FRISCO, Texas – With the start of the 2021 baseball season just a week-and-a-half away, the Southland Conference released its preseason all-conference team with McNeese leading all teams with six honorees – four on the first team and two on the second.
Named to the first team unit are second baseman
Nate Fisbeck, shortstop
Reid Bourque, designated hitter
Clayton Rasbeary and pitcher
Will Dion. Outfielder
Payton Harden and utility player
Jake Dickerson were selected to the second team.
Fisbeck, Bourque, Rasbeary and Dion were named to the 2020 preseason team.
Rasbeary earned first team all-conference honors in 2019 while Fisbeck picked up second team accolades and Dickerson to the third team. An all-conference team was not selected in 2020 due to the cancellation to the season a month in because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Southland preseason all-conference teams are nominated and voted upon by the league's head coaches. Voting for one's own athletes is not permitted. Returning all-conference selections from the previous season are automatically named to the preseason teams and may be elevated to higher teams based on available positions.
The 2021 Southland Baseball Preseason Poll will be announced on Thursday.
McNeese will open the season Feb. 19-21 in a three-game series at Alabama.
2021 Southland Conference Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams
First Team
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Ryan Flores* |
UIW |
1B |
Sr. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Nate Fisbeck* |
McNeese |
2B |
Sr. |
The Woodlands, Texas |
| Beau Orlando* |
Central Arkansas |
3B |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Reid Bourque* |
McNeese |
SS |
Jr. |
Moss Bluff, La. |
| Gavin Johnson* |
Sam Houston |
C |
R-Sr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Clayton Rasbeary* |
McNeese |
DH |
Sr. |
Rockwall, Texas |
| Brandon Bena* |
Houston Baptist |
OF |
Sr. |
Omaha, Neb. |
| Colton Cowser* |
Sam Houston |
OF |
So. |
Cypress, Texas |
| Jack Rogers* |
Sam Houston |
OF |
Jr. |
Spring, Texas |
| Will Dion* |
McNeese |
SP |
So. |
Sulphur, La. |
| John Gaddis* |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
SP |
Jr. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Trey Shaffer |
Southeastern Louisiana |
SP |
Jr. |
Biloxi, Miss. |
| Conner Williams* |
Central Arkansas |
RP |
Sr. |
Conway, Ark. |
| Itchy Burts* |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
U |
Sr. |
League City, Texas |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Class |
Hometown |
| Preston Faulkner* |
Southeastern Louisiana |
1B |
Jr. |
Denham Springs, La. |
| Salo Iza |
New Orleans |
2B |
Sr. |
Key Biscayne, Fla. |
| Anthony Quirion* |
Lamar |
3B |
Sr. |
Dixville, Quebec, Canada |
| Grant Smith |
UIW |
SS |
So. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Marshall Skinner |
Northwestern State |
C |
Sr. |
Cypress, Texas |
| Lee Thomas* |
UIW |
DH |
Gr. |
Katy, Texas |
| Payton Harden |
McNeese |
OF |
R-So. |
Atascocita, Texas |
| Tyler Smith* |
Northwestern State |
OF |
Sr. |
Franklinton, La. |
| Luther Woullard |
New Orleans |
OF |
Sr. |
D'Iberville, Miss. |
| Dominic Robinson |
Sam Houston |
SP |
Sr. |
Tomball, Texas |
| Chris Turpin |
New Orleans |
SP |
Sr. |
Belle Chasse, La. |
| Will Warren |
Southeastern Louisiana |
SP |
Jr. |
Brandon, Miss. |
| Jeremy Rodriguez* |
Stephen F. Austin |
RP |
Sr. |
Cypress, Texas |
| Jake Dickerson* |
McNeese |
U |
Sr. |
Beaumont, Texas |
