Ole Miss baseball lands three on the 2023 All-SEC Teams
The postseason is here and while Ole Miss is not taking part on the field it is receiving some of the accolades that have begun to roll out.
On Monday the Southeastern Conference announced its awards for the 2023 season as well as its All-SEC First and Second Teams. Ole Miss had three players land on the Second Team.
Outfielder Kemp Alderman, shortstop Jacob Gonzalez and catcher Calvin Harris earned All-SEC honors for their individual play during the 2023 regular season. This is the first time Alderman and Harris has made an All-SEC Team while Gonzalez makes his third after being named to the Freshman Team in 2021 and First Team in 2022.
The Ole Miss trio led the team in nearly every offensive category taking the top three spots in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits, RBI, doubles, home runs, and total bases. They accounted for 49.4 percent of the team’s home runs, 46 percent of their doubles, 45.4 of their RBI, and 43.8 percent of their total bases.
Alderman led Ole Miss offensively, hitting .376 with a slugging percentage of .709 and on-base percentage of .440. He had 80 hits with 61 RBI, 19 home runs, and 151 total bases. He also led the team in two-out RBI (23) and batting average with runners on base (.393).
Gonzalez led the Rebels in walks (35) and doubles (18) and had the second-highest batting average on the team at .327. He was also ranked second on the team in on-base percentage (.435) and RBI (51) while finishing third in slugging percentage, runs scored, and hits.
Harris hit .321 and led Ole Miss in runs scored, crossing the plate 52 times in 54 games. He had a slugging percentage of .579, 121 total bases, 12 home runs, 67 hits, and 46 RBI, all top-three on the team.
The Rebels catcher had a career game against Missouri on May 6 when he hit four home runs, setting a new program record for home runs in a single game. Harris also recorded 16 total bases, a new program record, and 10 RBIs which tied the Ole Miss record set by Charlie Conerly in 1947.
2023 SEC Baseball Awards
Player of the Year: Dylan Crews, LSU
Pitcher of the Year: Paul Skenes, LSU
Freshman of the Year: Charlie Condon, Georgia
Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ben Anderson, Georgia
Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Andrew Pinckney, Alabama
Coach of the Year: Dave Van Horn, Arkansas
First Team All-SEC
C: Cole Messina, South Carolina
1B: Jac Caglianone, Florida
2B: Cade Kurland, Florida
3B: Tommy White, LSU
SS: Josh Rivera, Florida
OF: Dylan Crews, LSU
OF: Wyatt Langford, Florida
OF: Ethan Petry, South Carolina
SP: Paul Skenes, LSU
SP: Hagen Smith, Arkansas
RP: Brandon Neely, Florida
DH/UT: Hunter Hines, Mississippi State
Second Team All-SEC
C: Calvin Harris, Ole Miss
1B: Charlie Condon, Georgia
2B: Emilien Pitre, Kentucky
3B: Luke Mann, Missouri*
3B: Bryson Ware, Auburn*
SS: Jacob Gonzalez, Ole Miss
OF: Kemp Alderman, Ole Miss
OF: Enrique Bradfield Jr., Vanderbilt
OF: Andrew Pinckney, Alabama*
OF: Jared Dickey, Tennessee*
SP: Devin Futrell, Vanderbilt
SP: Brandon Sproat, Florida
RP: Nick Maldonado, Vanderbilt
DH/UT: Kendall Diggs, Arkansas
Freshman All-SEC Team
Charlie Condon, Georgia
Ethan Petry, South Carolina
Ike Irish, Auburn
Cade Kurland, Florida
Colby Shelton, Alabama
Jared Jones, LSU
Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
Alton Davis II, Alabama
Dakota Jordan, Mississippi State
Gage Wood, Arkansas
RJ Austin, Vanderbilt
Luke Heyman, Florida
SEC All-Defensive Team
C: Fernando Gonzalez, Georgia
1B: Drew Williamson, Alabama*
1B: Hunter Gilliam, Kentucky*
2B: Emilien Pitre, Kentucky
3B: Davis Diaz, Vanderbilt
SS: Jim Jarvis, Alabama
OF: Enrique Bradfield, Jr., Vanderbilt
OF: Dylan Crews, LSU
OF: Tavian Josenberger, Arkansas*
OF: Kason Howell, Auburn*
P: Hagen Smith, Arkansas
*Ties (Ties are not broken)
