NEW ORLEANS – App State senior outfielder Banks Tolley has been named the Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year, while Tolley and infielder Austin St. Laurent have earned first-team all-conference honors, the league announced Monday.
Tolley has enjoyed one of the most impressive seasons of any player in college baseball in 2024. Entering the Sun Belt tournament, Tolley is one of just six players nationally to boast at least 25 home runs with a batting average of at least .385, along with Georgia's Charlie Condon, Florida's Jac Caglianone, Oregon State's Travis Bazzana, Tennessee's Christian Moore and Austin Peay's Lyle Miller-Green.