Marshall University Athletics
Finfer, Martin Earn All-Conference USA Honors
5/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
IRVING, Texas - Marshall senior Sam Finfer and sophomore Wade Martin were selected to the Conference USA all-conference teams as announced by league officials on Tuesday afternoon.
Finfer was selected to the first team, while Martin was placed on the second team. It's the first time that either were named to an All-Conference USA team.
"Congratulations to Sam and Wade," head coach Jeff Waggoner said. "This is a great honor for the both of them. They worked hard this season and I'm excited to see it being recognized."
Finfer earned a spot on the first team after turning in a strong senior season. The Bellevue, Wash., native leads Conference USA with 18 home runs and a .692 slugging percentage. His 18 homers is tied for the fifth-best in a single season in Herd history. His home run total ranks eighth in the NCAA this season. Finfer finished the season hitting .338, while holding a team-high 68 hits, 17 doubles, 51 RBI, 139 total bases and a .410 on-base percentage. He had 19 multi-hit games, including two of four hits. He was second on the team with 11 multi-RBI games. Finfer was also a threat on the base paths as he had eight stolen bases on nine attempts.
Martin was the only Thundering Herd pitcher to start every game that he appeared in this season, ranking 20th in the NCAA with 14 starts. The Wheelersburg, Ohio native pitched a team-high 87 innings and had 77 strikeouts. He finished with a 3-4 record and a 4.24 ERA. He had Conference USA wins over UAB and UTSA. Martin led Conference USA for batters struck out looking with 21, while ranking fifth for strikeouts (56) in league action. He held opposing hitters to a .237 batting average, good for seventh in C-USA play. He was recently named to the Conference USA all-academic team.
The Thundering Herd finished in ninth place in Conference USA this season with a 25-29 (12-18 C-USA) record. The 25-win mark is the seventh-most in a single season in Herd history.
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2017 CONFERENCE USA BASEBALL AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dylan Burdeaux, Sr., 1B, Southern Miss
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Nate Harris, Sr., RHP, Louisiana Tech
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Matt Wallner, Fr., OF, Southern Miss
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Jared Young, Jr., 2B, Old Dominion
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Zach Rutherford, Jr., SS, Old Dominion
KEITH LeCLAIR COACH OF THE YEAR
Scott Berry, Southern Miss
ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR
Chad Caillet, Southern Miss
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
IF Dylan Burdeaux, Sr., Southern Miss
IF Tyler Frank, Sr., Florida Atlantic
IF Zach Rutherford, Jr., Old Dominion
IF Jared Young, Jr., Old Dominion
OF T.J. Nichting, Sr., Charlotte
OF Raphael Gladu, Sr., Louisiana Tech
OF Sam Finfer, Sr., Marshall
C Brent Diaz, Sr., Louisiana Tech
DH Aaron Aucker, Jr., Middle Tennessee
UT Taylor Braley, Jr., Southern Miss
SP Adam Bainbridge, Sr., Old Dominion
SP Nate Harris, Sr., Louisiana Tech
SP Colton Laws, So., Charlotte
SP Kirk McCarty, Sr., Southern Miss
RP Nick Sandlin, So., Southern Miss
RP Colt Smith, Jr., Southern Miss
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
IF Riley Delgado, Sr., Middle Tennessee
IF JC Escarra, Jr., FIU
IF Chase Lunceford, Sr., Louisiana Tech
IF Brett Netzer, Jr., Charlotte
IF Jordan Washam, Sr., Louisiana Tech
OF Brewer Hicklen, So., UAB
OF Mason Irby, Jr., Southern Miss
OF Matt Wallner, Fr., Southern Miss
C Dominic DiCaprio, So., Rice
DH Jared Shouppe, Sr., Florida Atlantic
UT Dane Myers, Jr., Rice
SP Zach Flanagan, Charlotte
SP Tyler Giovanoni, UTSA
SP Thomas Lowery, UAB
SP Wade Martin, Marshall
RP Karl Craigie, Sr., UTSA
RP Cameron Ragsdale, Sr., Florida Atlantic
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
1B Vinnie Pasquantino, Old Dominion
OF Eric Rivera, Florida Atlantic
OF Kyle Battle, Old Dominion
OF Matt Wallner, Southern Miss
C Zack Smith, Charlotte
P Matt Brooks, Charlotte
P Nick MacDonald, FIU
P Tyler Myrick, FIU
P Kyle Griffen, Louisiana Tech
P John Wilson, Old Dominion
P Matt Canterino, Rice
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