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All-SEC Baseball Awards, Coach and Player of the Year
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:06 pm
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A panel of nine sportswriters who cover SEC baseball selected Georgia's Charlie Condan as the SEC Player of the Year and Arkansas' Hagen Smith as SEC Pitcher of the Year.
Kentucky's Nick Mingione was named SEC Coach of the Year after lifting the second SEC championship in program history. The Wildcats went 39-12 overall and 22-8 in the league to share this year's conference title with Tennessee.
Alabama's Justin Lebron was named Freshman of the Year, while Texas A&M's Braden Montgomery was voted Newcomer of the Year. Both players also earned a spot on the All-SEC first team. Condon, Smith, Montgomery Florida's Jac Caglianone, Texas A&M's Ryan Prager and Tennessee's Christian Moore were unanimous selections.
USA TODAY Sports Network All-SEC baseball team
Catcher: Cole Messina, South Carolina
First base: Corey Collins, Georgia
Second base: Christian Moore, Tennessee
Shortstop: Justin Lebron, Alabama
Third base: Charlie Condon, Georgia
Outfield: Braden Montgomery, Texas A&M
Outfield: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
Outfield: Ryan Waldschmidt, Kentucky
Utlitiy: Jac Caglianone, Florida
Starting pitcher: Hagen Smith, Arkansas
Starting pitcher: Ryan Prager, Texas A&M
Starting pitcher: Luke Holman, LSU
Relief pitcher: Evan Aschenbeck, Texas A&M
COACHES
2024 SEC Baseball Awards
Player of the Year: Charlie Condon, Georgia
Pitcher of the Year: Hagen Smith, Arkansas
Freshman of the Year: Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Drew Beam, Tennessee
Coach of the Year: Nick Mingione, Kentucky
First Team All-SEC
C: Jackson Appel, Texas A&M
1B: Jac Caglianone, Florida
2B: Christian Moore, Tennessee
3B: Charlie Condon, Georgia
SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama*
SS: David Mershon, Mississippi State*
OF: Braden Montgomery, Texas A&M
OF: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
OF: Dylan Dreiling, Tennessee
SP: Hagen Smith, Arkansas
SP: Khal Stephen, Mississippi State
RP: Evan Aschenbeck, Texas A&M
DH/UT: Ike Irish, Auburn*
DH/UT: Nick Lopez, Kentucky*
Second Team All-SEC
C: Cole Messina, South Carolina
1B: Blake Burke, Tennessee
2B: Peyton Stovall, Arkansas
3B: Tommy White, LSU
SS: Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas
OF: Kavares Tears, Tennessee
OF: Ryan Waldschmidt, Kentucky
OF: Dakota Jordan, Mississippi State
SP: Ryan Prager, Texas A&M
SP: Luke Holman, LSU
RP: Griffin Herring, LSU
DH/UT: Andrew Fischer, Ole Miss
Freshman All-SEC Team
Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M
Gabe Gaeckle, Arkansas
Justin Lebron, Alabama
Dean Curley, Tennessee
Tre Phelps, Georgia
Caden Sorrell, Texas A&M
Zane Adams, Alabama
Steven Milam, LSU
Ashton Larson, LSU
Cade Belyeu, Auburn
Liam Peterson, Florida
Nolan Souza, Arkansas
SEC All-Defensive Team
C: Fernando Gonzalez, Georgia
1B: Blake Burke, Tennessee
2B: Emilien Pitre, Kentucky
3B: Jared Sprague-Lott, Arkansas*
3B: Mitchell Daly, Kentucky*
SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama
OF: Braden Montgomery, Texas A&M
OF: Kavares Tears, Tennessee
OF: Peyton Holt, Arkansas*
OF: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
P: Mason Moore, Kentucky
MEDIA
A panel of nine sportswriters who cover SEC baseball selected Georgia's Charlie Condan as the SEC Player of the Year and Arkansas' Hagen Smith as SEC Pitcher of the Year.
Kentucky's Nick Mingione was named SEC Coach of the Year after lifting the second SEC championship in program history. The Wildcats went 39-12 overall and 22-8 in the league to share this year's conference title with Tennessee.
Alabama's Justin Lebron was named Freshman of the Year, while Texas A&M's Braden Montgomery was voted Newcomer of the Year. Both players also earned a spot on the All-SEC first team. Condon, Smith, Montgomery Florida's Jac Caglianone, Texas A&M's Ryan Prager and Tennessee's Christian Moore were unanimous selections.
USA TODAY Sports Network All-SEC baseball team
Catcher: Cole Messina, South Carolina
First base: Corey Collins, Georgia
Second base: Christian Moore, Tennessee
Shortstop: Justin Lebron, Alabama
Third base: Charlie Condon, Georgia
Outfield: Braden Montgomery, Texas A&M
Outfield: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
Outfield: Ryan Waldschmidt, Kentucky
Utlitiy: Jac Caglianone, Florida
Starting pitcher: Hagen Smith, Arkansas
Starting pitcher: Ryan Prager, Texas A&M
Starting pitcher: Luke Holman, LSU
Relief pitcher: Evan Aschenbeck, Texas A&M
COACHES
2024 SEC Baseball Awards
Player of the Year: Charlie Condon, Georgia
Pitcher of the Year: Hagen Smith, Arkansas
Freshman of the Year: Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Drew Beam, Tennessee
Coach of the Year: Nick Mingione, Kentucky
First Team All-SEC
C: Jackson Appel, Texas A&M
1B: Jac Caglianone, Florida
2B: Christian Moore, Tennessee
3B: Charlie Condon, Georgia
SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama*
SS: David Mershon, Mississippi State*
OF: Braden Montgomery, Texas A&M
OF: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
OF: Dylan Dreiling, Tennessee
SP: Hagen Smith, Arkansas
SP: Khal Stephen, Mississippi State
RP: Evan Aschenbeck, Texas A&M
DH/UT: Ike Irish, Auburn*
DH/UT: Nick Lopez, Kentucky*
Second Team All-SEC
C: Cole Messina, South Carolina
1B: Blake Burke, Tennessee
2B: Peyton Stovall, Arkansas
3B: Tommy White, LSU
SS: Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas
OF: Kavares Tears, Tennessee
OF: Ryan Waldschmidt, Kentucky
OF: Dakota Jordan, Mississippi State
SP: Ryan Prager, Texas A&M
SP: Luke Holman, LSU
RP: Griffin Herring, LSU
DH/UT: Andrew Fischer, Ole Miss
Freshman All-SEC Team
Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M
Gabe Gaeckle, Arkansas
Justin Lebron, Alabama
Dean Curley, Tennessee
Tre Phelps, Georgia
Caden Sorrell, Texas A&M
Zane Adams, Alabama
Steven Milam, LSU
Ashton Larson, LSU
Cade Belyeu, Auburn
Liam Peterson, Florida
Nolan Souza, Arkansas
SEC All-Defensive Team
C: Fernando Gonzalez, Georgia
1B: Blake Burke, Tennessee
2B: Emilien Pitre, Kentucky
3B: Jared Sprague-Lott, Arkansas*
3B: Mitchell Daly, Kentucky*
SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama
OF: Braden Montgomery, Texas A&M
OF: Kavares Tears, Tennessee
OF: Peyton Holt, Arkansas*
OF: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
P: Mason Moore, Kentucky
This post was edited on 5/20/24 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:13 pm to Farmer1906
I feel bad for Gage Miller. There is no way anyone but Charlie Condon could be first team at third base. But damn, to put up these stats and not be a first team all-conference selection is crazy.
Gage Miller
Avg: .383
HR: 18
RBI: 55
R: 69
Gage Miller
Avg: .383
HR: 18
RBI: 55
R: 69
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:14 pm to Farmer1906
Texas are idiots if they don't look at Mingione
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:15 pm to captdalton
Gage Miller, Tommy Tanks, and Gavin Grahovac all missed out at 3B. Stacked position.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:15 pm to ColoradoAg
I am not sure he plays the brand of baseball they want to.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:18 pm to Farmer1906
Collins was 1st team here but didn’t even make 2nd team on the coaches awards
Best OBP in the country
3rd best OPS in SEC play
7th in HR in SEC play
Can’t even make 2nd team. Feels bad
Best OBP in the country
3rd best OPS in SEC play
7th in HR in SEC play
Can’t even make 2nd team. Feels bad
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:21 pm to Farmer1906
Added the coaches.
How on earth is Prager not first-team SP?
8-1
2.47 ERA
0.97 WHP
104 SO to 13 BB
He has the edge in all 4 of those categories over Stephen.
How on earth is Prager not first-team SP?
8-1
2.47 ERA
0.97 WHP
104 SO to 13 BB
He has the edge in all 4 of those categories over Stephen.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:23 pm to diddlydawg7
How the frick do the Coaches not find a place to put Corey Collins???
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:23 pm to ColoradoAg
quote:
Texas are idiots if they don't look at Mingione
There is not a chance in hell that Texas will take a coach that has never been to Omaha. Zero percent. Maybe that changes this year..
Bakich is better.
Vitello is better.
O'Sullivan is better.
Sadly, I think we might have to wait another year to find out either way.. Idk how he does it, but Pierce literally keeps pulling rabbits out of his hat. If he makes it for another year, Texas will be lucky to win 10 games in conference play.. and then he will be gone..
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:26 pm to BigBro
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Sadly, I think we might have to wait another year to find out either way.. Idk how he does it, but Pierce literally keeps pulling rabbits out of his hat. If he makes it for another year, Texas will be lucky to win 10 games in conference play.. and then he will be gone..
i was so confident he'd be gone after UTRGV.
now I'm not even sure he'd be fired after Aggies beat us twice in College Station.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:27 pm to BigBro
Sorry, Texas cannot get Vitello or O'Sullivan. I know nothing about Bakich' career aspirations. And Mingione is probably going to Omaha this year.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:31 pm to tylerdurden24
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How the frick do the Coaches not find a place to put Corey Collins???
It really is ridiculous. I guess coaches know a lot better than us but I have trouble believing a guy who’s reaching base 54% of the time in SEC play doesn’t belong somewhere on here.
And he could definitely go in one of the DH/UTL spots since he plays outfield, first base, and catcher
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:43 pm to ColoradoAg
ChatGPT thinks we should hire one of these coaches..
1) Tadlock
2) Vitello
3) Bakich
4) Schloss
5) Godwin
Gotta say, that's a pretty good list for it to come up with..
1) Tadlock
2) Vitello
3) Bakich
4) Schloss
5) Godwin
Gotta say, that's a pretty good list for it to come up with..
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:48 pm to diddlydawg7
He got totally screwed. They used the UTIL/DH spots to give Auburn and Ole Miss something. He’s not going over Cags at 1B (fine) but he has a better BA, more HR and RBI, better OBP, better OPS than Blake Burke. He’s on par or better than Nicky Lopez in most hitting categories (but Lopez plays a more premium fielding position, so fine)
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:51 pm to BigBro
Like I said, don't know about Bakich. Two and Four aren't obtainable. Tadlock used to be great but has really fallen off. Godwin would be good, but would Texas stretch that far?
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:53 pm to ColoradoAg
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Sorry, Texas cannot get Vitello
maybe, maybe not. we're going to make him rich(er) either way. same with Schloss.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 2:57 pm to PerrillouxToTexas
Vitello is all in with Tennessee. They are building him a new stadium, and he had input in the design. Schloss has the same from A&M plus proximity to Houston. Bakich would be interesting. I think he could stay and rule the ACC at Clemson. Or does he want to try a hand at the SEC? First have to get rid of Pierce ...
This post was edited on 5/20/24 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 5/20/24 at 3:08 pm to Farmer1906
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How on earth is Prager not first-team SP?
8-1
2.47 ERA
0.97 WHP
104 SO to 13 BB
He has the edge in all 4 of those categories over Stephen.
I believe since it is an SEC award, they use SEC only stats. And Prager is behind Stephen in all of those categories. So probably why he's not first team.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 3:53 pm to Farmer1906
Think Tommy Tanks deserves to be with Daly at 3B on the defensive team over Hogs 3B. After a rough year at 3rd last year, White started every game this year and made 2 errors.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 4:08 pm to crory
You don't only look at SEC stats. Otherwise, Moore would win POY.
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