TUSCON, AZ- McNeese baseball's senior second baseman Nate Fisbeck was named to the Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American Team as a Third-Team member on Tuesday.

He is one of only two Southland Conference players to be selected to any of the three teams, joining SLC Conference Freshman and Player of the Year Colton Cowser of Sam Houston State who also made the third team.

"This is a great honor for Nate," said head baseball coach Justin Hill. "He has the numbers to back it up.

"I'm incredibly proud of him, his work ethic in the classroom and his leadership within our program. He truly makes those around him better.

After missing his entire junior season due to injury in 2018, Fisbeck came back and started in all 61 games for the Cowboys and helped lead them to a Southland Conference Tournament Championship and a NCAA Regional appearance for the first time since 2003.

He finished the season with a batting average of .304 and led the team in several offensive categories, including homeruns (12), hits (78), doubles (21), RBI's (50), runs scored (53), total bases (139), and slugging percentage (.541).

With such an outstanding season, he earned several postseason honors including, LSWA All-Louisiana First Team, ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Central All-Region First Team, and 2019 All-Southland Conference Second Team.

As one of the leaders of this veteran Cowboys squad, Fisbeck will look to continue that success in the upcoming 2020 season and help the team get ready to defend their title 

The season will kick-off at Joe Miller Ballpark on Friday, February 14 with a four-game series against Mississippi Valley State.

 

2020 Collegiae Baseball Preseason All-Americans

FIRST TEAM

LHP Reid Detmers, Louisville                        

RHP Kumar Rocker, Vanderbilt                     

RHP Mason Hickman, Vanderbilt                 

RHP Jeff Criswell, Michigan             

LHP Asa Lacy, Texas A&M              

Relief Holden Powell, UCLA             

C Adrian Del Castillo, Miami (Fla.)                

1B Tristan Peterson, New Mexico St.                       

1B Spencer Torkelson, Arizona St.                           

2B Nick Gonzales, New Mexico St.              

3B Alex Binelas, Louisville                 

SS Austin Martin, Vanderbilt              

OF Heston Kjerstad, Arkansas                      

OF Ethan Wilson, South Alabama                 

OF Chris Lanzilli, Wake Forest                      

DH Aaron Sabato, North Carolina                 

UT Alec Burleson, East Carolina                                                                                       

 

SECOND TEAM

RHP Emerson Hancock, Georgia                 

RHP JT Ginn, Mississippi St.            

RHP Brian Van Belle, Miami (Fla.)                 

RHP Trenton Denholm, U.C. Irvine              

LHP Jake Mulholland, Oregon St.                 

RHP Collin Liberatore, Indiana St.                 

RHP Tanner Burns, Auburn              

LHP Doug Nikhazy, Mississippi                     

LHP Hayes Heinecke, Wofford                     

RHP Drake Nightengale, South Alabama                 

LHP Seth Lonsway, Ohio St.             

RHP CJ Van Eyk, Florida St.            

Relief Tyler Brown, Vanderbilt                       

Relief Alek Jacob, Gonzaga              

Relief Nick Frasso, Loyola Marymount                     

Relief Garrett Acton, Illinois               

Relief Brett Barnett, South Dakota St.                      

C Patrick Bailey, N.C. State              

C Austin Wells, Arizona                     

C Griffin Lockwood-Powell, Central Michigan                      

1B Bobby Seymour, Wake Forest                            

1B Alex Toral, Miami (Fla.)                

2B Justin Foscue, Mississippi St.                   

2B Brian Klein, Texas Tech               

3B Anthony Giachin, Army                

SS Casey Martin, Arkansas                          

OF Garrett Mitchell, UCLA                

OF Hudson Haskin, Tulane               

OF Tanner Allen, Mississippi St.                    

UT Casey Schmitt, San Diego St.                                               

 

THIRD TEAM

RHP John Baker, Ball St.                  

RHP Cameron Brown, Central Michigan                  

RHP Zach Hester, Samford               

RHP Kade Mechals, Grand Canyon             

RHP Chance Hroch, New Mexico St.                      

LHP Jared Wetherbee, Elon              

LHP Rodney Boone, U.C. Santa Barbara                 

Relief Willie Weiss, Michigan             

Relief Jason Ruffcorn, Oklahoma                

Relief Michael McGreevy, U.C. Santa Barbara       

Relief Joe Kruszka, Albany               

Relief Michael Kirian, Louisville                     

Relief Grant Leonard, Iowa               

C Hunter Goodman, Memphis                      

C Alex Webb, Jacksonville St.                      

1B Liam Hibbits, Va. Commonwealth                                               

1B Maxwell Costes, Maryland                       

1B Sonny DiChiara, Samford                        

1B Trevin Esquerra, Loyola Marymount                   

1B Cuba Bess, Grand Canyon                      

2B Cody Morissette, Boston College                         

2B Landon Stephens, Miami (Ohio)              

2B Nate Fisbeck, McNeese St.                     

3B Tyler Keenan, Mississippi                         

3B Raymond Gil, Miami (Fla.)                       

SS Zavier Warren, Central Michigan                        

SS Jordan Westburg, Mississippi St.                          

SS Nick Loftin, Baylor                       

SS Tyler Wilber, S.E. Missouri St.                 

OF Daniel Cabrera, LSU                   

OF Jordan Nwogu, Michigan                        

OF Colton Cowser, Sam Houston St.                       

OF Mike Antico, St. John's                

UT Max Meyer, Minnesota