D3baseball.com Release

DALLAS, Texas – Seven student-athletes were named on the D3baseball.com All-Region X Teams.

First Team

Mary Hardin-Baylor senior third baseman Riley Bender led the Cru this season with a .365 batting average this season. He tallied 54 hits with 37 runs scored and 48 RBI. Bender recorded a .703 slug percentage with nine home runs, 19 doubles and two triples.

Second Team

East Texas Baptist junior outfielder Ben Lea held a .370 batting average this season with 60 hits. He recorded a .698 slug with 12 home runs, 13 doubles and two triples. Lea scored 48 runs and drove in 42 more.

LeTourneau graduate student designated hitter Dane Jones slashed .408/.516/.882, while totaling 62 hits, 60 RBI, 54 runs scored and 21 home runs. Each of those marks ranked among the top 5 in the league, with slug percentage, runs scored, RBI and home runs ranking first. Jones broke the ASC career home run record this season with 62 total in his time as a YellowJacket.

Hardin-Simmons senior utility player Jake Trapani batted a .347 this season. He recorded 41 hits with 12 doubles, five home runs and a triple. Trapani scored 18 runs and batted in 30 more. He also made seven mound appearances, earning two wins. Trapani pitched two complete games while throwing 39.2 total innings.

Third Team

East Texas Baptist senior short stop Dylan Burnaman batted a .333 with 53 hits in the 2025 campaign. He recorded 32 RBI and scored 26 runs. Burnaman hit 10 doubles and six home runs.

East Texas Baptist graduate student outfielder Luke Bumpus led the Tigers at the plate with a .408 batting average. He recorded a .687 slug with 60 hits including 12 doubles, nine home runs and a triple. Bumpus scored 44 runs and batted in 42 more.

East Texas Baptist senior pitcher Jagger Neely made 11 mound appearances with eight starts this season. He earned three wins across 48.1 innings pitched and held a 3.72 ERA. Neely threw one complete game and struck out 41 batters.