GREENSBORO, N.C. – Oklahoma Baptist's
Isiah Lissade,
Troy Shields and
Alex Schroeder were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Central Region First Team on Wednesday. This marks the third time this postseason that all three earned top regional honors.
Previously, Lissade, Shields and Schroeder earned recognition from the
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and
Division II Conference Commissioners Association.
With them being named first team, they'll move on to All-America consideration which will be announced on Friday, May 31.
Lissade is now a three-time all-region selection. In his final season on Bison Hill, the second baseman reached 200 career runs and 218 hits, both second-best in OBU history.
Shields' final year was highlighted by a GAC Player of the Year honor, 20 homers, 77 RBI and a .366 batting average. He, too, is now a three-time all-region honoree.
For Schroeder, he's got seven career all-region certificates. His 2024 season was highlighted by becoming OBU's and the Great American Conference's all-time home runs leader. He attained 66 over the last three seasons including 22 this spring.
