Rembert & Garcia Earn Preseason All-Conference Honors
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Rembert & Garcia Earn Preseason All-Conference Honors

LORMAN, Miss. – Senior Brandon Rembert and sophomore Tristin Garcia were named to the 2020 Preseason All-Conference First and Second Teams, respectively, by the SWAC on Tuesday afternoon.
 
"I'm so happy for both of these young men. They've worked extremely hard this spring to get ready for the season," said head coach Bretton Richardson. "We're looking for big things from both of them."

Rembert, an outfielder from Pensacola, Florida, placed fifth in the conference with a .345 batting average and eighth in on-base percentage (462) to lead the Braves in both categories. The 2019 Alcorn Sportsmanship Award winner ranked among the squad's top-three players in a majority of categories last year including hits (48), runs scored (38), walks (29), doubles (9) and homers (3) while accumulating 14 multi-hit games.
 
Garcia, an infielder from Louisville, Kentucky, topped the purple and gold with 54 hits, 20 multi-hit contests and three triples. Among Braves hitters, he was top-three for most major categories including batting average (.344), runs scored (31), doubles (9), total bases (75), slugging percentage (.478) and steals (5). He also held the club's longest on-base streak (15) and hitting streak (10) of 2019.
 
The Baseball Braves are projected to finish fourth in the SWAC's Eastern Division and will open the 2020 campaign at the Andre Dawson Tournament in New Orleans, Louisiana from February 14-16 inside Wesley Barrow Stadium.

Preseason Player of the Year
Santiago Garcia, Alabama State
 
Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Nikelle Galatas, Jackson State
 
Preseason First-Team
C – Santiago Garcia, Alabama State
1B – Nick Kreutzer, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2B – Alex Martinez, Prairie View A&M
3B – Jaylyn Williams, Jackson State
SS – Wesley Reyes, Jackson State
DH – Chris Prentiss, Jackson State
OF – Equon Smith, Jackson State
OF – Brandon Rembert, Alcorn
OF – Tyson Thompson, Texas Southern
SP – Elijah Finney, Southern
SP – Bryan Delgado, Grambling State
RP – Aaron Barkley, Mississippi Valley State
 
Preseason Second-Team:
C – Tyler Gordon, Prairie View A&M
1B – Oscar Ponce, Texas Southern
2B – Tristin Garcia, Alcorn
3B – Nic Garza, Texas Southern
SS – Christopher DeGuzman, Alabama State
DH – Angel Jimenez, Alabama State
OF – Jahmoi Percival, Grambling State
OF – Xavier Jefferson, Prairie View A&M
OF – Ian Bailey, Grambling State
SP –  Nikelle Galatas, Jackson State
SP – Eli Finney, Southern
RP – Mario Lopez, Jackson State
 
 
Eastern Division Predicted Order of Finish
1. Alabama State, 77 points
2. Jackson State, 70 points
3. Alabama A&M, 48 points
4. Alcorn, 43 points
5. Mississippi Valley State, 35 points
 
Western Division Predicted Order of Finish
1. Southern, 75 points
2. Grambling State, 68 points
3. Texas Southern, 47 points
4. Prairie View A&M, 28 points
5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 22 points

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