University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Three Cajuns Tabbed To Baseball America All-America Teams
6/11/2014 12:16:00 PM | Baseball
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LAFAYETTE, La. – The top-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team had three players named to the 2014 Baseball America All-America Teams including two first teamers for the first time in program history, the publication announced on Wednesday.
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Both second baseman Jace Conrad and outfielder Caleb Adams were named to the first team, while shortstop Blake Trahan was tabbed to the second team.
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The Ragin' Cajuns were among three teams including Oregon State and Indiana to lead all programs with three All-Americans apiece, including two first-teamers.
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"This is a tremendous honor for both our team and these players," head coach Tony Robichaux said. "We've already had a lot of recognition for a tremendous season and this is another feather in our cap. What the team was able to achieve this year was incredible and these three guys played a big part in that success. Anytime the university is in the national spotlight it's a great thing for the school and our program. I can't be more proud of Jace, Caleb and Blake."
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Conrad, a Louisville Slugger First Team All-American, is the only Louisiana player to earn first team honors from two different publications in program history. The Sun Belt Player of the Year, Conrad hit .364 on the season and finished in a tie for the team lead in RBI with 65.
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The junior was also named a finalist for the Gregg Olson Award, which goes to the breakout player of the year. Conrad put up respectable numbers last season hitting .286, but erupted this season hitting almost 80 points better while nearly doubling his home run total with nine.
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Adams stands among the top five nationally in both on-base percentage and slugging percentage while leading the Cajuns in triples, home runs and walks. The All-American honor is the first for the junior who was a semifinalist for both the Golden Spikes and Dick Howser awards.
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Trahan earned All-America honors for the second straight season after being selected as a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American a year ago. The sophomore stepped up his game in the postseason hitting .512 (21-for-41) with two doubles, two triples, one home run and 12 RBI. On the season, Trahan posted a .355 average with 91 hits 12 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 49 RBI.
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2014 ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
Selected by Baseball America staff
Teams were selected after NCAA regionals; stats are through super regionals.
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FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name                                            Year  AVG  OBP SLG   AB   R    H      HR   RBI  BB   SO   SB
C      Max Pentecost, Kennesaw State  Jr.      .418  .480 .624   263  59  110  9      58    30    26    17
1B    Casey Gillaspie, Wichita State     Jr.      .389  .520 .682   211  50  82    15    50    58    28    8
2B    Jace Conrad, Louisiana-Lafayette Jr.      .364  .438 .564   264  63  96    9      65    18    27    22
3B    Dustin DeMuth, Indiana                Sr.     .374  .449 .531   211  40  79    5      40    20    40    4
SS   Trea Turner, N.C. State                Jr.      .321  .418 .516   215  65  69    8      36    37    25    26
OF   Caleb Adams, Louisiana-Lafayette          Jr.      .381 .502   .673 223 67    85    11    42    46    60 7
OF   Michael Conforto, Oregon State   Jr.      .345  .504 .547   203  52  70    7      56    55    38    4
OF   Bradley Zimmer, San Francisco   Jr.      .368  .461 .573   220  42  81    7      31    31    34    21
DH   Kyle Schwarber, Indiana              Jr.      .358  .464 .659   232  66  83    14    48    44    30    10
UT   A.J. Reed, Kentucky                     Jr.      .336  .476 .735   223  60  75    23    73    49    48    0
                                                              Year  W      L      ERA   G     CG SV   IP     H      BB   SO   AVG
SP   Kyle Freeland, Evansville             Jr.      10     2      1.90   14    2    0      100  79    13    128  .214
SP   Nathan Kirby, Virginia                  So.    9       2      1.73   16    1    0      104  65    25    104  .182
SP   Aaron Nola, Louisiana State         Jr.      11     1      1.47   16    2    0      116  69    27    134  .172
SP   Ben Wetzler, Oregon State           Sr.     12     1      0.78   14    4    0      104  49    31    83    .143
RP   Jacob Lindgren, Mississippi State Jr.      6       1      0.88   25    0    3      51    20    21    93    .116
UT   A.J. Reed, Kentucky                     Jr.      12     2      2.09   16    1    0      112  98    29    71    .236
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SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name                                            Year  AVG  OBP SLG   AB   R    H      HR   RBI  BB   SO   SB
C      Grayson Greiner, South Carolina  Jr.      .311  .389 .486   212  35  82    5      38    22    28    2  Â
1B    Sam Travis, Indiana                     Jr.      .347  .415 .576   245  55  85    12    58    25    26    8
2B    Mark Mathias, Cal Poly                 So.    .376  .448 .483   205  48  77    2      39    23    18    12
3B    Alex Blandino, Stanford               Jr.      .310  .397 .531   226  49  70    12    44    30    33    2  Â
SS   Blake Trahan, Louisiana-Lafayette          So.    .355 .465   .455 256 58    91    4      49    44    37 15
OF   Jordan Luplow, Fresno State        Jr.      .377  .475 .609   215  40  81    9      48    36    22    10
OF   D.J. Stewart, Florida State            So.    .351  .472 .557   194  45  68    7      50    40    30    4
OF   Drew Weeks, North Florida            Jr.      .430  .478 .606   221  52  95    6      38    18    20    10
DH   Michael Katz, William & Mary      Jr.      .363  .445 .646   240  64  87    14    75    32    43    0
UT   Aaron Brown, Pepperdine             Jr.      .314  .354 .554   244  44  76    13    49    9      52    5
                                                              Year  W      L      ERA   G     CG SV   IP     H      BB   SO   AVG
SP   Thomas Eshelman, CS Fullerton  So.    8       3      1.89   16    5    0      124  100  8      99    .222
SP   Jace Fry, Oregon State                 Jr.      11     2      1.80   16    4    0      120  83    30    98    .196
SP   Andrew Morales, UC Irvine            Sr.     11     2      1.53   18    3    0      130  83    30    136  .182
SP   Preston Morrison, Texas Christian Jr.      9       4      1.32   17    5    0      122  85    19    85    .197
RP   Brendan McCurry, Oklahoma State         Sr.     5      0        0.38 35  0      19    47    29    8      54 .178
UT   Aaron Brown, Pepperdine             Jr.      13     1      1.95   17    1    0      116  84    40    104  .212
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Pos. Name                                            Year  AVG  OBP SLG   AB   R    H      HR   RBI  BB   SO   SB
C      Brett Austin, N.C. State                 Jr.      .344  .414 .516   215  42  74    5      31    27    29    8
1B    Connor Joe, San Diego                Jr.      .367  .462 .606   218  59  80    9      51    32    24    3
2B    Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt        So.    .335  .414 .482   251  58  84    3      32    34    45    18
3B    Matt Chapman, CS Fullerton        Jr.      .312  .412 .498   205  37  64    6      48    27    26    6
SS   Michael Russell, North Carolina   Jr.      .339  .424 .496   230  43  78    4      32    29    27    13
OF   Auston Bousfield, Mississippi        Jr.      .349  .395 .495   275  58  96    6      50    16    25    17
OF   Zach Fish, Oklahoma State          Jr.      .308  .390 .517   240  41  74    11    48    32    56    4
OF   Mark Payton, Texas                      Sr.     .326  .467 .464   224  32  73    2      38    55    22    19
DH   Ty France, San Diego State         So.    .356  .450 .498   233  55  83    5      45    28    25    3
UT   Louie Lechich, San Diego           Sr.     .342  .396 .542   225  45  77    7      46    16    30    3
                                                              Year  W      L      ERA   G     CG SV   IP     H      BB   SO   AVG
SP   Brandon Finnegan, Texas Christian        Jr.      9      3        2.12 16  1      0      98    70    27    129           .202
SP   Kyle Funkhouser, Louisville          So.    13     2      1.73   17    0    0      114  79    59    117  .198
SP   Sean Newcomb, Hartford              Jr.      8       2      1.25   14    1    0      93    51    38    106  .162
SP   Josh Prevost, Seton Hall               Sr.     12     2      1.62   15    6    0      116  64    20    111  .158
RP   Ryan Thompson, Campbell          Sr.     7       2      1.33   39    0    17    88    71    29    87    .219
UT   Louie Lechich, San Diego           Sr.     8       3      1.51   13    1    0      82    82    21    50    .265
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Conrad Named A Finalist For Gregg Olson Award
 LAFAYETTE, La. – The top-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team had three players named to the 2014 Baseball America All-America Teams including two first teamers for the first time in program history, the publication announced on Wednesday.
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Both second baseman Jace Conrad and outfielder Caleb Adams were named to the first team, while shortstop Blake Trahan was tabbed to the second team.
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The Ragin' Cajuns were among three teams including Oregon State and Indiana to lead all programs with three All-Americans apiece, including two first-teamers.
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"This is a tremendous honor for both our team and these players," head coach Tony Robichaux said. "We've already had a lot of recognition for a tremendous season and this is another feather in our cap. What the team was able to achieve this year was incredible and these three guys played a big part in that success. Anytime the university is in the national spotlight it's a great thing for the school and our program. I can't be more proud of Jace, Caleb and Blake."
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Conrad, a Louisville Slugger First Team All-American, is the only Louisiana player to earn first team honors from two different publications in program history. The Sun Belt Player of the Year, Conrad hit .364 on the season and finished in a tie for the team lead in RBI with 65.
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The junior was also named a finalist for the Gregg Olson Award, which goes to the breakout player of the year. Conrad put up respectable numbers last season hitting .286, but erupted this season hitting almost 80 points better while nearly doubling his home run total with nine.
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Adams stands among the top five nationally in both on-base percentage and slugging percentage while leading the Cajuns in triples, home runs and walks. The All-American honor is the first for the junior who was a semifinalist for both the Golden Spikes and Dick Howser awards.
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Trahan earned All-America honors for the second straight season after being selected as a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American a year ago. The sophomore stepped up his game in the postseason hitting .512 (21-for-41) with two doubles, two triples, one home run and 12 RBI. On the season, Trahan posted a .355 average with 91 hits 12 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 49 RBI.
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2014 ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
Selected by Baseball America staff
Teams were selected after NCAA regionals; stats are through super regionals.
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FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name                                            Year  AVG  OBP SLG   AB   R    H      HR   RBI  BB   SO   SB
C      Max Pentecost, Kennesaw State  Jr.      .418  .480 .624   263  59  110  9      58    30    26    17
1B    Casey Gillaspie, Wichita State     Jr.      .389  .520 .682   211  50  82    15    50    58    28    8
2B    Jace Conrad, Louisiana-Lafayette Jr.      .364  .438 .564   264  63  96    9      65    18    27    22
3B    Dustin DeMuth, Indiana                Sr.     .374  .449 .531   211  40  79    5      40    20    40    4
SS   Trea Turner, N.C. State                Jr.      .321  .418 .516   215  65  69    8      36    37    25    26
OF   Caleb Adams, Louisiana-Lafayette          Jr.      .381 .502   .673 223 67    85    11    42    46    60 7
OF   Michael Conforto, Oregon State   Jr.      .345  .504 .547   203  52  70    7      56    55    38    4
OF   Bradley Zimmer, San Francisco   Jr.      .368  .461 .573   220  42  81    7      31    31    34    21
DH   Kyle Schwarber, Indiana              Jr.      .358  .464 .659   232  66  83    14    48    44    30    10
UT   A.J. Reed, Kentucky                     Jr.      .336  .476 .735   223  60  75    23    73    49    48    0
                                                              Year  W      L      ERA   G     CG SV   IP     H      BB   SO   AVG
SP   Kyle Freeland, Evansville             Jr.      10     2      1.90   14    2    0      100  79    13    128  .214
SP   Nathan Kirby, Virginia                  So.    9       2      1.73   16    1    0      104  65    25    104  .182
SP   Aaron Nola, Louisiana State         Jr.      11     1      1.47   16    2    0      116  69    27    134  .172
SP   Ben Wetzler, Oregon State           Sr.     12     1      0.78   14    4    0      104  49    31    83    .143
RP   Jacob Lindgren, Mississippi State Jr.      6       1      0.88   25    0    3      51    20    21    93    .116
UT   A.J. Reed, Kentucky                     Jr.      12     2      2.09   16    1    0      112  98    29    71    .236
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SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name                                            Year  AVG  OBP SLG   AB   R    H      HR   RBI  BB   SO   SB
C      Grayson Greiner, South Carolina  Jr.      .311  .389 .486   212  35  82    5      38    22    28    2  Â
1B    Sam Travis, Indiana                     Jr.      .347  .415 .576   245  55  85    12    58    25    26    8
2B    Mark Mathias, Cal Poly                 So.    .376  .448 .483   205  48  77    2      39    23    18    12
3B    Alex Blandino, Stanford               Jr.      .310  .397 .531   226  49  70    12    44    30    33    2  Â
SS   Blake Trahan, Louisiana-Lafayette          So.    .355 .465   .455 256 58    91    4      49    44    37 15
OF   Jordan Luplow, Fresno State        Jr.      .377  .475 .609   215  40  81    9      48    36    22    10
OF   D.J. Stewart, Florida State            So.    .351  .472 .557   194  45  68    7      50    40    30    4
OF   Drew Weeks, North Florida            Jr.      .430  .478 .606   221  52  95    6      38    18    20    10
DH   Michael Katz, William & Mary      Jr.      .363  .445 .646   240  64  87    14    75    32    43    0
UT   Aaron Brown, Pepperdine             Jr.      .314  .354 .554   244  44  76    13    49    9      52    5
                                                              Year  W      L      ERA   G     CG SV   IP     H      BB   SO   AVG
SP   Thomas Eshelman, CS Fullerton  So.    8       3      1.89   16    5    0      124  100  8      99    .222
SP   Jace Fry, Oregon State                 Jr.      11     2      1.80   16    4    0      120  83    30    98    .196
SP   Andrew Morales, UC Irvine            Sr.     11     2      1.53   18    3    0      130  83    30    136  .182
SP   Preston Morrison, Texas Christian Jr.      9       4      1.32   17    5    0      122  85    19    85    .197
RP   Brendan McCurry, Oklahoma State         Sr.     5      0        0.38 35  0      19    47    29    8      54 .178
UT   Aaron Brown, Pepperdine             Jr.      13     1      1.95   17    1    0      116  84    40    104  .212
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Pos. Name                                            Year  AVG  OBP SLG   AB   R    H      HR   RBI  BB   SO   SB
C      Brett Austin, N.C. State                 Jr.      .344  .414 .516   215  42  74    5      31    27    29    8
1B    Connor Joe, San Diego                Jr.      .367  .462 .606   218  59  80    9      51    32    24    3
2B    Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt        So.    .335  .414 .482   251  58  84    3      32    34    45    18
3B    Matt Chapman, CS Fullerton        Jr.      .312  .412 .498   205  37  64    6      48    27    26    6
SS   Michael Russell, North Carolina   Jr.      .339  .424 .496   230  43  78    4      32    29    27    13
OF   Auston Bousfield, Mississippi        Jr.      .349  .395 .495   275  58  96    6      50    16    25    17
OF   Zach Fish, Oklahoma State          Jr.      .308  .390 .517   240  41  74    11    48    32    56    4
OF   Mark Payton, Texas                      Sr.     .326  .467 .464   224  32  73    2      38    55    22    19
DH   Ty France, San Diego State         So.    .356  .450 .498   233  55  83    5      45    28    25    3
UT   Louie Lechich, San Diego           Sr.     .342  .396 .542   225  45  77    7      46    16    30    3
                                                              Year  W      L      ERA   G     CG SV   IP     H      BB   SO   AVG
SP   Brandon Finnegan, Texas Christian        Jr.      9      3        2.12 16  1      0      98    70    27    129           .202
SP   Kyle Funkhouser, Louisville          So.    13     2      1.73   17    0    0      114  79    59    117  .198
SP   Sean Newcomb, Hartford              Jr.      8       2      1.25   14    1    0      93    51    38    106  .162
SP   Josh Prevost, Seton Hall               Sr.     12     2      1.62   15    6    0      116  64    20    111  .158
RP   Ryan Thompson, Campbell          Sr.     7       2      1.33   39    0    17    88    71    29    87    .219
UT   Louie Lechich, San Diego           Sr.     8       3      1.51   13    1    0      82    82    21    50    .265
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