Staff Reports
Former Airline star Jerry Couch and BPCC infielder Andrew Mills have been named to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana second team.
Couch helped LSU Eunice win the NJCAA Division II national championship. He went 12-1 with a 3.82 earned run average. Couch was dominate in postseason play, going 3-0 in four starts including a pair of wins in the World Series.
The NJCAA World Series Most Outstanding Pitcher and Charleston Southern signee was crucial in LSUE’s Regional Championship victory as well as forcing the deciding Game 3 in the Championship Series.
Mills, a sophomore first baseman, batted .353 with 13 home runs, 11 doubles and 53 RBI.
Hitter of the Year – Hunter Wells, Louisiana Tech
Pitcher of the Year – Landon Marceaux, LSU
Freshman of the Year – Dylan Crews, LSU
Newcomer of the Year – Drake Osborn, UL-Lafayette
Coach of the Year – Lane Burroughs, Louisiana Tech
FIRST-TEAM ALL-LOUISIANA
P – Connor Cooke, UL-Lafayette
P – Will Dion, McNeese
P – Jonathan Fincher, Louisiana Tech
P – Landon Marceaux, LSU
C – Bennett Lee, Tulane
1B – Tre’ Morgan, LSU
2B – Taylor Young, Louisiana Tech
SS – Collin Burns, Tulane
3B – Hunter Wells, Louisiana Tech
OF – Parker Bates, Louisiana Tech
OF – Dylan Crews, LSU
OF – Clayton Rasbeary, McNeese
DH – Jarrett McDonald, LSU-Eunice
UT – Brayden Jobert, Delgado CC
SECOND TEAM
P – Jerry Couch, LSU-Eunice
P – Keagan Gillies, Tulane
P – Ma’Khail Hilliard, LSU
P – Joe Taylor, Nicholls
P – Will Warren, Southeastern Louisiana
(*) – Tie for second-team; five pitchers are included
C – Drake Osborn, UL-Lafayette
1B – Andrew Mills, Bossier Parish CC
2B – Jack Merrifield, LSU-Eunice
SS – Jordan Ardoin, LSU-Alexandria
3B – Cade Doughty, LSU
OF – Gavin Dugas, LSU
OF – Pearce Howard, New Orleans
OF – Steele Netterville, Louisiana Tech
DH – Ben Fitzgerald, UL-Lafayette
UT – Manny Garcia, Louisiana Tech
HONORABLE MENTION
P – Brennan Stuprich, Southeastern Louisiana
1B – Michael Calamari, Loyola
2B – Nate Fisbeck, McNeese
2B – Payton Alexander, Loyola
OF – Kody Kolb, LSU-Shreveport
OF – William Veillon, Baton Rouge CC
DH – Taylor Fajardo, LSU-Shreveport
UT – Preston Ludwick, Centenary College
