A total of 46 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 West Texas A&M who had 11 recognized.
The Buffs claimed a pair of individual awards as Luis Amaro was tabbed Player of the Year, while Matt Vanderburg, Cory Hall, Shawn Neale, and Trace Hansen captured Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
Tarleton State had five first-teamers within its 11 recipients, while Texas A&M-Kingsville had one on the top team and eight overall.
The Texans Nathan Hickey earned Pitcher of the Year acclaim, while the Javelinas Tyler Flores picked up Freshman of the Year honors.
Angelo State and Eastern New Mexico were represented by six honorees apiece, while UT Permian Basin had three and Cameron one.
The all-conference program recognized at least one player from each of the seven baseball teams in the LSC. The awards are voted upon by the league coaches.
2018 LSC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Luis Amaro, West Texas A&M
Pitcher of the Year: Nathan Hickey, Tarleton State
Freshman of the Year: Tyler Flores, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Coaching Staff of the Year: West Texas A&M (Matt Vanderburg, Cory Hall, Shawn Neale, Trace Hansen)
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Tag Baxter |
West Texas A&M |
C |
Jr. |
Heber City, Utah |
| Nathan Hickey |
Tarleton State |
SP |
Sr. |
Granbury, Texas |
| Darin Cook |
West Texas A&M |
SP |
Jr. |
Walsh, Colorado |
| Joe Corbett |
West Texas A&M |
SP |
Jr. |
Edmond, Oklahoma |
| Conner Fletcher |
Tarleton State |
SP |
Sr. |
Henrietta, Texas |
| Eddie Avila |
Tarleton State |
RP |
Sr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Luis Amaro |
West Texas A&M |
1B |
Sr. |
Roselle Park, New Jersey |
| Alex DeLaCruz |
Eastern New Mexico |
2B |
Sr. |
Freeport, New York |
| Nick Novak |
Angelo State |
SS |
So. |
Stillwater, Minnesota |
| Levi Zents |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
3B |
Sr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jacob Boston |
Angelo State |
INF |
Sr. |
Chandler, Arizona |
| Blake Adams |
Tarleton State |
OF |
Sr. |
Longview, Texas |
| Francisco Rodriguez |
Tarleton State |
OF |
Sr. |
Punta De Mata, Venezuela |
| Bodie Bryan |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
Sr. |
Gilbert, Arizona |
| Nick Canas |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
Sr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Brad Mathiowetz |
Angelo State |
DH |
Jr. |
Rochester, Minnesota |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Christian Caudle |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
C |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Tyler Lesley |
Angelo State |
SP |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Tyler Flores |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
SP |
Fr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Evan Pontley |
Tarleton State |
SP |
Sr. |
Ferris, Texas |
| Kyle Craft |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
SP |
Sr. |
Victoria, Texas |
| Kellen Rholl |
Angelo State |
RP |
Sr. |
Shoreview, Minnesota |
| Pablo Hernandez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
1B |
Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Ruben Rodriguez |
Tarleton State |
2B |
Sr. |
El Paso, Texas |
| Elvin Alamo |
Tarleton State |
SS |
Jr. |
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico |
| Garlind Webster |
Eastern New Mexico |
3B |
Sr. |
Fairfield, California |
| Michael Urquidi |
Angelo State |
OF |
Jr. |
El Paso, Texas |
| Jimmy Cubillos |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
Sr. |
El Paso, Texas |
| Dalton Drury |
UT Permian Basin |
OF |
Sr. |
Pueblo, Colorado |
| Jared McCarver |
Tarleton State |
OF |
Sr. |
Alvarado, Texas |
| Jake Hasbrouck |
Tarleton State |
DH |
Sr. |
Ault, Colorado |
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| HONORABLE MENTION |
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| Julian Heredia |
Eastern New Mexico |
C |
Sr. |
Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Cole Williams |
Cameron |
C |
Sr. |
Mustang, Oklahoma |
| Keenan Dodd |
Eastern New Mexico |
SP |
Sr. |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dominic Yearego |
West Texas A&M |
RP |
Jr. |
Prosper, Texas |
| Levi Shandrew |
Eastern New Mexico |
RP |
Sr. |
Lodi, California |
| Braden Baker |
West Texas A&M |
RP |
Jr. |
Canyon, Texas |
| Joshua Valdez |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
RP |
Jr. |
Kyle, Texas |
| Mike Fernandez |
UT Permian Basin |
1B |
Sr. |
Miami, Florida |
| Kohl Ullman |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
2B |
So. |
Houston, Texas |
| Tommy Williams |
West Texas A&M |
2B |
Fr. |
Canyon, Texas |
| Endy Villalona |
Eastern New Mexico |
SS |
Sr. |
Freeport, New York |
| Tyler Fowler |
Tarleton State |
3B |
So. |
Cleburne, Texas |
| Manny Loredo |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
OF |
Jr. |
McAllen, Texas |
| Alex Wixson |
UT Permian Basin |
DH |
So. |
Spring, Texas |
| Christian Loya |
West Texas A&M |
DH |
Jr. |
Amarillo, Texas |