WINGATE, N.C. – Just one day before the No. 2 Angelo State baseball team begins the 2025 season, Dax Dathe, Jacob Guerrero and Caleb Heuertz have been named Preseason All-Americans by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' of America as announced in a press release Thursday afternoon.

Guerrero, a senior majoring in Accounting, has received his second preseason All-American honor as the NCBWA placed him on the second team after a 2024 season where he swung for a .368 batting average with 11 home runs, four triples, 25 doubles and 76 RBIs. The outfielder from Colleyville, Texas was most recently named Lone Star Conference Preseason Player of the Year.

Heuertz now tallies his second Preseason All-American nod and his third preseason honor. The senior right-handed pitcher majoring in Business Management had a career year in 2024 where he pitched to the tune of a 2.25 ERA in 25 appearances. The San Angelo native recorded seven saves and struck out 69 batters in 51 innings pitched.

Dathe, a right-handed pitcher from Round Rock, Texas, was named to the third team after he achieved a 9-4 record in 18 appearances for the Rams in 2024. The senior pursuing his master's in Coaching, Sport, Recreation and Fitness Administration earned a 4.85 ERA in 85.1 innings and recorded 110 strikeouts, which slotted him third in DII.

The Rams will open the 2025 season at home against UT Permian Basin on Friday, Jan. 31 where ASU will host a Ring Ceremony to honor the 2024 South Central Regional Championship team at approximately 2:40 p.m.