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May 2, 2009

RICHARDSON, Texas -

West Texas A&M senior first baseman Will McLaughlin has been named to the Lone Star Conference All-Academic Commissioner’s Honor Roll announced Friday afternoon from the conference offices in Richardson, Texas.

McLaughlin is a Sports & Exercise Science major at West Texas A&M with a minor in Mathematics. This season, the Crowley, Texas native saw time in 30 games hitting .333 at the plate with 18 hits, one homer, and 11 RBI. McLaughlin is the son of Billy and Karen McLaughlin and has two siblings, Danielle and Brandon.

To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.20 grade point average and have reached sophomore status both athletically and academically. The Academic Player of Year award and All-Academic Team are selected from the list of academically qualified players, with the league's sports information directors voting on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement. All qualifying student-athletes not selected for the All-Academic Team are then named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2009 LSC BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS

Player, Pos. Team Yr. Major Hometown

Andrew Foshee, 1B/OF Central Oklahoma Sr. Marketing Guthrie , Okla.

Thomas Bumpass, OF Abilene Christian Sr. Accounting Houston , Texas

Jordan Schmitt, C Abilene Christian Sr. Marketing / Finance Dallas , Texas

Blake Neighbors, SS Northeastern State Sr. Management Locust Grove , Okla.

Evan Orsak, P Eastern New Mexico Sr. Psychology Andrews, Texas

Willie Uechi, SS Abilene Christian Jr. Exer. Science / Pre-Pt San Antonio, TX

Nate Arevalo, 3B Cameron Sr. Physical Education Tucson , Ariz.

Ryan Bowen, C Southeastern Oklahoma Sr. HPER Cameron , Okla.

Kyle Nyhart, C Cameron Sr. Physical Education Phoenix , Ariz.

Blake Mitchell, OF Central Oklahoma Sr. Business Oklahoma City , Okla.

Tyler Pybas, OF East Central Sr. Kinesiology Educ. Ringling , Okla.

LSC Baseball Academic Player of the Year: Andrew Foshee, Central Oklahoma

COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL

Abilene Christian: Tyler Dodson, So.; Matt Sullivan, Sr.; Anthony Walsh, Jr.; Kyle Korbal, Jr. Cameron Bankston, So.; Preston Vancil, Sr.; Kevin Justice, So.

Angelo State: Christopher Odom, Sr.

Cameron: Chris Caves , Sr.

Central Oklahoma: Brent Hodge, Sr.; Kyle Head, Sr.

Eastern New Mexico: Ethan Wagner, Jr.; Kevin Thompson, So.

Northeastern State: Kyle Davidson, Sr.; Michael Houser, So.; Jared Ball, Sr.; Adam Hibdon, Jr.

Tarleton State: Chad Cloud, Jr.

Texas A&M-Kingsville: Steven Hooker, So.

West Texas A&M: William McLaughlin, Sr.