LAKE CHARLES –McNeese starting pitcher Grant Rogers has earned Consensus All-American status after being named to the All-America Second Team by the ABCA/Rawlings on Friday.
 
Rogers collects his third All-American postseason honor this season, qualifying him as a Consensus All-American, the second in McNeese Baseball history (Ben Broussard in 1999). He qualified for the honor after being selected onto the ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region first team earlier this week.
 
Over the last two weeks, the Groves, Texas native has been named an All-American by both Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA, garnering second team honors by both. Baseball America and D1Baseball have yet to announce its All-America teams.
 
Rogers and Lamar catcher Ryan Snell (third team) are the only players to represent the Southland Conference on either of the three teams.
 
"I am truly grateful and humbled by this," said Rogers. "None of this could have been accomplished without my teammates. Because of the offense, the defense, and the support of my coaches and teammates, this was made possible. I am thankful for the coaches and McNeese Baseball for the opportunity they have given me. God has truly blessed me."
 
Rogers has one more season of eligibility remaining and is expected to be selected in next month's MLB Draft.
 
"What Grant did this season was truly special and he will be remembered as one of the great pitchers in McNeese Baseball history," said Cowboys head coach Justin Hill.
 
This past year, the two-time Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year and first team All-Conference selection posted a 12-1 record with a 1.82 ERA. His victory total set a new McNeese single-season record while leading the league and ranking second in the NCAA while is ERA ranked as the third-best in the nation. His wins also rank as the second-most in a season in Southland Conference history and the most since the 2012 season.
 
In addition, the junior from Groves, Texas and a Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American selection, struck out 88 batters in 103.2 innings pitched and walked just 18. He started the season at 10-0 to become the first pitcher in school history to win 10 games without a loss, and threw four complete games with two shutouts and two combined shutouts.
 
Rogers became the first Cowboy to be named the league's pitcher of the year multiple times, seventh Cowboy selection overall, and only the fourth player in conference history to garner the award in back-to-back seasons.
 
First recognized in 1949, the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America teams are selected by the ABCA All-America & Coach of the Year committee, which is chaired by Tommy Raffo of Arkansas State University. The committee also includes Dean Ehehalt (Monmouth University), Brian Green (formerly at Washington State University), Dan Heefner (Dallas Baptist University), Jeff Mercer (Indiana University), Brian O'Connor (University of Virginia), Jim Penders (University of Connecticut), and Butch Thompson (Auburn University).
 
Founded in 1945, the American Baseball Coaches Association is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 15,000 members represent all 50 states and 40 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.
 
2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America Teams
First Team
C – Kyle Teel, Virginia
1B – Nolan Schanuel, Florida Atlantic
1B – Nick Kurtz, Wake Forest
2B – JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia
3B – Brock Wilken, Wake Forest
SS – Matt Shaw, Maryland
OF – Dylan Crews, LSU
OF – Wyatt Langford, Florida
OF – Alberto Rios, Stanford
OF – Jonah Cox, Oral Roberts
OF – Cam Fisher, UNC Charlotte
DH – Derek Bender, Coastal Carolina
UT – Caden Grice, Clemson
UT – Jac Caglianone, Florida
P – Paul Skenes, LSU
P – Rhett Lowder, Wake Forest
P – Quinn Mathews, Stanford
RP – Cade Denton, Oral Roberts
RP – Andrew Walters, Miami
 
Second Team
C – Luke Shliger, Maryland
1B – Sam Kulasingam, Air Force
1B – Kiko Romero, Arizona
2B – Max Anderson, Nebraska
2B – Travis Bazzana, Oregon State
3B – Tommy Troy, Stanford
3B – Tommy White, LSU
SS – Josh Rivera, Florida
OF – Chase Davis, Arizona
OF – Ethan Petry, South Carolina
OF – Grayson Tatrow, Abilene Christian
OF – Braden Montgomery, Stanford
OF – Lawson Harrill, Campbell
DH – Billy Amick, Clemson
UT – TJ Fondtain, San Diego State
UT – Payton Tolle, Wichita State
P – Tanner Hall, Southern Miss
P – Lucas Gordon, Texas
P – Grant Rogers, McNeese
P – Hagen Smith, Arkansas
P – Josh Hartle, Wake Forest
P – Nico Zeglin, Long Beach State
RP – Tyson Neighbors, Kansas State
 
Third Team
C – Ryan Snell, Lamar
C – Ben McCabe, Central Florida
1B – Charlie Condon, Georgia
2B – Brock Rodden, Wichita State
2B – Edrick Felix, Florida Gulf Coast
3B – Yohandy Morales, Miami
3B – Nick Lorusso, Maryland
3B – Charlie Pagliarini, Fairfield
SS – Jacob Wilson, Grand Canyon
SS – Griff O'Ferrall, Virginia
OF – Kemp Alderman, Ole Miss
OF – Joe Redfield, Sam Houston State
OF – Shane Lewis, Troy
OF – Mike Sirota, Northeastern
OF – Mac Horvath, North Carolina
OF – Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State
DH – Ethan Mann, Dallas Baptist
P – Joe Whitman, Kent State
P – Connor Fenlong, Indiana State
P – Dominic Niman, Central Connecticut State
P – Omar Melendez, Alabama State
P – Diego Barrera, Loyola Marymount
P – Jacob Cravey, Samford
P – Jake Bloss, Georgetown
P – Lebarron Johnson Jr., Texas
RP – Danny Kirwin, Rider
RP – Justin Storm, Southern Miss