FRISCO, Texas – New Orleans senior second baseman Tyler Bischke is the 2023 Southland Conference Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year, the league announced Thursday. The announcement comes along with the release of the academic all-conference teams.
 
Bischke carried a 3.61 grade point average in finance, while earning first team All-Southland honors for the Privateers. Bischke finished the season tied for third in the Southland in runs scored and home runs. He also had 125 total bases, fifth most in the conference.
 
All nine Southland baseball institutions were represented among the 2023 Southland Academic All-Conference teams with regular-season and tournament champion Nicholls and UIW tied for the conference lead with six honorees. Lamar had four honorees, followed by McNeese and Northwestern State with three apiece.
 
Six members of the Southland All-Conference Team were automatic qualifiers to the all-academic first team.

The All-Academic teams are voted on by head coaches, sports information directors and academic/compliance staff members from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to qualify for All-Academic selection, and have competed in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests on the season, excluding pitchers.

FIRST TEAM

SECOND TEAM

* - Automatic Selection (First Team All-Conference)
^ - Student-Athlete of the Year

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