More than 50 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 seven first-team selections for LSC Champion Angelo State who had 11 recognized.
The Rams claimed three individual awards as Jacob Boston was named Player of the Year, Nick Novak picked up Freshman of the Year acclaim and Kevin Brooks earned Coach of the Year honors for the third time.
Tarleton State had three first-teamers amid its 11 recipients, while West Texas A&M had four on the top team and nine overall.
The Buffs Marshall Kasowski was tabbed Pitcher of the Year.
Texas A&M-Kingsville and Cameron were represented by seven honorees each, while Eastern New Mexico had six recognized and UT Permian Basin two.
A total of 53 student-athletes were acknowledged by the all-conference program, including at least one player from each of the seven baseball teams in the LSC. The awards are voted upon by the league coaches.
2017 LSC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Jacob Boston, Angelo State
Pitcher of the Year: Marshall Kasowski, West Texas A&M
Freshman of the Year: Nick Novak, Angelo State
Coach of the Year: Kevin Brooks, Angelo State
FIRST TEAM
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Christian Caudle |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
C |
Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Matt Waller |
Angelo State |
C |
Sr. |
Arlington, Texas |
| Matt Shannon |
Angelo State |
SP |
Jr. |
Pleasanton, Texas |
| Marshall Kasowski |
West Texas A&M |
SP |
Jr. |
Conroe, Texas |
| Nathan Hickey |
Tarleton State |
SP |
Jr. |
Granbury, Texas |
| Joshua Payne |
West Texas A&M |
SP |
Sr. |
West Haven, Utah |
| Ryan Smith |
Angelo State |
SP |
Sr. |
Waco, Texas |
| Joe Hauser |
Angelo State |
RP |
Sr. |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Dominic Yearego |
West Texas A&M |
RP |
So. |
Prosper, Texas |
| Dylan Lemons |
Tarleton State |
1B |
Jr. |
Alvarado, Texas |
| Alex DeLaCruz |
Eastern New Mexico |
2B |
Jr. |
Freeport, NY |
| Micah Kaaukai |
Cameron |
SS |
Jr. |
Hilo, Hawaii |
| Levi Zents |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
3B |
Jr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Pablo Hernandez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
OF |
So. |
Houston, Texas |
| Cody Bower |
Cameron |
OF |
Sr. |
Albuquerque, NM |
| Jimmy Cubillos |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
Jr. |
El Paso, Texas |
| Blake Adams |
Tarleton State |
OF |
Jr. |
Longview, Texas |
| Jacob Boston |
Angelo State |
UT |
Jr. |
Chandler, Ariz. |
| Tyler Coolbaugh |
Angelo State |
UT |
Sr. |
Colleyville, Texas |
| Mitch Henshaw |
Angelo State |
DH |
Jr. |
Conroe, Texas |
SECOND TEAM
| John Baiada |
West Texas A&M |
C |
Sr. |
Port Saint Lucie, Fla. |
| Keenan Dodd |
Eastern New Mexico |
SP |
Jr. |
Albuquerque, NM |
| Seth Hubert |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
SP |
Jr. |
Riviera, Texas |
| Conner Fletcher |
Tarleton State |
RP |
Jr. |
Henrietta, Texas |
| Jake Mathys |
Angelo State |
RP |
Sr. |
Spring Lake Park, MN |
| Tyler Abrego |
Cameron |
RP |
Sr. |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Dwight Velarde |
Eastern New Mexico |
RP |
Jr. |
Albuquerque, NM |
| Eddie Avila |
Tarleton State |
RP |
Jr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Luis Amaro |
West Texas A&M |
1B |
Jr. |
Roselle Park, NJ |
| Jonathan Soberanes |
Angelo State |
2B |
Jr. |
Dallas, Texas |
| Endy Villalona |
Eastern New Mexico |
SS |
Jr. |
Freeport, NY |
| Austin Call |
Tarleton State |
3B |
Sr. |
Roseville, Calif. |
| Elias Aguirre |
Angelo State |
OF |
Jr. |
Midland, Texas |
| Michael McNicholl |
Eastern New Mexico |
OF |
Jr. |
Alta Loma, Calif. |
| Francisco Rodriguez |
Tarleton State |
OF |
Jr. |
Punta de Mata, Venezuela |
| Doug Clapperton |
UT Permian Basin |
OF |
Sr. |
Calgary, Alberta |
| Hunter Perkins |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
UT |
Sr. |
Victoria, Texas |
| Bronson Pulgados |
Cameron |
UT |
Sr. |
Kea'au, Hawaii |
| Jake Hasbrouck |
Tarleton State |
DH |
Jr. |
Ault, Colo. |
HONORABLE MENTION
| Javarias Banks |
Cameron |
RP |
Sr. |
Desoto, Texas |
| Hunter Houston |
Tarleton State |
RP |
Sr. |
Belton, Texas |
| Jako Kelm |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
RP |
Sr. |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Cody Knight |
Cameron |
1B |
Sr. |
Geronimo, Okla. |
| Kohl Ullman |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
2B |
Fr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Ben Mauseth |
Tarleton State |
2B |
Sr. |
Rio Rico, Ariz. |
| Aaron Vallance |
West Texas A&M |
SS |
Sr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Nick Novak |
Angelo State |
SS |
Fr. |
Stillwater, Minn. |
| Jose Reyes |
Tarleton State |
SS |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Garlind Webster |
Eastern New Mexico |
3B |
Jr. |
Fairfield, Calif. |
| Leno Ramirez |
Cameron |
3B |
Sr. |
Dover, Okla. |
| Tyler Houlihan |
UT Permian Basin |
3B |
Sr. |
Sacramento, Calif. |
| Nick Canas |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Troy LaBrie |
West Texas A&M |
DH |
Sr. |
Maple Valley, Wash. |