ARLINGTON, TEXAS –  UT Arlington's Tyce Armstrong and Xavier Melendez were named to the All-WAC Second Team. Conference officials announced Monday. Armstrong earned Secon Team honors as a DH, while Melendez earned Second Team honors as a first baseman.
 
The two selections are the most Mavericks selected to an all-conference team since 2021, when a trio of Mavs (Carlos Tavera, Dylan Paul and Andrew Miller) earned all-conference nods in the Sun Belt Conference.
 
Melendez, a native of Odessa, Texas, put together a terrific year picking up 56 hits in 175 at bats for a batting average of .320 for the season. The junior also ranked second on the team in homeruns (7), and RBI (37).
 
Melendez also tied the program record for hits in a game with a 5-for-5 performance  earlier thi season against Sacramento State on Mar. 23.
 
 
Armstrong, a redshirt junior from Conroe, Texas led the Mavs with 11 homeruns and 41 RBI and 103 total bases throughout the regular season. Armstrong racked in 59 hits in 192 at bats for an average of .302 while being the only Maverick to appear in all 50 games.
 
 
THOUGHTS FROM COACH
"Very happy for Tyce and Xavier," head coach Mike Trapasso said. "Tyce has played multiple positions and has been incredibly consistent with his bat all season. Xavier has been the same and has been a terrific bat for us all season. He's battling through injuries right now, and we hope he's able to go for the tournament. He has had a terrific year, and I'm very proud of him. Both are terrific young men and are great representatives of UT Arlington."
 
 
2025 WAC Baseball Awards (as voted by the conference's nine head coaches)
 
WAC Player of the Year
Nick Dumesnil, Jr., OF, California Baptist
 
WAC Pitcher of the Year
Evan Gibbons, Sr., RHP, Sacramento State
 
WAC Freshman of the Year
Chris Ramirez, SS, California Baptist
 
WAC Defensive Player of the Year
Chris Ramirez, Fr., SS, California Baptist
 
WAC Coach of the Year
Reggie Christiansen, Sacramento State
 
All-WAC First Team
SP – Dominick Reid, Jr., RHP, Abilene Christian
SP – Cody New, So., LHP, California Baptist
SP – Evan Gibbons, Sr., RHP, Sacramento State
RP – Kade Brown, R-So., RHP, Sacramento State
C – Mason Strong, R-Jr., Utah Valley
1B – JP Smith, Jr., Sacramento State
2B – Slade McCloud, Sr., Tarleton State
3B – Ryan Kroepel, So., Utah Tech
SS – Zandt Payne, Sr., Abilene Christian
SS – Chris Ramirez, Fr., California Baptist
OF – Nick Dumesnil, Jr., California Baptist 
OF – Luis Pimentel-Guerrero, Jr., Sacramento State
OF – Jayden Smith, Sr., Utah Valley
DH/UTL – Kenny Ishikawa, So., Seattle U
 
All-WAC Second Team
SP – Brian Panneton, Jr., RHP, Tarleton State
SP – Cade Montgomery, So., RHP, Utah Tech
RP – Walter Quinn, R-Jr., RHP, Grand Canyon
C – Sergio Guerra, Sr., Tarleton State
1B – Xavier Melendez, Jr., UT Arlington
2B – Kyle McDaniel, So., Utah Tech
3B – Jakob Poturnak, R-So., Sacramento State
3B – Dominic Longo II, So., Utah Valley
SS – Emilio Barreras, Jr., Grand Canyon
OF – Eddy Pelc, R-Sr., Grand Canyon 
OF – Rayner Heinrich, Fr., Tarleton State
OF – Luke Iverson, Jr., Utah Valley
DH – Tyce Armstrong, R-Jr., UT Arlington
 
WAC All-Defensive Team
OF – Braden Regala, Fr., Abilene Christian
OF – Nick Dumesnil, Jr., California Baptist
SS – Chris Ramirez, Fr., California Baptist
SS – Emilio Barreras, Jr., Grand Canyon
SS – Ike Shirey, Sr., Tarleton State

 
– #BuckEm –
 
 
ON DECK
The seventh-seeded UT Arlington baseball team (19-31, 11-13 WAC) will face the sixth-seed Tarleton State Texans (24-31, 12-12 WAC) in the opening round of the WAC tournament.
 
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