With the college baseball regular season finished, the All-SEC teams can be released, and there are a few Gators that made the cut.
Catcher BT Riopelle was named to the SEC First Team, outfielder Wyatt Langford made the Second Team and right-hander Brandon Neely rounds things out with an appearance on the All-Freshman Team.
Riopelle quickly emerged as the teamās starting catcher this year after working his way past Mac Guscette on the depth chart. The Coastal Carolina transfer finished the year with a .306 batting average, 57 hits, 14 homers, 50 RBIs and 16 walks. His defense was also solid throwing out 6-of-22 baserunners that attempted to steal on him. He finished the season with a .990 fielding percentage and committed just four errors while allowing five passed balls.
Langford came into the season with questions swirling about whether or not heād be able to stave off the freshmen and hold onto his starting left field spot. He blasted a conference leading 21 homers in response and became one of the most feared bats in Floridaās lineup. He moved into the leadoff spot after Colby Halter began to struggle and didnāt miss a step.
He led the team in average (.360), on-base percentage (.452), slugging percentage (.720), hits (76), triples (3), home runs and RBIs (55). Somehow, that wasnāt enough to be name to the First Team, but then again SEC coaches donāt like getting spanked by underclassmen.
Neely stepped into the teamās No. 3 spot against Arkansas and moved up to No. 2 after Hunter Barco went down for the year. He finished the year with a 3.38 ERA, 64 strikeouts and a 0.98 WHIP. His last outing against South Carolina was his best. He threw seven shutout innings and struck out a career-high 10 batters.
If it feels like thereās a name missing from that list, there is. Jud Fabian didnāt make the cut after returning for his junior year. He previously made the Second Team in the shortened 2020 season and was a First Teamer in 2021. He also made…
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