BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Feb. 10, 2022)—–Ole Miss has been predicted to win the 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball championship as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches in the annual preseason poll released Thursday. The Preseason All-SEC First and Second Teams were also announced.
Six different schools received first place votes to win the SEC championship. Ole Miss led the way with four, followed by Arkansas with three, Florida, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt with two and LSU with one. Arkansas was predicted to win the SEC Western Division, while Ole Miss and Mississippi State tied for the second most votes. Vanderbilt was the pick to win the Eastern Division, followed by Florida and Georgia.
Two Preseason All-SEC Teams were selected by a vote of the head coaches. Ten schools were represented on the All-SEC teams with Ole Miss leading the way with five selections. Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt each had three. LSU and Vanderbilt claimed an SEC-best three first team accolades.
The 2022 regular season for SEC teams begins Feb. 18 with conference play set to begin March 18. Eight SEC teams have been ranked in the top-25 of the preseason polls.
The 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament will take place May 24-29 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala.
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
- T2. Ole Miss (4) – 77
- T2. Mississippi State (4) – 77
- 4. LSU (1) – 62
- 5. Alabama – 38
- 6. Texas A&M – 36
- 7. Auburn – 22
() – First place votes
SEC Champion: Ole Miss (4), Arkansas (3), Florida (2), Mississippi State (2), Vanderbilt (2), LSU (1)
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