FRISCO, Texas - Lamar University's JC Correa, Anthony Quirion, and Logan Berlof were named to the Southland Conference's baseball preseason All-Conference teams, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. Correa was named First Team All-SLC Shortstop, Berlof claimed Second Team All-SLC Second Base, and Quirion nabbed Second Team All-SLC Third Base.

"These three guys are all coming off great years and are hungry to build off what they accomplished," said head coach Will Davis. "We are happy that they are getting recognized as All-SLC but are also excited to see what they can do this year."

Correa, an NCAA Top 150 Hitter according to D1Baseball and a Perfect Game All-SLC shortstop, earned the honor by leading his team in batting average (.332), hits (74), doubles (14), home runs (10), and RBIs (44). He slugged at a .529 clip and had a .381 OBP. He drew 17 walks and two hit-by-pitch while striking out just 26 times in 223 at-bats, striking out just once every 9.31 times he stepped up to the plate. In SLC games Correa ranked 11th in batting average (.359), sixth in total bases (73), 11th in slugging percentage (.557), first in hits (47), fourth in RBIs (28), tied for sixth in homers (six), fourth in plate appearances (142), and first in at-bats (131).

Quirion, also a Perfect Game All-SLC team member, was one of just two Cardinals that started all 54 games last season. He appeared at first base, second base, and designated hitter while hitting .289 with 57 hits. He had 12 doubles, two triples, and eight home runs, and drove home 26 runs while scoring 25. He was second on the team in home runs (eight), doubles (12) and total bases (97), tied for fourth in hits (57), and ranked fifth in batting average (.289). A defensive standout, his 18 putouts against McNeese on March 16, 2019, were the most putouts by a single player in any conference game this past year.

Berlof, a 2019 Third Team All-SLC member at Second Base, tied for the team lead in batting average this season at .332 and was an instrumental part of the Cards' season after missing the first 14 games. He started 38 of his 40 appearances and gathered 48 hits in those 40 games, averaging over a hit per game. He was 24th among SLC batters in SLC only games with a .313 batting average and 31 of his 40 hits. He was a two-time runner-up in player of the week voting.

The 2020 season begins on Friday, Feb. 14, when the University of Rhode Island comes to Vincent-Beck Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Lamar was picked to finish 12th in the 2020 SLC Preseason poll by the coaches and sports information directors. In 2019 the team predicted to finish in 12th place, Stephen F. Austin, finished sixth instead with a 1-2 mark in the SLC tournament, winning its first game against #3 Southeastern Louisiana before being eliminated in the next two games. Lamar was picked to finish anywhere between fifth and seventh place by D1Baseball, Perfect Game, and the SLC in 2019.

In the archives, teams picked to finish 12th in the preseason poll also made it to the SLC tournament in 2010 (Nicholls, 8th) and 2012 (Central Arkansas, 7th).

Southland preseason all-conference teams are nominated and voted upon by the league's head coaches. Voting for one's own athletes is not permitted. Returning all-conference selections from the previous season are automatically named to the preseason teams and may be elevated to higher teams based on available positions.

2020 Southland Conference Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams
 
First Team

Name	School	Pos.	Class	Hometown
Ryan Flores*	UIW	1B	Jr.	Corpus Christi, Texas
Nate Fisbeck*	McNeese	2B	Sr.	The Woodlands, Texas
Beau Orlando	Central Arkansas	3B	Sr.	Houston, Texas
JC Correa*	Lamar	SS	Sr.	Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Gavin Johnson	Sam Houston State	C	R-Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
Clayton Rasbeary*	McNeese	DH	Sr.	Rockwall, Texas
Colton Cowser*	Sam Houston State	OF	So.	Cypress, Texas
Sean Arnold*	UIW	OF	Sr.	Bryan, Texas
Brandon Bena*	Houston Baptist	OF	Sr.	Omaha, Neb.
Noah Cameron*	Central Arkansas	SP	So.	St. Joseph, Mo.
Will Dion	McNeese	SP	So.	Sulphur, La.
Kyle Gruller*	Houston Baptist	SP	Sr.	Cypress, Texas
Conner Williams	Central Arkansas	RP	Sr.	Conway, Ark.
Itchy Burts*	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	U	Sr.	League City, Texas

 
Second Team

Name	School	Pos.	Class	Hometown
Preston Faulkner	Southeastern Louisiana	1B	Jr.	Denham Springs, La.
Logan Berlof*	Lamar	2B	Sr.	McKinney, Texas
Anthony Quirion	Lamar	3B	Sr.	Dixville, Quebec, Canada
Reid Bourque	McNeese	SS	Jr.	Moss Bluff, La.
Chris Sandberg	Nicholls	C	Sr.	Los Angeles, Calif.
Lee Thomas*	UIW	DH	Sr.	Katy, Texas
Jack Rogers*	Sam Houston State	OF	Jr.	Spring, Texas
Tyler Smith*	Northwestern State	OF	Sr.	Franklinton, La.
Josh Ragan*	Central Arkansas	OF	Sr.	Irving, Texas
John Gaddis	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	SP	Jr.	Corpus Christi, Texas
Gavin Stone	Central Arkansas	SP	Jr.	Lake City, Ark.
Luke Taggart	UIW	SP	Sr.	Portland, Texas
Jeremy Rodriguez	Stephen F. Austin	RP	Sr.	Cypress, Texas
Jake Dickerson*	McNeese	U	Sr.	Beaumont, Texas

 
* - Member of 2019 All-Southland Conference teams