ERIE, Pa. – The 2022 Preseason All-America Team for D3baseball.com was released last week with Thomas Zbezinski (Gibsonia, PA/Pine Richland) being selected to the Third Team.

The senior pitcher is making his first appearance as an All-American following a dominant 2021 season, helping the Lions to their sixth Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship. Zbezinksi hurled over 64 innings and pitched to the tune of a sub-two earned run average in 2021, on route to a First Team All-Conference selection.

The Lion ace struck out 85 batters last season, making for a rate of 11.89 strikeouts per nine innings. Zbezinski started 10 games and collected victories in eight of those starts and was credited with just one loss. Following the conclusion of the 2021 season, Zbezinksi earned himself a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team, ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team and the D3baseball.com All-Mideast Team.

Zbezinski was also listed as a Player to Watch by Collegiate Baseball Magazine earlier this month.