HAMMOND, La. – Five members of the Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team earned a spot on the Southland All-Conference squads announced Tuesday by the league office.
 
Preston Faulkner earned first-team honors. Second-team honors went to Bryce Grizzaffi and Will Kinzeler. Gage Trahan picked up third-team honors while both Grizzaffi and Shea Thomas were named to the All-Defensive Team.
 
Faulkner, a first baseman, leads the Southland with 13 home runs. He ranks second with 14 doubles, 55 RBIs and a .611 slugging percentage. The senior from Denham Springs, Louisiana also ranks fifth with 31 walks and eighth with a .429 on-base percentage. He was named the Southland's Hitter of the Week earlier this month after a torrid weekend at the plate against Houston Baptist.
 
The toughest catcher in the Southland to run on, Grizzaffi has thrown out 14 of 24 would-be base stealers this season (58.3 percent). On the flip side, he has eight stolen bases in 12 attempts this season. Possessing a keen eye at the plate, he owns the lowest strikeout percentage in the SLU lineup. The junior from Morgan City, Louisiana was named the Southland's Hitter of the Week in mid-April following the Lions' sweep of New Orleans in the Pontchartrain Bowl.
 
Kinzeler has turned in eight quality starts in his 12 appearances this season. Despite missing a start in Week 12, he ranks fourth in both innings pitched (73.2) and ERA (3.42). The sophomore right-hander from Covington, Louisiana also ranks 10^th in both wins (4) and strikeouts (56). Earlier this season, Kinzeler defeated No. 3-ranked Arkansas after allowing just one run in six innings of work.
 
Tied for the conference lead in appearances (26), Trahan (10) sits back of the Southland leader in saves. The graduate student from Maurice, Louisiana is just the fifth pitcher in program history to record double-digit saves in a single season.
 
A smooth-fielding third baseman, Thomas is a huge reason the Lions lead the conference in fielding percentage (.977). The junior from Olympia, Washington has started all but one game this season at third and committed just six errors, fielding at a .954 clip. At the plate, he's produced 13 multi-hit games and drove in a conference-high seven runs, May 7, against HBU.
 
UP NEXT
The No. 2-seeded Lions host No. 7-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 6 p.m. Thursday in the opening round of the Southland Conference Tournament at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
 
The winner advances to a 6 p.m. matchup Friday with the winner of Thursday's 1 p.m. game between No. 3-seeded New Orleans (27-21, 13-11 SLC) and No. 6-seeded Houston Baptist (18-34, 11-13 SLC). The losers of each game will meet in an elimination game at 1 p.m. Friday.
 
SLU (24-27, 14-10 SLC) took 2-of-3 from the Islanders (26-26, 10-14 SLC) in a conference series back during early April in Hammond.
 
TOURNAMENT TICKET & PARKING INFORMATION
All-Tournament booklets are $75 for adults and $40 for youth (ages 3-12) while general admission tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youth (ages 3-12). Students from participating Southland Conference institutions, with a valid university ID, and children under age 2 are admitted for free. Gameday parking is $5 per day for standard vehicles and $25 for RVs.
 
Tickets can be purchased online at www.LionSports.net/Tickets or by contacting the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Fridays. The ticket booth at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field opens exactly one hour prior to the scheduled first pitch.

Southeastern uses mobile ticketing as the primary method for distributing tickets purchased online. Tickets will be available via text message or email in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet. 
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics enforces a clear bag policy for all ticketed events. The policy mirrors safety precautions required for entrance to professional and collegiate sporting venues throughout the country. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/Clear.
 
LIONS GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE APP
The Lions Gameday Experience app puts audio, stats, video, social media and more in the hands of fans. Those in attendance can also check in to earn reward points redeemable for Southeastern-related prizes. Available for both Android and iOS devices, it can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play or by following the link www.LionSports.net/App.
 
DIAMOND CLUB / S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the baseball program are encouraged to join the Diamond Club. Lion baseball alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the Diamond Club and S Club (baseball) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern baseball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or by visiting www.LionUp.com.
  
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Lions Baseball, follow @LionUpBaseball or @MattRiser17 on Twitter, @LionUpBaseball on Instagram and Facebook, and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.
 
2022 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
Player of the Year: Payton Harden, McNeese
Hitter of the Year: Pearce Howard, New Orleans
Pitcher of the Year: Grant Rogers, McNeese
Relief Pitcher of the Year: Cameron Foster, McNeese
Freshman of the Year: Zach Garcia, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Newcomer of the Year: Amani Larry, New Orleans
Clay Gould Coach of the Year: Justin Hill, McNeese
 
2022 ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
1B	Preston Faulkner2	Southeastern	Sr.	Denham Springs, La.
2B	Amani Larry	New Orleans	So.	Bossier City, La.
3B	Josh Leslie	McNeese	R-Jr.	Kenosha, Wis.
SS	Grant Smith	UIW	Jr.	Albuquerque, N.M.
C	Bo Willis	Northwestern State	So.	Magnolia, Texas
DH	Tre Jones	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	So.	Houston, Texas
OF	Payton Harden2	McNeese	R-Jr.	Atascocita, Texas
OF	Pearce Howard2	New Orleans	Sr.	Silver Spring, Md.
OF	Brendan Ryan	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Leawood, Kan.
SP	Johnathan Harmon	Northwestern State	So.	Hornbeck, La.
SP	Grant Rogers	McNeese	R-So.	Groves, Texas
SP	Tyler Theriot	Nicholls	Jr.	Brusly, La.
RP	Cameron Foster	McNeese	R-Sr.	Houston, Texas
U	Alec Carr	UIW	Jr.	Sugar Land, Texas

 
2022 ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
1B	Steven Rivera-Chijin	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
2B	Brad Burckel	McNeese	R-Jr.	Lindale, Texas
3B	Roberto Gonzalez	UIW	Jr.	Houston, Texas
SS	Reid Bourque	McNeese	R-Sr.	Moss Bluff, La.
C	Bryce Grizzaffi	Southeastern	Jr.	Morgan City, La.
DH	Alec Paz	Nicholls	Gr.	Dallas, Texas
OF	Braden Duhon	McNeese	R-So.	Moss Bluff, La.
OF	Xane Washington	Nicholls	R-Jr.	Houma, La.
OF	Issac Williams	New Orleans	So.	Alexandria, La.
SP	Cal Carver2	Northwestern State	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas
SP	Zach Garcia	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Fr.	New Braunfels, Texas
SP	Will Kinzeler	Southeastern	So.	Covington, La.
RP	Andrew Reitmeyer	HBU	Sr.	Carlsbad, Calif.
U	Kade Morris	McNeese	R-Sr.	Alvin, Texas

 
 
2022 ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
1B	Edgar Alvarez	Nicholls	So.	Orlando, Fla.
2B	Daunte Stuart2	Northwestern State	So.	The Woodlands, Texas
3B	Kasten Furr2	New Orleans	So.	Ruston, La.
SS	Parker Coddou	Nicholls	So.	Thibodaux, La.
C	Miguel Useche	New Orleans	So.	Caracas, Venezuela
DH	Kade Hunter	McNeese	R-So.	Comfort, Texas
OF	Josh Caraway	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	So.	Roanoke, Texas
OF	Wilson Ehrhardt	UIW	Sr.	Katy, Texas
OF	Austin Roccaforte	HBU	Jr.	Tomball, Texas
SP	Devin Desandro	Nicholls	So.	Thibodaux, La.
SP	Michael Garza	UIW	Sr.	Corpus Christi, Texas
SP	Tyler LeBlanc	New Orleans	So.	Lafayette, La.
RP	Gage Trahan	Southeastern	Gr.	Maurice, La.
U	Jake Miller	HBU	Sr.	Round Rock, Texas

 
2022 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM

Pos.		Name		School		Cl.		Hometown
1B		Kade Morris		McNeese		R-Jr.		Alvin, Texas
2B		Brad Burckel		McNeese		R-Jr.		Lindale, Texas
3B		Shea Thomas		Southeastern		Jr.		Olympia, Wash.
SS		Reid Bourque		McNeese		R-Sr.		Moss Bluff, La.
C		Bryce Grizzaffi		Southeastern		Jr.		Morgan City, La.
LF		Jeffrey Elkins		Northwestern State		Jr.		Lafayette, La.
CF		Ridge Rogers		UIW		Sr.		Flower Mound, Texas
RF		Xane Washington		Nicholls		R-Jr.		Houma, La.
P		Grant Rogers		McNeese		R-So.		Groves, Texas

 
 
² Two-time all-conference selection