Tristan Moore Wins Hitter of the Year, Five Privateers Named All-Southland

FRISCO, Texas – Tristan Moore earned Hitter of the Year and five Privateers made the All-Southland Team that was announced on Monday afternoon by the conference office.
 
Moore became the second Privateer in as many years to earn Hitter of the Year honors. Moore finished 35^th in the nation in home runs during the regular season with 19. Moore hit .345 with 55 RBI in his debut season with the Privateers.
 
He also scored 60 runs which ranked second on the team in the regular season which also ranked second in the league. Moore's runs scored total was 79^th in the nation. He also finished second in the Southland and 57^th in the nation in slugging percentage.
 
Brandon Mitchell and Tyler Bischke joined Moore on the Southland First Team.
 
Mitchell became the first Privateer pitcher since 2008 to record double digit wins when he posted a 10-3 record. He also recorded four complete games, tied for second most in the country. Mitchell threw 90.0 innings in 14 starts and finished fifth in the Southland in strikeouts with 78.
 
Bischke was second on the team in home runs as he cranked 11 on the season. He also drove in 51 runs and scored 56 for an offense that was 21^st in the country in runs scored. Bischke had two games of two home runs against Jackson State and UIW.
 
Anthony Herron Jr. and Mitchell Sanford earned spots on the Southland Second Team.
 
Herron hit for the cycle in his last game of the regular season to cap off a strong year at first base. The Chicago native hit .317 with 13 doubles, seven home runs and 35 RBI. He also won the last Southland Hitter of the Week award of the regular season.
 
Sanford dominated opponents especially in the Southland. His conference batting average was at .404 and his overall batting average finished at .325 for the regular season. Sanford had 10 doubles, eight homers and 58 RBI. His RBI total was second in the Southland.
 
The full list of teams, superlative winners and all-defensive teams are listed below.
 
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Player of the Year: Ryan Snell, Lamar
Hitter of the Year: Tristan Moore, New Orleans
Pitcher of the Year: Grant Rogers, McNeese
Relief Pitcher of the Year: Steve Hayward, UIW
Freshman of the Year: Jacob Mayers, Nicholls
Newcomer of the Year: Rey Mendoza, UIW
Clay Gould Coach of the Year: Mike Silva, Nicholls
 
2023 All-Southland Conference First Team

Pos.	Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
1B	Edgar Alvarez	Nicholls	Jr.	Orlando, Fla.
2B	Tyler Bischke	New Orleans	Jr.	Pittsburgh, Pa.
3B	Michael Dattalo	Northwestern State	Fr.	Keller, Texas
SS	Parker Coddou	Nicholls	Jr.	Thibodaux, La.
C	Ryan Snell	Lamar	Sr.	Hardin, Texas
DH	Rey Mendoza	UIW	Gr.	Eagle Pass, Texas
OF	Xane Washington	Nicholls	R-Sr.	Houma, La.
OF	Tristan Moore	New Orleans	Jr.	St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
OF	Brendan Ryan	A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	Leawood, Kan.
SP	Grant Rogers	McNeese	Jr.	Groves, Texas
SP	Jacob Mayers	Nicholls	Fr.	Gonzales, La.
SP	Brandon Mitchell	New Orleans	Sr.	Houston, Texas
RP	Steve Hayward	UIW	R-Sr.	Flower Mound, Texas
U	Alec Carr	UIW	Sr.	Sugar Land, Texas

 
2023 All-Southland Conference Second Team
 

Pos.	Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
1B	Anthony Herron, Jr.	New Orleans	Sr.	Chicago, Ill.
2B	Brad Burckel	McNeese	Sr.	Lindale, Texas
3B	Reed Chumley	HCU	Jr.	Cypress, Texas
SS	Jake Haze	Northwestern State	Jr.	Highlands Ranch, Colo.
C	Hernan Yanez	UIW	Sr.	San Luis, Ariz.
DH	Tre Jones	A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Houston, Texas
OF	Mitchell Sanford	New Orleans	R-So.	Berwick, La.
OF	Jeffrey Elkins	Northwestern State	Sr.	Lafayette, La.
OF	Samuel Benjamin	HCU	Jr.	Katy, Texas
SP	Brooks Caple	Lamar	Jr.	Gunter, Texas
SP	Hunter Hesseltine	Lamar	So.	Topeka, Kan.
SP	Alex Makarewich	Northwestern State	Jr.	Keller, Texas
RP	Gavin Galy	Nicholls	R-So.	Orlando, Fla.
U	Max Puls	A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	Palm Desert, Calif.

2023 Southland Conference All-Defensive Team

Pos.	Name	School	Cl.	Hometown
1B	Edgar Alvarez	Nicholls	Jr.	Orlando, Fla.
2B	Jimmy DeLeon	UIW	Sr.	El Paso, Texas
3B	Alec Carr	UIW	Sr.	Sugar Land, Texas
SS	Parker Coddou	Nicholls	Jr.	Thibodaux, La.
C	Ryan Snell	Lamar	Sr.	Hardin, Texas
LF	Cooper Hext	McNeese	Jr.	DeQuincy, La.
CF	Tyler Finke	Southeastern	Gr.	Columbus, Ind.
RF	Xane Washington	Nicholls	R-Sr.	Houma, La.
P	Grant Rogers	McNeese	Jr.	Groves, Texas