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Five Cardinals earn a spot on SLC All-Academic team

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BEAUMONT, Texas — Five Cardinals earned a spot on the Southland's All-Academic team.

Travis Lutz, Tab Tracy, Beau Durbin, Ethan Oceguera and Jarret Williams were all recognized.

Travis Lutz | RHP | GPA: 4.0 | Major: Master's in business administration

Travis Lutz ranked second on the team with 68 strikeouts across 16 appearances, including nine starts, spanning 60.2 innings.

He posted a 4-3 record with a 3.26 ERA and two saves.

Lutz was named the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and earned second-team all-conference honors, becoming the first Cardinal to receive the award since 2013.

He also earned a spot on the Southland Conference All-Tournament team after striking out 10 over seven innings in Game 1 of the championship series against McNeese.

During the postseason, Lutz recorded 18 strikeouts across 15.1 innings.

Tab Tracy | CF | GPA: 3.84 | Major: University Studies

Named to the All-Southland Conference second team, Tab Tracy led the offense with 76 hits while batting .336 across 60 starts.

He scored 45 runs, adding nine doubles, two home runs, 32 RBIs, a .435 on-base percentage and 20 stolen bases.

He recorded a season-high five RBIs, going 2 for 3 with two singles against McNeese on March 15.

Tracy posted a team-best 20-game on-base streak and ranked second with 21 multi-hit games.

He closed the season on a nine-game hitting streak, going 12 for 35 (.343) with one double, one home run and five RBIs.

Beau Durbin | 2B/1B/DH | GPA: 3.80 | Major: Finance

Named to the Southland Conference All-Tournament team, Beau Durbin batted .290 across 60 starts, recording 71 hits, 20 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 42 RBIs with a .449 slugging percentage.

Durbin's 245 at-bats tied for the second most in a single season in program history, matching Micah Hoffpauir (2002).

He also tied for the eighth-most doubles in a single season, joining John Allen (2004) and C.J. Ebarb (2006).

Durbin's 15-game hitting streak is tied for the 11th longest in a single season, alongside Aaron Buchanan (2010).

He added 16 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI performances.

Ethan Oceguera | RHP | GPA: 3.79 | Major: Physical Education

Ethan Oceguera made 21 appearances, including one start, posting a 4-1 record with a 5.18 ERA across 24.1 innings with 16 strikeouts.

He recorded 13 scoreless relief outings and did not allow a run in four of his final five appearances.

Jarret Williams | LHP | GPA: 3.41 | Major: Mechanical Engineering

Jarret Williams, a midseason Perfect Game Freshman All-American first-team selection, went 2-3 with a 3.83 ERA and 1.24 WHIP in 16 appearances, including 12 starts.

He recorded 52 strikeouts over 56.1 innings.

Williams did not allow an earned run in eight outings and struck out a season-high eight over five innings in a two-hit performance against Northwestern State on April 19.

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