July 9, 2024

Carson Livesay Named to 2024 LSWA All-Louisiana Baseball Team

Sophomore LF Carson Livesay (Lafayette, La.) was named to the 2024 Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana Baseball team, earning honorable-mention honors, the organization announced on Tuesday.

Written for the LSWA

LSU Dominates Major Awards, Places Team-High Seven On All-LSWA Baseball Team

EUNICE – Sophomore LF Carson Livesay (Lafayette, La.) was named to the 2024 Louisiana Sports Writers' Association (LSWA) All-Louisiana Baseball team, earning honorable-mention honors, the organization announced on Tuesday.

For a second consecutive season, LSU took home four of the five major awards and the Tigers also produced a team-high seven selections among the two squads and honorable mentions.

Louisiana Tech, LSU Eunice, LSU Shreveport and Tulane were second with four selections on the LSWA All-Louisiana team.

The major awards for the All-Louisiana team were given to LSU's Tommy White (LSU), Luke Holman (Pitcher and Newcomer of the Year), Steven Milam (Freshman of the Year) and LSU Eunice's Jeff Willis (Coach of the Year). The LSWA All-Louisiana Baseball team is comprised of student-athletes from 14 universities and colleges from across the Bayou State throughout all affiliations of collegiate athletics.

The team was selected through a vote conducted by the state's baseball athletic communicators and a statewide media panel. This is the first LSWA All-Louisiana team that takes all postseason statistics and honors into account.

It's the second straight year LSU's White was given a major LSWA award after being named the 2023 Newcomer of the Year. A second-team All-American and second-team All-SEC selection, White was again a force in the middle of the Tigers' lineup, finishing in the Top 10 of the SEC in hits (92), total bases (178), homers (24) and runs batted in (70). The third baseman currently holds 75 career home runs, ranking eighth all-time in NCAA Division I history.

Luke Holman becomes the first dual major award winner since LSU's Alex Lange was named both the Pitcher and Freshman of the Year in 2015. Holman, named the Pitcher and Newcomer of the Year, served as LSU's ace during the 2024 campaign going 9-4 with a 2.75 ERA. The transfer from Alabama racked up 127 strikeouts in 16 starts, finishing second in the SEC in punchouts while also placing in the top four of the SEC in opponent batting average (.174), earned run average (2.75), wins (9), and innings pitched (91.2).

Rounding out the Tigers' big awards is Steven Milam, the 2024 Freshman of the Year. Milam, a first-team Freshman All-American and Freshman All-SEC selection, became a breakout star for the Tigers in their postseason run. The NCAA Regional and SEC All-Tournament member hit two walk-off home runs in the postseason. In his rookie campaign, Milam hit for a .326 batting average with 40 RBI, 51 runs scored and eight home runs.

LSU Eunice's Jeff Willis continued to cement his name as one of the best coaches in all of college baseball after his Bengals captured their 8th NJCAA Division II National Championship under his guidance. LSUE finished the 2024 season with a 56-8 record, the school's 12th time winning 50-plus games under Willis. The NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association and ABCA Hall of Fame member captured his 1,000th career win this season, all coming at LSU Eunice in his 22 seasons as the head coach.

The first-team consists of four pitchers – Holman, LSU Eunice's Blake Lobell, Louisiana's LP Langevin and LSU's Griffin Herring. Milam and White are joined by Louisiana Tech's Jorge Corona, Nicholls State's Edgar Alvarez and Louisiana's Kyle DeBarge in the infield.

The outfield is made up of Louisiana Tech's Cole McConnell, Mitchell Sanford of New Orleans and ULM's Easton Winfield. The first-team is rounded out by designated hitter Hayden Travinski (LSU) and utility Ethan Bates (Louisiana Tech).

Second-team pitchers are Sam Brodersen (Louisiana Tech), Gage Jump (LSU), Luke Barbier (Delgado CC), and Isaach Rohde (LSU Shreveport). The infield is comprised of UNO's Miguel Useche, LSU's Jared Jones, Grambling State's Kyle Walker, Grambling State's Cameron Bufford and Dawson Willis of LSU Eunice.

Tulane's Jackson Linn and Teo Banks are joined by Grambling State's Tiger Borom in the outifield, while LSU Eunice's Teddy Johnson (DH) and LSU Shreveport's Josh Gibson (Utility) complete the squad.

There are 13 overall honorable mentions on this year's team including Livesay.

Livesay had a stellar sophomore season as he established himself as one of the conference's and country's top all-around players. Livesay led the team and ranked fifth in the SCAC with a .370 batting average as he earned First-Team All-SCAC honors and was the league leader in both hits (64) and runs scored (52) and ranked in the top five in both OBP (.486) and slugging % (.555). He was named to the 2024 D3baseball.com All-Region Team (Third Team) in May.

Livesay belted six home runs (second on the team) and added 12 doubles and a triple and finished with 32 RBI. He was the conference leader in total bases (96) and ranked in the top five in walks (30) while only striking out 32 times in a team-high 173 at-bats. Livesay stole a team-best 19 bases and was only caught five times as he ranked in the top five in the league in the category.

Livesay was red-hot for the Diamond Gents in the conference tournament as he finished 9-18 (.500) at the plate with three multi-hit games and was named to the SCAC All-Tournament Team. He hit a homer and a double, scored eight runs, had four RBI, walked twice, stole two bases, and only struck out once in five games in the tournament. He posted 20 multi-hit games including six 3-hit games, a 4-hit game, and one game with a career-high five hits.

2024 LOUISIANA SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION ALL-LOUISIANA BASEBALL TEAM

FIRST-TEAM

P	Luke Holman	LSU	Junior	Sinking Spring, PA
P	Blake Lobell	LSU Eunice	Sophomore	Livingston, LA
P	LP Langevin	Louisiana	Junior	Quebec City, QC, Canada
P	Griffin Herring	LSU	Sophomore	Southlake, TX
C	Jorge Corona	Louisiana Tech	Senior	Miami, FL
1B	Edgar Alvarez	Nicholls State	Senior	Orlando, FL
2B	Steven Milam	LSU	Freshman	Las Cruces, NM
3B	Tommy White	LSU	Junior	St. Pete Beach, FL
SS	Kyle DeBarge	Louisiana	Junior	Kinder, LA
OF	Cole McConnell	Louisiana Tech	Senior	Beaumont, TX
OF	Mitchell Sanford	New Orleans	R-Junior	Berwick, LA
OF	Easton Winfield	ULM	Freshman	Alvin, TX
DH	Hayden Travinski	LSU	Graduate	Shreveport, LA
UTL	Ethan Bates	Louisiana Tech	Senior	Hot Springs, AR

HITTER OF THE YEAR: Tommy White, LSU

PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Luke Holman, LSU

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Luke Holman, LSU

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Steven Milam, LSU

COACH OF THE YEAR: Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice

SECOND-TEAM

P	Sam Brodersen	Louisiana Tech	Senior	Orlando, FL
P	Gage Jump	LSU	Sophomore	Aliso, CA
P	Luke Barbier	Delgado CC	Sophomore	Morgan City, LA
P	Isaach Rohde	LSU Shreveport	Junior	Rice Lake, WI
C	Miguel Useche	New Orleans	Senior	Caracas, Venezuela
1B	Jared Jones	LSU	Sophomore	Marietta, GA
2B	Kyle Walker	Grambling State	Sophomore	New Orleans, LA
3B	Cameron Bufford	Grambling State	R-Senior	South Holland, IL
SS	Dawson Willis	LSU Eunice	Sophomore	Ruston, LA
OF	Jackson Linn	Tulane	Junior	Boston, MA
OF	Tiger Borom	Grambling State	Sophomore	New Orleans, LA
OF	Teo Banks	Tulane	Junior	Odessa, TX
DH	Teddy Johnson	LSU Eunice	R-Sophomore	Kenner, LA
UTL	Josh Gibson	LSU Shreveport	Junior	O'Fallon, IL