The University of New Orleans baseball team, which finished the season with a 43-21 record, had seven selections on the All-Louisiana baseball team announced recently by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

Former Slidell High player Nick Schwaner, the Privateers’ first baseman, received honorable mention recognition.

Schwaner, a 2006 Slidell High graduate, hit .339 in 2008. He tied for third on the team with 12 home runs and was third with 58 RBIs. He posted a .573 slugging percentage.

Nick Schwaner

He recorded 13 doubles and two triples, while scoring 46 runs. He also stole eight bases in nine attempts.

Schwaner was an All-Sun Belt Conference Tournament selection and hit two home runs in a win at Louisiana Lafayette that helped the Privateers advance to the championship game. He played in 61 of 64 games, starting 55.

“It’s a great honor for me to be recognized since we have so much great baseball talent in the state with top players from LSU, Tulane and Southeastern,” Schwaner said. “I started the season pretty well. I had a home run in the first game. I finished up kind of strong in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional. I got a lot more at bats than I did in my freshman year. It was good to be consistent at the plate to help my team,” Schwaner added.

Schwaner is currently in McKinney, Texas, playing third base for the McKinney Marshals in the Texas Collegiate League.

He has played in all 14 games, hitting .238 with four doubles, eight RBIs and has scored 10 runs. He has a .468 on base percentage. The McKinney Marshals are 8-6 in first place in the four-team league.

All-Louisiana College Baseball Team

Presented by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association

First Team

Pos/Name/School/Class/Hometown

P–Bryan Cryer/UNO/Sr./Denham Springs.

P–Jared Bradford/ LSU/Sr./Hueytown, Ala.

P–Shooter Hunt/Tulane/Jr./Wyckoff, N.J.

P–Hunter Moody/Louisiana-Lafayette/Sr./ Clinton.

C–Josh Vander Hey/UNO/Sr./Cypress, Texas

1B–Matt Clark/LSU/Jr./Fontana, Calif.

2B–Kyle Suire/Louisiana-Monroe/Sr./Gonzales.

SS-Ben Soignier/Louisiana-Monroe/Jr./West Monroe.

3B–Josh Borges/Loyola (New Orleans)/ Sr./Belle Chasse.

OF-Joey Butler/UNO/Sr./ Moss Point, Miss.

OF–Dexter Fontenot/ Louisiana-Monroe/Sr./ Gonzales.

OF–Anthony Scelfo/Tulane/ Jr./New Orleans.

DH-Blake Dean/LSU/So./ Crestview.

Util–Jericho Jones/Louisiana Tech/Jr./Corinth, Texas

Second Team

P–Louis Coleman, LSU, Jr., Schlater, Miss.

P-Victor Hernandez, LSU-Shreveport, Sr., San Juan Del Rio, Mexico

P-Wade Miley, Southeastern Louisiana, Jr. Loranger.

P–Ryan Verdugo, LSU, Jr. Lake Stevens, Wash.

C–Taylor Freeman, McNeese State, So., Carney, Okla.

1B–Mike Jaworski, Northwestern State, Sr., Houston, Texas

2B–Johnny Giavotella, UNO, Jr., Harahan.

SS–Ty Summerlin, Southeastern Louisiana, Jr., Vancleave, Miss.

3B–T. J. Baxter, UNO, Sr., Point Pleasant, N.J.

OF–Torey Brown, Southern, Sr., Starkville, Miss.

OF–Jared Mitchell, LSU, So., New Iberia.

OF–Brent Smith, Grambling, Jr., Shreveport.

DH–Jeff Ledet, LSU-Shreveport, Sr., Raceland.

UTIL-Jeff Lanning, UNO, Jr., Anekey, Iowa

Honorable Mention All-Louisiana

P–Matt Petiton, Tulane; C–Andrew Brouillette, LSU-S; Micah Gibbs, LSU; Anthony Jones, Northwestern State; 1B–Nick Schwaner, UNO; SS–DJ LeMahieu, LSU; 3B–Rob Segedin, Tulane; OF–Adam Cobb, Louisiana Tech; Leon Landry–LSU.

Hitter of the Year–Blake Dean, LSU

Pitcher of the Year–Bryan Cryer, UNO

Freshman of the Year–DJ LeMahieu, LSU

Newcomer of the Year–Matt Clark, LSU

Coach of The Year–Paul Mainieri, LSU