Press Release via McNeese Athletics
LAKE CHARLES – McNeese center fielder Conner Westenburg and pitcher Alexis Gravel have been named to the 2025 All-Southland Conference Baseball Team, the league office released on Wednesday.
Westenburg, a senior from Porter, Texas, was named to the first team and also received All-Defensive Team honors while Gravel, a senior starting pitcher from Repentigny, Quebec, Canada, earned second team honors.
Westenburg ended the regular season with a .330 batting average and tied for the NCAA lead with nine triples. He also tops the Southland with 26 stolen bases to go along with seven home runs, eight doubles 32 RBIs. During the season, he set a school single-season record with nine outfield assists and by hitting three lead-off home runs.
In addition, he leads the nation in defensive runs saved with a rate of 18.61 and is second in the NCAA in outfield runs (12.51) and outfield arms runs (6.1).
Gravel posted a 4-2 record and 3.06 ERA in the regular season despite missing the last three weeks due to an injury. He’s tied for fourth in the conference with 67 batters struck out, sixth in ERA and seventh in opponent batting average with a .231 average.
2025 All-Southland Conference Baseball Team
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Armani Raygoza, UTRGV
HITTER OF THE YEAR: Damian Ruiz, Lamar
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Brennan Stuprich, Southeastern
RELIEF PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Brady St. Pierre, Southeastern
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Victor Loa, UTRGV
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Cermodrick Bland, SFA
COACH OF THE YEAR: Bobby Barbier, Southeastern
First Team All-Conference
C Steven Lancia, UTRGV
1B Rob Liddington, UIW
2B Matt Ryan, Lamar
SS TJ Salvaggio, Southeastern
3B Easton Moomau, UTRGV
OF Damian Ruiz, Lamar
OF Conner Westenburg, McNeese
OF Dane Watts, Southeastern
UT Bryce Calloway, New Orleans
DH Armani Raygoza, UTRGV
SP Brennan Stuprich, Southeastern
SP Riely Hunsaker, Lamar
SP Victor Loa, UTRGV
RP Brady St. Pierre, Southeastern
Second Team All-Conference
C Conner O’Neal, Southeastern
1B Jacob Sanchez, UTRGV
2B Thomas Williams, UTRGV
SS Isaac Lopez, UTRGV
3B Rocco Gump, Northwestern State
OF Rhett Hendricks, HCU
OF Tristan Moore, New Orleans
OF Reese Lipoma, Northwestern State
UT Giovanni Licciardi, Southeastern
DH Rey Mendoza, UIW
SP Grant Edwards, New Orleans
SP Blake Lobell, Southeastern
SP Alexis Gravel, McNeese
RP Peyton Havard, Lamar
All-Defensive Team
C Steven Lancia, UTRGV
1B Austin Russell, A&M-Corpus Christi
2B Thomas Williams, UTRGV
SS Isaac Lopez, UTRGV
3B Easton Moomau, UTRGV
LF Dane Watts, Southeastern
CF Conner Westenburg, McNeese
RF Parker Coley, Southeastern
P Zach Garcia, A&M-Corpus Christi
