SPARTANBURG, S.C. – VMI's
Zac Morris and
Tyler Kaltreider were honored Tuesday as the Southern Conference announced the 2022 baseball all-conference teams and individual honors which were voted on by the league's eight head coaches and the SoCon Sports Media Association (SCSMA).
Morris earned second-team all-conference honors at second base by the league's media members. The red-shirt sophomore from Suffolk, Va. heated up at the plate in conference action, starting in 20 of 21 games. He hit .408 with five doubles and six home runs for a .711 slugging percentage. He drew 10 walks to help push his on base percentage to .477 and he had team highs of 15 runs and 18 RBI.
Kalteider, from Warrenton, Va., earned a spot on the coaches' all-freshman team. The right-hander started once in each of the seven SoCon series, posting a 3-2 record with a 5.50 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 34 innings. He was a part of one combined shutout.
UNCG second baseman Hogan Windish and right-handed pitcher Alex Hoppe were tabbed the player of the year and pitcher of the year, respectively, by the coaches, while Wofford catcher Lawson Hill and Hoppe were selected as the player of the year and pitcher of the year by the media. Wofford head coach Todd Interdonato was named coach of the year by both the coaches and the SCSMA after the Terriers clinched the 2022 regular-season crown to repeat as conference champions for the first time in program history, becoming the first SoCon school to win consecutive regular-season titles since Mercer won three straight from 2015-17.
ETSU outfielder Tommy Barth rounded out the individual awards as he earned consensus freshman of the year honors. Each of the three athletes also earned first-team all-conference honors from both the coaches and media.
2022 SoCon Baseball Coaches All-Southern Conference Teams
Player of the Year – Hogan Windish, Jr., 2B, UNCG
Pitcher of the Year – Alex Hoppe, Sr., RHP, UNCG
Freshman of the Year – Tommy Barth, OF, ETSU
Coach of the Year – Todd Interdonato, Wofford
First team
SP Zach Franklin, Western Carolina
SP Matthew Marchal, Wofford
RP Alex Hoppe, UNCG
C Lawson Hill, Wofford
1B John Dempsey, Wofford
2B Hogan Windish, UNCG
SS Pascanel Ferreras, Western Carolina
3B Ryan Galanie, Wofford
OF Tommy Barth, ETSU
OF Bill Knight, Mercer
OF Colby Thomas, Mercer
DH Brennen Dorighi, Wofford
Second team
SP Austin Parsley, UNCG
SP Michael Ross, Samford
RP Jackson Kelley, Mercer
RP Dalton Rhadans, Wofford
C Collin Price, Mercer
1B Bryce Hodge, ETSU
2B Will Prater, Western Carolina
SS Ashton King, ETSU
3B Mitchell Smith, UNCG
OF Pres Cavenaugh, UNCG
OF Kennedy Jones, UNCG
OF Colton Ledbetter, Samford
DH Noah Webb, ETSU
All-freshman team
Fisher Paulsen, The Citadel
Sawyer Reeves, The Citadel
Wells Sykes, The Citadel
Tommy Barth, ETSU
Andrew Ronne, ETSU
Treyson Hughes, Mercer
Kennedy Jones, UNCG
Garrett Staton, Samford
Tyler Kaltreider, VMI
Carter Bailey, Wofford
Coulson Buchanan, Wofford
Marshall Toole, Wofford
2022 SoCon Sports Media Association Baseball All-Conference Teams
Player of the Year – Lawson Hill, 5th, C, Wofford
Pitcher of the Year – Alex Hoppe, Sr., RHP, UNCG
Freshman of the Year – Tommy Barth, OF, ETSU
Coach of the Year – Todd Interdonato, Wofford
First team
SP Zach Franklin, Western Carolina
SP Matthew Marchal, Wofford
RP Jackson Kelley, Mercer
RP Alex Hoppe, UNCG
C Lawson Hill, Wofford
1B John Dempsey, Wofford
2B Hogan Windish, UNCG
SS Pascanel Ferreras, Western Carolina
3B Ryan Galanie, Wofford
OF Tommy Barth, ETSU
OF Bill Knight, Mercer
OF Colton Ledbetter, Samford
DH Brennen Dorighi, Wofford
Second team
SP Austin Parsley, UNCG
SP Josh Vitus, Wofford
RP Dalton Rhadans, Wofford
C Collin Price, Mercer
1B Stephen Klein, Samford
2B
Zac Morris, VMI
SS Ashton King, ETSU
3B Mitchell Smith, UNCG
OF Pres Cavenaugh, UNCG
OF Colby Thomas, Mercer
OF Kennedy Jones, UNCG
DH Noah Webb, ETSU