ARLINGTON, Texas – The major award winners and all-conference teams for the 2024 WAC baseball season were revealed on Monday, as voted on by the 11 WAC baseball member head coaches.

Grand Canyon’s Tyler Wilson was named WAC Player of the Year, Abilene Christian’s Brett Lanman earned both WAC Pitcher of the Year and WAC Freshman of the Year, California Baptist’s Josh Paino claimed WAC Defensive Player of the Year and Grand Canyon skipper Gregg Wallis repeated as the WAC Coach of the Year.

California Baptist led all teams with five total players (three first team) included on WAC all-conference teams, with the three Lancer players on the first team tied with Abilene Christian and Grand Canyon for the most in the league.

2024 WAC Baseball Awards (as voted by the conference's 11 head coaches)
 
WAC Player of the Year
Tyler Wilson, Sr., OF, Grand Canyon

WAC Pitcher of the Year
Brett Lanman, Fr., LHP, Abilene Christian

WAC Freshman of the Year
Brett Lanman, LHP, Abilene Christian

WAC Defensive Player of the Year
Josh Paino, Jr., SS, California Baptist
 
WAC Coach of the Year
Gregg Wallis, Grand Canyon
 
All-WAC First Team
SP – Brett Lanman, LHP, Abilene Christian
SP – Isaac Lyon, So., RHP, Grand Canyon
RP – Grant Garza, Sr., RHP, Tarleton State
C – Burke Camper, Sr., Utah Valley
1B – Gino D’Alessio, Grad, Abilene Christian
2B – Daniel Dickinson, So., Utah Valley
SS – Josh Paino, Jr., California Baptist
3B – Mitchel Simon, Sr., California Baptist
OF – Miller Ladusau, Sr., Abilene Christian
OF – Nicholas Dumesnil, So., California Baptist
OF – Tyler Wilson, Sr., Grand Canyon
DH – Beau Ankeney, Jr., Grand Canyon
 
All-WAC Second Team
SP – Lukas Pirko, Fr., RHP, California Baptist
SP – Zach Tjelmeland, Sr., RHP, UTRGV 
RP – Nathan Hemmerling, Grad, RHP, California Baptist
C – Steven Lancia, Jr., UTRGV
1B – JP Smith, So., Sacramento State
2B – Cole Miears, Sr., Tarleton State
SS – Gunner Gouldsmith, Sr., Sacramento State
3B – Derek Gellos, Sr., Seattle U
OF – Cade Verdusco, Sr., Grand Canyon
OF – Hunter Katschke, Jr., Utah Tech
OF – Tyson Pointer, Sr., UT Arlington
DH – Luke Iverson, So., Utah Valley
 
WAC All-Defensive First Team
SS – Josh Paino, Jr., California Baptist
3B – Mitchel Simon, Sr., California Baptist
SS – Emilio Barreras, So., Grand Canyon
OF – Eddy Pelc, R-Sr., Grand Canyon
OF – Cade Verdusco, Sr., Grand Canyon
 
WAC All-Defensive Second Team
1B – Gino D’Alessio, Grad, Abilene Christian
C – Alton Gyselman, Fr., Grand Canyon
SS – Gunner Gouldsmith, Sr., Sacramento State
OF – Tyler White, Jr., Sacramento State
SS – Kade York, Sr., UTRGV