Three Named Southland Baseball All-Academic
6/19/2013 12:31:00 PM | Baseball
Led by first-team selection Anthony Azar, the Bearkats placed three student-athletes on the Southland Conference baseball All-Academic team. Sophomore Tyler Eppler and junior Luke Plucheck made the second team.
Azar, a junior Geology major, was the Bearkats leading run producer and drove in a team-high 47 runs. His 21 doubles led the team and he was second on the squad with six homers.
An outstanding defensive player, the Woodlands, Texas, product committed just one error during the season. The one defensive gaffe came in the team's first game of the Southland Conference Tournament. Azar's 3.46 GPA is the highest on the team.
Pitcher Tyler Eppler was a big part of the Kats midweek success, picking up wins over Texas, Rice and Houston. The Navasota, Texas, product was at his best against the ranked opponents. Eppler is 5-2 with a 3.41 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 13 starts.
Eppler has a 3.47 GPA in Kinesiology after one year at Sam Houston State.
Outfielder Luke Plucheck finished the season with a .298 batting average in 58 starts. He was tied for the team lead with nine homers and was second on the team with 43 RBI. His 42 runs scored were the most on the team.
The Kinesiology major has a 3.09 GPA.
2013 Southland Conference Baseball All-Academic Teams
First Team
|
Name |
University |
Class |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
|
Forrestt Allday^,1 |
Central Arkansas |
Sr. |
Friendswood, Texas |
3.57 |
Health Education |
|
Eric Harrington1 |
Lamar |
Gr. |
Groves, Texas |
3.24 |
Educational Leadership |
|
Jordan Hymel1,2 |
Southeastern La. |
Sr. |
Gramercy, La. |
3.84 |
Business Administration |
|
Darian Johnson1 |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Chandler, Ariz. |
3.56 |
General Studies |
|
Connor Lloyd1 |
McNeese State |
So. |
Marshall, Texas |
3.84 |
Health Education |
|
Sam Houston State |
Jr. |
The Woodlands |
3.46 |
Geology |
|
|
Hunter Dozier1 |
Stephen F. Austin |
Jr. |
Denton, Texas |
3.00 |
Kinesiology |
|
Stafford Brantley1 |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
College Station, Texas |
3.87 |
Health Sciences |
|
Brad Porras1 |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
Needville, Texas |
3.00 |
Finance |
|
Jude Vidrine2 |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Nederland, Texas |
3.45 |
Mechanical Engineering |
|
Logan Domenico |
Oral Roberts |
So. |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
3.55 |
Finance |
|
Jacob Dorris |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
So. |
Weatherford, Texas |
3.18 |
Communication Studies |
Second Team
|
Name |
University |
Class |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
|
Sam Houston State |
So. |
Navasota, Texas |
3.47 |
Kinesiology |
|
|
Harry Slade |
Southeastern La. |
Sr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
3.41 |
General Studies |
|
Sam Houston State |
Jr. |
Tomball, Texas |
3.09 |
Kinesiology |
|
|
Jordan McCoy |
Nicholls State |
Sr. |
Hattiesburg, Miss. |
3.57 |
General Studies |
|
Bryce Biggerstaff |
Central Arkansas |
Jr. |
Sherwood, Ark. |
3.07 |
Insurance Risk Mgmt |
|
Andrew Guillotte |
McNeese State |
So. |
Moss Bluff, La. |
3.29 |
Health Education |
|
Chase Angelle2 |
Lamar |
Jr. |
Orange, Texas |
3.89 |
Accounting |
|
Tyler Duplantis |
Nicholls State |
Jr. |
Thibodaux, La. |
3.01 |
Marketing |
|
Jordan Lee |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
So. |
Houston, Texas |
3.03 |
Finance |
|
Sean Kennel |
Southeastern La. |
Sr. |
Slidell, La. |
3.32 |
General Studies |
|
Nick Purdy |
Northwestern State |
Sr. |
Pascagoula, Miss. |
3.30 |
Psychology |
|
Taylor Drake |
McNeese State |
Jr. |
Stillwell, Kan. |
3.67 |
General Studies |
^2013 Southland Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year
1Automatic Selection
2Two-time all-academic selection
