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2022 All-SBC Members

Baseball Graham Cooper

Four Eagles Named to All-Sun Belt Teams

Ledford and Sherill named to first team, Swan and Thompson named to second team

NEW ORLEANS, La. - Four Eagles were named to the All-Sun Belt Conference teams, announced by the SBC on Monday afternoon. Jesse Sherrill and Noah Ledford were named All-Sun Belt First Team, while Jason Swan and Jay Thompson were named All-Sun Belt Second Team.

Jesse Sherrill was named All-Sun Belt First Team at second base. Sherrill transferred in from Kennesaw State prior to the beginning of the 2022 season and led the Eagles in batting average with .358, good for eighth in the Sun Belt Conference. Sherrill is tied for the lead for the Eagles in HBP with 17, and is second in the SBC in total HBP, just behind Troy's Jesse Hall. Sherrill also has 33 walks this season, which leads the GS baseball team and rounds out the top 10 in the conference.

Noah Ledford claimed the All-Sun Belt First Team spot at designated hitter. Ledford had a hot end of the season, which led him to finish the season as the RBI-leader in the conference with 67 RBI. In conference, Ledford had the third most homers with 15 homers, third with 134 total bases, tied for fourth with Jason Swan in doubles with 17, sixth in OPS with 1.076, seventh in hits with 70, seventh with a slugging percentage of .647, and 13th in walks with 31. Ledford ended the regular season with a spectacular weekend, knocking three home runs, including a grand slam, and batting in 12 runners in just two games.

Jason Swan was named All-Sun Belt Second Team as a first baseman. led the Eagles with 71 hits on the season, and was third on the team with a .329 batting average. His 71 hits tied him for fifth in the conference with Louisiana's Carson Roccaforte. He was also tied for first on the team in doubles with 17, and was second on the team in stolen bases with 11. Swan led the Sun Belt in putouts with 439 putouts.

Jay Thompson rounds out the Eagles in the postseason awards as an All-Sun Belt Second Team member at relief pitcher. Thompson was a dominant force out of the bullpen for the Eagles, appearing in 33 contests, which is the second most nationally. Thompson had a 3.86 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP this season, and collected a team-leading six saves, which leads the Sun Belt Conference. Thompson only allowed batters to hit .252 off of him and had 56 strikeouts this season, second-most on the team and good for 16th in the SBC.

Player of the Year
Dalton Shuffield, Texas State (Sr., SS – San Antonio, Texas)
 
Pitcher of the Year
Reid VanScoter, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., P – Livonia, N.Y.)
 
Newcomer of the Year
Max Ryerson, Georgia State (Jr., OF – Conway, S.C.) 
 
Freshman of the Year
Austin St. Laurent, App State (RS Fr., UT – Elon, N.C.) 
 
Ron Maestri Coach of the Year
Steven Trout, Texas State
 
All-Sun Belt First Team
P Reid VanScoter, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., P – Livonia, N.Y.) 
P Levi Wells, Texas State (So., P – La Porte, Texas) 
P Zeke Wood, Texas State (Jr., P – Paris, Texas) 
RP Tristan Stivors, Texas State (Sr., RP – Castroville, Texas) 
C Julian Brock, Louisiana (So., C – Fulshear, Texas) 
1B Carson Roccaforte, Louisiana (So., 1B – Port Neches, Texas) 
2B Jesse Sherrill, Georgia Southern (Jr., 2B – Pensacola, Fla.) 
SS Dalton Shuffield, Texas State (Sr., SS – San Antonio, Texas) 
3B Justin Thompson, Texas State (Sr., 3B – Frisco, Texas) 
OF Max Ryerson, Georgia State (Jr., OF – Conway, S.C.) 
OF Mason Holt, ULM (Sr., OF – Coppell, Texas) 
OF Miles Simington, South Alabama (Sr., OF – Bourbonnais, Ill.) 
UT Cameron Jones, Georgia State (So., UT – Kathleen, Ga.) 
DH Noah Ledford, Georgia Southern (RS Jr., DH – Buford, Ga.)
 
All-Sun Belt Second Team
P Hayden Arnold, Little Rock (5th, P – Rison, Ark.) 
P Michael Knorr, Coastal Carolina (Sr., P – Carlsbad, Calif.) 
P Matt Boswell, South Alabama (Sr., P – Destin, Fla.) 
RP Jay Thompson, Georgia Southern (Jr., RP – Cumming, Ga.) 
C Hayden Cross, App State (Jr., C – Sanford, N.C.) 
1B Jason Swan, Georgia Southern (5th, 1B – Jacksonville, Fla.) 
2B Erick Orbeta, South Alabama (RS So., 2B – Miami, Fla.) 
SS Griffin Cheney, Georgia State (Gr., SS – Johns Creek, Ga.)
3B Dale Thomas, Coastal Carolina (Jr., 3B – De Leon Springs, Fla.) 
OF Noah Dickerson, Little Rock (RS Jr., OF – Windermere, Fla.)
OF Jose Gonzalez, Texas State (Jr., OF – Spring, Texas) 
OF John Wuthrich, Texas State (Sr., OF – Midland, Texas) 
UT Rigsby Mosley, Troy (Sr., UT – Maitland, Fla.) 
DH Tyler Johnson, Coastal Carolina (Sr., DH – Bentonville, Ark.) 

 
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Players Mentioned

Noah Ledford

#28 Noah Ledford

INF
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
S/R
Jason Swan

#2 Jason Swan

INF
6' 1"
Fifth Year
R/R
Jay Thompson

#26 Jay Thompson

LHP
6' 3"
Junior
L/L
Jesse Sherrill

#5 Jesse Sherrill

INF
6' 2"
Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Noah Ledford

#28 Noah Ledford

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
S/R
INF
Jason Swan

#2 Jason Swan

6' 1"
Fifth Year
R/R
INF
Jay Thompson

#26 Jay Thompson

6' 3"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Jesse Sherrill

#5 Jesse Sherrill

6' 2"
Junior
L/R
INF