Nearly 60 baseball stars were honored Friday night as the league’s annual baseball postseason awards were announced at the championship banquet held prior to the start of the Lone Star Conference baseball championship in Abilene, Texas.
Those recognized included three first-team choices for LSC regular season champion Incarnate Word, who won the title in their first season with a 24-9 league mark.
The Cardinals claimed three individual awards with Pitcher of the Year Kirk Jewasko, Freshman of the Year Derrick Walls and Coach of the Year Danny Heep. Cameron’s Chase Larsson was named Player of the Year.
UIW had five total picks with the three first-team and two second-teamers. Southeastern Oklahoma and Cameron each had six selections with five on the first team for the Savage Storm and four for the Aggies. Three teams – Tarleton State, West Texas A&M and Central Oklahoma – all had four representatives.
A total of 59 student-athletes were recognized by the all-conference program, including at least one player from each of the 13 baseball teams in the LSC. The awards are voted upon by the league coaches.
2011 LSC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
FIRST TEAM
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| SP |
Kirk Jewasko |
Incarnate Word |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| SP |
Ricky Cramer |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Stillwater, Okla. |
| SP |
Jorge Guarneros |
Incarnate Word |
Jr. |
Laredo, Texas |
| SP |
Nathan Lewis |
Tarleton State |
Sr. |
Burlington, Ontario |
| SP |
Jimmy Johnson |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
Sr. |
Wilburton, Okla. |
| RP |
Heath Wyatt |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
Sr. |
Searcy, Ark. |
| RP |
Ryan Turner |
Tarleton State |
Jr. |
N. Richland Hills, Texas |
| C |
Arrow Cunningham |
Central Oklahoma |
Sr. |
Harrah, Okla. |
| C |
Brad Shankle |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
Jr. |
Tahlequah, Okla. |
| 1B |
Jess Cooper |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
Belle Fourche, SD |
| 2B |
Josh Dawson |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Lawton, Okla. |
| SS |
Travis Hayes |
Tarleton State |
Jr. |
Arvada, Colo. |
| 3B |
Kendall Boone |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
Keller, Texas |
| OF |
Chase Larsson |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Vancouver, B.C |
| OF |
Kenny Held |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
| OF |
Justin Miller |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
Sr. |
Sumner, Texas |
| OF |
Steven Vidaurri |
Incarnate Word |
Sr. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
| OF |
Edwin Mendoza |
Southwestern Oklahoma |
Jr. |
Riverside, Calif. |
| DH |
Will Calhoun |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
Duncanville, Texas |
| UT |
Justin Gibson |
East Central |
Jr. |
Aledo, Texas |
| UT |
Kevin Cantrell |
Southwestern Oklahoma |
So. |
Blanchard, Okla. |
| UT |
K.C. Pfister |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
Sr. |
Plano, Texas |
SECOND TEAM
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| SP |
Justin Kuks |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
Tracy, Calif. |
| SP |
Jordan Stern |
Central Oklahoma |
Sr. |
Plano, Texas |
| SP |
Bryant Rutledge |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
Dallas, Texas |
| SP |
Uriah Fisher |
Central Oklahoma |
Jr. |
Elk City, Okla. |
| SP |
Zach Sneed |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
| RP |
Elroy Urbina |
Incarnate Word |
Sr. |
Hutto, Texas |
| RP |
James Rhodes |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Weatherford, Texas |
| C |
Dan Skelly |
Northeastern State |
Jr. |
Marlow, Okla. |
| C |
Cash Barker |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
Houston, Texas |
| C |
PJ Ortega |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Tuscon, Ariz. |
| 1B |
Matt Roohan |
Incarnate Word |
Sr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| 2B |
Zach Cohen |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
| SS |
Jordan Easom |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
Keller, Texas |
| 3B |
Jeremy Soliday |
Southwestern Oklahoma |
Jr. |
Ft Collins, Colo. |
| OF |
Aaron Oliver |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| OF |
Keegan Morrow |
Central Oklahoma |
Jr. |
Moore, Okla. |
| OF |
Blake Gentry |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
Jr. |
Pocola, Okla. |
| OF |
Ryan Cook |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
| DH |
Mark Jefferey |
Tarleton State |
Sr. |
Whitby, Ontario |
| UT |
Ben Villafuerte |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
So. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
| UT |
David Zavala |
Northeastern State |
Sr. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
HONORABLE MENTION
Abilene Christian: C, Ian Tompkins, Sr.;
Angelo State: OF, Garrett Harris, Jr.;
Cameron: 1B, Andy Garcia, Jr.;
Central Oklahoma: 2B, Tucker Brown, Jr.;
Eastern New Mexico: 1B, Mitch Wolfe, Jr.; DH, Joe Huwer, Jr.;
Incarnate Word: 2B, John Zule, So.; 3B, Mike Del A Rosa, Sr.;
Southeastern Oklahoma: SS, Kevin Phillips, Jr.;
Southwestern Oklahoma: SS, Christian Wise, Jr.; 2B, Andre Yates, Jr.;
Tarleton State: 3B, Junnior Dishmey, Sr.; OF, Ethan Stuckly, Jr.;
Texas A&M-Kingsville: 2B, Jerry Rodriguez, Sr.;
West Texas A&M: 2B, Bryce Baugh, Jr.; OF, Eric Dorton, Jr.;
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Chase Larsson, Cameron
Pitcher of the Year: Kirk Jewasko, Incarnate Word
Freshman of the Year: Derrick Walls, Incarnate Word
Coach of the Year: Danny Heep, Incarnate Word