Outfielder Wyatt Langford collected a First Team ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region accolade while starting pitcher Brandon Sproat hauled in Second Team status.
GAINESVILLE, Fla – University of Florida outfielder Wyatt Langford<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15097&d=DwIFAw&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=JShGJVqrZjICuI5D0WMu2oK8n2XwoGdyekoc6fH29f4whLvwVsthgG3RrAdg0t-u&s=lSSmKpFoQsKhZ2gVJm6RjTjGbh7g0ZEmKG_ePkd5kYM&e= > and Gators starting pitcher Brandon Sproat<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15106&d=DwIFAw&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=JShGJVqrZjICuI5D0WMu2oK8n2XwoGdyekoc6fH29f4whLvwVsthgG3RrAdg0t-u&s=PXJ_pQUFRwaOhcHl5R7zduRiqWDtqddM9Ga99SQ0TBU&e= > were honored by the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings on the Southeast All-Region Team on Wednesday morning.
Langford collected a First Team ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region accolade, while Sproat hauled in Second Team status. ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America Teams will be announced the morning of Friday, June 17 prior to the start of the 2022 NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
Wednesday’s announcement marks the second-consecutive year in which Florida has placed an outfielder on the First Team and a starting pitcher on the Second Team. In 2021, Jud Fabian<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15127&d=DwIFAw&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=JShGJVqrZjICuI5D0WMu2oK8n2XwoGdyekoc6fH29f4whLvwVsthgG3RrAdg0t-u&s=c-HaBCunlanHakuRrLIyiOc3D_ID070CwnFyNjS3V4A&e= > was voted First Team and Hunter Barco<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15091&d=DwIFAw&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=JShGJVqrZjICuI5D0WMu2oK8n2XwoGdyekoc6fH29f4whLvwVsthgG3RrAdg0t-u&s=X-DkVjbCbwjU34EpdZWlIzuWaPG3tCSmfwjM6NlEMFU&e= > to the Second Team.
For Langford, the First Team nod provides yet another feather in his cap on the heels of an all-time great season in Orange & Blue. As a sophomore in 2022, Langford tied Florida’s single-season home run record set by Matt LaPorta in 2005 while leading the Southeastern Conference with 26 long balls. On his way to slashing a robust .355/.447/.719, Langford led the Gators in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, hits (91), runs (73), RBI (63) triples (three) and total bases (184) while starting all 66 games in left field with a 1.000 fielding percentage.
Shifting gears to Sproat, the right-hander filled in valiantly following a season-ending injury to then-ace Barco. Sproat was tremendous for the Gators down the stretch, going 5-0 with a 1.59 ERA and .218 batting average against in his last six starts of the season. All told, the Pace, Fla. native finished with a 9-4 record, 3.41 ERA, .251 BAA and 82 strikeouts across 89 2/3 innings pitched.
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