DENVER – The Western Athletic Conference announced its All-WAC baseball honors, as selected by the league's head coaches, on Tuesday. Along with leading the conference with six First-Team All-WAC selections, the New Mexico State baseball team also saw shortstop Joey Ortiz named WAC Player of the Year.
Ortiz earned player of the year accolades and a first-team selection after hitting .426 in league play and leading the WAC with 55 hits, 16 doubles, four triples and 94 total bases. In addition, the junior's season-long total of hits (102), runs (82) and triples (10) lead the nation while his batting average (.