Jordan McCoy had eight saves and maintained a 3.57 GPA as a senior to earn all-academic honors
THIBODAUX, La. – For the second consecutive season, the Nicholls State University baseball team had two players rewarded for their accomplishments on the field and in the classroom, as
Tyler Duplantis and
Jordan McCoy were named to the Southland Conference All-Academic second team the league announced today.
Nicholls and Central Arkansas had two selections each, as Lamar and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi led all schools with four honorees. UCA's Forrestt Allday was named the league's student-athlete of the year holding a 3.57 grade point average and being a four-time member of the dean's list.
Wrapping up his final season as a Colonel, McCoy finished the year with a 3.57 GPA as a senior in general studies, while Duplantis, who is pursuing a degree in marketing, had a 3.01 grade point average.
In his first season on the field after transferring from Loyola in New Orleans, Duplantis finished eighth in the Southland in batting with a .330 average while seeing time at both first and third base. Along with leading the team in average, he paced the team in hits (62) and produced a .995 fielding percentage with just two errors on the year. At the plate, he tied for the team lead with
Matt Richard in multi-hit games with 19, including three five-hit contests.
In his two seasons, McCoy was the go-to closer for the Nicholls baseball team as he finished with 15 career saves after earning a career-high eight in 2013. With a 2-2 overall record and 3.93 earned run average, the Hattiesburg, Miss., native appeared in 30 games which tied for the league lead among pitchers while finishing fifth individual in total saves.
2013 Southland Conference Baseball All-Academic Teams
First Team
|
Name |
University |
Class |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
|
Forrestt Allday^,1 |
Central Arkansas |
Sr. |
Friendswood, Texas |
3.57 |
Health Education |
|
Eric Harrington1 |
Lamar |
Gr. |
Groves, Texas |
3.24 |
Educational Leadership |
|
Jordan Hymel1,2 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Sr. |
Gramercy, La. |
3.84 |
Business Administration |
|
Darian Johnson1 |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Chandler, Ariz. |
3.56 |
General Studies |
|
Connor Lloyd1 |
McNeese State |
So. |
Marshall, Texas |
3.84 |
Health Education |
|
Anthony Azar1 |
Sam Houston State |
Jr. |
The Woodlands, Texas |
3.46 |
Geology |
|
Hunter Dozier1 |
Stephen F. Austin |
Jr. |
Denton, Texas |
3.00 |
Kinesiology |
|
Stafford Brantley1 |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
College Station, Texas |
3.87 |
Health Sciences |
|
Brad Porras1 |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
Needville, Texas |
3.00 |
Finance |
|
Jude Vidrine2 |
Lamar |
Sr. |
Nederland, Texas |
3.45 |
Mechanical Engineering |
|
Logan Domenico |
Oral Roberts |
So. |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
3.55 |
Finance |
|
Jacob Dorris |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
So. |
Weatherford, Texas |
3.18 |
Communication Studies |
Second Team
|
Name |
University |
Class |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
|
Tyler Eppler |
Sam Houston State |
So. |
Navasota, Texas |
3.47 |
Kinesiology |
|
Harry Slade |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Sr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
3.41 |
General Studies |
|
Luke Plucheck |
Sam Houston State |
Jr. |
Tomball, Texas |
3.09 |
Kinesiology |
|
Jordan McCoy |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
Hattiesburg, Miss. |
3.57 |
General Studies |
|
Bryce Biggerstaff |
Central Arkansas |
Jr. |
Sherwood, Ark. |
3.07 |
Insurance Risk Management |
|
Andrew Guillotte |
McNeese State |
So. |
Moss Bluff, La. |
3.29 |
Health Education |
|
Chase Angelle2 |
Lamar |
Jr. |
Orange, Texas |
3.89 |
Accounting |
|
Tyler Duplantis |
Nicholls |
Jr. |
Thibodaux, La. |
3.01 |
Marketing |
|
Jordan Lee |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
So. |
Houston, Texas |
3.03 |
Finance |
|
Sean Kennel |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Sr. |
Slidell, La. |
3.32 |
General Studies |
|
Nick Purdy |
Northwestern State |
Sr. |
Pascagoula, Miss. |
3.30 |
Psychology |
|
Taylor Drake |
McNeese State |
Jr. |
Stillwell, Kan. |
3.67 |
General Studies |
^2013 Southland Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year
1Automatic Selection
2Two-time all-academic selection
