NATCHITOCHES – Louisiana College second baseman Jordan Marks (Alexandria, La./Holy Savior Menard/LSU-Alexandria) has been named to the first team on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's All-Louisiana team.

Marks, already named a D-III All-American and American Southwest Conference East Division Player of the Year, added this latest honor to his resume Saturday night.

Marks started all 43 games for LC and batted .340 with 48 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, 10 homeruns, 46 runs scored and 55 RBI.

LSU outfielder Mikie Mahtook was an overwhelming selection as the 2011 All-Louisiana Hitter of the Year while LSU-Shreveport head coach Rocke Musgraves, who led his team to the NAIA World Series, was named the state's Coach of the Year, as part of the 2011 All-Louisiana Baseball Teams released Saturday by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

Mahtook joined fellow LSU teammates – pitcher Kurt McCune and designated hitter Raph Rhymes – as first team selections to lead all state schools with five first and second team selections. McNeese State equaled LSU with the most first team selections with three. Rhymes beat out Northwestern State pitcher Joe Scanio as the state's Newcomer of the Year, as Tiger second baseman JaCoby Jones was selected as the Freshman of the Year.

Southeastern Louisiana's Tyler Watkins was named Pitcher of the Year to round out the individual awards.

Mahtook, a junior from Lafayette, earned first team All-SEC honors and was a first round draft pick by the Tampa Bay Rays after he hit .383 on the season with 14 home runs and 56 RBIs. He ranked in the top three in the league in nearly every offensive category.

Watkins, a senior from Petal, Mississippi, compiled a 10-3 record and a 3.26 ERA for the Lions this past season. He earned second team All-Southland Conference honors after becoming the first SLU pitcher since 1996 to win 10 games in a season.

Rymes hit .360 for LSU on the season and led the Tigers with 77 hits. The sophomore from Monroe finished the season with 18 doubles, three home runs, and 42 RBIs.

Jones was a freshman All-SEC selection for the Tigers after he hit .338 with 11 doubles, four homers, and 32 RBIs. The Richton, Miss. native earned SEC freshman of the week honors for the week of Feb. 28 after he hit .636 in four games from Feb. 22-27.

Musgraves coached the Pilots to a 47-15 record and a semifinal appearance in the NAIA World Series – falling to eventual national champion Concordia by an 8-4 score. The Pilots claimed the RRAC regular season title with a 26-4 conference record and was a perfect 4-0 in the RRAC Tournament to claim their fifth tournament title in the last six years.

Joining Mahtook, McCune and Rhymes on the first team were Marks; pitchers Watkins (SLU), Seth Webster (Nicholls), Jordan LeGros (McNeese State); first baseman Frazier Hall (Southern); shortstop Jace Peterson (McNeese State); third baseman Mark Threlkeld (Louisiana Tech); catcher Jeremy Schaffer (Tulane); Rhymes at DH; outfield Seth Granger (McNeese State), Mike Petello (ULL), and Mahtook; and utility player Nick Schneeberger (Tulane).

The second team was compiled of pitchers Jordan Nicholson (ULL), Alex Facundus and Nick Pepitone (both of Tulane), and Scanio of Northwestern State; first baseman Kevin Smith (LSU-Shreveport); second baseman Jones of LSU; shortstop Justin Boudreaux (SLU); third baseman R.J. Talamantes (Centenary); catcher Andrew Brouillette (LSU-Shreveport); DH Kyle Pearson (LSU-Shreveport); utility Cody Causey (LSU-Shreveport); and outfielders Lee Orr (McNeese State), Colin Bear (Northwestern State), and Mason Katz (LSU).