Angelo State University

Demetrias Charles of Channelview, a defensive back on the Angelo State University Rams football team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week for Week 1 of the official LSC season. In the Rams' 41-20 home-opener victory over Emporia State on Sept. 6, Charles snagged two interceptions, returning one for a 21-yard touchdown to give the Rams an early 13-0 lead. His second pick on the very next series also set up a Rams touchdown. The senior management major also notched a team-high six tackles, including five solo tackles, as the No. 10 Rams improved their record to 2-0. Charles and the Rams will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 13, on the road at Eastern New Mexico. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Three players on the Angelo State University Rambelles soccer team have been named Lone Star Conference Preseason Players to Watch heading into the 2025 season. Forward Madison Bourzikas of Burleson made the LSC Offensive Players to Watch List. The sophomore commercial aviation major was second on the team with 5 goals last season and was named to the 2024 All-LSC second team and LSC All-Freshman Team. Defender Harper Saxon of Bluff Dale made the LSC Defensive Players to Watch List. The senior exercise science major helped lead the Belles to a conference-high 14 shutouts last season and was named to the All-LSC first team. She also earned USC and D2CCA all-region honors. Goalkeeper Melyna Martinez of San Antonio made the LSC Goalkeepers to Watch List. The senior management major is entering her first season as the Belles' starting goalkeeper. The Belles are the defending LSC and LSC Tournament champions and have been picked to finished second in the 2025 LSC Preseason Poll. They kick off their season at home on Sept. 4 against Colorado School of Mines. See more details on the LSC website.

Two players from the Angelo State University Rams football team have been named to preseason watch lists for two of the most prestigious awards in NCAA Division II football heading into the 2025 season. Junior quarterback Braeden Fuller of Floresville has been selected for the 2025 D-II Football Player of the Year Watchlist - what is being termed the "first-ever officially unofficial preseason Harlon Hill Trophy watchlist." The Harlon Hill Trophy is the D-II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, and Fuller was a finalist for the award last season. He has also been named the Lone Star Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and to the D2 Football Elite 100 Watch List after leading the Rams to the 2024 LSC title. Also for the Rams, graduate student defensive lineman Owen Seaver of Lampasas has been named to the Gene Upshaw Award Watchlist for the award that goes to the best lineman, either offensive or defensive, in NCAA D-II. He is one of only five defensive lineman on the list after being named the 2024 LSC Defensive Lineman of the Year, and he has also been named to the D2 Football Elite 100 Watch List. The Rams have been picked to win the LSC championship again this season, and they will kick off defense of their title on Aug. 28 at Fort Hays State. See more details on the NCAA website.

Madi Parrish of Saginaw, an outside hitter on the Angelo State University Rambelles volleyball team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year heading into the 2025 season. A junior finance major, Parrish played a vital role in the Belles' success last season, recording 498 kills, the fifth-most in a single season in program history. She was named to the All-LSC first team, she earned LSC Tournament MVP and she was named to the AVCA All-America second team. She is also the first Belle to earn a LSC preseason player of the year award since fellow Boswell High School product Kailyn Gilbreath did so in 2021. The Belles have been picked to finish first in the LSC Preseason Poll and they begin their 2025 season by hosting the Kathleen Brasfield Invitational Sept. 5-6 in the ASU Junell Center/Stephens Arena. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Eighty-four Angelo State University Rams and Rambelles student-athletes have been honored with 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards by the Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA). To qualify, student-athletes much post at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA, have completed a minimum of two years of college work, and have been an active member of an intercollegiate athletic team during the previous academic year. The Rambelles track and field team led ASU with 15 selectees, followed by the Rams baseball team with 14 and the Belles volleyball team with 11. See the complete list of honorees at angelosports.com.

Four players on the Angelo State University Rams football team have been named to the 2025 Elite 100 Watch List by D2Football.com. Making the list for the Rams are quarterback Braeden Fuller, defensive lineman Owen Seaver, offensive lineman Connor Fisher and punter Stefaan Forbes. The Elite 100 Watch List was selected by the staff of D2Football.com with the input of numerous head coaches, as well as professional football scouting veteran Josh Buchanan. The selected players represent the official watch list for the D2Football.com 2025 Elite 100 Team, which will be announced at the conclusion of the season. Fuller, a senior from Floresville, was the 2024 Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Year and finished eighth in Harlon Hill Award voting. He has also been named the 2025 LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the year. Seaver, a grad student from Lampasas, was named the 2024 LSC Defensive Lineman of the Year after posting 41 tackels, 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Fisher, a senior from Willis, was named to the All-LSC first team for both the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Forbes, a senior from Tulsa, Okla., boasts a 50-plus-yard punting average. The Rams have been picked to win the LSC title again this season, which kicks off Aug. 28 at Fort Hays State. See more details at D2Football.com.

A team of seven Angelo State University history students recently created a new exhibit for San Angelo's Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1815 that honors local veterans and their military service. The "VFW Warrior Gallery" showcases more than 300 artifacts and memorabilia items related to veterans' service in various military conflicts, including World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. It is now a permanent feature at the local VFW Post located at 125 S. Browning St. The ASU students began the project in March 2025 by familiarizing themselves with the VFW Post and its collections of memorabilia. They then worked evenings and weekends as they inventoried and researched all the items and verified their historical relevance, sourced new items from local veterans, cleaned existing display cases and added new cases, and set up all the exhibits. The students also interviewed local VFW members about their military service, and those recorded interviews will be featured in a future video display to complement the exhibits. VFW Post 1815 hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new exhibits on July 1, followed by a community open house to introduce the exhibits to the public on July 10. The project has received both local and national media coverage. See more details at angelo.edu/news.

Five student-athletes on the Angelo State University Rambelles golf team have been named to the 2024-25 All-American Scholar Team by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). To be eligible, student-athletes much have at least a 3.50 overall GPA and have played in at least 50% of their team's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year. The Rambelles competed in nine events during the 2024-25 season, posting four runner-up finishes and qualifying for the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament for the first time since 2010. Their five All-American Scholars are the second-most in the Lone Star Conference. See more details at angelosports.com and on the WGCA website.

Braeden Fuller of Floresville, the all-region quarterback for the Angelo State University Rams football team, has been named the Lone Star Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year heading into the 2025 season. A senior kinesiology major, Fuller is the reigning LSC Offensive Player of the Year after leading the Rams to an undefeated 9-0 record in the LSC last season. He led the conference in passing yards (2,318) and touchdowns (19) while also rushing for 678 yards and 10 TDs. He was also a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, the NCAA Division II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. With Fuller leading the offense, the Rams have also been picked to finish first again this year in the LSC Preseason Poll, picking up 23 of a possible 30 first-place votes. The Rams have won the LSC title two of the last three years. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Jacob Guerrero of Colleyville, an All-American outfielder for the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named to the 2025 NCAA Division II Academic All-America first team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) organization. A recent graduate with his Master of Professional Accounting (M.P.Ac.) degree, Guerrero wrapped up his collegiate career with the Rams by batting .401 with a team-high 89 hits in 57 games, including 19 doubles, four triples and seven home runs. He also posted 75 runs scored, 52 RBI and 20 stolen bases, and he set a new ASU career record for doubles. A three-season standout for the Rams, Guerrero is a two-time All-American this season and also earned selection to the Lone Star Conference All-Academic Team and the CSC Academic All-District Team. See more details at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University Rams baseball players Tayten Tredaway of Newark and Blake Wilhoite of Midlothian have been named to the 2025 NCAA Division II South Central Region All-Defensive Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Tredaway, an MBA graduate student, played 57 games at first base for the Rams this season. He secured 375 putouts while committing only one error for a .997 fielding percentage and was part of 35 double plays. He also batted .325 with 68 hits, 18 doubles, seven home runs, 68 RBI and 52 runs scored. Following the season, he was named to the Lone Star Conference All-Defensive Team. Wilhoite, a junior management major, played 52 games at catcher in 2025. He committed only one error and allowed only two passed balls while recording 391 putouts. He also threw out 14 of 32 runners who tried to steal a base. Offensively, he batted .297 with 13 doubles, 32 RBI, 39 runs scored and a team-high nine sacrifice bunts. He was also named to the LSC All-Defensive Team, and earlier this week he was named to the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA D-II Gold Glove Team. Tredaway and Wilhoite helped lead the Rams to a 48-10 record and LSC regular-season, LSC Tournament and South Central Regional titles. See more details at anglosports.com.

Angelo State University student-athletes Jacob Guerrero of Colleyville and Katelin Heise of Lubbock have earned Lone Star Conference Scholar-Athlete Awards for the graduating class of the 2024-25 academic year. The LSC annually presents a Scholar-Athlete Award to one male and one female student-athlete who is a member of the graduating class at each LSC member institution. Award recipients are selected by their campus and represent outstanding accomplishments in scholarship, athletics and leadership. Honorees must have participated for at least two years in their sport. Guerrero, the All-American leftfielder for the ASU Rams baseball team, graduated in May with his master's degree in accounting. In 57 games this season, he batted .401 with a team-high 89 hits, 19 doubles and four triples, as well as seven home runs, 52 RBI and a team-high 75 runs scored. He was also second on the team with a .617 slugging percentage, 41 walks and 20 stolen bases. In addition to two All-America accolades this season, Guerrero was named to the All-LSC first team, LSC All-Academic Team and CSC Academic All-District Team after helping lead the Rams to LSC regular-season, LSC Tournament and South Central Regional titles. Heise, an All-American midfielder for the Rambelles soccer team, graduated in December with her master's degree in coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration. She captained the Belles to a 14-2-5 record as they claimed LSC regular-season and LSC Tournament titles and advanced to the regional final for the first time in team history. She was also named to the All-LSC first team and a USC Scholar All-American. Over her ASU career, Heise set a new team record with 88 starts, and the Belles' 62 wins with her in the lineup make her the winningest player in team history. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Blake Wilhoite of Midlothian, the catcher for the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, is one of only nine players nationwide named to the 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II Gold Glove Team by the American Baseball Coaches Association. A junior management major, Wilhoite committed only one error and allowed only two passed balls in 52 games this season while also throwing out 14 of 32 runners who tried to steal a base. He also had a good offensive season, batting .297 with 13 doubles, 32 RBI and 39 runs scored. He also walked 30 times and was hit by a pitch 15 times, which helped him post a .421 on-base percentage, and he had a team-high nine sacrifice bunts. Wilhoite is just the fourth Ram to make the national Gold Glove Team since the ASU baseball program started in 2005, and he is the second catcher, following Tyler Boggs in 2023. With Wilhoite behind the plate, the Rams won the Lone Star Conference regular-season and LSC Tournament titles and a South Central Regional, finishing 48-10. See more details at angelosports.com.

Nearly 170 Angelo State University student-athletes have been listed on the Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their academic performance in the 2025 spring semester. To be eligible, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.30 grade-point average for the semester and be on the institution's sports roster. Participants in all 19 LSC championship sports and three non-conference NCAA sports, as well as student staff who assist with athletic training, athletic performance and sports information, are included among the spring 2025 honorees. ASU's 169 honorees are the fourth-most in the conference, and ASU had 75 student-athletes post a perfect 4.0 GPA for the spring semester. See the complete list of ASU honorees at angelosports.com.

Tatiana Trotter of Lubbock, a junior outfielder on the Angelo State University Rambelles softball team, has been named to the NCAA Division II Academic All-America Teams by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) organization. To be eligible, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA and have played in 90% of the team's games played or started in 66% of the team's games. An intelligence and analysis major, Trotter earns her first All-America honor at ASU. A mainstay in the heart of the Rambelles' lineup, she batted .330 this season with 14 home runs and 47 RBI while posting a .648 slugging percentage and .449 on-base percentage. She was an All-Lone Star Conference first-team selection, earned an LSC Golden Glove, and earned All-South Central Region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). Trotter helped lead the Rambelles to a 47-14 overall record and a runner-up finish in the LSC West Division as they advanced to the South Central Regional final. They finished the season ranked No. 13 in the final NFCA Poll. See more details at angelosports.com.

Lacey Stevens of Pleasanton, who recently wrapped up her final season on the Angelo State University Rambelles golf team, has been named to the 2024-25 NCAA Division II Academic All-District Team by College Sports Communicators (CSC). To be eligible, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) and to have competed for 70% of rounds that include team scores. The lone senior for the Rambelles, Stevens has already earned her ASU bachelor's degree in natural resource management. In 2024-25, Stevens competed in 11 tournaments and helped lead the Rambelles to their first regional tournament appearance since 2010. She averaged a 77.4 score per round across 28 rounds and recorded three top-20 finishes, including a season-best 16th place at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate. At the LSC Tournament, Stevens finished 23rd, helping the Belles to an eighth-place finish and a spot in the West Regional in Amarillo, where she capped her ASU career by finishing 41st. See more details at angelosports.com.

Kylie Frush of Glen Rose, a multi-event athlete on the Angelo State University Rambelles track and field team, has been named the 2025 Lone Star Conference Female Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. The junior exercise science major won the heptathlon at the LSC Outdoor Championships and received the David Noble Award as Outstanding Female Track Athlete. She racked up 25 total points after also earning points in the long jump, triple jump, 4x400 relay and 4x100 relay. Frush followed that up with a 12th-place finish in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships in Pueblo, Colo., to claim All-America honors. Prior to the national meet, she earned all-region honors in the heptathlon and long jump from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. See more details at angelosports.com and on the LSC website.

Three Angelo State Univesity Rams baseball players, outfielders Ethan Flodstrom and Jacob Guerrero and pitcher Nick Wilson, have been selected for the 2025 NCAA Division II Baseball Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) organization. To be eligible, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.50 GPA and meet high athletic standards. Of the 28,000-plus nominations annually across all sports, about 2,000 will become eligible to be named to the CSC Academic All-American Team. Flodstrom, a senior management major from Port Angeles, Wash., batted leadoff for much of the season and was among the NCAA D-II leaders in walks (55) and on-base percentage (.548). He also batted .376 with 18 doubles, seven home runs, 50 RBI and 67 runs scored. He was named to the Lone Star Conference All-Academic Team and the All-LSC second team, and he received All-South Central Region recognition from the NCBWA, D2CCA and ABCA/Rawlings. Guerrero, a senior accounting major from Colleyville, batted .401 and led the team in hits (89), triples (4) and runs scored (75). He also notched 19 doubles, seven home runs and 52 RBI, along with 41 walks and 20 stolen bases. He was named to the LSC All-Academic Team and All-LSC first team, has received all-region honors from the NCBWA, D2CCA and ABCA/Rawlings, and was named an All-American by the NCBWA and D2CCA. Wilson, a graduate MBA student from Carrolton, was the Rams' regular Day 1 starter. He posted a 7-0 record in 16 starts with a 5.45 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 66 innings. He had the top strikeout-to-walk ratio on the team and issued only 13 walks all season. He was named to the LSC All-Academic Team and the All-LSC third team. The Rams won LSC regular-season, LSC Tournament and South Central Regional titles and finished the season 48-10. See more details at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University Rambelles tennis player Eva Schwartz of L'isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France, has been named to the 2024-25 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Academic All-America second team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) organization. Schwartz recently earned her MBA at Angelo State after previously completing her ASU bachelor's degree in international business. In her final season for the Rambelles, Schwartz went 14-4 in doubles with her partner, Avery Durham, finishing as the No. 13 ranked doubles pair in NCAA D-II. She also posted a 12-9 record in singles play and was named the Lone Star Conference Academic Player of the Year and to the All-LSC first team. Over her illustrious ASU career, Schwartz has won multiple All-LSC, Academic All-District and All-America honors, and she ranks among the top 10 in multiple ASU career statistics. See more details at angelosports.com.

Seven players from the Angelo State University Rams baseball team have been named to the 2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-South Central Region Teams by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Pitcher Dax Dathe and designated hitter Chase Pendley were named to the all-region first team, while infielders Austin Beck and Lane Hutchinson, pitcher Alizaeh Gutierrez, and outfielders Ethan Flodstrom and Jacob Guerrero were named to the all-region second team. The Rams won Lone Star Conference and LSC Tournament titles and a South Central Regional while posting a 48-10 overall record. See more details at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University conferred 886 undergraduate and graduate degrees on 876 graduates during the 2025 spring commencement exercises on May 17 at the ASU Junell Center/Stephens Arena in San Angelo, Texas. See the full list of 2025 spring graduates at angelo.edu/commencement.

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, has announced students achieving the Dean's List designation for the 2025 spring semester. To be eligible for the ASU Dean's List, full-time undergraduate students must maintain a 3.25 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale. See the complete spring 2025 Dean's List at angelo.edu/commencement.

Angelo State University Rams baseball players Jacob Guerrero of Colleyville and Chase Pendley of Prosper have earned NCAA Division II All-America honors from the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) for their performances during the 2025 season. Guerrero, a graduate student in accounting, was named to the All-America second team. The Rams' leftfielder had a tremendous offensive season, batting .401 with a team-high 89 hits and 75 runs scored. He also chipped in 19 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 52 RBI, plus 41 walks and 20 stolen bases. He was also named a second-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Pendley, a junior interdisciplinary studies major, earned All-America honorable mention as a designated hitter in his first season with the Rams. He batted .390 with 78 hits, 13 doubles, three triples and two home runs while being responsible for 107 total runs scored. He also notched 13 stolen bases. The Rams won Lone Star Conference regular-season and LSC Tournament titles and a South Central Regional before falling in the Super Regional, just one step short of a fifth straight trip to the NCAA D-II College World Series. See more details at angelosports.com.

Eleven student-athletes on the Angelo State University Rams and Rambelles track and field teams earned All-America status with their performances at the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships May 22-24 in Pueblo, Colorado. The Rams finished 8th overall and earned nine All-America accolades. The Rambelles finished 19th and collected three All-America honors. See more details at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University Rambelles softball players Cheyenne Floyd of Liberty Hill and Tatiana Trotter of Lubbock have been named to the 2025 NCAA Division II Softball Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) for excelling both on the diamond and in the classroom. To be eligible, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore with a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA. Position players must have played in 90% of the team's games or started in 66% of them, while pitchers must have made at least 17 appearances or pitched at least 35 innings. Floyd, a grad student in coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration, was the team's ace pitcher. She is a two-time Academic All-Lone Star Conference selection and the 2024 LSC Pitcher of the Year. This season, she posted a 27-7 record with a 1.71 ERA and 199 strikeouts in 184.2 innings, while holding opposing hitters to a conference-best .177 batting average. She has been named to the All-LSC first team and earned NFCA and D2CCA All-America accolades. Trotter, a junior intelligence and analysis major, anchored the Belles' defense in center field. She batted .330 this season with 14 home runs and 47 RBI to be named to the All-LSC first team and earn a LSC Golden Glove. She also earned D2CCA All-South Central Region honors. Floyd and Trotter are now eligible for the CSC Academic All-America Teams, which will be announced June 17. See more details at angelosports.com.

Angelo State University's chapter of the Order of the Sword & Shield national honor society recently inducted 19 new student members for the 2024-25 academic year. The Order of the Sword & Shield is the only academic and professional honor society dedicated exclusively to cybersecurity, homeland security, intelligence, criminal justice, emergency management and all protective security disciplines. The ASU chapter was chartered in 2015 and is one of only 110 Official Academic Chapters in the U.S., including just six chapters in Texas. To be eligible for induction, students must be majoring in homeland security, intelligence or other protective security field at an accredited institution of higher education, and must have completed at least 50% of the credit hours required for graduation. Undergraduate students must have at least a 3.25 grade point average (GPA), and graduate students must have at least a 3.5 GPA. Students are inducted by invitation and only after recommendation by at least two faculty members. See the complete list of inductees, listed by hometown and major, at angelo.edu/ss-cj.

Angelo State University Rambelles softball standouts Laylonna Applin of Stamford and Cheyenne Floyd of Liberty Hill have both been named NCAA Division II All-Americans by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA). Applin, a sophomore health science professions major, became the Belles' everyday shortstop this season and was named to the NFCA All-America first team and the D2CCA All-America third team. She led the team in hits (77), doubles (18), triples (7), home runs (14), RBI (66) and slugging percentage (.807), and she posted a 21 multi-hit games and a 22-game hitting steak during the season. She is only the second ASU shortstop to earn All-America accolades. Floyd, a senior in coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration, was again the ace of the Belles' pitching staff. She went 27-7 in the circle with a 1.71 ERA and 199 strikeouts in 184.2 innings, while holding opposing hitters to a conference-best .177 batting average. She also threw two no-hitters. She ends her ASU career with a 55-26 record, 1.96 ERA and 480 strikeouts, which ranks second in team history. Applin and Floyd helped lead the Belles to a 47-14 record as they advanced to the South Central Regional final in their best season since 2018. See more details at angelosports.com here and here.

Jacob Guerrero of Colleyville, the left fielder for the Angelo State University Rams baseball team, has been named to the 2025 NCAA Division II All-America second team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). A graduate accounting student, Guerrero returns to the national spotlight after being named an All-American in 2023 by all three awarding associations - NCBWA, ABCA and D2CCA. So far this season, Guerrero is batting .407 with a team-high 87 hits, 19 doubles, four triples, seven home runs, 50 RBI, 20 stolen bases and a team-high 74 runs scored. He has also drawn 42 walks and commited only three errors in 82 chances. Guerrero has helped lead the Rams to Lone Star Conference regular-season, LSC Tournament and South Central Regional titles on their way to hosting the South Central Super Regional this weekend against UT Tyler. See more details at angelosports.com.

Five players on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team have been named to the NCAA Division II All-South Central Region teams by the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) for their performances during the 2025 season. Starting pitcher Dax Dathe of Round Rock, left fielder Jacob Guerrero of Colleyville and designated hitter Chase Pendley of Prosper were named to the all-region first team, while second baseman Austin Beck of Allen and right fielder Ethan Flodstrom of Port Angeles, Wash., were named to the all-region second team. Dathe, a graduate student in coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration, earns his second all-region first-team accolade of the postseason. He is currently 9-1 with a 2.82 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 67 innings with two complete-game shutouts. He leads the Lone Star Conference fewest hits allowed (44) and opponent batting average (.188) and is second in wins, ERA and strikeouts. Guerrero, a graduate student in accounting, also collects his second all-region first-team honor. He leads the Rams with a .407 batting average, 87 hits, four triples, 74 runs scored and a .631 slugging percentage, and he is second with 20 stolen bases. In the LSC, he is seventh in batting average, second in triples, third in runs scored, fourth in hits and doubles, and sixth in stolen bases. Pendley, a junior interdisciplinary studies major, also makes his second all-region first team of the year. He is batting .398 with a .469 on-base percentage and a .526 slugging percentage, totaling 78 hits, 13 doubles, three triples, 60 runs scored and 47 RBI. Beck, a senior exercise science major, earns his second all-region accolade. He is batting .377 with 10 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 48 RBI, with a team-high 37 stolen bases. Earlier this season, he broke the team record for career stolen bases and the team and LSC records for career runs scored. Flodstrom, a senior management major, also earns his second all-region honor. He ranks among the national leaders in on-base percentage (.567) and walks (55) while batting .393 with 66 hits, 18 doubles, seven home runs, 67 runs scored and 49 RBI. The Rams have won the LSC regular-season, LSC Tournament and South Central Regional titles, and they will host the South Central Super Regional this weekend against UT Tyler. See more details at angelosports.com.

Six players on the Angelo State University Rams baseball team have been named to the 2025 NCAA Division II All-South Central Region teams by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). The No. 1 Rams lead the region with four players earning first-team honors, including second baseman Austin Beck, starting pitcher Dax Dathe, left fielder Jacob Guerrero and designated hitter Chase Pendley. Beck, an exercise science major from Allen, is batting .385 with 48 RBI, 63 runs scored and 35 stolen bases. He set a new Lone Star Conference record for career runs scored this season, as well as a new team record for career stolen bases. Dathe, a coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration student from Round Rock, earns his second straight first-team all-region nod. He is currently 8-1 with a 3.15 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched. Opponents are only batting .195 against him this season. Guerrero, an accounting major from Colleyville, makes the all-region first team for the third straight season. He is batting .406 and leads the team in hits (84), doubles (19), total bases (129) and runs scored (72), and he is second in stolen bases (20). Pendley, an interdisciplinary studies major from Prosper, marked his debut season with the Rams by batting .410 with 77 hits, 13 doubles, 3 triples and 47 RBI. He also added 13 stolen bases, and he was the MVP of the Lone Star Conference Tournament. Rams third baseman Lane Hutchinson, a management major from Slaughter, La., was named to the all-region second team in his first season at ASU. He is batting .383 with 12 doubles, 5 home runs and a team-high 75 RBI, which is second in the conference. First baseman Ethan Flodstrom, a management major from Port Angeles, Wash., earned all-region honorable mention in his debut season for the Rams. He is batting .398 with 18 doubles, 7 home runs, 49 RBI and a team-high 53 walks. He also leads the LSC with a .571 on-base percentage. Rams head coach Kevin Brooks was also named the NCBWA South Central Region Coach of the Year as the Rams won the LSC regular-season and LSC Tournament titles. They currently sit at 46-8 as they host a South Central Regional this weekend. See more details at angelosports.com.