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Southern starting pitcher Ranard Grace (22) pitches against Grambling at Lee-Hines Field, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.

Southern left-hander Ranard Grace was the lone Jaguar named to the All-Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball team released by the conference Tuesday.

Grace was named to the second team after going 6-2 with 5.72 earned run average as Southern’s Friday night starter. He threw two complete games and struck out 57 batters in 55 2/3 innings.

Alabama State outfielder Ali LaPreaud was named Player of the Year, Arkansas-Pine Bluff catcher Edwin De La Cruz was named Hitter of the Year and Florida A&M right hander Caleb Granger was named Pitcher of the Year.

LaPread batted .328 and led the SWAC with 13 home runs and added 39 runs batted in. De La Cruz led the league with a .428 batting average and was the All-SWAC catcher. Granger finished with a 10-2 record and a 2.97 earned run average for the Rattlers, who on the SWAC East Division with a 22-8 league record.

Florida A&M’s Jamey Shouppe and Texas Southern’s Michael Robertson shared Coach of the Year honors for winning their respective divisions.

Alabama State’s Juan Cruz was named Freshman of the Year for batting .389 with eight home runs and 51 RBI. Bethune-Cookman’s Pablo Torres was the Relief Pitcher of the Year with a 3-2 record and six saves.

The complete All-SWAC team is as follows:

Co-Coach of the Year

Jamey Shouppe, Florida A&M

Co-Coach of the Year

Michael Robertson, Texas Southern

Player of the Year

Ali LaPread, Alabama State

Hitter of the Year

Edwin DeLaCruz, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Pitcher of the Year

Caleb Granger, Florida A&M

Relief Pitcher of the Year

Pablo Torres, Bethune-Cookman

Freshman of the Year

Juan Cruz, Alabama State

Newcomer of the Year

Tanner Boccabello, Bethune-Cookman

All-SWAC Baseball First Team

C – Edwin DeLaCruz, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

1B – Juan Cruz, Alabama State

2B – Randy Flores, Alabama State

3B – Cameron Bufford, Grambling State

SS – CJ Castillo, Texas Southern

DH – Jose Gonzalez, Bethune-Cookman

OF – Ali LaPread, Alabama State

OF – Tiger Borom, Grambling State

OF – Ty Jackson, Florida A&M

SP – Tanner Boccabello, Bethune-Cookman

SP – Caleb Granger, Florida A&M

RP – Pablo Torres, Bethune-Cookman

All-SWAC Baseball Second Team

C – Broedy Poppell, Florida A&M

1B – Manny Souffrain, Bethune-Cookman

2B – True Fontenot, Florida A&M

3B – Adam Haidermota, Florida A&M

SS – Kyler McIntosh, Alabama State

DH – Myles White, Jackson State

OF – Janmikell Bastardo, Florida A&M

OF – Jordan McCladdie, Jackson State

OF – Michael Burroughs, Prairie View A&M

SP – Mason Martinez, Grambling State

SP – Ranard Grace, Southern

RP – Christian Womble, Jackson State