USA TODAY Sports Network 2026 All-SEC baseball team, individual honors

Georgia baseball stood at the top of the SEC standings for the first time in 18 years and it shows on the 2026 USA TODAY Sports Network’s All-SEC team.

A panel of 10 reporters who regularly cover the league selected Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson as the unanimous SEC Player of the Year.

Jackson became the sixth player in college baseball history to record 25 home runs and 25 steals. He hit .394 with 11 doubles, 27 home runs and 77 RBIs.

Georgia's Wes Johnson was selected SEC coach of the Year. The Bulldogs led the conference in multiple hitting categories including batting average (.325), runs scored (517) and home runs (147), which leads the country. Georgia was also second in fielding percentage (.983), while its pitching staff was fifth in strikeouts (570).

Dylan Volantis of Texas won SEC Pitcher of the Year. The sophomore finished the regular season with a 2.05 ERA, 105 strikeouts, 22 walks and an 8-1 record in over 74 innings of work.  

Aiden Robbins of Texas was named the SEC Newcomer of the Year and teammate Anthony Pack Jr. was selected as the SEC Freshman of the Year.

Jackson and Volantis were also unanimously selected to the All-SEC team along with Texas A&M’s Caden Sorrell.

Georgia, Texas A&M, Mississippi State and Texas were the lone SEC programs with multiple All-SEC players.

USA TODAY Sports Network's 2026 SEC individual honors

SEC Player of the Year: Daniel Jackson, Georgia

SEC Coach of the Year: Wes Johnson, Georgia

• Also receiving votes: Rob Vaughn, Alabama

SEC Pitcher of the Year: Dylan Volantis, Texas

• Also receiving votes: Aidan King, Florida

SEC Freshman of the Year: Anthony Pack Jr., Texas

• Also receiving votes: Ethin Bingaman, Auburn; Mississippi State, Jacob Parker; Myles Upchurch, Alabama

SEC Newcomer of the Year: Aiden Robbins, Texas

• Also receiving votes: Chris Hacopian, Texas A&M; Rylan Lujo, Georgia; Tomas Valincius, Mississippi State

USA TODAY Sports Network's 2026 All-SEC baseball team

• Catcher: Daniel Jackson, Georgia*
• First base: Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M
• Second base: Chris Rembert, Auburn and Ethan Hindle, Kentucky
• Shortstop: Camden Kozeal, Arkansas
• Third base: Tre Phelps, Georgia
• Outfield: Bryce Chance, Mississippi State; Aiden Robbins, Texas; Caden Sorrell, Texas A&M*
• DH/Utility: Ace Reese, Mississippi State
• Starting pitcher: Aidan King, Florida; Tomas Valincius, Mississippi State; Dylan Volantis, Texas*
• Relief pitcher: Clayton Freshcorn, Texas A&M

*Unanimous selection

The 2026 All-SEC baseball team was selected by a panel of 10 writers who cover the league for the USA TODAY Network: Andrew Abadie, Gainesville Sun; Adam Cole, Montgomery Advertiser; Cory Diaz, The Daily Advertiser; Aria Gerson, The Tennessean; Jackson Fuller, Southwest Times Record; Sam Hutchens, Clarion Ledger; Emmett Siegel, Knoxville News Sentinel; Sam Sklar, Clarion Ledger; Emilee Smarr, The Tuscaloosa News; Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald.

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This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: USA TODAY Sports Network 2026 All-SEC baseball awards