SEC Baseball: Crews, Skenes headline 2023 individual awards

With the regular season having now concluded, the winners of the 2023 SEC Baseball individual awards were officially announced Monday afternoon. Let’s take a look at the winners of each, as well as the All-SEC teams.

Crews, Skenes headline 2023 SEC Baseball individual awards

SEC Player of the Year – OF Dylan Crews, LSU Tigers

After finishing last season as the SEC Co-Player of the Year, LSU outfielder Dylan Crews took home the honor outright this year. Crews, who is likely the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming 2023 MLB Draft, was LSU’s top hitter across 55 games this season this season, slashing .423/.573/.716 with 14 HR, 57 RBI, and five SB, while also leading the Tigers in AVG, hits, and OBP, as well as posting a perfect fielding percentage defensively.

SEC Pitcher of the Year – RHP Paul Skenes, LSU Tigers

The SEC’s Pitcher of the Year also comes from the Tigers, as LSU right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes ran away with the honor this season. After transferring from Air Force, Skenes has made 14 starts this year as the Tigers Friday night starter, owning a 10-1 record with a 1.77 ERA and 164:15 K:BB ratio across 86.2 IP, while also holding opponents to a combined .161 AVG against.

SEC Freshman of the Year – 1B/OF Charlie Condon, Georgia Bulldogs

After redshirting a year ago, Georgia first baseman/outfielder Charlie Condon took home honors for SEC Baseball Freshman of the Year this season. Condon has been Georgia’s top hitter this season across 55 games, slashing .393/.492/.816 with 24 HR and 67 RBI, while also leading the Bulldogs in almost all offensive statistical categories.

SEC Coach of the Year – Dave Van Horn, Arkansas Razorbacks

After leading the Razorbacks to a 39-15 overall record, as well as a 20-10 mark in conference play to be named SEC regular season co-champions, Arkansas’ Dave Van Horn has won the SEC Coach of the Year.

SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year – OF Andrew Pinckney, Alabama Crimson Tide and OF Ben Anderson, Georgia Bulldogs

The SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year was split between two players in Alabama outfielder Andrew Pinckney and Georgia outfielder Ben Anderson, who also took home the honor last season. Across 55 games this season, Pinckney has slashed .347/.446/.643 with 15 HR, 49 RBI, and six SB, while Anderson has slashed .282/.373/.440 across 54 games with five HR, 28 RBI, and eight SB.

First Team All-SEC

• C Cole Messina, South Carolina Gamecocks
• 1B Jac Caglianone, Florida Gators
• 2B Cade Kurland, Florida Gators
• SS Josh Rivera, Florida Gators
• 3B Tommy White, LSU Tigers
• OF Dylan Crews, LSU Tigers
• OF Wyatt Langford, Florida Gators
• OF Ethan Petry, South Carolina Gamecocks
• DH/UT Hunter Hines, Mississippi State Bulldogs
• SP Paul Skenes, LSU Tigers
• SP Hagen Smith, Arkansas Razorbacks
• RP Brandon Neely, Florida Gators

Second Team All-SEC

• C Calvin Harris, Ole Miss Rebels
• 1B Charlie Condon, Georgia Bulldogs
• 2B Emilien Pitre, Kentucky Wildcats
• SS Jacob Gonzalez, Ole Miss Rebels
• 3B Luke Mann, Missouri Tigers
• 3B Bryson Ware, Auburn Tigers
• OF Kemp Alderman, Ole Miss Rebels
• OF Enrique Bradfield Jr., Vanderbilt Commodores
• OF Andrew Pinckney, Alabama Crimson Tide
• OF Jared Dickey, Tennessee Volunteers
• DH/UT Kendall Diggs, Arkansas Razorbacks
• SP Devin Futrell, Vanderbilt Commodores
• SP Brandon Sproat, Florida Gators
• RP Nick Maldonado, Vanderbilt Commodores

Freshman All-SEC Team

• Charlie Condon, Georgia Bulldogs
• Ethan Petry, South Carolina Gamecocks
• Ike Irish, Auburn Tigers
• Cade Kurland, Florida Gators
• Colby Shelton, Alabama Crimson Tide
• Jared Jones, LSU Tigers
• Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M Aggies
• Alton Davis II, Alabama Crimson Tide
• Dakota Jordan, Mississippi State Bulldogs
• Gage Wood, Arkansas Razorbacks
• RJ Austin, Vanderbilt Commodores
• Luke Heyman, Florida Gators

SEC All-Defensive Team

• C Fernando Gonzalez, Georgia Bulldogs
• 1B Drew Williamson, Alabama Crimson Tide
• 1B Hunter Gilliam, Kentucky Wildcats
• 2B Emilien Pitre, Kentucky Wildcats
• SS Jim Jarvis, Alabama Crimson Tide
• 3B Davis Diaz, Vanderbilt Commodores
• OF Enrique Bradfield Jr., Vanderbilt Commodores
• OF Dylan Crews, LSU Tigers
• OF Tavian Josenberger, Arkansas Razorbacks
• OF Kason Howell, Auburn Tigers
• P Hagen Smith, Arkansas Razorbacks