FRISCO, TX – Five McNeese baseball players were named to the 2020 Preseason All-Southland Conference baseball teams, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Seniors'
Nate Fisbeck,
Clayton Rasbeary, and sophomore
Will Dion were selected to the first team, while senior
Jake Dickerson and junior
Reid Bourque were named to the second team.
McNeese's five selections, three first teamers and two second teamers, was tied with Central Arkansas for most in the conference. UIW were second with four selections, followed by Sam Houston State and Lamar with three, Houston Baptist and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with two, and Nicholls, Stephen F. Austin, and Southeastern La. each with one selection to complete the two all-conference preseason teams.
Five players mark a new high under head coach
Justin Hill for players on preseason all-conference teams, beating his previous mark of four back in 2015.
Fisbeck, received a first team preseason selection after leading the team in batting average (.304), homeruns (12), hits (78), doubles (21), RBI's (50), runs scored (53), total bases (139), slugging percentage (.541) and was a second team all-conference player last season.
Rasbeary earns first team preseason honors after receiving a first team selection in his first as a Cowboy. He finished the season with a batting average of .304, 16 doubles, 10 home runs, and 49 RBI's.
Sulphur native
Will Dion was named an honorable mention at the end of last season but has now earned a spot on the preseason first team after finishing his freshman year with a perfect 5-0 record, an ERA of 1.98, 62 strikeouts, six saves and only 11 earned runs in 50 innings pitched.
Dickerson earns second team honors after finishing last season as the Cowboys leader in batting average and slugging .413 in 208 at-bats.
Bourque, a Moss Bluff native, is back for his junior season and will look to continue his success as the everyday starter at shortstop, a place he's been ever since he came to McNeese back in 2018.
He has played in 117 of the possible 119 games possible in his career and was the Cowboys leading base stealer last season, which helped him earn a spot alongside Dickerson as a second team All-Conference member.
The conference will release the 2020 preseason poll on Thursday.
The McNeese baseball team is set to open up the season on Friday, February 14 at 6 p.m. at Joe Miller Ballpark when they play host to Mississippi Valley State in a four-game series.
2020 Southland Conference Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams
First Team
Name School Pos. Class Hometown
Ryan Flores* UIW 1B Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas
Nate Fisbeck* McNeese 2B Sr. The Woodlands, Texas
Beau Orlando Central Arkansas 3B Sr. Houston, Texas
JC Correa* Lamar SS Sr. Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Gavin Johnson Sam Houston State C R-Sr. San Antonio, Texas
Clayton Rasbeary* McNeese DH Sr. Rockwall, Texas
Colton Cowser* Sam Houston State OF So. Cypress, Texas
Sean Arnold* UIW OF Sr. Bryan, Texas
Brandon Bena* Houston Baptist OF Sr. Omaha, Neb.
Noah Cameron* Central Arkansas SP So. St. Joseph, Mo.
Will Dion McNeese SP So. Sulphur, La.
Kyle Gruller* Houston Baptist SP Sr. Cypress, Texas
Conner Williams Central Arkansas RP Sr. Conway, Ark.
Itchy Burts* Texas A&M-CC UTL Sr. League City, Texas
Second Team
Name School Pos. Class Hometown
Preston Faulkner Southeastern La. 1B Jr. Denham Springs, La.
Logan Berlof* Lamar 2B Sr. McKinney, Texas
Anthony Quirion Lamar 3B Sr. Dixville, Quebec, Canada
Reid Bourque McNeese SS Jr. Moss Bluff, La.
Chris Sandberg Nicholls C Sr. Los Angeles, Calif.
Lee Thomas* UIW DH Sr. Katy, Texas
Jack Rogers* Sam Houston State OF Jr. Spring, Texas
Tyler Smith* Northwestern State OF Sr. Franklinton, La.
Josh Ragan* Central Arkansas OF Sr. Irving, Texas
John Gaddis Texas A&M-CC SP Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas
Gavin Stone Central Arkansas SP Jr. Lake City, Ark.
Luke Taggart UIW SP Sr. Portland, Texas
Jeremy Rodriguez Stephen F. Austin RP Sr. Cypress, Texas
Jake Dickerson* McNeese UTL Sr. Beaumont, Texas
* - Member of 2019 All-Southland Conference teams
