Release from the SEC
Texas A&M has been predicted to win the 2025 Southeastern Conference baseball championship as voted by the league’s 16 head coaches in the annual preseason poll released Wednesday. The Preseason All-SEC First and Second Teams were also announced.
Five different schools received first place votes to win the SEC championship. Texas A&M led the way with 10 votes, while Arkansas received three and Tennessee, LSU and Florida received one. Tennessee was predicted to finish second, followed by Arkansas in third, LSU fourth and Florida fifth.
Two Preseason All-SEC Teams were selected by a vote of the head coaches. Twelve schools were represented on the first team, and Tennessee and Texas A&M led the way with six selections on the two teams. The Aggies had four first team picks, and Tennessee had three.
The 2025 regular season for SEC teams begins Feb. 14 with conference play set to begin March 14. Twelve SEC teams have been ranked in the top-25 of the national preseason polls.
The 2025 SEC Baseball Tournament will take place May 20-25 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala.
2025 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
- 1. Texas A&M (10) – 228
- 2. Tennessee (1) – 215
- 3. Arkansas (3) – 214
- 4. LSU (1) – 204
- 5. Florida (1) – 183
- 6. Georgia – 165
- 7. Vanderbilt – 156
- 8. Texas – 146
- 9. Mississippi State – 112
- 10. Kentucky – 102
- 11. Oklahoma – 101
- 12. Auburn – 100
- 13. Alabama – 98
- 14. South Carolina – 61
- 15. Ole Miss – 60
- 16. Missouri – 31
() – First place votes
2025 Coaches Preseason All-SEC Baseball Team
First Team
- C: Ike Irish, Auburn
- C: Devin Burkes, Kentucky
- 1B: Jared Jones, LSU
- 1B: Hunter Hines, Mississippi State
- 2B: Cade Kurland, Florida
- 3B: Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M
- SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama*
- SS: Dean Curley, Tennessee*
- OF: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
- OF: Ethan Petry, South Carolina
- OF: Max Belyeu, Texas*
- OF: Tre Phelps, Georgia*
- DH/Util: Hayden Schott, Texas A&M
- SP: Ryan Prager, Texas A&M
- SP: Gabe Gaeckle, Arkansas
- SP: Liam Doyle, Tennessee
- SP: Kade Anderson, LSU
- RP: Nate Snead, Tennessee
- RP: Alton Davis II, Georgia
- RP: Gavin Guidry, LSU
Second Team
- C: Rylan Galvan, Texas*
- C: Luke Heyman, Florida*
- 1B: Cooper McMurray, Auburn
- 2B: Gavin Kilen, Tennessee
- 2B: Wyatt Henseler, Texas A&M
- 2B: Daniel Dickinson, LSU*
- 3B: Andrew Fischer, Tennessee
- 3B: Slate Alford, Georgia*
- SS: Colby Shelton, Florida
- OF: RJ Austin, Vanderbilt
- OF: Hunter Ensley, Tennessee
- OF: Caden Sorrell, Texas A&M
- DH/Util: Will Hodo, Alabama
- SP: Zane Adams, Alabama
- SP: Landon Beidelschies, Arkansas
- SP: Hunter Elliott, Ole Miss*
- SP: JD Thompson, Vanderbilt*
- SP: Kyson Witherspoon, Oklahoma*
- RP: Christian Foutch, Arkansas
- RP: Miller Green, Vanderbilt
- RP: Robert Hogan, Kentucky