Langford, Sproat Tabbed Southeast All-Region
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 | Baseball
GAINESVILLE, Fla - University of Florida outfielder Wyatt Langford and Gators starting pitcher Brandon Sproat were honored by the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings on the Southeast All-Region Team on Wednesday morning.
Langford collected a First Team ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region accolade, while Sproat hauled in Second Team status. ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America Teams will be announced the morning of Friday, June 17 prior to the start of the 2022 NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
Wednesday's announcement marks the second-consecutive year in which Florida has placed an outfielder on the First Team and a starting pitcher on the Second Team. In 2021, Jud Fabian was voted First Team and Hunter Barco to the Second Team.
For Langford, the First Team nod provides yet another feather in his cap on the heels of an all-time great season in Orange & Blue. As a sophomore in 2022, Langford tied Florida's single-season home run record set by Matt LaPorta in 2005 while leading the Southeastern Conference with 26 long balls. On his way to slashing a robust .355/.447/.719, Langford led the Gators in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, hits (91), runs (73), RBI (63) triples (three) and total bases (184) while starting all 66 games in left field with a 1.000 fielding percentage.
Shifting gears to Sproat, the right-hander filled in valiantly following a season-ending injury to then-ace Barco. Sproat was tremendous for the Gators down the stretch, going 5-0 with a 1.59 ERA and .218 batting average against in his last six starts of the season. All told, the Pace, Fla. native finished with a 9-4 record, 3.41 ERA, .251 BAA and 82 strikeouts across 89 2/3 innings pitched.
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Langford collected a First Team ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region accolade, while Sproat hauled in Second Team status. ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America Teams will be announced the morning of Friday, June 17 prior to the start of the 2022 NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
Wednesday's announcement marks the second-consecutive year in which Florida has placed an outfielder on the First Team and a starting pitcher on the Second Team. In 2021, Jud Fabian was voted First Team and Hunter Barco to the Second Team.
For Langford, the First Team nod provides yet another feather in his cap on the heels of an all-time great season in Orange & Blue. As a sophomore in 2022, Langford tied Florida's single-season home run record set by Matt LaPorta in 2005 while leading the Southeastern Conference with 26 long balls. On his way to slashing a robust .355/.447/.719, Langford led the Gators in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, hits (91), runs (73), RBI (63) triples (three) and total bases (184) while starting all 66 games in left field with a 1.000 fielding percentage.
Shifting gears to Sproat, the right-hander filled in valiantly following a season-ending injury to then-ace Barco. Sproat was tremendous for the Gators down the stretch, going 5-0 with a 1.59 ERA and .218 batting average against in his last six starts of the season. All told, the Pace, Fla. native finished with a 9-4 record, 3.41 ERA, .251 BAA and 82 strikeouts across 89 2/3 innings pitched.
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