MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State Baseball's
Nick Gooden is officially the best defensive baseman in Division I. Gooden has been honored as the 2024 Gold Glove winner by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings.
Gooden, a graduate student from Berlin, Pa., was one of three second basemen on the finalist list, joining North Carolina's Alex Madera and Louisiana Tech's Michael Ballard.
"It's an honor to be chosen as a gold glove winner," said Gooden. "Throughout my college career, I really took pride on the defensive part of my game. I couldn't do it without coaches and teammates."
Gooden put together one of the most prolific fielding seasons in program history, recording a .993 fielding percentage on 300 total chances. He made just two errors in 61 games. He had 124 putouts and 174 assists. Over the past two seasons, Gooden had 536 fielding chances and committed just six errors.
