TALAHASSEE, Fla. (Baseball) – The Florida State College Athletics Association (FSCAA) announced the 2024 All-Sun-Lakes Conference Awards and All-FCSAA/All-NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Awards earlier this week.
The all-Conference and all-Region awards are selected and voted on by the coaches of the six teams within the FCSAA Division II Sun-Lakes Conference.
Five Lakehawks received awards for their regular season performances:
Division II All-FCSAA/All-NJCAA Region 8
Ryan Jenkins, Infield
All-Sun-Lakes Conference
Ryan Jenkins, First Team Infield
Andrew Merchant, Second Team Outfield
Elvin Figueroa, Second Team Designated Hitter
Robert Tracy, Second Team Pitcher
Region 8 Gold Glove Team
Ryan Jenkins, Short Stop
Andrew Merchant, Right Field
Luke Bentley, Left Field
Head Coach Rich Billings shared his thoughts on his "I am really proud of these five young men.
"They have had a tremendous impact on our program and to be honored as an all-Conference performer in such a competitive conference is a really big deal, not only for them individually, but for our program as well," said Coach Billings.
The Lakehawks concluded the 2024 campaign at Palm Beach State last weekend, so these four players now look to continue their education and collegiate baseball careers at four-year institutions.
In the fall of 2024, Jenkins will attend Carson-Newman College and Tracy will attend Florida Southern College. Both of these institutions are NCAA Division II programs.
Figueroa and Bentley are still in pursuit of their four-year homes and Merchant will return to The Hawks Nest next year as a sophomore.
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