Baseball | 1/28/2016 4:53:00 PM

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Two of Texas State's big hitters were recognized Thursday as Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference selections by CollegeSportsMadness.com. Tanner Hill and Granger Studdard were both named to the First Team, Hill in the infield and Studdard in the outfield.
 
Hill led the team in batting average (.319), RBI (44) and slugging percentage (.511). He finished 2015 with 60 hits, nine doubles, nine home runs and 34 runs scored. In conference play, the San Marcos native finished first among Sun Belt players in RBI with 37, third in home runs (8) and tied for third in total bases (67).
 
The senior added 16 multiple-hit games, including six games with three hits or more, and 11 multiple-RBI games, including five with three RBI or more. In a game against UT Arlington, Hill tied the school record for most RBI in a game with nine.
 
Studdard was named an All-SBC selection for his work last season. In 57 games, he finished with team highs in hits (65), home runs (11), triples, at bats (231) and total bases (112). He hit .281 with 10 doubles, 41 RBI and 32 runs scored.
 
For the season, the junior from Buda, Texas, finished fifth in the conference in home runs, seventh in at bats and tied for eighth in RBI and total bases. Studdard added 17 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games.
 
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