NEW ORLEANS – For the second straight year, Texas State's Levi Wells was an All-Sun Belt Conference selection as he was named to the second team as announced by the league office on Monday. The right-hander is the fourth two-time all-conference selection since the Bobcats have joined the Sun Belt.
 
The La Porte, Texas native paced the TXST pitching staff with eight victories, 90 strikeouts and 75.2 innings pitched. His strikeout total is the fourth highest in the conference and he is also tied for fourth with 24 punch outs looking.
 
Wells has recorded five outing with nine or more strikeouts including three times reaching double-digits. He set a career-high with 13 strikeouts in a complete game victory over Marshall on Apr. 14. His performance that day would see him be chosen as the Sun Belt's Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season. The first weekly award for the right-hander came after opening weekend when he tossed five shutout innings with nine strikeouts against Northwestern.
 
Texas State opens their time in Montgomery and the Guardian Credit Union Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship Presented by Troy University on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. against No. 4 seed Louisiana from Riverwalk Stadium.
 
2023 Sun Belt Postseason Awards
All-Sun Belt First Team 
P Xander Hamilton, App State (Jr., P)
P Tanner Hall, Southern Miss (Jr., P)
P Grayson Stewart, Troy (RS So., P)
RP Teddy Sharkey, Coastal Carolina (Jr., RP)
C Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina (Fr., C)
1B Hunter Fitz-Gerald, Old Dominion (Jr., 1B)
2B Jesse Sherrill, Georgia Southern (Sr., 2B)
SS Dustin Dickerson, Southern Miss (Jr., SS)
3B Caleb Bartolero, Troy (Sr., 3B)
OF CJ Boyd, App State (So., OF)
OF Nick Lucky, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., OF)
OF Shane Lewis, Troy (RS So., OF)
UT Cameron Jones, Georgia State (Jr., UT)
DH Derek Bender, Coastal Carolina (So., DH)
 
All-Sun Belt Second Team 
P Ryan Watson, Georgia State (Sr., P)
P Sam Armstrong, Old Dominion (Jr., P)
P Levi Wells, Texas State (Jr. P)
RP Noah Manning, Troy (Jr., RP)
C Julian Brock, Louisiana (Jr., C)
1B Zack Beach, Coastal Carolina (Sr., 1B)
2B Payton Eeles, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., 2B)
SS Kyle DeBarge, Louisiana (So., SS) 
3B Danny Lynch, Southern Miss (Sr., 3B)
OF Graham Brown, Coastal Carolina (Sr., OF)
OF Fenwick Trimble, James Madison (So., OF)
OF Will Turner, South Alabama (So., OF)
UT Jack Cone, James Madison (Gr., UT)
DH Max Ryerson, Georgia State (Sr., DH)
 
Player of the Year 
Shane Lewis, Troy (RS So., OF)
 
Pitcher of the Year 
Tanner Hall, Southern Miss (Jr., P)
 
Newcomer of the Year 
Shane Lewis, Troy (RS So., OF)
 
Freshman of the Year 
Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina (Fr., C)
 
Tony Robichaux Leadership Award 
JP Tighe, Georgia Southern (Sr., C/OF)
 
Ron Maestri Coach of the Year 
Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina 
 
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