FRISCO – Lamar right-handed pitcher Brooks Caple is the 2024 Southland Conference Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year, the league announced Friday. The announcement comes along with the release of the academic all-conference teams.
Caple carried a 3.69 grade point average in general business while being named the Southland Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-Conference. Caple led the Southland in ERA and innings pitched and posted a 7-3 overall record with a 2.40 ERA, 0.87 WHIP while striking out 102 batters in 97.2 innings pitched and holding opponents to a .170 batting average.
All nine Southland baseball institutions were represented among the 2024 Southland Academic All-Conference teams. Five 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 3.25 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
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Brooks Caple *^ |
Lamar |
Sr. |
RHP |
Gunter, Texas |
3.60 |
General Business |
| Colton Mercer * |
New Orleans |
Sr. |
LHP |
Sneads, Fla. |
3.29 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Nico Saltaformaggio * |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
RHP |
Destrehan, La. |
3.78 |
Business Administration |
| TJ Salvaggio * |
Southeastern |
Jr. |
SS |
Slidell, La. |
3.49 |
General Studies |
| Shea Thomas * |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
3B |
Olympia, Wash. |
3.67 |
General Studies |
| Reese Lipoma |
Northwestern State |
Sr. |
OF |
Gonzales, La. |
3.90 |
Biology |
| Kanin Dodge |
Lamar |
Sr. |
SS |
Carencro, La. |
4.00 |
Masters in Kinesiology |
| Daniel Calabrese |
UIW |
Jr. |
OF |
Colleyville, Texas |
3.72 |
Biochemistry |
| Conner Westenburg |
McNeese |
Jr. |
OF |
Porter, Texas |
3.82 |
General Studies - Behavioral Studies |
| Jack Schell |
Lamar |
Sr. |
OF |
Houston, Texas |
4.00 |
Masters in Business Administration |
| Nathan Blasick |
New Orleans |
Sr. |
RHP |
Halifax, Pa. |
3.97 |
Finance |
| Hunter Hesseltine |
Lamar |
Sr. |
LHP |
Topeka, Kan. |
3.28 |
University Studies |
| River Orsak |
Lamar |
Sr. |
OF |
Mount Belvieu, Texas |
3.44 |
Physical Education |
| Tyler LaRue |
HCU |
Sr. |
C |
Blanco. Texas |
3.76 |
Business Administration |
SECOND TEAM
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Rhett Rosevear |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
LF |
Denham Springs, La. |
4.00 |
Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment |
| Isaiah Zavala |
UIW |
Gr. |
RHP |
San Antonio, Texas |
3.85 |
Masters in Business Administration - Accounting |
| Sebastian Trinidad |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
3B |
Ponce, Puerto Rico |
3.50 |
Sport Management |
| Parker Coddou |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
SS |
Thibodaux, La. |
3.40 |
Business Administration |
| Jacob Ellis |
Lamar |
Sr. |
LHP |
Edmond, Okla. |
3.50 |
Masters in Criminal Justice |
| Braden Duhon |
McNeese |
Sr. |
OF |
Moss Bluff, La. |
3.45 |
General Studies - Behavioral Studies |
| Chance Reisdorph |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
C |
New Braunfels, Texas |
3.71 |
General Business - Pre-Law |
| Devin Desandro |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
RHP |
Thibodaux, La. |
3.68 |
Health Sciences - Pre-Professional |
| Dawson Flowers |
Northwestern State |
Gr. |
RHP |
Brookhaven, Miss. |
4.00 |
Masters in Sports Administration |
| Rey Mendoza |
UIW |
Gr. |
OF |
Eagle Pass, Texas |
3.50 |
Masters in Business Administration |
| JT Moeller |
McNeese |
Sr. |
C |
Blanco, Texas |
3.73 |
Criminal Justice |
| Zach Garcia |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
LHP |
New Braunfels, Texas |
3.67 |
Biomedical Sciences |
| Ty Abraham |
McNeese |
Gr. |
RHP |
Sugar Land, Texas |
3.57 |
Masters of Business Administration |
| Jackson Rodriguez |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
RHP |
Kingwood, Texas |
3.51 |
Sports Management |
* - Automatic Selection (First Team All-Conference)
^ - Student-Athlete of the Year