West Texas A&M senior third baseman Adam Becker claimed Lone Star Conference Baseball Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive season to highlight the league’s baseball postseason awards, it was announced Wednesday by LSC officials at the championship banquet.
Becker, who is from Midland, Texas, hit .420 with 15 home runs, 22 doubles and a league-high 74 RBIs. He also led the league with 89 hits, walked 26 times, had two triples and scored 64 runs. Becker, who started all 52 games for the Buffs, helped his team reach the LSC Baseball Championship.
Angelo State junior Kade Bragg was named LSC Pitcher of the Year after going 11-1 with one save and a 1.07 ERA. The left-hander struck out 98 batters over 75 2/3 innings of work. He logged four complete games and three shutouts.
St. Edward’s sophomore first baseman Lance Little took Newcomer of the Year honors after hitting .409 with 15 home runs, 61 RBIs and a .526 on-base percentage.
UT Tyler designated hitter Kaston Mason was voted LSC Freshman of the Year after batting .352 with 13 home runs, 56 RBIs and 36 walks.
Angelo State was named Coaching Staff of the Year for the second straight year. Head coach Kevin Brooks and assistants Adam Foster, Sam Mote and Riley Peterson led the Rams to the Lone Star Conference regular season title with a 40-8 record and a No. 1 ranking in the national polls.
Overall, 48 student-athletes were honored by the all-conference program. The awards are voted on by the league’s head coaches.
2023 LSC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Adam Becker, West Texas A&M
Pitcher of the Year: Kade Bragg, Angelo State
Newcomer of the Year: Lance Little, St. Edward's
Freshman of the Year: Kaston Mason, UT Tyler
Coaching Staff of the Year: Angelo State (Kevin Brooks, Adam Foster, Sam Mote, Riley Peterson)
[Positions with multiple players are sorted in alphabetical order by school name]
FIRST TEAM
| Name |
School |
Position |
Year |
Hometown |
| Kade Bragg |
Angelo State |
SP |
Jr. |
Ennis, Texas |
| Braxton Pearson |
Angelo State |
SP |
Jr. |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Luke Short |
St. Edward’s |
SP |
Jr. |
Los Gatos, Calif. |
| Nick Marshall |
West Texas A&M |
SP |
Jr. |
Antigo, Wisc. |
| Garrett Arredondo |
UT Tyler |
RP |
So. |
Sugar Land, Texas |
| Nick Wolf |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
C |
Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Lance Little |
St. Edward’s |
1B |
So. |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Lane Hutchinson |
UT Tyler |
2B |
So. |
Baton Rouge, La. |
| Adam Becker |
West Texas A&M |
3B |
Sr. |
Midland, Texas |
| Carson Ogilvie |
Lubbock Christian |
SS |
Jr. |
Spring, Texas |
| Jacob Guerrero |
Angelo State |
OF |
Jr. |
Colleyville, Texas |
| Eduardo Acosta |
Lubbock Christian |
OF |
Sr. |
San German, Puerto Rico |
| Connor Cox |
St. Edward’s |
OF |
Fr. |
Longview, Texas |
| Clay Bradford |
St. Mary’s |
OF |
Jr. |
Atascocita, Texas |
| Tripp Clark |
Angelo State |
DH |
Jr. |
Waco, Texas |
| Ethan Flodstrom |
UT Permian Basin |
UTL |
Jr. |
Port Angeles, Wash. |
SECOND TEAM
| Aaron Munson |
Angelo State |
SP |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Wesley Gafford |
St. Edward’s |
SP |
Sr. |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Braydon Johnson |
UAFS |
SP |
Sr. |
Alma, Ark. |
| Dylan Blomquist |
UT Tyler |
SP |
So. |
Belton, Texas |
| Andrew Girod |
St. Mary’s |
RP |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Cullen Ainsworth |
St. Edward’s |
C |
Sr. |
Katy, Texas |
| Ethan Bedgood |
UT Tyler |
1B |
Jr. |
Sherman, Texas |
| Carson Johnson |
UT Permian Basin |
2B |
So. |
Carl Junction, Mo. |
| Austin Ochoa |
UT Tyler |
3B |
Jr. |
Refugio, Texas |
| Justin Harris |
Angelo State |
SS |
So. |
The Woodlands, Texas |
| Jonatan Clough |
Eastern New Mexico |
OF |
Fr. |
La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Chris Shull |
Lubbock Christian |
OF |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Davis Drewek |
St. Edward’s |
OF |
Jr. |
Katy, Texas |
| Will Fuenning |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
Sr. |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| Kaston Mason |
UT Tyler |
DH |
Fr. |
Rockwall, Texas |
| Jordan Gochenour |
UT Tyler |
UTL |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
THIRD TEAM
| Ayden Alger |
Lubbock Christian |
SP |
Jr. |
Lancaster, Calif. |
| Kobe Jaramillo |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
SP |
Jr. |
Bishop, Texas |
| Jan Cabrera |
Texas A&M International |
SP |
Jr. |
Denton, Texas |
| Miles Clack |
UT Tyler |
SP |
So. |
Katy, Texas |
| Scott Ellis |
Angelo State |
RP |
Jr. |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
| Kory Schmidt |
West Texas A&M |
C |
Jr. |
Liberty Hill, Texas |
| Nate Van Maanen |
Lubbock Christian |
1B |
Jr. |
Garland, Texas |
| Demetrio Archuleta |
Eastern New Mexico |
2B |
So. |
Farmington, N.M. |
| Brevin McCool |
Lubbock Christian |
3B |
So. |
Hobbs, N.M. |
| Ivan Duarte |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
SS |
Jr. |
Juarez, Mexico |
| Thomas Cain |
Angelo State |
OF |
Sr. |
Flower Mound, Texas |
| Blake Empkey |
Oklahoma Christian |
OF |
Sr. |
Dallas, Texas |
| Ryan Johnson |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
Sr. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Jake Chapman |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
OF |
So. |
Boerne, Texas |
| Luke Johnson |
St. Edward’s |
DH |
So. |
McKinney, Texas |
| Austin Beck |
Angelo State |
UTL |
So. |
Allen, Texas |