Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Four Blue Raiders Included on C-USA Postseason Teams
5/24/2022 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
DALLAS – Four Middle Tennessee baseball student-athletes were recognized on Conference USA's postseason teams, league officials announced Tuesday afternoon.
Voted on by the league's coaches, Jaden Hamm, Trent Seibert and JT Mabry were named to the All-Conference Second Team while James Sells was named to the All-Freshman Team. This was the most conference postseason recognitions by MT since five Blue Raiders were honored by Conference USA at the end of the 2015 season.
A sophomore from Culleoka, Tenn., Hamm did not allow a run in first 6.2 innings pitched (three outings) of the season, holds the team lead in saves (two) and opponent batting average (.215), and currently is second on the team in strikeouts (65). Hamm threw at least five outings and struck out at least eight batters in three straight starts during the regular season, including at La Tech (5.2 IP, 2 ER, 8 SO), vs. UTSA (7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 9 SO) and at FIU (8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 8 SO). In a swing role, Hamm didn't allowed more than four runs in an outing this season, including six scoreless appearances.
Seibert had a scoreless streak of 12.1 innings pitched from March 1 to March 11. The senior southpaw struck out seven and allowed one hit in 6.1 innings of relief at Louisiana Tech April 24. Seibert struck out seven and allowed one run in 4.1 innings out of the bullpen May 6 at FIU. In his first start of the season, Seibert pitched 6.1 scoreless innings with six strikeouts and three hits allowed vs. Lipscomb March 1.
Mabry was the only C-USA player to record six hits in a game May 6 at FIU. Finishing sixth in C-USA in batting average during regular season conference action, Mabry batted .365 in 27 games with eight doubles and a .407 on-base percentage. Mabry had the longest hitting streak by a Blue Raider this season at 11 games (March 5 - March 26) and also added an eight-game hitting streak from May 4-15. The junior from Chesterfield, Missouri leads the team in stolen bases (17), doubles (13) and hits (60). Mabry was the fourth-toughest player to strike out in the conference with just 22 strikeouts in 50 games.
Before May 21, Sells hadn't allowed more than two earned runs in his 16 appearances in 2022 Holding the lowest ERA among team qualifiers (2.68), Sells held a scoreless streak of 16.1 innings pitched from March 15 to April 15. In his first career start, the freshman took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, struck out a career-high eight batters and held Tennessee Tech to one hit in 6.1 innings March 29.
Middle Tennessee opens the 2022 Conference USA Baseball Championship vs. Old Dominion May 25. First pitch is set for 9 a.m. from Hattiesburg, Miss.
All-Conference – First Team
C – Brock Gagliardi, Old Dominion
INF – Matt Coutney, Old Dominion
INF – Nolan Schanuel, Florida Atlantic
INF – Taylor Young, LA Tech
INF – Jack Dragum, Charlotte
OF – Andy Garriola, Old Dominion
OF – Cole McConnell, LA Tech
OF – Gabriel Rincones, Jr., Florida Atlantic
P – Tanner Hall, Southern Miss
P – Blake Morgan, Old Dominion
P – Hurston Waldrep, Southern Miss
P – Luke Malone, UTSA
RP – Kyle Crigger, LA Tech
RP – Landon Harper, Southern Miss
DH – David McCabe, Charlotte
UTIL – Luke Edwards, Marshall
All-Conference – Second Team
C – Jorge Corona, LA Tech
INF – Leyton Barry, UTSA
INF – Nate Furman, Charlotte
INF – Dustin Dickerson, Southern Miss
INF – JT Mabry, Middle Tennessee
OF – Carter Trice, Old Dominion
OF – Cam Fisher, Charlotte
OF – Dylan Goldstein, Florida Atlantic
P – Hunter Cooley, Florida Atlantic
P – Jaden Hamm, Middle Tennessee
P – Trent Seibert, Middle Tennessee
P – Cade Gibson, LA Tech
RP – Ryan Harland, LA Tech
RP – Collin Taylor, UAB
DH – Christian Hall, UAB
UTIL – Jonathan Tapia, UTSA
All-Freshman Team
P – Blake Morgan, Old Dominion (Freshman of the Year as the top vote-getter)
OF – Carson Paetow, Southern Miss
OF – Cam Fisher, Charlotte
P – Ryan Harland, LA Tech
C/DH – Ty Batusich, WKU
P – Collin Kramer, Charlotte
P – James Sells, Middle Tennessee
INF – Aaron Smigelski, Rice
C – Henry Hunter, UAB
INF – Matt King, UTSA
P – Thomas Ballard, UAB
Voted on by the league's coaches, Jaden Hamm, Trent Seibert and JT Mabry were named to the All-Conference Second Team while James Sells was named to the All-Freshman Team. This was the most conference postseason recognitions by MT since five Blue Raiders were honored by Conference USA at the end of the 2015 season.
A sophomore from Culleoka, Tenn., Hamm did not allow a run in first 6.2 innings pitched (three outings) of the season, holds the team lead in saves (two) and opponent batting average (.215), and currently is second on the team in strikeouts (65). Hamm threw at least five outings and struck out at least eight batters in three straight starts during the regular season, including at La Tech (5.2 IP, 2 ER, 8 SO), vs. UTSA (7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 9 SO) and at FIU (8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 8 SO). In a swing role, Hamm didn't allowed more than four runs in an outing this season, including six scoreless appearances.
Seibert had a scoreless streak of 12.1 innings pitched from March 1 to March 11. The senior southpaw struck out seven and allowed one hit in 6.1 innings of relief at Louisiana Tech April 24. Seibert struck out seven and allowed one run in 4.1 innings out of the bullpen May 6 at FIU. In his first start of the season, Seibert pitched 6.1 scoreless innings with six strikeouts and three hits allowed vs. Lipscomb March 1.
Mabry was the only C-USA player to record six hits in a game May 6 at FIU. Finishing sixth in C-USA in batting average during regular season conference action, Mabry batted .365 in 27 games with eight doubles and a .407 on-base percentage. Mabry had the longest hitting streak by a Blue Raider this season at 11 games (March 5 - March 26) and also added an eight-game hitting streak from May 4-15. The junior from Chesterfield, Missouri leads the team in stolen bases (17), doubles (13) and hits (60). Mabry was the fourth-toughest player to strike out in the conference with just 22 strikeouts in 50 games.
Before May 21, Sells hadn't allowed more than two earned runs in his 16 appearances in 2022 Holding the lowest ERA among team qualifiers (2.68), Sells held a scoreless streak of 16.1 innings pitched from March 15 to April 15. In his first career start, the freshman took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, struck out a career-high eight batters and held Tennessee Tech to one hit in 6.1 innings March 29.
Middle Tennessee opens the 2022 Conference USA Baseball Championship vs. Old Dominion May 25. First pitch is set for 9 a.m. from Hattiesburg, Miss.
All-Conference – First Team
C – Brock Gagliardi, Old Dominion
INF – Matt Coutney, Old Dominion
INF – Nolan Schanuel, Florida Atlantic
INF – Taylor Young, LA Tech
INF – Jack Dragum, Charlotte
OF – Andy Garriola, Old Dominion
OF – Cole McConnell, LA Tech
OF – Gabriel Rincones, Jr., Florida Atlantic
P – Tanner Hall, Southern Miss
P – Blake Morgan, Old Dominion
P – Hurston Waldrep, Southern Miss
P – Luke Malone, UTSA
RP – Kyle Crigger, LA Tech
RP – Landon Harper, Southern Miss
DH – David McCabe, Charlotte
UTIL – Luke Edwards, Marshall
All-Conference – Second Team
C – Jorge Corona, LA Tech
INF – Leyton Barry, UTSA
INF – Nate Furman, Charlotte
INF – Dustin Dickerson, Southern Miss
INF – JT Mabry, Middle Tennessee
OF – Carter Trice, Old Dominion
OF – Cam Fisher, Charlotte
OF – Dylan Goldstein, Florida Atlantic
P – Hunter Cooley, Florida Atlantic
P – Jaden Hamm, Middle Tennessee
P – Trent Seibert, Middle Tennessee
P – Cade Gibson, LA Tech
RP – Ryan Harland, LA Tech
RP – Collin Taylor, UAB
DH – Christian Hall, UAB
UTIL – Jonathan Tapia, UTSA
All-Freshman Team
P – Blake Morgan, Old Dominion (Freshman of the Year as the top vote-getter)
OF – Carson Paetow, Southern Miss
OF – Cam Fisher, Charlotte
P – Ryan Harland, LA Tech
C/DH – Ty Batusich, WKU
P – Collin Kramer, Charlotte
P – James Sells, Middle Tennessee
INF – Aaron Smigelski, Rice
C – Henry Hunter, UAB
INF – Matt King, UTSA
P – Thomas Ballard, UAB
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