The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team had four players recognized as All-SEC performers by the conference office on Monday afternoon. Kade Snell, Carson Ozmer, Riley Quick, and Justin LeBron were the award winners. Snell and Ozmer were 1st team All-SEC selections, while Quick and LeBron were named to the second team. LeBron was also named to the all defensive team for the second year in a row. The last outfielder Alabama outfielder to be named to the 1st team was all time hit leader Taylor Dugas in 2012. Quick is the first Alabama starting pitcher to be named All-SEC since Austin Hyatt made the 1st team in 2009. The duo of Snell and Ozmer are the first two Alabama players to be on the 1st team since Dugas and shortstop Josh Rutledge in 2010.
Kade Snell- 1st team All-SEC outfielder. Snell led the team with a .374 batting average, good for second in the conference. The 5th year senior from Wicksburg, AL also led the team in hits with 74, and in on base percentage with a .471 mark. Snell added 13 doubles, 10 home runs, 50 RBI, 119 total bases with a .601 slugging percentage, while drawing 35 walks, scoring 45 runs, and only striking out 16 times in 198 at bats. Snell served as the team captain this season.
Carson Ozmer-1st team All-SEC relief pitcher. The graduate student from Lantana, Texas transferred to Alabama prior to the 2025 season after graduating from Penn. Ozmer set an Alabama school record with saves in a season with 16 in his only year in Tuscaloosa. Ozmer led the team with 27 appearances and pitched 36.1 inning with a 4-1 record and a 2.97 ERA. The sidewinder struck out 47 batters and walked 10.
Riley Quick-2nd team All-SEC starting pitcher. The redshirt sophomore from Trussville, AL pitched in only one game in 2024 before tearing his UCL in his third inning of the year. After Tommy John surgery, Quick recovered in record time and was able to pitch in the opening series of the year. The big (6’6” 250 pound) fireballer started 13 games in the regular season and forged a record of 8-2 with a 3.54 ERA over 56 innings. Quick struck out 64 and allowed only three home runs. Major League scouts have Quick high on their list for this summers draft- expect Quick to be a mid 1st round pick.
Justin LeBron- 2nd team All-SEC shortstop, 1st team All Defensive team. Hailing from Miramar, FL, LeBron was a first team All-SEC selection last year as well as being named to the All Defensive team. LeBron became the first player in program history be selected twice on the All Defensive team. The sophomore was second on the team in batting average at .313, led the team in runs with 58, doubles with 17, home runs with 18, RBI with 69, total bases with 141, slugging percentage at .650, and stolen bases with 16 in 17 attempts. The 69 runs batted in led the SEC. LeBron was second to Snell in hits with 68, and also had 31 walks, nine hit by pitches, and four sacrifice fly’s, while manning the shortstop position at an elite level.
The Tide will open SEC Tournament play tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 9:30 a.m. CT against the Missouri Tigers. Bama looks to add to their resume and earn a top 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The top 16 will all host regionals.
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