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Survance, Iriart, Lantrip Named All-Region
6/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
HOUSTON -- After leading Houston Baseball to an American Athletic Conference title and to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, junior Kyle Survance, sophomore Andrew Lantrip and junior Chris Iriart were named to the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I South Central All-Region Teams, announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) on Wednesday.
Survance, an outfielder, was named to the South Central All-Region First Team and will be eligible for All-America honors, announced on June 13.
Lantrip, a starting pitcher and Iriart, the Cougars' first baseman were both named to the South Central All-Region Second Team.
2015 marked the third straight season and eighth overall in program history a Cougar was tabbed an All-Region selection by ABCA/Rawlings.
Survance, Lantrip and Iriart follow three Cougars from 2014 in First-Team selections Casey Grayson and Chase Wellbrock and Second Team honoree Tyler Ford. Since head coach Todd Whitting's arrival, Houston has had seven All-Region selections.
The All-Region Teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and led by the ABCA Division I All-America Committee.
South Central All-Region First Team
C - Sam Wiggins - Houston Baptist
1B - Edwin Rios - Florida International
2B - Stefan Trosclair - Louisiana
3B - Zach George - Arkansas State
SS - Blake Trahan - Louisiana
OF - Brendon Sanger - Florida Atlantic
OF - Logan Hill - Troy
OF - Kyle Survance - Houston
DH - John Clay Reeves - Rice
P - Kevin Hill - South Alabama
P - Justin Sinibaldi - Nicholls State
P - Gunner Leger - Louisiana
RP - Stuart Holmes - Nicholls State
South Central All-Region Second Team
C - Chris Biocic - Alabama State
1B - Chris Iriart - Houston
2B - Melvin Rodriguez - Jackson State
3B - Ricky Santiago - Florida Atlantic
SS - Stijn van der Meer - Lamar
OF - Cole Billingsley - South Alabama
OF - Kyle Clement - Louisiana
OF - Logan Landon - UT-Pan American
DH - Daniel Midyett - Southeastern Louisiana
P - Andrew Lantrip - Houston
P - Trevor Belicket - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
P - Kyle Cedotal - Southeastern Louisiana
RP - Dylan Moore - Louisiana
ABOUT THE ABCA
The ABCA/Rawlings All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and is the oldest All-America team in college baseball. The ABCA All-America committee is chaired by Dean Ehehalt of Monmouth University and also includes head coaches Mike Stone (Massachusetts), Brian O'Connor (Virginia), Tim Corbin (Vanderbilt), Steve Jaksa (Central Michigan), Steve Smith (Baylor), Tommy Raffo (Arkansas State) and George Horton (Oregon).
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 6,600 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, Junior College, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth. The 72nd annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 7-10, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
MORE ON Kyle Survance
Honors:
- Drafted by Los Angeles Angels -- 8th Round (No. 255) (2015)
- ABCA/Rawlings South Central All-Region First Team (2015)
- First Team All-American Athletic Conference - 2015 (OF)
- Ranks third all-time in program history with 82 career stolen bases
- NCBWA Preseason Second Team All-American
- NCAA Baton Rouge Regional MVP (2014)
- NCAA Baton Rouge All-Regional Team (2014)
- American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team (2014)
- Second Team All-American Athletic Conference - 2014 (OF)
- 2x All-Silver Glove Series Team vs. Rice (2013-2014)
- Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (2013)
- Conference USA Second Team -- 2013 (OF)
- Conference USA All-Freshman Team -- 2013
- Commissioners Honor Roll (2013)
JUNIOR (2015)
Named to the American Athletic Conference First Team...Was the table-setter for the Cougars once again in the leadoff spot...Led team and finished second in stolen bases with 31 -- his second straight year with that many...Now has 82 in his career for third-best all-time in program history...Appeared in 60 games, making 59 starts...Hit .297 with a team-leading 51 runs scored and 73 hits...Slugged .402 with eight doubles, a conference-leading six triples and two homeruns...Had 34 RBI and walked 31 times...Fielded .982 with just two errors in right field...Tallied six outfield assists...Led the team with 20 multi-hit games and had eight multi-RBI games...Rode an on-base streak of 23 straight games into the NCAA Houston Regional...Had six games with 3+ hits, led by a season-high four-hit game at USF (April 25)...Drove in four RBI on two hits in a win at Sam Houston State (March 10)...Had eight hits, scored five runs and drove in four RBI in road series win at USF...Hit first homerun of the season on the first pitch he saw vs. the Bulls (April 26)...Hit second homerun in a three-hit game, driving in two RBI to open American Championship vs. Cincinnati (May 19)...Had seven hits, scored five runs and drove in a pair in four American Championship games...Had two, two-hit games in the NCAA Houston Regional at Cougar Field...Had six games where he stole two bases... Helped Cougars to an American Athletic Conference title, their second consecutive 40-win season and to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
MORE ON Andrew Lantrip
Honors:
- ABCA/Rawlings South Central All-Region Second Team (2015)
- American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team (2015)
- Second Team All-American Athletic Conference -- 2015 (RHP)
- 2x - American Pitcher of the Week (2015)
- Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (2014)
- American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team (2014)
- American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year (2014)
SOPHOMORE (2015)
Named to the American Athletic Conference Second Team...Led conference in innings pitched at 113.1 and in strikeouts with 115...115 strikeouts ranks seventh all-time in a single-season at UH...Went 9-3 with a 2.62 ERA in 16 starts...Tossed three complete games and one combined shutout...Had six games with at least 10 strikeouts...Fanned a career-high 13 in 8.1 inning gem at USF (April 24)...Lasted at least 5.0 innings in 15 of his 16 starts...Allowed just one run through his first 19.2 innings pitched on the year...Won his first and last three starts...Fanned 12 in 7.2 innings vs. Buffalo (March 13)...Allowed a combined two runs in back-to-back starts vs. Cincinnati (April 18) and at USF (April 24), while striking out 23...Finished the year with double-digit strikeouts in five of his last seven starts...Threw complete games vs. HBU in the NCAA Regional (May 29), at Memphis (April 2) and vs. LSU (March 6)...Is now 15-3 in his two-year career... Helped Cougars to an American Athletic Conference title, their second consecutive 40-win season and to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament... Was part of a pitching staff that ranked first in the conference with a 2.89 ERA.
MORE ON Chris Iriart
Honors:
- Drafted by Oakland Athletics -- 12th Round (No. 368) (2015)
- ABCA/Rawlings South Central All-Region Second Team (2015)
- NCAA Houston Regional All-Tournament Team (2015)
- All-Silver Glove Series vs. Rice (2015)
- USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List
- American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (March 23, 2015)
- College Classic All-Tournament Team (2015)
JUNIOR (2015)
Named a Second Team All-Conference selection after finishing second in the league with 15 homeruns...Had the most homeruns by a Cougar since 2006...Was the first to break the American Conference homerun record this season...Only Cougar to have started and played in all 63 games this season...Led the team with .302 average...Led team with .573 slugging percentage on 15 homeruns, 14 doubles and two triples...Notched on-base percentage of .415 with 28 walks and league-leading 19 hit-by-pitches...Moved into Top 3 all-time in total chances (570) and putouts (543) in a single-season at first base...Opened the year with a hit in nine of the first 10 games...Had a team-long 15 game hit streak...Reached base in 20 consecutive games...Had a team-high 20 multi-hit games and finished second with 12 multi-RBI games...Had a homerun in seven of the 13 weekend series and four weekends with at least two homeruns...Belted a homerun in his first game as a Cougar vs. Minnesota (Feb. 13)...Put Houston ahead with a three-run homerun vs. Alabama (Feb. 20)...Hit two solo homeruns in a single-game at Memphis (April 3)...Drove in all three RBI on a three-run homerun to cap a 3-1 win on the road at Tulane (May 2)...Had a hit in all four games at the American Championship and scored six runs...Had a three-hit game in the NCAA Regional vs. Louisiana-Lafayette where he hit his 15th homerun...Reached back in all but five games this season... Helped Cougars to an American Athletic Conference title, their second consecutive 40-win season and to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
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