Longhorns baseball dominates SEC awards, including coach and freshman of the year
Longhorns baseball dominates SEC awards, including coach and freshman of the year
After winning the SEC regular season title in its first year, the Texas Longhorns baseball team took home several of the conference's postseason awards. Jim Schlossnagle has been named SEC coach of the year and Dylan Volantis was named SEC freshman of the year.
In Schlossnagle's first year as head coach of the Longhorns, Texas won the outright regular season conference title with a 22-8 SEC record. Texas, who is 42-11 overall, is the No. 1 seed in this week's SEC Tournament. Texas is ranked No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll behind LSU.
Volantis became the Longhorns primary closer, earning 12 saves with a 1.66 ERA in 43.1 innings. Opponents are batting just .176 against him. Volantis was also named a first-team All-SEC selection and an freshman All-SEC selection.
Catcher Rylan Galvan joins Volantis on the All-SEC first team. Galvan offensive line is .299/.453/.635 with a 1.088 OPS. He had 50 hits with 46 RBIs and led Texas in 14 home runs.
Several Longhorns made the All-SEC defensive team including Galvan, second baseman Ethan Mendoza, first baseman Kimble Schuessler and outfielder Will Gasparino.
Texas' next game is Thursday at 3 p.m. in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala.UT gets a few days of rest before hitting the diamond in the third round of the SEC tourney in Hoover, Alabama. Texas will face the survivor among No. 8 seed Tennessee, No. 9 Alabama or No. 16 Missouri in the quarterfinals on Thursday, May 22 at 3 p.m. CT
2025 SEC Baseball Awards
Player of the Year: Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas
Pitcher of the Year: Liam Doyle, Tennessee
Freshman of the Year: Dylan Volantis, Texas
Newcomer of the Year: Ace Reese, Mississippi State
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ryan Prager, Texas A&M
Coach of the Year: Jim Schlossnagle, Texas
2025 All-SEC Baseball Team: First Team
C: Rylan Galvan, Texas
C: Luke Heyman, Florida
1B: Andrew Fischer, Tennessee
2B: Gavin Kilen, Tennessee
3B: Ace Reese, Mississippi State
3B: Slate Alford, Georgia
SS: Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas
OF: Ike Irish, Auburn
OF: Charles Davalan, Arkansas
OF: Kade Snell, Alabama
DH/Util: Kuhio Aloy, Arkansas
SP: Liam Doyle, Tennessee
SP: Kade Anderson, LSU
SP: Kyson Witherspoon, Oklahoma
SP: Zach Root, Arkansas
RP: Dylan Volantis, Texas
RP: Zac Cowan, LSU
RP: Carson Ozmer, Alabama
2025 All-SEC Baseball Team: Second Team
C: Easton Carmichael, Oklahoma
1B: Jared Jones, LSU
1B: Cam Kozeal, Arkansas
2B: Chris Rembert, Auburn
2B: Daniel Dickinson, LSU
3B: Luke Hill, Ole Miss
SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama
OF: Hunter Ensley, Tennessee
OF: Derek Curiel, LSU
OF: Robbie Burnett, Georgia*
OF: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M*
DH/Util: Ryland Zaborowski, Georgia
SP: Samuel Dutton, Auburn
SP: Anthony Eyanson, LSU
SP: Brian Curley, Georgia
SP: Riley Quick, Alabama
RP: Jake Clemente, Florida
RP: Mason Morris, Ole Miss
RP: Sawyer Hawks, Vanderbilt
*Ties
2025 Freshman All-SEC Baseball Team
Tyler Bell, Kentucky
Kyle Branch, Oklahoma
Derek Curiel, LSU
Casan Evans, LSU
Hayden Federico, Ole Miss
Chase Fralick, Auburn
Brodie Johnston, Vanderbilt
Aidan King, Florida
Brendan Lawson, Florida
Chris Rembert, Auburn
Bub Terrell, Auburn
Dylan Volantis, Texas
2025 SEC Baseball All-Defensive Team
C: Rylan Galvan, Texas
1B: Kimble Schuessler, Texas
2B: Ethan Mendoza, Texas
3B: Bobby Boser, Florida*
3B: Eric Guevara, Auburn*
3B: Brodie Johnston, Vanderbilt*
SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama
OF: RJ Austin, Vanderbilt
OF: Hunter Ensley, Tennessee
OF: Will Gasparino, Texas
P: Kade Anderson, LSU
*Ties
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