College Baseball Foundation announces fourth annual All-American team
LUBBOCK, Texas – The College Baseball Foundation is proud to announce its fourth annual All-American team.
Thanks to the growth and success of the CBF’s three staple awards – the National Pitcher of the Year Award, the Brooks Wallace Award recognizing the top shortstop in the game and the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award – the CBF is once again honoring the top players from 2023 with its All-American team.
These players brought great success and attention to themselves and their teams and have proven to be outstanding ambassadors for the college game.
Leading the way for this year’s team is national player of the year winner and 2023 National Pitcher of the Year winner Paul Skenes of LSU who also captured the 2022 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year honor. The team also features Brooks Wallace Award winner Matt Shaw from Maryland and Olerud Award winner Caden Grice from Clemson.
Those three, along with West Virginia second baseman JJ Wetherholt, LSU outfielder Dylan Crews, Florida outfielder Wyatt Langford, Oral Roberts outfielder Jonah Cox and Wake Forest pitcher Rhett Lowder, were all unanimous selections.
The players were chosen from voting done by the Foundation’s award committees.
For more information on the All-American team or the other College Baseball Foundation Awards, go to www.collegebaseballfoundation.org.
2023 COLLEGE BASEBALL FOUNDATION ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
First Team
Catcher: Kyle Teel, Virginia; Cole Messina, South Carolina
First base: Jac Caglianone, Florida; Nick Kurtz, Wake Forest
Second base: JJ Wetherholt¹, West Virginia; Max Anderson, Nebraska; Brock Rodden, Wichita State
Shortstop: Matt Shaw, Maryland¹; Josh Rivera, Florida
Third base: Jake Gelof, Virginia; Brock Wilken, Wake Forest
Designated hitter: Billy Amick, Clemson; Hunter Hines, Ole Miss
Outfield: Dylan Crews, LSU¹; Wyatt Langford, Florida¹; Jonah Cox, Oral Roberts¹
Utility: Caden Grice, Clemson¹; Payton Tolle, Wichita State
Starting pitcher: Paul Skenes, LSU¹; Rhett Lowder, Wake Forest¹; Quinn Mathews, Stanford
Relief pitcher: Brandon Neely, Florida; Andrew Walters, Miami; Tyson Neighbors, Kansas State
Second Team
Catcher: Jack Payton, Louisville; Ryan Campos, Arizona State
First base: Gavin Kash, Texas Tech; Nolan Schanuel, Florida Atlantic
Second base: Edrick Felix, Florida Gulf Coast; Davis Smith, Connecticut
Shortstop: Kevin Dubrule, Army; Jacob Gonzalez, Ole Miss
Third base: Tommy White, LSU; Yohandy Morales, Miami
Designated hitter: Ethan Mann, Dallas Baptist; Keaton Anthony, Iowa
Outfield: Alberto Rios, Stanford; Ethan Petry, South Carolina; Lawson Harrill, Campbell; Enrique Bradfield, Vanderbilt
Starting pitcher: Tanner Hall, Southern Miss; Lucas Gordon, Texas; Josh Hartle, Wake Forest; Omar Melendez, Alabama State; Hagen Smith, Arkansas; Chase Dollander, Tennessee
Relief pitcher: Cade Denton, Tennessee; Simon Miller, UTSA; Mitchell Scott, Kent State; Ryan Bruno, Stanford; Teddy Sharkey, Coastal Carolina; Brady Tygart, Arkansas
¹ -- unanimous selection