From the Wire: Three Ole Miss players named to All-SEC baseball teams
This Ole Miss baseball story was provided by Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference announced the 2022 All-SEC baseball teams on Monday, with Ole Miss having three players receiving postseason honors from the conference office.
Sophomore Jacob Gonzalez was named First Team All-SEC at shortstop, while Tim Elko received his first All-SEC nod at first base, landing on the Second Team. Meanwhile, starting pitcher Hunter Elliott earned a spot on the Freshman All-SEC team.
A Freshman All-SEC honoree in 2021, Gonzalez takes home his first First Team All-SEC nod after a standout season at shortstop. The California native batted .280 on the season, ranking fifth in the conference in walks (44), eighth in runs scored (57) and 10th in home runs (16), pacing the Rebels with a .417 on-base percentage. The sophomore saved his power supply for league action, registering 12 of 16 homers against SEC opposition.
Rounding out one of the more memorable careers in recent program-history, Elko earns his first All-SEC nod after earning Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors a year ago. The native Floridian has hammered 19 home runs this season, the third most ever by a Rebel to move into second place all-time in career home runs at 41. In SEC action, Elko is batting .319 in SEC play this season, matching Gonzalez’s 12 homers against conference teams. The fifth-year senior has racked up 61 RBIs this season, the third most in the league.
Tupelo, Mississippi, native Hunter Elliott earned one of 13 spots on the Freshman All-SEC squad. The lefty posted a 3.29 ERA on the season, the seventh lowest in the SEC, ranking 11th in the league in strikeouts (74), including seventh in strike outs looking (26). Elliott’s .214 opponent batting average is the seventh lowest in the SEC. A two-time SEC Freshman of the Week, Elliott has garnered a 3.43 ERA against conference foes.
2022 SEC Baseball Awards
Co-Player of the Year: Dylan Crews, LSU
Co-Player of the Year: Sonny DiChiara, Auburn
Pitcher of the Year: Chase Dollander, Tennessee
Freshman of the Year: Drew Beam, Tennessee
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ben Anderson, Georgia
Coach of the Year: Tony Vitello, Tennessee
First Team All-SEC
C: BT Riopelle, Florida
1B: Sonny DiChiara, Auburn
2B: RJ Yeager, Mississippi State
3B: Trey Lipscomb, Tennessee
SS: Jacob Gonzalez, Ole Miss
OF: Enrique Bradfield Jr., Vanderbilt
OF: Dylan Crews, LSU
OF: Drew Gilbert, Tennessee
SP: Chase Dollander, Tennessee
SP: Jonathan Cannon, Georgia
RP: Tyler Guilfoil, Kentucky
DH/UT: Dominic Keegan, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
C: Logan Tanner, Mississippi State
1B: Tim Elko, Ole Miss
2B: Ryan Targac, Texas A&M
3B: Jacob Berry, LSU
SS: Josh Day, Missouri
OF: Wyatt Langford, Florida
OF: Spencer Jones, Vanderbilt
OF: Dylan Rock, Texas A&M
SP: Chase Burns, Tennessee
SP: Drew Beam, Tennessee
RP: Blake Burkhalter, Auburn
DH/UT: Brandt Belk, South Carolina*
DH/UT: Austin Bost, Texas A&M*
Freshman All-SEC Team
Chase Burns, SP, Tennessee
Drew Beam, SP, Tennessee
Brady Tygart, RP, Arkansas
Hunter Elliott, SP, Ole Miss
Hagen Smith, SP, Arkansas
Carter Holton, SP, Vanderbilt
Hunter Hines, INF/OF, Mississippi State
Blake Burke, 1B/OF, Tennessee
Brandon Neely, P, Florida
Devin Futrell, SP, Vanderbilt
Michael Braswell, INF/P, South Carolina
Dylan Ray, RP, Alabama*
Chris Cortez, RP, Texas A&M*
SEC All-Defensive Team
C: Logan Tanner, Mississippi State
1B: Tre’ Morgan, LSU
2B: Robert Moore, Arkansas
3B: Blake Rambusch, Auburn
SS: Ryan Ritter, Kentucky
OF: Enrique Bradfield, Jr., Vanderbilt
OF: Dylan Crews, LSU
OF: Drew Gilbert, Tennessee
P: Connor Noland, Arkansas
*Ties (Ties are not broken)
