STOCKTON, Calif. – After one of the best offensive seasons in recent memory, graduate Ben Nemivant was named to the All-WCC First Team. Nemivant was not the only Pacific baseball player honored, as graduate Jeremy Lea was named an All-WCC Honorable Mention. 

Nemivant led the conference for much of the season in batting average and finished the year second in the WCC with a .398 mark. His 80 hits led the conference, and his 18 doubles were tied for fourth. Nemivant was one of three WCC hitters ever to have a six-hit game, going 6-6 with 6 RBI in a win over New Mexico State. 

"Ben had an outstanding year," said Head Coach Chris Rodriguez. "He was our spark plug for the offense. I enjoyed watching him play every day. I could not be prouder of the accomplishments he did this year." 

The outfielder set career highs in batting average, hits, doubles, RBI, SLG%, OB% and stolen bases. It is his first All-WCC honor. 

Graduate Jeremy Lea also received his first All-WCC honor, being named an honorable mention after a season in which he hit .301 with 13 doubles and six home runs. Lea also set a career-high in games played, appearing in 47 games, with most of those coming from behind the plate. 

"Jeremy is the definition of a true leader," Rodriguez said. "His play on both sides of the ball was incredible. Behind the plate, Jeremy was relentless with blocking, receiving and throwing runners out. On offense, Jeremy put a solid year together and had a lot of big clutch hits." 

A maestro of the strike zone both behind the plate and at the dish, Lea was hit by a pitch a conference-leading 20 times, which also ranks him 20th in NCAA DI in the category. 

All five individual awards – along with the All-West Coast Conference First, Second and Freshman Teams – were voted on solely by the league's 10 head coaches.

Seven teams placed at least one student-athlete on the 13-member All-WCC first team, headlined by four picks from Portland. 

2023 Baseball All-Conference Awards
Coach of the Year – Nathan Choate, LMU
Co-Player of the Year – Christian Almanza, Saint Mary's
Co-Player of the Year – Austin Deming, BYU
Pitcher of the Year – Diego Barrera, LMU
Freshman of the Year – Khadim Diaw, LMU
Defensive Player of the Year – Cole Roberts, LMU
 
All-Conference First Team
Christian Almanza, Saint Mary's
Diego Baqueiro, LMU
Diego Barrera, LMU
Nick Brink, Portland
Mario DeMera, San Francisco
Austin Deming, BYU
Jake Holcroft, Portland
Brian Kalmer, Gonzaga
Nich Klemp, Portland
Connor Linchey, Saint Mary's
Ben Nemivant, Pacific
Angelo Peraza, San Diego
Evan Scavotto, Portland
Zach Toglia, Portland
 
All-Conference Second Team
Jack Basseer, Pepperdine
Khadim Diaw, LMU
Skylar Hales, Santa Clara
Blake Hammond, Santa Clara
Ryan Johnson, Pepperdine
Zach Kirby, LMU
Michael O'Hara, Santa Clara
John Peck, Pepperdine
Kevin Sim, San Diego
Austin Smith, San Diego
Cooper Vest, BYU
Harris Williams III, San Francisco
 
Honorable Mention
Peter Allegro, Portland
Ariel Armas, San Diego
Merrick Baldo, LMU
Jonjon Berring, Santa Clara
Coleman Brigman, Santa Clara
Justin DeCriscio, San Diego
Cole Gambill, BYU
Briley Knight, Portland
Jeremy Lea, Pacific
Boston Mabeus, BYU
Efrain Manzo, Santa Clara
Ben Patacsil, Portland
Ryan Robinson, San Diego
Jacob Rutherford, Gonzaga
Ryan Sanders, Saint Mary's
August Souza, Santa Clara
Sam Stem, Gonzaga
Ryan Taurek, Saint Mary's
Shane Telfer, Pepperdine
 
All-Freshman Team
Luke Anderson, BYU
Gabriel Barrett, San Francisco
Jack Basseer, Pepperdine
John Damozonio, Saint Mary's
Nathan DeSchryver, Gonzaga
Thomas Ferroggiaro, Santa Clara
Khadim Diaw, LMU
Jack Gurevitch, San Diego
Jared Mettam, Saint Mary's
Sam Stem, Gonzaga