Jan. 21, 2004
Erin Molina (210) 458-4930
Crew selected to 2004 Preseason All-Southland Conference Baseball Team PLANO, Texas - University of Texas at San Antonio sophomore Ryan Crew has been named to the 2004 all-Southland Conference (SLC) preseason second team it was announced Wednesday by the league office. Crew, the 2003 SLC Freshman of the Year and a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, is the lone UTSA representative. The Roadrunners' shortstop started 52 games as true freshman a year ago. He led the team in four statistical categories his rookie season including batting average (.313), hits (68), doubles (14) and total bases (101). The Sugar Land (Texas) native tied for the second-most homers on the team with five and had a team-best 17 multi-hit games. In the SLC preseason polls, also released today, UTSA was picked eighth and seventh by the league's coaches and sports information directors, respectively. This year's squad returns 14 lettermen to a team that finished tied for sixth place in the conference a year ago, just missing the SLC postseason tournament. The 2003 Roadrunners ended the season on a three-game winning streak, including six of their last eight games. The 2004 campaign gets underway Feb. 13-15 with a weekend series at New Mexico State in Las Cruces. 2004 All-Southland Conference Baseball Preseason Teams FIRST TEAM
1B - Ben Jones Louisiana-Monroe Jr. Marion, La.
2B - Brandon Morgan Northwestern State So. Arlington, Texas
3B - Anthony Garibaldi Southeastern La. Sr. Stockton, Calif.
SS - Jeremy Gray Lamar Jr. Orange, Texas
C - Andrew Kasparek Sam Houston State Sr. Weimar, Texas
OF - Josh Boop Northwestern State Sr. Fort Worth, Texas
OF - Jordan Foster Lamar Sr. Arlington, Texas
OF - Hunter Pence Texas-Arlington Jr. Arlington, Texas
DH - John Allen Lamar Sr. Garland, Texas
P - Tom Robbins Texas State Sr. Georgetown, Texas
P - Rusty Begnaud McNeese State Sr. New Iberia, La.
P - Mike Snapp Texas-Arlington Sr. Joshua, Texas
SECOND TEAM
1B - Mark Cooper Texas State Sr. Texas City, Texas
2B - David Tano Nicholls State Sr. Miami, Fla.
3B - Ryan Finan Lamar Sr. Topeka, Kan.
SS - Ryan Crew Texas-San Antonio So. Sugar Land, Texas
C - Jay Aulds Louisiana-Monroe Sr. West Monroe, La.
OF - Michael Palermo Northwestern State So. Baton Rouge, La.
OF - Evan Tierce Texas State Sr. Keller, Texas
OF - Darrell Preston Texas-Arlington Sr. Mt. Vernon, Texas
DH - Kasey Baker Texas-Arlington Sr. Houston, Texas
P - Matt Green Louisiana-Monroe So. Monroe, La.
P - William Delage Lamar So. Nederland, Texas
P - Ryan Schwabe Louisiana-Monroe Sr. Carroll, Iowa
2004 Southland Conference Baseball Preseason Polls
Coaches Poll
(1st-place votes) Points
1. Lamar (5) 74
2. Texas-Arlington (3) 71
3. Northwestern State 62
4. Louisiana-Monroe 56
5. Texas State (1) 53
6. McNeese State (1) 40
7. Sam Houston State 34
8. Texas-San Antonio 24
9. Southeastern Louisiana 23
10. Nicholls State 13
Sports Information Directors Poll
1. Lamar (6) 93
2. Texas-Arlington (2) 86
3. Northwestern State (1) 69
3. Texas State 69
5. Louisiana-Monroe (1) 62
6. McNeese State 52
7. Texas-San Antonio 45
8. Sam Houston State 38
9. Southeastern Louisiana 25
10. Nicholls State 15
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