RUSTON – Louisiana Tech's Ethan Bates and Jorge Corona received more postseason honors Thursday as the duo were named to the 2023 Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana Baseball team.
 
Bates, who has also been named Third Team All-America, First Team All-Region, and a two-time All-Conference USA selection, was voted First Team All-Louisiana as a utility player.  The newcomer proved to be one of the best two-way players in the country, starting 56 of 57 games as a position player while also making 25 appearances as the primary closer for LA Tech.
 
The junior from Hot Springs, Arkansas batted .270 with a .540 slugging percentage and .377 on-base percentage.  He cranked out 16 home runs, second most in the team and seventh most in CUSA.  He ended up registering 14 multi-hit games while ending the season with a 23-game on-base streak.
 
On the mound, Bates posted a team-best 3.02 ERA, recording a 4-3 record with 44.2 innings pitched and 57 strikeouts.  He totaled 10 saves, third most in CUSA and tied for the second most in a single season in program history.
 
Corona, who was a First Team All-Conference USA honoree, was voted Second Team All-Louisiana as a catcher.  He played in 52 games, making 47 starts behind the plate, slashing .282/.513/.387 (batting average/slugging/on-base). 
 
The junior from Miami, Florida hit a team-high 18 doubles, which tied for the third most in CUSA.  He recorded 16 multi-hit games as well as 10 multi-RBI games.  Defensively, he had 358 putouts while throwing out a league-leading 20 runners.
 
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2023 Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana Baseball Team
FIRST TEAM
Paul Skenes, LSU (Pitcher)
Jacob Mayers, Nicholls State (P)
Grant Rogers, McNeese State (P)
Brandon Mitchell, New Orleans (P)
Julian Brock, UL-Lafayette (C)
Keylon Mack, Grambling State (1B)
Brandon Mooney, Loyola (N.O.) (2B)
Tommy White, LSU (3B)
Kyle DeBarge, UL-Lafayette (SS)
Dylan Crews, LSU (OF)
Ryan Major, LSU-Shreveport (OF)
Xane Washington, Nicholls State (OF)
Cade Beloso, LSU (DH)
Ethan Bates, Louisiana Tech (UTL)
 
SECOND TEAM
Cooper Rawls, UL-Lafayette (P)
Connor Benge, LSU-Eunice (P)
Ty Floyd, LSU (P)
Bobby Vath, LSU-Shreveport (P)
Jorge Corona, Louisiana Tech (C)
Jared Jones, LSU (1B)
Tyler Bischke, New Orleans (2B)
Michael Dattalo, Northwestern State (3B)
Josh Leslie, McNeese State (SS)
Tristan Moore, New Orleans (OF)
Tre' Morgan, LSU (OF)
Teo Banks, Tulane (OF)
Heath Hood, UL-Lafayette (OF)
Tre' Obregon III, McNeese State (DH)
Logan O'Neill, Delgado (UTL)
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Beau Hebert (Louisiana Christian), Parker Primeaux (Centenary), Hayden Travinski (LSU), Edgar Alvarez (Nicholls State), Gavin Dugas (LSU), Jordan Ardoin (LSU-Alexandria), Miguel Useche (New Orleans), Gerado Villarreal (Nicholls State), Trevor Burkhart (LSU-Shreveport), Cameron Daigle (LSU-Alexandria)
 
HITTER OF THE YEAR: Dylan Crews, LSU
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Paul Skenes, LSU
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Tommy White, LSU
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Jacob Mayers, Nicholls State
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jay Johnson, LSU