Alabama right fielder Andrew Pinckney (21) swings the bat in the Crimson Tide's 12-3 victory over the Richmond Spiders on Feb. 17, 2023 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Alabama Athletics

Alabama’s Andrew Pinckney Named SEC Co-Scholar of the Year

The Southeastern Conference announced its 2023 baseball awards and All-SEC teams, which include several Crimson Tide players.

Author:
Christopher Walsh
Publish date:
May 22, 2023 3:15 PM EDT

University of Alabama redshirt-junior outfielder Andrew Pinckney was named the SEC Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Monday afternoon as the league announced its 2023 baseball awards and All-SEC teams.

Pinckney was also named second-team All-SEC. The Crimson Tide had Colby Shelton and Alton Davis II named to the All-Freshman Team, and first baseman Drew Williamson and shortstop Jim Jarvis honored on the All-Defensive Team.

Pinckney is just the second Alabama player in history to win the award, joining Emeel Salem (2006-07). Williamson and Jarvis are the first Crimson Tide players to earn the All-Defensive status at their respective positions, and it's the first time UA had two players on the All-Freshman Team since 2013 when Ray Castillo and Kyle Overstreet,

The awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Pinckney recently earned his degree in management information systems with a 3.52 grade point average. He is a five-time Dean’s List honoree and has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll twice. He's batting .347 in his junior campaign with 15 home runs, 10 doubles and 49 RBIs.

LSU’s Dylan Crews was named SEC Player of the Year, LSU’s Paul Skenes is the SEC Pitcher of the Year, Georgia’s Charlie Condon is the SEC Freshman of the Year, Georgia’s Ben Anderson shared the SEC Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, and Arkansas’ Dave Van Horn was voted the SEC Coach of the Year.

Crews leads the SEC and is ranked seventh nationally with a .423 batting average. He has 14 home runs, 13 doubles and 57 RBIs so far this season. Crews is the league-leader in on base percentage (.573) and runs scored (79), and he has a reached base streak of 59 games, which includes all 55 games of this season. He is the first player to garner SEC Player of the Year honors in consecutive seasons.

Skenes leads the SEC in wins (10), strikeouts (164) and earned run average (1.77). He is ranked No. 2 on LSU’s all-time single-season strikeouts list. Skenes has allowed two or fewer runs in 11 of his 14 starts this season. He was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week three times this season.

Condon is among the SEC leaders in batting (.393), hits (81) and RBIs (67), and his 25 home runs this season is an SEC freshman record, breaking the previous mark of 22. Earlier this season, Condon had a 37-game on base streak and a 24-game hitting streak. He also leads the SEC in home runs in conference games this season (16).

Anderson holds a degree in biochemistry and is pursuing a master’s degree in biomedical sciences. He plans to attend medical school after his playing career. Anderson is the first Georgia baseball player to earn an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, and he is the third to earn SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in consecutive seasons. Anderson has 59 hits this season, including 20 extra base hits.

Van Horn led the Razorbacks to their fourth SEC regular season title and second in the last three seasons. Arkansas also won its seventh SEC Western Division crown under Van Horn and fourth since 2018.

The 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament will start Tuesday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Alabama will face Kentucky in a single-elimination game at 4:30 p.m.

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

Andrew Pinckney

SEC Scholar Athlete | All-SEC Second Team

Earned his degree in management information systems in May 2023, graduating with a 3.52 grade-point average
A five-time Dean’s list honoree who has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll twice
Selected as College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District 4 honoree
Leads the Crimson Tide in hits (69) and total bases (128) while ranking second overall in average (.347), runs (48), walks (33), on-base (.446) and slugging percentage (.643)
Was even more impressive in SEC play, leading UA in average (.330), home runs (11) and RBI (34) while ranking in the top-10 among league hitters for homers and RBI

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

Andrew Pinckney smiling for the camera - 2022 — Alabama Athletics

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

Alabama pitcher Alton Davis II (42) pitches the final inning in the Crimson Tide s victory over Vanderbilt. Alabama defeated Vanderbilt 2-1 to claim the weekend series two games to one Saturday May 6, 2023, at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. — Gary Crosby Jr. / USA Today Network

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

Alton Davis II

Freshman All-SEC Team

Took over the Crimson Tide’s closer role midway through the year and excelled
Finished the regular season with a 3.49 ERA (11 ER/28.1 IP) and 26 strikeouts while limiting opposing batters to a .238 average
Led the Alabama pitchers with 20 appearances, all in relief
Totaled seven saves in as many chances to rank third in the SEC
Accumulated six of his seven saves during conference play to tie for the league lead

Colby Shelton

Freshman All-SEC Team

Earned the starting role at third base in his first season at the Capstone
Set the Alabama freshman single-season home run record with 20 through the regular season
Recorded five two-homer games and tied the Alabama season-high mark for consecutive games with a homer at four
Leads the Crimson Tide while tying for seventh in the SEC and 28th nationally in homers
Also paces UA in slugging percentage at .702 to rank ninth in the conference

All-Defensive Team

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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

Jim Jarvis

SEC All-Defensive Team

Made highlight-reel plays in just about every game this season, finishing with a .973 fielding percentage
Ranked fourth in the SEC for assists with 131 and turned 32 double plays, good for sixth
Tied for third in assists (75) while ranking fifth for double plays turned (20) in SEC matchups
Also contributed in a big way on offense, leading the Tide in triples (4) and runs scored (60)
Paced the Tide in hits (39), doubles (8) and runs scored (34) during SEC play

Drew Williamson

SEC All-Defensive Team

A consistent presence each of the last five seasons at first, finishing the 2023 campaign with a .990 fielding percentage
Second in double plays turned (38) while ranking sixth in chances (410) and putouts (390) among SEC fielders
Finished with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in league play across 227 chances
Leads the team in multi-hit (21) and multi-RBI (13) efforts while also pacing UA in RBI (56) and walks (38)

*Ties (Ties are not broken)