LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns southpaw Chase Morgan earned All-America honors for the third time when he was selected as a first-team Freshman All-American by D1Baseball, the website announced on Friday.

Morgan posted a 5-3 record on the season in 20 appearances on the mound and was second among all Division I freshmen with a 3.18 earned run average. The Cypress, Texas native allowed 7.21 hits per nine innings – ranked fourth among all Division I freshmen – while his 1.07 WHIP led all freshmen.

The selection Morgan marked his third appearance on a Freshman All-American team after being a first-team pick by Perfect Game and a second-team honoree by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).

The Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, Morgan finished the regular season as the SBC leader in ERA (2.76) and posted a 4-2 record on the mound with one save. The left-hander was ranked second among SBC pitchers in opposing batting average (.202), runs allowed (25) and earned runs allowed (20) during the regular season.

Morgan allowed two home runs in 73.2 innings on the mound, the fewest among SBC pitchers, with all four wins during the season coming SBC games. He fanned 69 batters and walked 20 during the season as he helped lead Louisiana to a 42-20 record and regular-season Sun Belt Conference title.