All-Great American Conference Selections
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ALL-GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 2012 Adam Ussery (Utility) First Team Josh Salmon (Outfield) First Team Brittain Diamond (Pitcher) First Team Nathan Eller (Pitcher) Honorable Mention Conner Brackhahn (Outfield) Honorable Mention 2013 Zac Zdanowicz (Outfield) First Team Michael Corso (First Base) First Team Jordan Wright (Pitcher) First Team Austin Coble (Pitcher) Second Team Tadarious Hawkins (Outfield) Honorable Mention 2014 AJ Kruzel (Outfield) Honorable Mention 2015 Nick Vanthillo (Pitcher) First Team Claude Johnson (Third Base) First Team Jordan Taylor (DH) Second Team Colton Lorance (Pitcher) Honorable Mention Chris Hunt (Pitcher) Honorable Mention Hunter Mayall (Pitcher) Honorable Mention 2016 Nick Vanthillo (Relief Pitcher) Second Team Hayden Lessenberry (DH) Second Team Jordan Taylor (Third Base) Second Team AJ Kruzel (Second Base) Honorable Mention Tadarious Hawkins (Outfield) Honorable Mention Hunter Mayall (Pitcher) Honorable Mention 2017 Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) Pitcher of the Year First Team Alan Hall (Outfield) Second Team Blake Patterson (Relief Pitcher) Second Team Parker Jones (Third Base) Honorable Mention Jordan Taylor (Second Base) Honorable Mention 2018 Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) First Team Taylor Langston (Relief Pitcher) First Team Zach Eschberger (Pitcher) Second Team Caleb Carr (Outfield) Honorable Mention Zack Gray (First Base) Honorable Mention Nolan Ryan (Second Base) Honorable Mention 1 • HENDERSON STATE BASEBALL AWARDS • 1 GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 2012 2016 Taylor Coleman (Outfield) Feb. 21, 2012 Luke Tebbetts (Pitcher) April 4, 2016 Coleman led the Reddies offensively during a three-game home sweep Luke Tebbetts’ complete-game shutout victory against Southwestern of Lincoln. The Texarkana, Ark. native went 7- for-12 (.583) at the plate Oklahoma State in Weatherford helped him garner his first GAC Pitcher with four runs scores, two runs batted in and two doubles for a weekly of the Week award. The Winnsboro, Texas, native allowed four hits to the slugging percentage of .750. Coleman was perfect 3-for-3 on stolen bases Bulldogs. Tebbetts held SWOSU to a .133 batting average and also recorded throughout the weekend. three strikeouts. Dustin Hudson (Designated Hitter) March 20, 2012 2017 Hudson drove in nine runs and colleced three home runs during the week. Chris Hunt (Pitcher) February 6, 2017 The Wynne, Ark. native went 7-for-12 at the plate for a weekly .583 batting Hunt started his senior season nearly as strong as he finished his junior average in four games played. Hudson had two multi-hit games, including campaign. He pitched six complete innings and faced only two above the his best outing of the week going 3-for-4 against Southwestern Oklahoma minimum. He struck out a career-high nine and did not walk or hit a batter. State. Only one player reached second base. In his final start of 2016, he threw no-hitter at the GAC Championships against Southeastern Oklahoma State. Adam Ussery (Third Base) April 10, 2012 Ussery went 8-for-10 at the plate against East Central. The Jacksonville, Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) February 13, 2017 Ark. native had five runs batted in, one run scored and one double. Ussery Haralson struck out 11 batters in a 7-0 win against Nebraska-Kearney. was hit by a pitch twice during the three-game set to up his weekly on-base Haralson struck out the first three batters he faced on only 10 pitches. After percentage to .900. a catcher’s interference and a base hit in the second inning, he retired the final 18 batters he faced. 2013 Jordan Wright (Pitcher) March 2, 2013 Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) March 6, 2017 Wright dominated in three relief appearances. He picked up three saves to In a complete-game win against Harding, Haralson struck out eight batters increase his 5.0 innings of work. Wright allowed only two base runners and in a 3-0 victory against the Bisons. He threw 93 pitches with 70 being for struck out seven. He notched a pair of 1-2-3 innings to open his week and strikes in allowing five hits and did not walk a batter. Haralson has struck finished it with and 3.0-inning effort against Southern Nazarene that out 32 batters and walked just one, leading the nation in strikeout to walk featured six strikeouts. ratio. 2014 Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) March 20, 2017 Colton Lorance (Pitcher) March 24, 2014 The right-hander pitched a complete-game shutout in a 1-0 win over Lorance helped lead Henderson to its first series sweep of the year as Southeastern Oklahoma. The junior from Atkins, Ark. struck out eight the Reddies took three from Northwestern Oklahoma State. In the series batters, surrendered just three hits and did not walk a batter. After giving opener, he threw seven innings and allowed only three hits. Over one span, up a single to the first batter in the fifth-inning, Haralson retired the next he retired 11 straight batters. He struck out a season best six batters and nine batters in order striking out six including the last three batters to end gave up his only run in his final inning of work. the game. 2015 Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) March 27, 2017 Claude Johnson (Third Base) February 10, 2015 Haralson threw a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 victory against Southeastern Johnson powered the Reddies to an impressive 4-0 weekend at the Houston Oklahoma State. He faced just three above the minimum. After giving up a Winter Invitational. He hit .476 with two home runs, four doubles, seven single to start the fifth, he retired the final nine batters, six by strike- runs scored and eight RBI in games against No. 17 Arkansas Tech, No. 20 out - including all three batters in the seventh. He lowered his ERA to a Central Missouri, (RV) Tarleton State and Winona State. He registered three GAC-leading 1.45 and bolstered his strikeout-walk ratio to 49:3. three-hit games and came within one hit of the cycle three times. Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) April 24, 2017 Hunter Mayall (First Base) March 30, 2015 Haralson lowered his ERA back under 2.00 after he tossed 7.0 scoreless Mayall led the Reddies to a sweep of Southwestern Oklahoma. He hit .700 innings in a 5-0 win against Northwestern Oklahoma State on Saturday. in the series, highlighted by a 4-for-4 performance in game one. He added He struck out a career-high 12 batters to raise his total to 85, the second- a three-hit game against Southern Arkansas in a nonconference mid-week best season total in Reddie history. He registered his fifth shutout and game. He reached base 11 times in 16 plate appearances and stole two improved his strikeout-walk ratio to 9.44-1. bases. Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) May 1, 2017 Haralson finished off his regular season in stellar fashion as he threw his seventh complete game of the year after holding rival Ouachita to one run and four hits in 7.0 innings of work. He struck out nine to increase his total to 94, seven shy of Reddie single-season record. 2 • HENDERSON STATE BASEBALL AWARDS • 2 GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK CONT. 2018 Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) February 12, 2018 The senior from Atkins, Ark. pitched 7 2/3 innings, striking out 9 batters in a 5-2 victory over the Bearcats. Haralson retired the first 13 batters he faced before surrendering a walk in the fifth-inning. Northwest Missouri picked up its first hit off of Haralson in the eighth-inning. Zach Eschberger (Pitcher) March 26, 2018 The junior left-hander improved to 5-1 on the season recording a com- plete-game shutout against East Central. The native of Bullard, Texas faced just two batters above the minimum and at one time retired 14 straight. Eschberger allowed just three hits and struck out five in the 7-inning 10-0 victory. Zach Eschberger (Pitcher) April 17, 2018 The junior left-hander improved to 6-3 on the season as the Reddies beat the Bulldogs 9-4 to clinch a spot in the GAC Tournament. The native of Bul- lard, Texas tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts in just six innings of work. Eschberger allowed just two hits and gave up just one run while limiting the Bulldog offense to a .095 batting average. Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) April 30, 2018 Haralson was untouchable against Ouachita Baptist and picked up his ninth win of the season by throwing a complete game and allowing no runs on just three hits with 10 strikeouts. The win improved Haralson to 9-2 on the year. 3 • HENDERSON STATE BASEBALL AWARDS • 3 ALL-REGION HONOREES GAC ALL-TOURNAMENT 2005 2013 Jarrod Eason (Second Base) ABCA Second Team Taylor Coleman Cody Deal (Outfield) ABCA Second Team 2015 2009 Tadarious Hawkins Chris Brown (Pitcher) ABCA Second Team Claude Johnson NCBWA Second Team Hunter Mayall Carlos Rodriguez 2013 Zac Zdanowicz (Outfield) ABCA First Team 2016 Daktronics Second Team Tadarious Hawkins Joseph Gary Jordan Wright (Pitcher) ABCA First Team Chris Hunt Hayden Lessenberry 2015 Nick Vanthillo (Relief Pitcher) ABCA First Team 2017 NCBWA Second Team Bryant Haralson Daktronics Second Team Hayden Lessenberry Parker Jones Jordan Taylor (Utility) NCBWA Second Team Blake Patterson Daktronics Second Team 2018 2017 Zack Gray Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) ABCA First Team Joseph Shepherd NCBWA First Team D2CCA First Team Blake Patterson (Relief Pitcher) ABCA Second Team 2018 Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) NCBWA First Team D2CCA Second Team Taylor Langston (Relief Pitcher) NCBWA First Team D2CCA First Team 4 • HENDERSON STATE BASEBALL AWARDS • 4 REDDIE ALL-AMERICANS 1971 2017 Don Matclock (Catcher) NAIA All-American Bryant Haralson (Pitcher) D2CCA Second Team All-American Don Matlock compiled a .423 batting average to earn NAIA All-Amer- ABCA Third Team All-American ican honors.