Five Gators were named First Team Southeast All-Region while one earned a Second Team nod.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 2023 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Region Teams were announced in all eight regions on Tuesday morning, with six members of the University of Florida baseball team earning recognition.
Five Gators collected First Team All-Region accolades in first baseman Jac Caglianone<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/jac-caglianone/15489>, shortstop Josh Rivera<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/josh-rivera/15504>, outfielder Wyatt Langford<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/wyatt-langford/15497>, right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/brandon-sproat/15508> and right-hander Hurston Waldrep<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/hurston-waldrep/15517>. BT Riopelle<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/bt-riopelle/15503> capped off the list for the Orange & Blue with a Second Team nod.
With the exception of Sproat, who was named Second Team one year ago, this marks the first-career All-Region recognition for each member of the group.
First Team All-Region selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America teams will be announced the morning of Friday, June 16 prior to the start of the 2023 NCAA Div. I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
The finalists for the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I Gold Glove team will be announced via Twitter by Rawlings Sporting Goods (@RawlingsSports) on Tuesday, June 20. The Gold Glove winners in all divisions will be announced on Wednesday, June 21.
In all divisions, the ABCA/Rawlings National Pitchers and Position Players of the Year will be announced on Monday, June 26.
The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007.
Founded in 1945, the American Baseball Coaches Association is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 15,000 members represent all 50 states and 40 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.
2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams – Southeast
NCAA Div. I Southeast All-Region First Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C Ben McCabe Sr. Central Florida FL
1B Jac Caglianone<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/jac-caglianone/15489> So. Florida FL
1B Nolan Schanuel Jr. Florida Atlantic FL
1B Charlie Condon Fr. Georgia GA
2B Edrick Felix So. Florida Gulf Coast FL
3B Bryson Ware Sr. Auburn AL
3B Yohandy Morales Jr. Miami FL
SS Josh Rivera<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/josh-rivera/15504> Jr. Florida FL
OF Andrew Pinckney Jr. Alabama AL
OF Wyatt Langford<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/wyatt-langford/15497> Jr. Florida FL
OF Angelo Dispigna Sr. Georgia Tech GA
OF Shane Lewis So. Troy AL
DH Joe Kinker Sr. Florida Gulf Coast FL
DH Max Ryerson Sr. Georgia State GA
P Omar Melendez So. Alabama State AL
P Brandon Sproat<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/brandon-sproat/15508> Jr. Florida FL
P Hurston Waldrep<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/hurston-waldrep/15517> Jr. Florida FL
P Evan Chrest Fr. Jacksonville FL
P Jacob Cravey Jr. Samford AL
RP Andrew Walters Jr. Miami FL
NCAA Div. I Southeast All-Region Second Team
Pos. Player Cl. School State
C BT Riopelle<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/bt-riopelle/15503> Sr. Florida FL
C Austin Kelly So. Lipscomb TN
1B Alejandro Figueredo Sr. Florida Gulf Coast FL
2B Blake Cyr Fr. Miami FL
3B Kris Armstrong<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/kris-armstrong/15090> Gr. Jacksonville FL
SS Cole Foster Jr. Auburn AL
OF Connor Tate Gr. Georgia GA
OF T.J. Reeves Sr. Jacksonville State AL
OF Enrique Bradfield Jr. Jr. Vanderbilt TN
DH Jackson Finley So. Georgia Tech GA
P Luke Holman So. Alabama AL
P Nathanial Tate Sr. East Tennessee State TN
P Logan Van Treeck Jr. Lipscomb TN
P Hunter Owen Jr. Vanderbilt TN
P Devin Futrell So. Vanderbilt TN
RP Chris Lotito So. Jacksonville FL
RP Nick Maldonado Sr. Vanderbilt TN
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