DALLAS (May 21, 2019) – The Conference USA league office announced its yearly baseball all-conference teams on Tuesday. FIU was represented by Logan Allen (First Team), Austin Shenton (Second Team) and Jarrett Ford (All-Freshman Team) after the trio's outstanding year on the diamond.  

Allen, who was named as a utility player on the first team, built on his Freshman All-American campaign last season by leading all of C-USA with 120 Ks in 84 innings pitched for a 12.86 Ks-per-9 innings ratio to place top 15 in the nation in that category. His pitching prowess was on display when the Deltona, Florida, native went 32.2 innings without surrendering an earned run to start league play.
 
The lefty went 4-6 on the mound with a 3.11 ERA and held opposing batters to a .231 average while winning three C-USA Pitcher of the Week honors. Allen's three weekly honors as a pitcher were tied for the most in the league in 2019. At the plate Allen was also a force, after batting .276 with three homers and five RBIs.
 
Shenton led the Panther offensive attack, with a stat line of .330, seven home runs and 47 RBIs. The junior third baseman led the Blue & Gold in batting average (.330), hits (65), RBIs (47), doubles (11), triples (2), total bases (101) and walks (28).
 
The Bellingham, Washington, native finished the season by reaching base in each of the final 29 games despite having his 22-game hit streak ended on May 14 against Stetson. Shenton's 22-game streak is currently tied for the four-longest hitting streak in the country this season.
 
Ford exploded on the college scene with a five-hit, five-RBI opening weekend against Stony Brook and has since earned a .277 batting average with a .357 OB%. The Decatur, Georgia, native started 38 games at center field and scored 35 runs to tie for the team lead.
 
The speedy freshman was also a menace on the base paths, after swiping 17 bags including five against nationally ranked Texas Tech on May 7 to tie a program record for most stolen bases in a single game. Ford's 17 stolen bases ranked as the sixth most in the conference and the most by a Panther rookie since Dennis Diaz stole 29 as a freshman in 2002.
 
UP NEXT
A number of Panthers await to see where their names will be called in this year's MLB Draft. It all starts on June 3rd with the first two rounds being televised on MLB Network before the rest of the draft going through June 4-5.  
 
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FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

IF               Bryan Arias, Sr., UTSA
IF               Mason Mallard, Jr., Louisiana Tech
IF               Elvis Peralta, Jr., Marshall
IF               Vinnie Pasquantino, Jr., Old Dominion
OF             Andy Garriolla, Fr., Old Dominion
OF             Jake Sanford, Jr., WKU
OF             Matt Wallner, Jr., Southern Miss
C                Harris Yett, Sr., Charlotte
DH             Andre Dunlap, Sr., Rice
UT             Logan Allen, So., FIU
SP             Matt Canterino, Jr., Rice
SP             Karan Patel, Sr., UTSA
SP             Walker Powell, Jr., Southern Miss
SP             Blake Sanderson, Sr., Florida Atlantic
RP             Braxton Smith, Sr., Louisiana Tech
RP             Zach Schneider, Sr., Florida Atlantic
 

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

IF               Trei Cruz, So., Rice
IF               Austin Shenton, Jr., FIU
IF               Hunter Slater, Sr., Southern Miss
IF               Bryce Windham, Sr., Old Dominion
OF             Parker Bates, Jr., Louisiana Tech
OF             Gabe Montenegro, So., Southern Miss
OF             Andru Summerall, So., Florida Atlantic
C                Pedro Pages, Jr., Florida Atlantic
DH             Bryant Bowen, Jr., Southern Miss
UT             Peyton Wiggington, So., Middle Tennessee
SP             Joshua Shapiro, Sr., Marshall
SP             Evan Kravetz, So., Rice
SP             Matt Miller, Sr., Louisiana Tech
SP             Ryne Moore, So., Old Dominion
RP             Hunter Gregory, So., Old Dominion
RP             Colby Bruce, Jr., Charlotte
 

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

3B              Josh Haney, Charlotte
IF               Danny Lynch, Southern Miss
OF/IF         Luke Edwards, Marshall
OF             Jarrett Ford, FIU
OF             Mitchell Hartigan, Florida Atlantic
OF             Andy Garriola, Old Dominion
OF             Ryan Teschko, Old Dominion
OF             Jess Davis, UAB
OF             Jackson Swiney, WKU
LHP           Jonathan Fincher, Louisiana Tech
RHP           Josh Young, Middle Tennessee
SS/RHP     Jacob Josey, Florida Atlantic