FRISCO, Texas – The Southland Conference announced Tuesday the league's 2021 All-Academic baseball teams, which included Nicholls State University pitcher
Joe Taylor as a second-team selection.
A native of Atlanta, Taylor posted a 3.71 grade-point average as a finance major and earned his degree this spring.
On the diamond, the left-hander had an impressive 0.56 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 32.1 innings out of the bullpen. He tied for second in the Southland Conference with 10 saves and did not allow an earned run in league play. Taylor had at least one strikeout in 21 of his 26 appearances.
Southland All-Academic teams are voted on by the head coach, sports information director and an academic staff member from each member school. Student-athletes must possess a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA and have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to qualify. Nominees who were on the all-conference first team are automatically named Southland All-Academic.
The Southland Conference awards committee, which consists of one administrator from each of the 13 member schools, votes for the Student-Athlete of the Year. Student-Athlete of the Year candidates must have earned at least a 3.20 GPA and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution.
2021 Southland Conference Baseball All-Academic First Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
GPA |
Major |
| Mitchell Dickson* |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Financial Management |
| Colton Eager*2 |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Management |
| Tyler Cleveland* |
Central Arkansas |
Fr. |
3.50 |
Physical Education/Teacher Education |
| Lee Thomas* |
UIW |
Gr. |
3.71 |
Management Information Systems |
| Will Dion* |
McNeese |
Jr. |
3.07 |
Sports & Wellness Management |
| Tre Obregon III |
McNeese |
Gr. |
3.75 |
Criminal Justice |
| Clayton Rasbeary*2 |
McNeese |
Gr. |
3.62 |
Criminal Justice |
| Levi David |
Northwestern State |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| Colton Cowser*^2 |
Sam Houston |
Jr. |
3.79 |
Construction Management |
| Evan Keller |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Chemistry |
| Will Warren*2 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Jr. |
3.40 |
Kinesiology |
| Itchy Burts*4 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
3.67 |
MBA |
| John Gaddis2 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
3.77 |
Biomedical Sciences |
| Luke Marbach2 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
4.00 |
MBA |
2021 Southland Conference Baseball All-Academic Second Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
GPA |
Major |
| Hunter Gieser |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Finance |
| Miller Ladusau |
Abilene Christian |
Jr. |
3.52 |
Management |
| Logan Gilbertson |
Central Arkansas |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Health Promotion |
| Kolby Johnson |
Central Arkansas |
So. |
3.96 |
Finance |
| Ridge Rogers2 |
UIW |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Rehab Science |
| Cole Girouard2 |
Lamar |
Sr. |
3.90 |
MBA |
| Kelby Weyler2 |
Lamar |
So. |
3.94 |
Exercise Science |
| Julian Gonzales |
McNeese |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Biology Pre Med |
| Gaige Howard |
New Orleans |
Sr. |
3.58 |
Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Admin. |
| Darren Willis |
New Orleans |
Sr. |
3.40 |
Psychology |
| Joe Taylor |
Nicholls |
Jr. |
3.71 |
Finance |
| Jack Rogers2 |
Sam Houston |
Sr. |
3.34 |
Spring, Texas |
| Tyler Finke |
Southeastern Louisiana |
So. |
3.04 |
Sport Management |
| Mike Williams |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
3.38 |
MBA |
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Student-Athlete of the Year
* Automatic selection
2
Two-time all-academic selection
4
Four-time all-academic selection
