hit .443 and was named all-conference as a senior...Batted .391 as a junior...Helped team to conference championship in his final two seasons.
Personal: Son of George Abel and Karen Beckett...Occupational Safety/Health Management major.
