NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – SWOSU Baseball had three named All-Great American Conference selections on Wednesday night, announced at the league's awards banquet prior to the start of the second weekend of the conference tournament.
Headlining the trio was first team selection Jackson Syring, with Marco Barrera on the second team and Geoff Marlow as an honorable mention nod.
Syring (Derby, Kan.) batted .394 on the year with 12 home runs, 19 doubles, three triples, and 57 RBI. He ranked second in the GAC in doubles, third in batting average, and fourth in RBIs. Syring ended the season with a 39-game streak of reaching base safely and at one point this year rode a 15-game hitting streak. His 69 hits led the team, and he had 23 different games this season where he had at least two hits – highlighted by his 5-for-5 day against Newman when he blasted four home runs.
Barrera (Wilmington, Calif.) started the season slow with just four hits through the first 14 games before catching fire from game 15 and on. He belted his first home run of the season in game 15 against Ouachita on February 23 which seemingly snapped him out of the funk, and he went on to hit .423 in the final 35 games of the season. On the season, Barrera batted .376 with 12 home runs, 14 doubles, and 40 RBI. His 22 stolen bases led the league, and he was 10th in the GAC in batting average.
Marlow (Flower Mound, Texas) batted .359 with a league-leading 20 doubles. His team high 14 home runs ranked him fifth in the conference, and he was just inside the top-15 in the league in batting average. Marlow had two or more RBI in 16 games this year, a number that led the Bulldog lineup. Like Syring, he ended the season having reached base safely in 20 consecutive contests. At one point this year, he had built a 12-game hit streak.
Complete All-GAC List (pdf)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Oklahoma Baptist - #33 Troy Shields, C, Jr., El Dorado Hills, California
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Harding - #40 Maddox Long, Jr., Morrilton, Arkansas
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Arkansas-Monticello - #5 Camden Tanner, OF, North Little Rock, Arkansas
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Ouachita Baptist - #12 Chase Oberle, P, Jr., Justin, Texas
COACH OF THE YEAR
Arkansas-Monticello - John Harvey
FIRST-TEAM ALL-GAC
SP - Arkansas-Monticello - #20 Connor Irvine, Jr., Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
SP - Harding - #40 Maddox Long, Jr., Morrilton, Arkansas
SP - Ouachita Baptist - #12 Chase Oberle, Jr., Justin, Texas
SP - Harding - #24 Davis Welch, Sr., Searcy, Arkansas
RP - Southern Arkansas - #44 Isaiah Haynes, Sr., Katy, Texas
RP - Arkansas Tech - #6 Grant Shahan, Sr., Sherwood, Arkansas
C - Oklahoma Baptist - #33 Troy Shields, Jr., El Dorado Hills, California
1B - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #7 Dylan Bradford, Jr., Tucson, Arizona
2B - Oklahoma Baptist - #1 Isiah Lissade, Sr., Elk Grove, California
3B - Henderson State - #6 Kaden Argenbright, Sr., Sulphur Springs, Texas
SS - Southern Arkansas - #7 Brandon Nicoll, Jr., Langley, British Columbia, Canada
OF - Arkansas Tech - #7 Keaton Ranallo, Jr., Owasso, Oklahoma
OF - Southwestern Oklahoma State - #2 Jackson Syring, Jr., Derby, Kansas
OF - Arkansas-Monticello - #5 Camden Tanner, Fr., North Little Rock, Arkansas
OF - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #31 Carson Wright, Jr., Bellevue, Nebraska
DH - Oklahoma Baptist - #30 Alex Schroeder, Sr., Rocklin, California
UTL - Ouachita Baptist - #2 Dustin Bermudez, Sr., Chandler, Arizona
SECOND-TEAM ALL-GAC
SP - Southern Arkansas - #23 Jeremy Adorno, Jr., Kissimmee, Florida
SP - Arkansas Tech - #31 John Gray, Jr., Youngsville, Louisiana
SP - Southern Arkansas - #20 Mikel Howell, Sr., Huntsville, Texas
SP - Henderson State - #20 Reese Weaks, Jr., Princeton, Texas
RP - Arkansas Tech - #16 Will Horton, Sr., Fort worth, Texas
RP - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #4 Jacob Shaw, Jr., Hastings, Nebraska
C - Ouachita Baptist - #35 Michael Quinones, Sr., Phoenix, Arkansas
1B - Arkansas Tech - #11 Logan Schwenke, Sr., Chandler, Arizona
2B - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #10 Hagen Barcello, Jr., Houston, Texas
3B - Southern Arkansas - #21 Jaden Woolbright, Jr., Benton, Arkansas
SS - Harding - #15 Cooper Newsom, So., Smyrna, Tennessee
OF - Ouachita Baptist - #6 G. Allen, Sr., Little Rock, Arkansas
OF - Southwestern Oklahoma State - #3 Marco Barrera, Jr., Wilmington, California
OF - Harding - #8 Michael Dewald, Sr., Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
OF - Southern Arkansas - #11 Trace Shoup, Jr., El Dorado, Arkansas
DH - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #55 Chad Green, Jr., La Habra, California
UTL - Harding - #12 Collin Helms, So., Lawrenceville, Georgia
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-GAC
SP - Oklahoma Baptist - #10 Nolan Feazle, Sr., Byng, Oklahoma
SP - Harding - #26 Merritt Jay, So., Arlington, Texas
SP - Southern Arkansas - #31 Tim Ruffino, Sr., Bogalusa, Louisiana
SP - Ouachita Baptist - #10 Cooper Timmons, Sr., League City, Texas
RP - Arkansas Tech - #43 Mason Griffin, Sr., Austin, Arkansas
RP - Arkansas-Monticello - #33 Nelson Mercado, Jr., Brampton, Ontario, Canada
C - Southwestern Oklahoma State - #20 Geoff Marlow, Jr., Flower Mound, Texas
1B - Oklahoma Baptist - #25 Jayden Shafer, Jr., Tecumseh, Oklahoma
2B - Ouachita Baptist - #3 Wesley Scott, Fr., Lake Highland, Texas
3B - Arkansas Tech - #10 Brendyn Bard, So., Kansas City, Kansas
3B - Oklahoma Baptist - #9 Spencer Dickinson, Jr., Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
SS - Arkansas-Monticello - #14 Aiden Garrett, Jr., Benton, Arkansas
OF - Oklahoma Baptist - #24 Will Joseph, So., Las Vegas, Nevada
OF - Southern Nazarene - #34 Jacob Martinez, Sr., Ventura, California
OF - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #27 Trevor Saire, Jr., Peoria, Arizona
OF - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #6 Paul Sachen, Jr., Scottsdale, Arizona
DH - Ouachita Baptist - #22 Cade Burris, Sr., Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
DH - Southeastern Oklahoma State - #14 Damon Burroughs, Sr., Pryor, Oklahoma
UTL - Southern Nazarene - #8 Colby Entwistle, Sr., Edmond, Oklahoma
ALL-GAC DEFENSIVE TEAM
P - Ouachita Baptist - #10 Cooper Timmons, Sr., League City, Texas
C - Arkansas-Monticello - #2 Chaz Poppy, Jr., Sherwood, Arkansas
1B - Arkansas-Monticello - #18 Cade Cancilla, Jr., Paragould, Arkansas
2B - Harding - #1 Drew McNeel, Sr., Gilmer, Texas
3B - Harding - #10 Logan Lacey, So., North Richland Hills, Texas
SS - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #9 Jacob Wiltshire, Jr., Tucson, Arizona
OF - Ouachita Baptist - #11 Tallon Heine, Sr., Tool, Texas
OF - Southern Arkansas - #3 Chris Lyles, Sr., Texarkana, Texas
OF - Northwestern Oklahoma State - #27 Trevor Saire, Jr., Peoria, Arizona
