FRISCO, Texas – The Nicholls State University baseball team totaled six All-Southland selections, highlighted by first-team honoree Tyler Theriot, as the conference office announced Tuesday its 2022 postseason teams and awards. 
 
Theriot (starting pitcher) was joined by second-team members Alec Paz (designated hitter) and Xane Washington (outfield), and third-team recipients Edgar Alvarez (first base), Parker Coddou (shortstop) and Devin Desandro (starting pitcher). Washington was also one of nine players in the league to be named to the All-Defensive Team, receiving the spot for right field.
 
Theriot was one of the top pitchers in the Southland, ranking third overall in ERA at 3.20. He posted a 7-4 record on the year and was 4-3 in Southland games, and ranked fifth in SLC play in strikeouts. He also had the best opponent batting average among starting pitchers at .207. 
 
Theriot was named SLC Pitcher of the Week after tossing eight shutout innings in a win over Northwestern State. He threw seven-plus innings in all four of his SLC victories, also notching wins against HBU, UIW and New Orleans. In the NCAA, he ranked 14^th in complete games and 63^rd in hits per inning. 
 
Paz ranked 15^th in the Southland in batting average overall at .307 and was one of the league's top power hitters, tying for third with seven homers in conference and was fifth with nine overall. He totaled 30 RBIs on the season and was named SLC Hitter of the Week after hitting .400 with two doubles and two homers in the road series sweep at Southeastern. Paz had two 2-homer games in conference against McNeese and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. 
 
Washington finished with a .291 batting average in conference and was .287 overall. He was 16^th in the league in slugging, totaling nine doubles and eight home runs. Washington drove in 28 runs and finished with 14 multi-hit games, highlighted by a four-hit outing in a win at Memphis. He was stellar in defense as well, totaling eight outfield assists.
 
In his first season with the Colonels, Alvarez was one of the league's top run producers, ranking fourth overall in the Southland in RBIs with 48. He hit .282 with 10 doubles and was tied for fifth in the SLC with nine home runs. Alvarez had 14 multi-hit games and led Nicholls with 14 multi-RBI efforts. 
 
Coddou had an outstanding all-around year as the Colonel shortstop, leading the team with a .310 batting average while hitting .313 in conference. Coddou totaled 11 multi-hit efforts and posted a career-high four hits in the finale at A&M-Corpus Christi. On defense, he led the Southland in assists in overall and conference, fielding at .946 percent. 
 
A native of Thibodaux, Desandro finished ninth in strikeouts in league games with 34 and went 2-2 with a 3.69 ERA in conference. He notched wins against Northwestern State and New Orleans, tossing an eight-inning complete game versus the Privateers where he allowed one earned run. He also contributed with a save against Southeastern.

The all-conference teams are nominated and voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors. Voting for oneself or one's own athletes is not permitted.
 
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	Gr.	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