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College  | Story | 6/11/2024

Collegiate All-Americans & Postseason Awards


Player of the Year: Charlie Condon, Georgia
 In a season filled with epic individual offensive performances, Charlie Condon stood out from the crowd with his bat-to-ball skills and otherworldly power. The 6-6/216 junior, infielder from Marietta, GA has walked into the ballpark virtually every game this year as the marked man and delivered time and time again. Showing elite strike zone discipline, and an innate ability to think along with opposing pitchers, Condon uses the whole field to do damage. Heading into Monday nights Super Regional decisive Game 3, he is sitting on 99 hits for the year, good for a .436 BA, to go with a SLG% of 1.009, OB% of .559 good for an amazing 1.568 OPS. He has collected 20 doubles, 1 triple and set the BBCOR era single season record for home runs with 36 to date to go with an amazing 57:39 strikeout-to-walk ratio. On a national level, he leads the nation in batting average, home runs, home runs per-game and slugging percentage. He is the front runner to go 1:1 in the coming MLB Amateur Draft and has the look of a player that will make a quick ascent through the system on his way to a long Big-League career.
 

Pitcher of the Year: Hagen Smith, Arkansas

Separating himself from the pack with his first start of the year, Hagen Smith sent notice to the college world that he was the alpha starting pitcher in 2024. The 6-3/225 LHP from Bullard, TX proved to be an elite competitor and often made his best pitches when batters managed to reach base, which didn’t happen often. Featuring two of the most dominant pitches in the nation, he used a mid-to-upper 90s fastball and a mid-to-upper 80s slider to eliminate contact at an eyepopping level. In 16 starts this season, he went (9-2) with a 2.04 ERA and logged a total of 84.0 innings pitched. Showing just how difficult it was to find the barrel against him, he only allowed 41 hits all year good for an opponent’s BA of .144 and only he only allowed 22 runs over those 16 starts. His calling card is the ability to create swing and miss as seen with his 161 strikeouts while only surrendering 34 free passes. Smith leads the nation in hits allowed per nine innings, strikeouts per nine innings, and is second in the nation in total strikeouts for the year. There is plenty of anticipation that the big lefty will be the first arm off the board in this year’s MLB Draft.




Two-Way Player of the Year: Jac Caglianone, Florida

For the second year in a row, Caglianone has run away with this award and took things to another level with his comprehensive skillset. The 6-5/250 physically imposing lefty from Tampa, FL refined his game this year by improving his bat head accuracy and dialing in the strike zone on the mound. After setting the BBCOR single season home run record a year ago, Cags put together an even more impressive offensive season metrically speaking. Heading to the College World series, he is batting .411 with 33 home runs and 68 RBI while slugging .860, reaching base over 50% of his at-bats and accumulating an OPS of 1.392 so far. One of the most improvements of the year is the fact that he strikes out only about 10% of his ABs and put together a 52: 25 strikeout-to-walk ratio and handled left-handed pitchers just as well as righties. On the mound, he is currently (5-2) in his 15 starts with a 4.71 ERA and limited opponents to a .225 batting average. While he can still run the fastball into the upper-90s, he dialed things back a bit and put more value on location and secondary offering this year. In 72.2 IP so far, he has a strikeout-to-walk ration of 82:48 and has minimized damage by blending his pitches at a high level. With his physicality and line-to-line power from the left side of the plate, Caglianone is also a strong candidate to be the first pick in July’s MLB Draft.


Freshman of the Year: Drew Burress, Georgia Tech

Well known as a hitter at the high school level, it was generally expected that Burress would make a smooth transition to the college game. But he had other ideas as he took the world by storm, putting together an incredible freshman campaign with the bat and showing he is a gold-glove type defender as well. The 5-9/180 outfielder from Houston County, GA played an outstanding center field and swung one of the most potent bats in the nation regardless of class. With a compact stroke and the uncanny ability to get the good part of the bat to the ball, the righty finished his season with a .381 BA, a SLG% of .821 and OB% of .512 all told. With elite strike zone discipline, Burress collected 58 walks on the year while only striking out only 37 times. He never compromised bat speed and did damage at the dish with 15 doubles, 3 triples, 25 home runs and drove in 67 runs while swiping 8 bases too. Burress will be one of the top-returning players to watch for the 2025 player of the year race.

Coach of the Year: Nick Mingione, Kentucky

In his 7th season at the helm in Lexington, Mingione has led the Wildcats program to the promised land in Omaha, NE as they will make their first ever appearance in the Men’s College World Series. Mingione has been on staff for all three of the Super Regionals the program has hosted and broke through this year as they defeated Oregon State last weekend. It was a banner year all around for the Wildcats as they have won 45-games thus far and took home a share of the SEC Regular Season title after going (22-8) in league play. They finished the regular season with the No. 1 RPI in the nation with a strength of schedule of No. 4 and only lost 2-SEC series all year. A credit to the culture and approach he has instilled in his players; you won’t really find them ranked in the Top-50 in any team category, but this team just knows how to win games within their system. This roster has length and experience, so don’t expect them just to show up and be content with their first trip to Omaha, they could make some serious noise.

Team of the Year: Tennessee Volunteers

Consensus No. 1 team in the nation in every poll, awarded the No. 1 National Seed, shared a part of the SEC Regular Season crown and ran through the SEC Tournament to take the championship; not much more needs to be said about the Tennessee Volunteers. They are (55-12) heading into the College World Series and won a mind-blowing 40-games on their home turf in 2024. Only losing one series all year, they only lost back-to-back games one time and went (22-8) in conference play. Offensively, they batted .310 as a team, 20th in the nation, hit 150 doubles and led the nation with 173 home runs. They also led the nation with 617 runs scored, good for an average of 9.2 runs per game and are currently 2nd in the nation with a .613 SLG%. Defensively, they are 3rd in the nation with a 3.38 team ERA, 2nd in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 3.41, 4th in the nation at 2.96 walks per nine and 2nd in the nation in WHIP at 1.23 to date. There isn’t a more complete team, they have star-power and length to the roster and are playing their most confident, quality version of the game right now. The Volunteers are primed and ready to make a run at the National Championship in Omaha.

First Team All-American Hitters

Pos. Name School Class AVG OBP SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
C Walker Janek Sam Houston JR 0.368 0.480 0.714 55 81 15 5 17 58 13
1B Blake Burke Tennessee JR 0.376 0.449 0.713 67 97 28 1 19 56 10
2B Travis Bazzana Oregon State JR 0.407 0.568 0.911 84 87 16 4 28 66 16
3B Charlie Condon Georgia RSO 0.433 0.556 1.009 84 100 20 1 37 78 3
SS Josh Kuroda-Grauer Rutgers JR 0.428 0.492 0.590 54 95 19 1 5 45 24
IF Christian Moore Tennessee JR 0.375 0.453 0.796 75 101 17 0 32 71 3
OF Vance Honeycutt North Carolina JR 0.314 0.409 0.702 85 76 12 2 26 65 28
OF Braden Montgomery Texas A&M JR 0.322 0.454 0.733 65 76 14 1 27 85 5
OF James Tibbs III Florida State JR 0.374 0.497 0.813 71 88 17 1 28 94 7
DH Lyle Miller-Green Austin Peay GR 0.393 0.533 0.900 94 86 17 2 30 94 13
TWP Jac Caglianone Florida JR 0.411 0.532 0.860 79 97 7 0 33 68 3

First Team All-American Pitchers

Pos. Name School Class ERA W-L CG SV IP H SO BB OBA
SP Jamie Arnold Florida State SO 2.77 11-2 0 1 100.2 82 155 22 0.216
SP Chase Burns Wake Forest JR 2.7 10-1 0 0 100 62 191 30 0.175
SP Ryan Johnson Dallas Baptist JR 2.21 11-3 2 0 106 83 151 14 0.215
SP Hagen Smith Arkansas JR 2.04 9-2 0 0 84 41 164 34 0.144
SP Trey Yesavage East Carolina JR 2.03 11-1 1 0 93.1 49 145 32 0.154
RP Evan Aschenbeck Texas A&M SR 1.66 6-1 0 9 65 44 72 8 0.185
RP Charlie Beilenson Duke SR 2.01 7-3 0 12 62.2 41 92 18 0.181
TWP Jac Caglianone Florida JR 4.71 5-2 0 0 72.2 61 82 48 0.225

Second Team All-American Hitters

Pos. Name School Class AVG OBP SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI
C Jacob Cozart NC State JR 0.300 0.430 0.604 60 65 7 1 19 53
1B Nick Kurtz Wake Forest JR 0.306 0.531 0.736 65 53 11 1 22 57
2B Daniel Dickinson Utah Valley SO 0.367 0.469 0.661 73 90 14 2 18 53
3B Cameron Smith Florida State SO 0.402 0.497 0.677 79 102 20 1 16 56
SS Kyle DeBarge Louisiana JR 0.355 0.418 0.699 65 91 19 3 21 72
IF Gage Miller Alabama JR 0.381 0.474 0.702 72 83 12 2 18 56
OF Max Belyeu Texas SO 0.329 0.423 0.667 50 69 15 1 18 53
OF Nolan Schubart Oklahoma State SO 0.370 0.513 0.878 55 64 10 1 23 68
OF Devin Taylor Indiana SO 0.357 0.449 0.660 67 86 11 1 20 54
DH Cole Messina South Carolina JR 0.326 0.465 0.701 64 73 19 1 21 71
TWP Carson Benge Oklahoma State JR 0.335 0.444 0.665 72 83 24 2 18 64

Second Team All-American Pitchers

Pos. Name School Class ERA W-L CG SV IP H SO BB OBA
SP Tyler Bremner UC Santa Barbara SO 2.54 11-1 1 0 88.2 57 104 21 0.182
SP Jurrangelo Cijntje Mississippi State SO 3.67 8-2 0 0 90.2 70 113 30 0.211
SP Luke Holman LSU JR 3.75 9-4 0 0 91.2 57 127 33 0.174
SP Brett Sears Nebraska SR 2.16 9-1 1 1 104 72 101 19 0.191
SP Bryson Van Sickle Utah SR 2.67 5-1 2 0 94.1 79 69 21 0.221
RP Bridger Holmes Oregon State JR 1.93 3-4 0 13 32.2 16 47 15 0.145
RP Dalton Pence North Carolina JR 2.04 4-1 0 8 53 32 71 27 0.169
TWP Carson Benge Oklahoma State JR 3.16 3-2 0 3 37 26 44 11 0.186

Third Team All-American Hitters 

Pos. Name School Class AVG OBP SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI
C Caleb Lomavita California JR 0.322 0.395 0.586 51 73 13 1 15 52
1B Edgar Alvarez Nicholls SR 0.405 0.514 0.678 76 92 21 1 13 67
2B JJ Wetherholt West Virginia JR 0.331 0.472 0.589 31 41 8 0 8 30
SS Kaelen Culpepper Kansas State JR 0.328 0.419 0.574 50 80 15 6 11 59
3B Tommy White LSU JR 0.330 0.401 0.638 61 92 12 1 24 70
IF Sean Keys Bucknell JR 0.405 0.535 0.798 44 16 19 3 13 57
OF Drew Burress Georgia Tech FR 0.381 0.512 0.821 73 83 15 3 25 67
OF Casey Saucke Virginia JR 0.383 0.404 0.581 56 85 17 0 14 64
OF Ryan Waldschmidt Kentucky JR 0.346 0.473 0.634 64 71 17 0 14 46
DH Roman Kuntz Morehead State SR 0.366 0.482 0.860 71 86 15 1 33 100
TWP Ethan Bates Louisiana Tech SR 0.337 0.436 0.609 68 87 21 2 15 74

Third Team All-American Pitchers

Pos. Name School Class ERA W-L CG SV IP H SO BB OBA
SP  AJ Causey Tennessee JR 3.77 13-3 0 1 86 82 117 19 0.247
SP Daniel Eagen Presbyterian JR 2.67 6-2 0 0 77.2 49 122 28 0.176
SP Ryan Gallagher UC Santa Barbara RSO 2.22 10-1 1 0 89 50 96 25 0.161
SP Aiden May Oregon State JR 3.05 7-1 0 0 73.2 61 84 23 0.219
SP Michael Ross Samford JR 3.37 13-0 1 0 96.1 86 88 21 0.240
SP Payton Tolle TCU JR 3.21 7-4 1 0 81.1 57 125 37 0.198
RP Ben Abeldt TCU SO 1.83 3-0 0 8 44.1 29 54 16 0.186
RP Izaak Martinez UC San Diego SR 1.85 4-3 0 9 63.1 40 61 20 0.183
TWP Ethan Bates Louisiana Tech SR 3.43 2-1 0 17 44.2 29 52 20 0.180

Freshman First Team All-American Hitters
*Only True Freshmen Eligible for List

Pos. Name School AVG OBP SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
C Luke Stevenson North Carolina 0.283 0.420 0.546 43 58 8 2 14 58 2
1B Henry Ford Virginia 0.339 0.413 0.608 60 83 13 1 17 68 3
2B Steven Milam LSU 0.326 0.415 0.516 51 72 12 3 8 40 7
3B Daniel Cuvet Miami 0.351 0.429 0.756 52 85 15 1 24 75 2
SS Justin Lebron Alabama 0.338 0.429 0.546 50 73 9 0 12 37 7
IF Gavin Grahovac Texas A&M 0.306 0.413 0.616 80 79 14 0 22 63 3
OF Drew Burress Georgia Tech 0.381 0.512 0.821 73 83 15 3 25 67 8
OF AJ Gracia Duke 0.305 0.440 0.559 56 67 14 0 14 58 5
OF Zion Rose Louisville 0.380 0.455 0.584 42 63 9 5 5 32 10
DH Tre Phelps Georgia 0.353 0.441 0.699 34 48 11 0 12 40 2
TWP Kyle Johnson Duke 0.253 0.398 0.480 16 19 6 1 3 11 2

Freshman First Team All-American Pitchers

Pos. Name School ERA W-L CG SV IP H SO BB OBA
SP Kade Anderson LSU 3.99 4-2 0 0 38.1 38 59 20 0.262
SP Jason DeCaro North Carolina 3.89 6-1 0 0 85.2 70 72 40 0.264
SP Aidan Knaak Clemson 3.35 5-1 0 0 83.1 67 108 29 0.221
SP Tommy Lapour Wichita State 4.25 6-3 0 0 78.1 65 69 37 0.225
SP Chase Morgan Louisiana 3.18 5-3 0 1 73.2 59 69 20 0.217
RP Gabe Gaeckle Arkansas 2.32 3-3 0 7 42.2 26 57 19 0.167
RP Ethan Norby East Carolina 3.79 4-0 0 2 59.1 54 63 25 0.243
TWP Kyle Johnson Duke 4.38 4-1 0 0 49.1 44 53 19 0.237

Freshman Second Team All-American Hitters

Pos. Name School AVG OBP SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB
C Daniel Jackson Wofford 0.357 0.460 0.599 52 74 10 2 12 69 4
C Garrett Wright Bowling Green 0.38 0.503 0.581 40 49 8 0 6 28 5
1B Kade Lewis Butler 0.377 0.436 0.618 43 78 12 4 10 51 3
1B Collin Priest Michigan 0.279 0.445 0.578 29 41 11 0 11 30 1
2B TJ Pompey Texas Tech 0.279 0.389 0.516 41 53 11 2 10 49 12
3B Roch Cholowsky UCLA 0.308 0.399 0.500 38 61 12 1 8 33 6
SS PJ Moutzouridis California 0.299 0.389 0.457 43 66 15 1 6 42 7
IF Gavin Gallaher North Carolina 0.337 0.416 0.528 41 55 7 0 8 38 5
OF Bristol Carter East Carolina 0.346 0.406 0.440 30 55 7 1 2 31 4
OF Caden Sorrell Texas A&M 0.264 0.370 0.553 41 42 6 5 10 36 8
OF Easton Winfield Louisiana-Monroe 0.332 0.414 0.546 51 68 8 3 10 40 18
DH Chris Hacopian Maryland 0.323 0.431 0.578 53 72 10 1 15 42 2
TWP Erik Paulsen Stony Brook 0.299 0.392 0.458 23 53 16 0 4 24 0

Freshman Second Team All-American Pitchers

Pos. Name School ERA W-L CG SV IP H SO BB OBA
SP Brett Lanman Abilene Christian 3.48 7-2 0 0 72.1 56 79 32 0.215
SP Christian Lim Stanford 4.32 4-6 0 0 77 66 86 36 0.234
SP Griffin Naess Cal Poly 3.58 7-0 0 0 73 62 62 25 0.237
SP Lukas Pirko Cal Baptist 3.84 5-3 0 1 72.2 76 76 22 0.270
SP Brett Renfrow  Virginia Tech 4.92 6-4 0 0 75 72 78 32 0.253
SP Dominic Voegele Kansas 3.89 7-2 0 0 81 72 80 29 0.235
RP Luke Pettitte Dallas Baptist 4.17 3-2 0 0 36.2 40 43 9 0.286
RP Deven Sheerin Mount St. Mary's 4.76 6-5 1 1 70 49 109 32 0.197
TWP Erik Paulsen Stony Brook 3.21 2-1 0 6 42 44 24 10 0.278


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