Palmetto State Baseball: News digest, May 22

Monday, May 22, 2023

News digest, May 22

Rankings

* Baseball America: 1. Wake Forest. 7. Clemson (from 16). 8. Coastal Carolina. 22. South Carolina (10).

* Collegiate Baseball DI: 1. Wake Forest. 7. Clemson (11). 11. Coastal Carolina (13). 26. South Carolina (16).

* Collegiate Baseball DII: 1. Colorado Mesa. 2. North Greenville. 19. Newberry.

* D1Baseball.com: 1. Wake Forest. 6. Clemson (7). 7. Coastal Carolina (8). Dropped out: South Carolina (13).

* NCBWA: 1. Wake Forest. 8. Coastal Carolina. 9. Clemson (13). 19. South Carolina (12).

* Perfect Game: 1. Wake Forest. 5. Clemson (6). 8. Coastal Carolina. 22. South Carolina (15).

* USA TODAY coaches: 1. Wake Forest. 7. Coastal Carolina (8). 8. Clemson (10). 19. South Carolina (9).

Weekly honors

* Collegiate Baseball national players of the week: Eric Toth, Mercer (transfer from Presbyterian):

* ACC player of the week: Billy Amick. Clemson.

* Big South
Co-player of the week: Dalton Reeves, Presbyterian.
Relief pitcher of the week: Josh Bookbinder, Winthrop.
Freshman of the week: Amman Dewberry, Presbyterian.

All-conference honors

* ACC coaches
Freshman of the year: Cam Cannarella, Clemson.
First-team all-ACC: UT/DH - Billy Amick, Clemson. OF - Cam Cannarella, Clemson.
Second-team all-ACC: SP - Caden Grice, Clemson.
Third-team all-ACC: C - Cooper Ingle, Clemson.
All-freshman: OF - Cam Cannarella, Clemson.

* SEC coaches
First-team all-SEC: C - Cole Messina, South Carolina. OF - Ethan Petry, South Carolina.
All-freshman: Ethan Petry, South Carolina.

* Sun Belt coaches
Coach of the year: Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina.
Freshman of the year: Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina.
First-team all-Sun Belt: RP - Teddy Sharkey, Coastal Carolina. C - Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina; OF - Nick Lucky, Coastal Carolina. DH - Derek Bender, Coastal Carolina.
Second-team all-Sun Belt: 1B - Zack Beach, Coastal Carolina. 2B - Payton Eeles, Coastal Carolina. OF - Graham Brown, Coastal Carolina.