Baseball: Marks Receives All-America Honors From Baseball America

DURHAM, N.C. – Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns junior reliever Wyatt Marks became the third player in program history to be named a first team All-American by Baseball America, the publication announced on Thursday.
 
"This is a big honor for our team and for Wyatt," head coach Tony Robichaux said. "Anytime the university is in the national spotlight it’s a great thing for the school and our program. This is another example of baseball paying someone back for their hard work and effort. Wyatt embraced his new role in the bullpen, and because of that he can now say that he is an All-American. I couldn’t be prouder of him and the job he did for us out of the bullpen."
 
Marks joins Jace Conrad and Caleb Adams as the only players in program history to be tabbed to the Baseball America All-American First Team. The Lafayette, La., native became the first reliever in program history to record 100 strikeouts in a season posting 100 in 59.1 innings. Marks is just the sixth player in NCAA Division I baseball since 2003 to post 100 strikeouts in a season without making a start.
 
The junior leads the nation in both strikeouts per nine innings (15.17) and hits allowed per nine innings (4.4). Marks finished the season with a 2-1 record and seven saves in a team-best 30 appearances. The right-hander ranked third in the Sun Belt and 41st in the nation in ERA (2.28) while limiting opponents to a .144 average.
 
Marks joins Gunner Leger (Collegiate Baseball, Third Team) and Dylan Moore (CoSIDA Academic, Second Team) on the list of Cajuns to receive All-American honors this season.
 
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First Team
Pos. Name, School                             Yr       AVG   OBP   SLG     AB    R       H       HR    RBI     BB    SO      SB
C David Banuelos, Long Beach State  Jr.       .297   .376    .484     192   31     57     7       29      17     42       5
1B Brent Rooker, Mississippi State       R-Jr.    .395   .498    .827     243   57     96     23     82      45     54       18
2B Nick Madrigal, Oregon State           So.     .380   .443    .537     216   49     82     4       34      21     13       15
3B Jake Burger, Missouri State            Jr.       .333   .448    .662     240   69     80     22     65      42     36       3
SS Logan Warmoth, North Carolina      Jr.       .336   .404    .554     271   60     91     10     49      28     47       18
OF Greg Deichmann, Louisiana State  Jr.       .322   .430    .614     233   49     75     19     69      47     51       5
OF Stuart Fairchild, Wake Forest          Jr.       .359   .438    .645     248   64     89     17     67      29     49       20
OF Adam Haseley, Virginia                   Jr.       .390   .491    .659     223   68     87     14     56      44     21       10
DH Keston Hiura, UC Irvine                  Jr.       .442   .567    .693     199   48     88     8       42      50     38       9
UT Brendan McKay, Louisville              Jr.       .356   .476    .683     202   54     72     17     56      45     35       2
 
Pos. Name, School                             Yr          W    L         ERA     G      CG    SV    IP      H        BB    SO      AVG
SP J.B. Bukauskas, North Carolina      Jr.          9     1         2.53     15     0       0       93     62      37     116     .188
SP Steven Gingery, Texas Tech          So.        10   1         1.58     15     0       0       91     60      29     107     .186
SP Cory Abbott, Loyola Marymount      Jr.          11   2         1.74     15     2       0       98     61      28     130     .173
SP Jake Thompson, Oregon State       R-Jr.       13   0         1.30     17     1       0       111   69      34     106     .180
RP Josh Hiatt, North Carolina               R-Fr.      4     2         1.90     32     0       13     52     31      20     64       .168
RP Wyatt Marks, Louisiana                   Jr.          2     1         2.28     30     0       7       59     29      25     100     .144
UT Brendan McKay, Louisville              Jr.          9     3         2.31     15     0       0       97     61      33     131     .178