RJ Austin, Vanderbilt star, headlines 2023 SEC Baseball all-tournament team
RJ Austin was named MVP of the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament on Sunday afternoon.
The Vanderbilt infielder had an outstanding week in Hoover as the Commodores were crowned conference champions. Amongst Austin’s big hits this weekend were this 2-RBI double against Florida on Saturday, which helped send Vanderbilt to the title game:
Let’s play for a championship! @VandyBoys 11-6 over the ?.
JD Thompson was incredible in 4.2 IP & Austin’s 2️⃣-run 2B in the 1️⃣st set the tone. #AnchorDown ⚓️⚾️
Here’s how RJ’s 11th 2B of the year sounded on our ? network: ?⬇️ pic.twitter.com/v8vP3fR2Wr
— Andrew Allegretta (@AAllegretta) May 28, 2023
He was joined by teammate Chris Maldonado as the DH on the all-tournament team. Texas A&M, who finished runner-up to the Commodores, put 3 players on the squad.
Florida, Alabama and Auburn also had multiple players make the all-tournament team.
Here’s the full 2023 all-tournament team:
- P: Troy Wansing, Texas A&M
- P: Justin Lamkin, Texas A&M
- C: BT Riopelle, Florida
- DH: Chris Maldonado, Vanderbilt
- 1B: Jack Moss, Texas A&M
- 2B: RJ Austin, Vanderbilt
- 3B: Bryson Ware, Auburn
- SS: Cole Foster, Auburn
- OF: Andrew Pinckney, Alabama
- OF: Tommy Seidl, Alabama
- OF: Wyatt Langford, Florida
The 2023 NCAA tournament selection show will take place on Monday at 12 p.m. ET.
