MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Pitcher
Omar Melendez was named to the Rawlings / American Baseball Coaches Association First-Team All-Southeast Region (ABCA) on Thursday.
Melendez adds to his laundry list of honors that includes Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second-Team All-American, SWAC Pitcher of the Year, and First-Team All-SWAC. The sophomore posted a perfect 12-0 record and led the SWAC in wins (12/2nd NCAA), ERA (2.52/16th NCAA), and complete games (4/3rd NCAA). Melendez ranked third in the SWAC in innings pitched (93.0), fourth in strikeouts (96), and fifth in opponent batting average (.253). Melendez was voted the SWAC Pitcher of the Week four times.
The Cayey, Puerto Rico native received invites to the USA Collegiate National Team Training Camp the HBCU Swingman Classic in Seattle, Washington, and the HBCU All-Star Game in Atlanta, Ga.
| 2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams – Southeast |
| NCAA Div. I Southeast All-Region First Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
Ben McCabe |
Sr. |
Central Florida |
FL |
| 1B |
Jac Caglianone |
So. |
Florida |
FL |
| 1B |
Nolan Schanuel |
Jr. |
Florida Atlantic |
FL |
| 1B |
Charlie Condon |
Fr. |
Georgia |
GA |
| 2B |
Edrick Felix |
So. |
Florida Gulf Coast |
FL |
| 3B |
Bryson Ware |
Sr. |
Auburn |
AL |
| 3B |
Yohandy Morales |
Jr. |
Miami |
FL |
| SS |
Josh Rivera |
Jr. |
Florida |
FL |
| OF |
Andrew Pinckney |
Jr. |
Alabama |
AL |
| OF |
Wyatt Langford |
Jr. |
Florida |
FL |
| OF |
Angelo Dispigna |
Sr. |
Georgia Tech |
GA |
| OF |
Shane Lewis |
So. |
Troy |
AL |
| DH |
Joe Kinker |
Sr. |
Florida Gulf Coast |
FL |
| DH |
Max Ryerson |
Sr. |
Georgia State |
GA |
| P |
Omar Melendez |
So. |
Alabama State |
AL |
| P |
Brandon Sproat |
Jr. |
Florida |
FL |
| P |
Hurston Waldrep |
Jr. |
Florida |
FL |
| P |
Evan Chrest |
Fr. |
Jacksonville |
FL |
| P |
Jacob Cravey |
Jr. |
Samford |
AL |
| RP |
Andrew Walters |
Jr. |
Miami |
FL |
|
| NCAA Div. I Southeast All-Region Second Team |
| Pos. |
Player |
Cl. |
School |
State |
| C |
BT Riopelle |
Sr. |
Florida |
FL |
| C |
Austin Kelly |
So. |
Lipscomb |
TN |
| 1B |
Alejandro Figueredo |
Sr. |
Florida Gulf Coast |
FL |
| 2B |
Blake Cyr |
Fr. |
Miami |
FL |
| 3B |
Kris Armstrong |
Gr. |
Jacksonville |
FL |
| SS |
Cole Foster |
Jr. |
Auburn |
AL |
| OF |
Connor Tate |
Gr. |
Georgia |
GA |
| OF |
T.J. Reeves |
Sr. |
Jacksonville State |
AL |
| OF |
Enrique Bradfield Jr. |
Jr. |
Vanderbilt |
TN |
| DH |
Jackson Finley |
So. |
Georgia Tech |
GA |
| P |
Luke Holman |
So. |
Alabama |
AL |
| P |
Nathanial Tate |
Sr. |
East Tennessee State |
TN |
| P |
Logan Van Treeck |
Jr. |
Lipscomb |
TN |
| P |
Hunter Owen |
Jr. |
Vanderbilt |
TN |
| P |
Devin Futrell |
So. |
Vanderbilt |
TN |
| RP |
Chris Lotito |
So. |
Jacksonville |
FL |
| RP |
Nick Maldonado |
Sr. |
Vanderbilt |
TN |
