Trio of Baseball Players Earn All-Conference Honors

SAN ANGELO, Texas – On the eve of the second week of the Lone Star Conference Baseball Championship, the league announced the annual awards and St. Mary's had three players honored.
 
Senior Jake Mares (Fort Worth, Texas) was honored on both the All-Academic and the First Team, while sophomore Clay Bradford (Atoscocita, Texas) earned Third Team honors and senior Ryan McGowen (San Antonio) was tabbed on the All-Defensive Team.
 
Mares earns his second-straight First Team All-Conference award and the mathematics major makes his first appearance on the All-Academic squad. Mares led the team with a .363 batting average, drew 35 walks and was 23-for-25 in stolen bases to rank second in the Lone Star Conference. 
 
Bradford hit .352 for the season with a team-high tying four home runs and was 2-2 on the mound with 24.1 innings pitched in seven appearances. He had 21 extra base hits to tie for the team lead and tallied four outfield assists.
 
McGowen did not make an error in the outfield all season in 123 chances, making 119 putouts with four outfield assists to earn All-Defensive honors. 
 
The Rattlers ended the 2022 season with a 23-29 record and finished in eighth place, advancing to their second-straight Lone Star Conference Tournament.
 
2022 LSC BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
Player                        Team                       Year       Position      Major                                 Hometown
Jackson Hardy            Angelo State             Jr.          OF              Business Administration      Silsbee, Texas
Jake Hahn                  St. Edward's             Sr.          1B              Business                             Lubbock, Texas
Morgan Allen             St. Edward's             Jr.          SS               Mathematics                      Lantana, Texas
Jake Mares                St. Mary's                R-Sr.      SS               Mathematics                      Fort Worth, Texas
Nolan Riley                UAFS                        Sr.          1B/3B         Business Administration      Augusta, Kan.
Ethan Bedgood          UT Tyler                   So.         1B/DH/C     Finance                              Sherman, Texas
Jordan Gochenour      UT Tyler                   Jr.          1B/OF         Business Administration      Houston, Texas
Carson Cox                UT Tyler                   Jr.          OF              Biology                               Texarkana, Texas
Ryan Johnson             West Texas A&M      Jr.          OF              Biology                               Albuquerque, N.M.
 
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
LSC Baseball Academic Player of the Year:  Jake Hahn, St. Edward's
 
2022 LSC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Adam Becker, West Texas A&M
Pitcher of the Year: Wesley Gafford, St. Edward's
Newcomer of the Year: Nick Wolff, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Freshman of the Year: Austin Beck, Angelo State
Coaching Staff of the Year: Angelo State (Kevin Brooks, Adam Foster, Sam Mote, Bubba Walters, Riley Peterson)
 
FIRST TEAM
Player                                 Team                                      Pos.          Yr.              Hometown
Jake Rogers                         Angelo State                          SP             Sr.              Las Vegas, Nev.
Benjamin Elder                   Angelo State                          SP             Sr.              Chico, Calif.
Wesley Gafford                   St. Edward's                           SP             R-Jr.            Georgetown, Texas
Dylan Blomquist                  UT Tyler                                 SP             Fr.              Belton, Texas
AJ Irvin                               UT Tyler                                 RP             Jr.               Kingwood, Texas
Nick Wolff                          Texas A&M-Kingsville             C               So.              Klein, Texas
Aaron Walters                    Angelo State                          1B             Sr.              Center Point, Texas
Giancarlo Servin                  Texas A&M-Kingsville             2B             Sr.              Edinburg, Texas
Adam Becker                      West Texas A&M                   3B             Jr.               Midland, Texas
Jake Mares                         St. Mary's                              SS             R-Sr.           Fort Worth, Texas
Justin Lee                           Angelo State                          OF             Sr.              Las Vegas, Nev.
Larry Leitha                        Lubbock Christian                  OF             Sr.              Center Point, Texas
Stacey Bailey                      St. Edward's                           OF             So.              Kerens, Texas
Ryan Johnson                      West Texas A&M                   OF             Jr.               Albuquerque, N.M.
Mason Donohoe                 Lubbock Christian                  DH            Jr.               Round Rock, Texas
Austin Beck                         Angelo State                          UTL           Fr.              Allen, Texas
 
SECOND TEAM
Aaron Munson                    Angelo State                          SP             So.              San Antonio, Texas
Ethan Combes                     Lubbock Christian                  SP             Jr.               Portales, N.M.
Brandon Symmank              Texas A&M-Kingsville             SP             R-Sr.           Cypress, Texas
Nick Marshall                      West Texas A&M                   SP             So.              Antigo, Wisc.
Jayson Flores                      St. Edward's                           RP             Jr.               Helotes, Texas
Kennedy Badgett                West Texas A&M                   C               Sr.              Arvada, Colo.
Shelby Becker                     Texas A&M-Kingsville             1B             So.              Giddings, Texas
Eddy Savoie                        West Texas A&M                   2B             So.              Montreal, Quebec
George Mendazona             Lubbock Christian                  3B             Sr.              Redmond, Ore.
Morgan Allen                      St. Edward's                           SS             Jr.               Lantana, Texas
Koby Kelton                        Angelo State                          OF             Sr.              Austin, Texas
Eduardo Acosta                   Lubbock Christian                  OF             Jr.               San German, Puerto Rico
Matt Kissamis                     Texas A&M International        OF             Jr.               Katy, Texas
Will Fuenning                      West Texas A&M                   OF             Jr.               Scottsdale, Ariz.
Spencer Roach                    Eastern New Mexico              DH            R-Fr.           Cape Coral, Fla.
Luis Navarro                       Lubbock Christian                  UTL           Sr.              David Chiriqui, Panama
 
THIRD TEAM
Jan Cabrera                         Texas A&M International        SP             So.              Denton, Texas
Kobe Jaramillo                    Texas A&M-Kingsville             SP             So.              Bishop, Texas
Logan Garza                        Texas A&M-Kingsville             SP             Sr.              Round Rock, Texas
Jack Eagan                          West Texas A&M                   SP             Sr.              Wautoma, Wisc.
Colton Taylor                      Texas A&M-Kingsville             RP             So.              Amherstburg, Ontario
Cullen Ainsworth                St. Edward's                           C               So.              Katy, Texas
Jake Hahn                           St. Edward's                           1B             Sr.              Lubbock, Texas
Eric Ortiz                            West Texas A&M                   1B             Jr.               Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Tommy van de Sanden        UT Tyler                                 2B             Jr.               Bloemendaal, Netherlands
Kyle Mcshaffry                    UT Tyler                                 3B             Sr.              Cypress, Texas
Justin Harris                        Angelo State                          SS             So.              The Woodlands, Texas
Tanner White                      Oklahoma Christian                OF             Sr.              El Dorado, Kan.
Clay Bradford                     St. Mary's                              OF            Jr.               Atoscocita, Texas
Jake Chapman                     Texas A&M-Kingsville             OF             So.              Boerne, Texas
Devin Ferrari                       UT Permian Basin                   OF             Sr.              Farmington, N.M.
Tayten Tredaway                Angelo State                          DH            Fr.              Newark, Texas
Dylan Blomquist                  UT Tyler                                 UTL           Fr.              Belton, Texas
 
2022 LSC BASEBALL ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Player                                 Team                                     Pos.           Yr.              Hometown
Tyler Boggs                         Angelo State                          C               Sr.              Grand Junction, Colo.
Shandon Herrera                 Lubbock Christian                  P               Sr.              Odessa, Texas
Aaron Walters                    Angelo State                          1B             Sr.              Center Point, Texas
Eddy Savoie                        West Texas A&M                   2B             So.              Montreal, Quebec
Morgan Allen                      St. Edward's                           SS             Jr.               Lantana, Texas
Jordan Williams                  Angelo State                          3B             R-Sr.           Round Rock, Texas
Ryan McGowen                  St. Mary's                              OF            R-Sr.           San Antonio,Texas
Jackson Hardy                     Angelo State                          OF             Sr.              Silsbee, Texas
Riley Lambert                     UT Tyler                                 OF             Jr.               McGregor, Texas