More than 40 baseball standouts were recognized Wednesday as the Lone Star Conference annual baseball postseason awards were announced prior to this week’s championship.
The honorees included six first-team selections for LSC Champion Angelo State who had nine tabbed.
The Rams claimed three special awards as Paxton DeLaGarza was named Player of the Year for the second straight year, Bryce Zak took home Pitcher of the Year acclaim and Kevin Brooks earned Coach of the Year honors.
Texas A&M-Kingsville had six first-teamers among its nine recipients, while West Texas A&M had five on the top team and 10 overall.
The Javelinas Preston Plovanich was tabbed Freshman of the Year.
Cameron was represented by 10 honorees, while Tarleton State had four recognized and ENMU two.
A total of 44 student-athletes were acknowledged by the all-conference program, including at least one player from each of the six baseball teams in the LSC. The awards are voted upon by the league coaches.
2016 LSC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Paxton DeLaGarza, Angelo State
Pitcher of the Year: Bryce Zak, Angelo State
Freshman of the Year: Preston Plovanich, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Coach of the Year: Kevin Brooks, Angelo State
FIRST TEAM
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Bryce Zak |
Angelo State |
SP |
Sr. |
San Angelo, Texas |
| Austin Moore |
West Texas A&M |
SP |
Sr. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
| Trevor Renfro |
Tarleton State |
SP |
Sr. |
Richardson, Texas |
| Matt Shannon |
Angelo State |
SP |
So. |
Pleasanton, Texas |
| Brooks Trujillo |
West Texas A&M |
SP |
Sr. |
Parker, Colo. |
| Kyle Tinius |
West Texas A&M |
RP |
Sr. |
Broomfield, Colo. |
| Graylon Brown |
Angelo State |
RP |
Sr. |
Brownwood, Texas |
| Christian Caudle |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
C |
So. |
Houston, Texas |
| Troy Labrie |
West Texas A&M |
C |
Jr. |
Maple Valley, Wash. |
| Jimmy Roche |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
1B |
Jr. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Trace Hansen |
West Texas A&M |
2B |
Sr. |
Avon, Utah |
| Paxton DeLaGarza |
Angelo State |
SS |
Sr. |
Lubbock, Texas |
| Ruben Almaguer |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
3B |
Fr. |
Deer Park, Texas |
| Dalton Perry |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
OF |
Sr. |
Lake Jackson, Texas |
| Nate Hale |
Cameron |
OF |
Sr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Cody Bower |
Cameron |
OF |
Jr. |
Albuquerque, NM |
| Pablo Hernandez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
OF |
R-Fr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Jarryd Klemm |
Angelo State |
DH |
Sr. |
Adelaide, Australia |
| Hayden Vesely |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
UT |
Sr. |
Victoria, Texas |
| Tyler Coolbaugh |
Angelo State |
UT |
Jr. |
Colleyville, Texas |
SECOND TEAM
| Preston Plovanich |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
SP |
Fr. |
Santa Fe, Texas |
| Dirk Masters |
Cameron |
SP |
Sr. |
Angleton, Texas |
| Bryan Belote |
Cameron |
SP |
Jr. |
Angleton, Texas |
| Jacob French |
Tarleton State |
SP |
Sr. |
Kingwood, Texas |
| Hayden Vesely |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
SP |
Sr. |
Victoria, Texas |
| Lance Elling |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
RP |
Sr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Logan Fanning |
Cameron |
RP |
Sr. |
Allen, Texas |
| Jorden Fields |
Cameron |
C |
Jr. |
Pueblo, Colo. |
| John Baiada |
West Texas A&M |
C |
Jr. |
Port Saint Lucie, Fla. |
| Christian Loya |
West Texas A&M |
1B |
Fr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Jonathan Reyes |
Cameron |
2B |
Sr. |
Juncos, PR |
| Sam Kohler |
Angelo State |
2B |
Sr. |
Dripping Springs, Texas |
| Alec Humphreys |
Tarleton State |
SS |
Sr. |
Midlothian, Texas |
| Matt Cole |
West Texas A&M |
3B |
Sr. |
Grants Pass, Ore. |
| Mason Shiflett |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
Sr. |
Riverside, Calif. |
| Justin Paul |
Eastern New Mexico |
OF |
Sr. |
Papillion, Neb. |
| Josh Day |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
Sr. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Brandon Wright |
Cameron |
OF |
Sr. |
Humble, Texas |
| Jake Hasbrouck |
Tarleton State |
DH |
So. |
Ault, Colo. |
HONORABLE MENTION
| Jay Gonzalez |
Angelo State |
1B |
Jr. |
Dallas, Texas |
| Tyler McKinzie |
Cameron |
SS |
Sr. |
Broken Arrow, Okla. |
| Bronson Pulgados |
Cameron |
3B |
Jr. |
Kea'au, Hawaii |
| Elias Aguirre |
Angelo State |
OF |
So. |
Midland, Texas |
| Tregra Williams |
Eastern New Mexico |
DH |
So. |
Atlanta, Ga. |