Six Gators Named Southeast All-Region. 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 shortstop Josh Rivera outfielder Wyatt Langford right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat and right-hander Hurston Waldrep BT Riopelle 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 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 Jr. Florida FL

OF Andrew Pinckney Jr. Alabama AL

OF Wyatt Langford 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 Jr. Florida FL

P Hurston Waldrep 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 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 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

(Special to 1st & Ten Florida by Florida Athletics)

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