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USA Today
20-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Liam Doyle named 2025 SEC Pitcher of the Year
Liam Doyle named 2025 SEC Pitcher of the Year Tennessee junior left-handed pitcher Liam Doyle was named 2025 SEC Pitcher of the Year. He was also a First-Team All-SEC selection, along with teammates Andrew Fischer and Gavin Kilen. Hunter Ensley earned Second-Team All-SEC honors and was selected to the SEC All-Defensive Team for Tennessee. Doyle is the third Vol to earn SEC Pitcher of the Year honors, joining Luke Hochevar (2005) and Chase Dollander (2022). Doyle transferred from Ole Miss and became the Vols' starting pitcher for two combined no-hitters. He was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week three times. Doyle is the nation's leader in strikeouts (137), ranking third all time for a single season in program history. He needs 18 strikeouts to eclipse Hochevar's single-season record of 154, set in 2005. More: Final 2025 SEC baseball regular season standings Fischer, a junior first baseman, earned second-team honors as a sophomore at Ole Miss last season. During the 2025 regular season, he led the conference in home runs (22), slugging percentage (.779), on-base percentage (.501), on-base plus slugging percentage (1.281) and walks (56). Fischer has reached base for the Vols in all 56 games and has recorded 141 total bases. He totaled 67 runs and a .337 batting average in the 2025 regular season. Kilen, a Louisville transfer, received first-team honors. He missed three weeks due to injury. Kilen has totaled 14 home runs and 119 total bases. His .365 batting average ranks ninth in the SEC, while his .692 slugging percentage is third in the league. Kilen is tied for fourth in the SEC with three triples. Ensley, the Vols' only senior, earned second-team all conference honors. He was also selected to the SEC All-Defensive Team. The center fielder has recoded career highs in batting average (.350), hits (72), doubles (16), RBIs (60), slugging percentage (.573) and on-base percentage (.423). Defensively, Ensley has recorded a .990 fielding percentage, 95 putouts and two assists. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Vols ace Liam Doyle named SEC Pitcher of the Year
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee baseball ace Liam Doyle was named the SEC Pitcher of the Year after leading the nation in strikeouts with 137. Doyle becomes the third pitcher in program history to earn the award and the second in the last four years. Doyle joins Chase Dollander, who won the award in 2022, and Luke Hochevar, who was named the winner in 2005. Lady Vols sweep regional to advance to third straight Super Doyle has been the most consistent pitcher in the Vols' rotation. The junior had a 2.72 ERA in 79.1 innings pitched during the regular season. Doyle has won SEC Pitcher of the Week three times this season. He is also a Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist. Three Vol Baseball players named semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy Tennessee is just the third school in the conference to have three or more players win the SEC Pitcher of the Year. LSU has four and Vanderbilt has three. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
09-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
6 Oklahoma Sooners earn All-SEC Honors
6 Oklahoma Sooners earn All-SEC Honors The Oklahoma Sooners completed their first season in the SEC, winning the regular season title and earning their first SEC tournament win on Thursday over No. 9 LSU. It's been a year of transition after Oklahoma lost several seniors after last season. But Patty Gasso reloaded through the transfer portal and the high school ranks to help Oklahoma to first place and stay within the top five of the nation all season long. After a successful first season in the SEC, six Oklahoma Sooners earned SEC honors led by Patty Gasso's 16th Conference Coach of the Year award. Sam Landry, who transferred to Oklahoma for her senior year, won SEC Newcomer of the Year after going 18-4 during the regular season and leading the Sooners pitching staff. Landry was named SEC Pitcher of the Week three times. She's thrown 15 complete games, including a one-hit effort in the win over LSU on Wednesday. Selected to the All-SEC first team were Landry, third baseman Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, and outfielder Kasidi Pickering. Pickering is second on the Sooners in batting average, home runs, and RBIs this season and has played stellar defense in the outfield. McEnroe-Marinas is in her second year with the Sooners but her first year as a starter and has been fantastic at the plate and in the field. She's hit .340 with 14 home runs and 45 RBIs. True freshman Gabbie Garcia was named to the All-SEC second team after hitting .354 and leading the Sooners in home runs with 15 and RBIs with 47. During the year, she had a run of five straight games with a home run, something that hasn't been done by a freshman since Jocelyn Alo. Garcia was also named to the All-SEC defensive team for her work at shortstop. She had just three errors on 152 chances and recorded 58 putouts and 91 assists this season. Along with Garcia on the All-SEC defensive team was transfer second baseman Ailana Agbayani. Agbayani recorded a .993 fielding percentage, with just one error on 153 chances in 2025. The Oklahoma Sooners will take on Arkansas in the SEC Softball Tournament semifinals on Friday at 3 p.m. CT. Contact/Follow us @SoonersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow John on X @john9williams.
USA Today
07-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
SEC names Texas A&M softball's Emiley Kennedy Pitcher of the Week
SEC names Texas A&M softball's Emiley Kennedy Pitcher of the Week Texas A&M has moved into the No. 1 spot in all major polls after taking two out of three games against Tennessee over the weekend for their sixth SEC series victory to close out the regular season. Aggie ace Emiley Kennedy is peaking at the right time, and they really need it with Sidne Peters nursing an injury. She went head-to-head with the Lady Vols' Karlyn Pickens in Game 1 and came out with a 1-0 win. Kennedy returned in Game 3, and with some heavy run support, tossed a complete game in a 13-2 run-rule beatdown. On Tuesday, the SEC named the senior as the SEC Pitcher of the Week after throwing two complete games with two wins over a top 5 team in Tennessee. on the road against Georgia. Below is the excerpt from the release from the conference officials: Texas A&M's Emiley Kennedy, a senior left-hander from The Woodlands, Texas, collected two wins in the circle to help the Aggies claim the series win at No. 5/2 Tennessee. Kennedy tossed a one-hit complete game shutout to open the series on Thursday, striking out 10 batters. In the series finale, she pitched all five innings of the run-rule victory and tallied six strikeouts. In her two outings, Kennedy held her opponents to a .105 batting average. Texas A&M will be back on the diamond for the SEC Tournament on May 8 at Jack Turner Stadium in Athens, Georgia. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X: @whosnextsports1.
USA Today
06-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
College Baseball World Series Odds: Evaluating LSU's title hopes
College Baseball World Series Odds: Evaluating LSU's title hopes LSU baseball lost a series at Texas A&M last weekend, but the Tigers' championship odds didn't take a hit. According to BetMGM, LSU still owns the third-best odds to win the College World Series in June. The two schools ahead of the Tigers: Tennessee and Arkansas. LSU took two of three from Tennessee when the Vols paid a visit to Baton Rouge last month. LSU will look to accomplish a similar feat when Arkansas comes to town this weekend. Texas, which still holds a two-game lead in the SEC standings after being swept by Arkansas, sits No. 4 with +800 odds to win it all. The list of national title contenders is chock-full of SEC teams. The five best odds to win the College World Series all belong to the SEC, with Georgia rounding out the list at No. 5. The top non-SEC team is Clemson, ranking No. 6 at +1500. Right behind Clemson is Texas A&M, which continues to bounce back after a rough start to the season. 2025 College World Series Odds Odds courtesy of BetMGM. Team Odds Tennessee +450 Arkansas +500 LSU +650 Texas +800 Georgia +1000 Clemson +1500 Texas A&M +1600 North Carolina +1600 Oregon St +2500 Florida St +2500 Georgia Tech +2500 Can LSU baseball win a national championship in 2025? There's no doubt LSU has the pitching to take home the title. With injuries to Texas' staff and Tennessee looking inconsistent, LSU has arguably the best starting rotation in the SEC. Especially with Casan Evans in the fold as LSU's No. 3 starter. LSU ace Kade Anderson continues to impress and Anthony Eyanson was just named SEC Pitcher of the Week. But LSU's lineup raises questions. The Tigers have no trouble mashing less talented squads, but the LSU bats struggle when facing a good pitching staff. The problem is always made worse when playing on the road too. If LSU can make it to Omaha, the Tigers won't have the comfort of Alex Box Stadium. For now, the answer to "Can LSU baseball win a national championship in 2025?" is yes. LSU is too talented to be overlooked, and the pitching gives LSU a chance vs. anyone, but the bats need to figure it out.
