HAMMOND, La. – Third baseman Shea Thomas represents the Southeastern Louisiana University baseball program on the 2023 Southland Conference All-Academic squads, the conference office announced Thursday.
 
A senior from Olympia, Washington, Thomas compiled a 3.68 GPA in general studies while hitting .267 with nine doubles, one triple and three home runs. He drove in a team-leading 43 runs and scored another 31 runs.
 
All nine Southland baseball institutions were represented among the 2023 Southland Academic All-Conference teams with regular-season and tournament champion Nicholls and UIW tied for the conference lead with six honorees. Lamar had four honorees, followed by McNeese and Northwestern State with three apiece.
 
Six members of the Southland All-Conference Team were automatic qualifiers to the all-academic first team.
 
The All-Academic teams are voted on by head coaches, sports information directors and academic/compliance staff members from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to qualify for All-Academic selection, and have competed in at least 50 percent of their team's contests on the season, excluding pitchers.
 
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
Fans are encouraged to follow the Southeastern Baseball social media accounts (@LionUpBaseball) on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to stay engaged with the program.
 
The latest updates are also available at www.LionSports.net and the Lions Gameday Experience app. Available for both Android and iOS devices, the Gameday app can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.
 
FIRST TEAM

Name	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown	GPA	Major
Edgar Alvarez *	Nicholls	Jr.	1B	Orlando, Fla.	3.03	Interdisciplinary Studies
Tyler Bischke *^	New Orleans	Sr.	2B	Pittsburgh, Pa.	3.61	Finance
Alec Carr *	UIW	Sr.	UT	Sugar Land, Texas	3.04	Sociology
Parker Coddou *	Nicholls	Jr.	SS	Thibodaux, La.	3.51	Business Administration
Patrick Hail	Lamar	So.	P	Arlington, Texas	4.00	Finance
Steve Hayward *	UIW	Sr.	P	Flower Mound, Texas	3.51	Business Administration
Jake Haze	Northwestern State	Sr.	SS	Highlands Ranch, Colo.	3.80	Business Administration
Josh Leslie	McNeese	Sr.	SS	Kenosha, Wisc.	3.65	Health & Human Performance
Alex Makarewich	Northwestern State	Sr.	P	Keller, Texas	3.96	Industrial Engineering Technology
Jacob Mead	New Orleans	Sr.	P	Round Rock, Texas	3.64	Business Administration
Tré Obregon III	McNeese	Sr.	DH	Sallisaw, Okla.	3.82	Health & Human Performance
Max Puls	A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	1B	Palm Desert, Calif.	3.76	University Studies
Nico Saltaformaggio	Nicholls	Jr.	P	Destrehan, La.	3.72	Business Administration
Xane Washington *	Nicholls	Gr.	OF	Houma, La.	3.33	Master's Clinical Nutrition Dietetics Leadership

 
SECOND TEAM

Name	School	Yr.	Pos.	Hometown	GPA	Major
Kevin Bermudez	Lamar	Sr.	LF	Caguas, Puerto Rico	3.58	University Studies
Josh Blankenship	Lamar	Sr.	1B	Santa Fe, Texas	3.62	Masters in Business Administration
Drayton Brown	Northwestern State	Jr.	P	Nacogdoches, Texas	3.96	Business Administration
Brad Burckel	McNeese	Sr.	2B	Lindale, Texas	3.50	Health & Human Performance
Kayden Cassidy	UIW	Sr.	P	Burleson, Texas	3.46	Business Administration - Management
Reed Chumley	HCU	Jr.	3B	Cypress, Texas	3.07	Business
Jimmy DeLeon	UIW	Sr.	2B	El Paso, Texas	3.31	Business Administration - Finance
Devin Desandro	Nicholls	Jr.	P	Thibodaux, La.	3.57	Health Sciences - Pre-Professional
Wilson Ehrhardt	UIW	Gr.	OF	Katy, Texas	3.83	MS - Business Administration
Jacob Ellis	Lamar	Jr.	P	Edmond, Okla.	3.50	University Studies
Tyler Larue	HCU	Sr.	C	Blanco, Texas	3.73	Criminal Justice
Shea Thomas	Southeastern	Sr.	3B	Olympia, Wash.	3.68	General Studies
Wes Toups	Nicholls	Sr.	OF	Thibodaux, La.	3.47	Finance
Isaiah Zavala	UIW	Sr.	P	San Antonio, Texas	3.53	Business Administration - Accounting

* - Automatic Selection (First Team All-Conference)
^ - Student-Athlete of the Year