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Three Tigers Named First-Team Preseason All-SECThree Tigers Named First-Team Preseason All-SEC

LSU first baseman Tre' Morgan was named first-team preseason All-SEC on Thursday, along with teammates Dylan Crews and Jacob Berry.

Three Tigers Named First-Team Preseason All-SEC

LSU outfielder Dylan Crews, first baseman Tre’ Morgan and infielder Jacob Berry were named 2022 First-Team Preseason All-SEC Thursday by the league coaches.

  • BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU outfielder Dylan Crews, first baseman Tre’ Morgan and infielder Jacob Berry were named 2022 First-Team Preseason All-SEC Thursday by the league coaches.

    LSU and Vanderbilt claimed an SEC-best three first-team selections. In addition, the league coaches in their annual preseason survey predicted the Tigers to finish fourth in the SEC Western Division.

    Crews, the 2021 Perfect Game National Freshman of the Year, hit .362 (89-for-246) last season with 16 doubles, two triples, 18 homers, 42 RBI, 64 runs scored and 12 stolen bases.

    The product of Longwood, Fla.,  also received All-America, Freshman All-America, Second-Team All-SEC and Freshman All-SEC recognition, and he was voted the Louisiana Freshman of the Year.

    Crews finished No. 1 in the SEC last season in total bases (163), No. 3 in batting average, No. 3 in on-base percentage (.453), No. 4 in base hits, No. 4 in runs scored, No. 5 in doubles and No. 5 in home runs.

    Morgan, a product of New Orleans, La., batted .357 (89-for-249) in 2021 with 16 doubles, four triples, six homers, 42 RBI, 64 runs scored and 15 stolen bases. He received Freshman All-America, Second-Team All-SEC and Freshman All-SEC honors,  and he was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team.

    He finished No. 4 in the SEC in batting average, No. 4 in base hits, No. 4 in runs scored, No. 4 in triples, No. 5 in doubles, No. 5 in stolen bases and No. 7 in on-base percentage (.441).

    Berry, who transferred last summer to LSU from Arizona, led the Wildcats to the 2021 College World Series and the Pac-12 championship.

    A product of Queen Creek, Ariz., Berry batted .352 in 2021 with team highs of 17 homers and 70 RBI, and Collegiate Baseball newspaper named him the National Co-Freshman of the Year.

    Berry earned first-team All-America recognition from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and he received second-team All-America honors from D1Baseball and Perfect Game.

    2022 SEC Baseball Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team

    First Team

    C: Logan Tanner, Mississippi State

    1B: Tre’ Morgan, LSU

    2B: Robert Moore, Arkansas

    3B: Jacob Berry, LSU

    SS: Jacob Gonzalez, Ole Miss

    OF: Dylan Crews, LSU

    OF: Enrique Bradfield Jr., Vanderbilt

    OF: Jud Fabian, Florida

    DH/UTL: Dominic Keegan, Vanderbilt

    SP: Landon Sims, Mississippi State

    SP: Hunter Barco, Florida

    RP: Nick Maldonado, Vanderbilt

    Second Team

    C: Hayden Dunhurst, Ole Miss

    1B: Tim Elko, Ole Miss

    2B: Peyton Chatagnier, Ole Miss

    3B: Cayden Wallace, Arkansas

    SS: Ryan Ritter, Kentucky

    OF: Jordan Beck, Tennessee

    OF: Drew Gilbert, Tennessee

    OF: Brady Slavens, Arkansas*

    OF: Kevin Graham, Ole Miss*

    DH/UTL: Luke Hancock, Mississippi State

    SP: Jonathan Cannon, Georgia

    SP: Will Sanders, South Carolina

    RP: Jaden Woods, Georgia

    2022 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll

    Eastern Division

    1. Vanderbilt (9) – 87
    2. Florida (3) – 77
    3. Georgia (2) – 68
    4. Tennessee – 63
    5. South Carolina – 43
    6. Kentucky – 34
    7. Missouri – 20

    Western Division

    1. Arkansas (5) – 80
    2. T2. Ole Miss (4) – 77
    3. T2. Mississippi State (4) – 77
    1. LSU (1) – 62
    2. Alabama – 38
    3. Texas A&M – 36
    4. Auburn – 22

    () – First place votes

    SEC Champion: Ole Miss (4), Arkansas (3), Florida (2), Mississippi State (2), Vanderbilt (2), LSU (1)