EUNICE – McNeese placed three players on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana Baseball Team, highlighted by first-team selection Eric Nachtsheim and honorable mention honorees Hayden Stringfellow and Danny Barbero.

The Southland Conference Relief Pitcher of the Year, Nachtsheim capped his senior season by earning first-team All-Louisiana recognition after posting an 8-4 record with three saves and setting a McNeese single-season record with 129 strikeouts in just 93.0 innings pitched.

A Reno, Nevada native, Nachtsheim also collected First Team All-Southland Conference, Southland Conference Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year, Southland Conference All-Academic Team, and Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll honors. Nationally, he was named to the 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-South Region Team, the 2026 Perfect Game All-America Second Team, and the 2026 Baseball America All-America Second Team. He was also selected to Baseball America's Week 4 National Team of the Week, earned Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week honors twice, and was named to the College Baseball Foundation's inaugural National Pitcher of the Year Award watch list in March.

Stringfellow earned honorable mention recognition after batting .294 with a .434 slugging percentage in his first season with the Cowboys. The junior designated hitter totaled 11 doubles, one triple, six home runs, and was named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Barbero also received honorable mention honors following a standout senior campaign in his lone season with McNeese. The Albany, New York, native hit .300 with a .542 slugging percentage while recording 14 doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, and earning First Team All-Southland Conference honors. He was also named Southland Conference Hitter of the Week in May and earned a spot on the Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2026 Louisiana Sportswriters Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana Baseball Team
 
First Team
 

P	Lane Fenske	LSU Eunice	Fr	New Iberia, LA	NJCAA Pitcher of the Year, 1st Tm All-American
P	Cody Brasch	Louisiana	Jr	Haslet, TX	ABCA All-South Region, 2nd Team All-Sun Belt
P	Brock Lucas	LSU Shreveport	Sr	Hardinsburg, KY	NAIA 1st Tm All-American, RRAC Tourney MVP
P	Eric Nachtsheim	McNeese State	Sr	Reno, NV	SLC Relief Pitcher of Year, 2nd Tm All-American
C	Andrew Clapinski	LSU Eunice	Fr	Baton Rouge, LA	NJCAA 3rd Team All-American, All-Region 23
1B	Trey Hawsey	Louisiana Tech	So	West Monroe, LA	ABCA All-South Region; 2nd Tm All-CUSA
2B	Aidan Mouton	LSU Eunice	R-So	Rayne, LA	NJCAA Region 23 MVP; NJCAA 3rd Tm All-American
3B	Alex Perry	Southeastern	R-Sr	McComb, MS	1st Tm All-SLC, SLC All-Defensive
SS	Steven Milam	LSU	Jr	Las Cruces, NM	2nd Tm All-SEC, ABCA All-South Region
OF	Derek Curiel	LSU	So	West Covina, CA	2nd Tm All-SEC, 3rd Tm All-American, Gold Glove
OF	Peyton Woods	Southeastern	Jr	Albany, LA	SLC Hitter of the Year; 1st Tm All-SLC
OF	Jason Wachs	Tulane	So	Pembroke Pines, FL	1st Tm All-American Conference
DH	Nico Rijo-Berger	Nicholls State	Jr	Knoxville, TN	2nd Tm All-Southland Conference
UTL	Carlos Sanchez	LSU Shreveport	Jr	Maracaibo, VEN	RRAC Player of the Year, NAIA 1st Tm All-American

 
Second Team
 

P	Kade Linn	Louisiana Christian	Gr	New Iberia, LA	NAIA 2nd Tm All-American, 1st Tm All-RRAC
P	Declan Dahl	Louisiana Tech	Jr	Azle, TX	1st Tm All-CUSA, CUSA Newcomer of the Year
P	Brody Trosclair	Northwestern State	Fr	Thibodaux, LA	SLC Freshman of the Year, 1st Tm All-SLC
P	Dylan Marionneaux	Northwestern State	Jr	Zachary, LA	1st Tm All-SLC, All-Defensive SLC
C	Cade Arrambide	LSU	So	Tomball, TX	ABCA All-South Region
1B	Lee Amedee	Louisiana	Sr	Gonzales, LA	Tony Gwynn Award Winner; SBC All-Tourney Team
1B	Marshall Louque	LSU Eunice	Fr	Lutcher, LA	Region 23 All-Conference Team
2B	KJ White	Southern	Sr	Ellenwood, GA	SWAC Hitter of the Year, Dick Howser Semifinalist
3B	Jaxon Buratt	Loyola-NO	Jr	Prairieville, LA	1st Tm All-SSAC, SSAC Tournament MVP
SS	Connor Cuff	Southeastern	Jr	Carthage, TX	SLC All-Tournament Team
OF	Mason Bordelon	LSU Eunice	R-So	Marksville, LA	Region 23 All-Conference Team
OF	Jake Brown	LSU	Jr	Sulphur, LA	ABCA All-South Region
OF	Matthew Cody	Louisiana Christian	Jr	Hammond, LA	1st Tm All-RRAC
DH	Frank Randol	Delgado	So	New Orleans, LA	Region 23 All-Conference Team
UTL	Kade Dupont	ULM	R-Sr	Watson, LA	ABCA All-South Region, Brooks Wallace Semifinalist

 
Honorable Mention
 
P          Jake Cohen, Loyola-New Orleans; Andrew Herrmann, Louisiana
C          Colt Brown, Louisiana
3B        Colby Lunsford, Louisiana Tech
SS        Quaterrion Walton, LSU Shreveport
OF       Danny Barbero, McNeese State; Nathan McDonald, Loyola-New Orleans; Milan Obradovich, LSU Eunice; Davis Mauzy, ULM
DH       Hayden Stringfellow, McNeese State
 
HITTER OF THE YEAR: Aidan Mouton, LSU Eunice
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Lane Fenske, LSU Eunice
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Cody Brasch, Louisiana
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Lane Fenske, LSU Eunice
CO-COACH OF THE YEAR: Matt Deggs, Louisiana and Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice