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Woods And Cannon Named Preseason All-SEC
February 10, 2022 | Baseball
ATHENS, GA-----University of Georgia sophomore Jaden Woods and junior Jonathan Cannon have been named to the preseason All-Southeastern Conference baseball squad by the league coaches, the SEC announced Thursday.
The Bulldog duo made the All-SEC second team. Cannon was named one of the starting pitchers while Woods was named the reliever. The first and second team squads each featured nine position players, a designated hitter or utility player, two starting pitchers and one reliever.
Woods, a 6-2, 198-pound native of Warner Robins, Ga., made 17 appearances and four starts for the Bulldogs as a freshman in 2021. He posted a 4-1 record with one save and a 4.58 ERA. In 53 innings pitched, Woods registered 53 strikeouts and 24 walks. All five of his decisions came in SEC action. One of the highlights of his rookie campaign came when he provided four scoreless innings in a win over top-ranked Arkansas in Fayetteville. Last year, Woods was named a 2nd Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings as well as to the SEC All-Freshman squad by the league coaches.
Cannon, a 6-6, 213-pound native of Alpharetta, Ga., has been named a 3rd Team Preseason All-American by multiple outlets this year. Last season, Cannon went 4-2 with a 3.93 Earned Run Average (ERA). He struck out 57 batters with just 13 walks in 63.1 innings pitched. Due to illness, Cannon did not make his 2021 debut until March 9 and then ended the season as one of the best pitchers in the country. He posted road wins over No. 1 Vanderbilt and No. 7 Florida and beat No. 11 Ole Miss in Athens to close out the regular season.
Along with the preseason All-SEC teams, the league announced that Ole Miss has been predicted to win the 2022 SEC baseball championship as voted by the league's 14 head coaches in an annual preseason poll. Six different schools received first place votes to win the SEC title. 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.
The 2022 college baseball season opens Feb. 18, and the No. 14 Bulldogs will play host to Albany in a three-game series at Foley Field. Conference play is set to begin March 18. The 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament will take place May 24-29 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala.
Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin is in his ninth season leading the Bulldogs. Georgia is ranked in the top 25 of four preseason polls. Eight SEC teams have been ranked in the top-25 of the preseason polls.
Georgia Baseball season tickets are sold out, however there are three new flexible ticket packages available for 5-, 10- and 15-games. Single game tickets for most non-conference games along with Thursday and Sunday SEC games are now on sale. For ticket or group info questions, please call (706) 542-1231, Ext. 1. Ticket sales are available online at www.georgiadogs.com/tickets
--get SEC Preseason Poll/All-SEC Teams--
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
*indicates tie
For the latest Georgia baseball news, visit www.georgiadogs.com and follow the Bulldogs on Twitter (@BaseballUGA), Facebook (@GeorgiaBaseball) and Instagram (@baseballuga).
The Bulldog duo made the All-SEC second team. Cannon was named one of the starting pitchers while Woods was named the reliever. The first and second team squads each featured nine position players, a designated hitter or utility player, two starting pitchers and one reliever.
Woods, a 6-2, 198-pound native of Warner Robins, Ga., made 17 appearances and four starts for the Bulldogs as a freshman in 2021. He posted a 4-1 record with one save and a 4.58 ERA. In 53 innings pitched, Woods registered 53 strikeouts and 24 walks. All five of his decisions came in SEC action. One of the highlights of his rookie campaign came when he provided four scoreless innings in a win over top-ranked Arkansas in Fayetteville. Last year, Woods was named a 2nd Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings as well as to the SEC All-Freshman squad by the league coaches.
Cannon, a 6-6, 213-pound native of Alpharetta, Ga., has been named a 3rd Team Preseason All-American by multiple outlets this year. Last season, Cannon went 4-2 with a 3.93 Earned Run Average (ERA). He struck out 57 batters with just 13 walks in 63.1 innings pitched. Due to illness, Cannon did not make his 2021 debut until March 9 and then ended the season as one of the best pitchers in the country. He posted road wins over No. 1 Vanderbilt and No. 7 Florida and beat No. 11 Ole Miss in Athens to close out the regular season.
Along with the preseason All-SEC teams, the league announced that Ole Miss has been predicted to win the 2022 SEC baseball championship as voted by the league's 14 head coaches in an annual preseason poll. Six different schools received first place votes to win the SEC title. 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.
The 2022 college baseball season opens Feb. 18, and the No. 14 Bulldogs will play host to Albany in a three-game series at Foley Field. Conference play is set to begin March 18. The 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament will take place May 24-29 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala.
Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin is in his ninth season leading the Bulldogs. Georgia is ranked in the top 25 of four preseason polls. Eight SEC teams have been ranked in the top-25 of the preseason polls.
Georgia Baseball season tickets are sold out, however there are three new flexible ticket packages available for 5-, 10- and 15-games. Single game tickets for most non-conference games along with Thursday and Sunday SEC games are now on sale. For ticket or group info questions, please call (706) 542-1231, Ext. 1. Ticket sales are available online at www.georgiadogs.com/tickets
--get SEC Preseason Poll/All-SEC Teams--
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
*indicates tie
For the latest Georgia baseball news, visit www.georgiadogs.com and follow the Bulldogs on Twitter (@BaseballUGA), Facebook (@GeorgiaBaseball) and Instagram (@baseballuga).
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