Baseball: Marvel Named to All-Sun Belt Team

Baseball: Marvel Named to All-Sun Belt Team

Baseball: Marvel Named to All-Sun Belt Team

Courtesy: RaginCajuns.com http://www.ragincajuns.com Lance Marvel was the Ragin’ Cajuns representative on the 2011 All-Sun Belt Conference Team announced on Tuesday at the Sun Belt Tournament Family Night held at Warhawk Field in Monroe. Marvel was selected at the designated hitter slot on the All-Sun Belt Second Team.

 

Lance Marvel entered the starting lineup for Louisiana during opening weekend of Sun Belt play and provided a consistent bat in the Ragin’ Cajuns lineup registering a hit in all but six league games on his way to averaging 1.4 hits per game.

That consistent performance resulted in him receiving All-Sun Belt honors Tuesday evening at Warhawk Field in Monroe during Family Night ceremonies which kicked off the 2011 Sun Belt Tournament on the La.-Monroe campus.

Marvel was selected at the designated hitter slot on the All-Sun Belt Second Team. The Cajuns have now been represented on the All-Sun Belt team in each of the program’s 20 seasons in the league.

Marvel’s selection to the 2011 squad increased the total number of All-SBC selections in the Tony Robichau Era to 55.

The Texarkana, Ark., native leads all Sun Belt players with five triples and ended the regular season hitting .370 in Sun Belt Conference games (40-of-108). Since the Arkansas State series (March 25-27) his league-only average remained above .360.

The Cajuns five-hole hitter, Marvel sports the top batting average amongst everyday designated hitters in the league. In conference play, his .370 average ranked eighth amongst all hitters.

In addition to registering at least one hit in all but six of his 26 games started in Sun Belt play, Marvel turned in 13 multiple-hit games and recorded at least on multiple-hit game in each SBC weekend series.

Marvel and the Ragin’ Cajuns’ scheduled day off at the Sun Belt Tournament is Wednesday. The squad begins play in the event on Thursday at 11 a.m., against South Alabama. UL’s remaining two pool play games are set for Friday at 11 a.m., against Arkansas State and Saturday at 7 p.m., against FIU. The championship game is set for 1 p.m., on Sunday.

The entire 2011 All-Sun Belt Conference Team is listed below:

2011 All-Sun Belt First Team
SP – Paul Davis, Florida Atlantic
SP – Tyler Ray, Troy
RP – Hugh Adams, Florida Atlantic
C – Matt Rice, WKU
1B – Joey Rapp, Louisiana-Monroe
2B – Raymond Church, Florida Atlantic
SS – Adam Bryant, Troy
3B – Tyler Hannah, Troy
3B – Jeremy Patton, FIU
OF – Todd Baumgartner, Arkansas State
OF – Pablo Bermudez, FIU
OF – Kes Carter, WKU
DH – Nick Rountree, UALR
UTIL – Tyson Workman, Troy

2011 All-Sun Belt Second Team
SP – Phil Haig, FIU
SP – Tanner Perkins, WKU
RP – Nate Hill, Troy
C – Brent Tanner, South Alabama
1B – Mike Martinez, FIU
2B – T.J. Rivera, Troy
SS – Nick DelGuidice, Florida Atlantic
3B – Hank LaRue, Middle Tennessee
OF – Jared Andreoli, WKU
OF – Alex Hudak, Florida Atlantic
OF – Will Skinner, Middle Tennessee
DH – Lance Marvel, Louisiana
UTIL – Brad Hook – South Alabama

2011 Co-Players of the Year
Pablo Bermudez, FIU
Adam Bryant, Troy

2011 Pitcher of the Year
Tyler Ray, Troy

2011 Freshman of the Year
Justin Hageman, WKU

2011 Ron Maestri Coach of the Year
Bobby Pierce, Troy

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