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Baseball: Cajuns Place Three On 2017 All-Louisiana Baseball TeamLeger named to first team; Marks, Sensley earn second-team honors LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns pitchers Gunner Leger and Wyatt Marks, along with outfielder Steven Sensley, earned more postseason honors as the trio was named to the 2017 All-Louisiana Baseball Team in a release by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. The team was selected by a statewide panel of college baseball sports information directors and media members. Leger, named to the first team, posted a 10-2 record on the mound with was 22nd in the nation with a 1.97 earned run average. Leger became the first player in program history to be named a semifinalist for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award. The southpaw combined to post six shutouts on the season and limited opponents to two or fewer hits in five appearances. The Lake Charles native ranked in the top 50 nationally in hits allowed per nine inning and WHIP and came within an out of posting a no-hitter against Saint Peter’s. Marks, who was named to the second team, was 2-1 on the season with a 2.28 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 59.1 innings of work. He led the nation in strikeouts per nine innings (15.17) and hits allowed per nine innings (4.4) during the season for Louisiana. His 15.17 strikeouts per nine ranks eighth best all-time in the NCAA record book. The Lafayette native ranked 15th nationally in WHIP, 41st in ERA and 49th in appearances. Marks became the sixth player in Division I baseball since 2003 to post 100 strikeouts in a season without making a start, while setting a school record for strikeouts in a season by a reliever Sensley, a second team selection, claimed the Triple Crown for Louisiana leading the team in average (.314), home runs (11) and RBI (46). He finished the season on a 26-game on base streak and ranked sixth in the Sun Belt in home runs and seventh in RBI. He posted 16 multi-hit games and a team-best 12 multi-RBI games. LSU’s Greg Deichmann claimed Hitter of the Year honors with Alex Lange being tabbed as the state’s Pitcher of the Year and Eric Walker earning Freshman of the Year honors. Head coach Paul Mainieri was named the LSWA Coach of the Year after leading LSU to the SEC regular-season and tournament title. 2017 ALL-LOUISIANA BASEBALL TEAM
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