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Smith, Peele Named To ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team

SAVANNAH, Ga.– The post season awards keep coming in for Savannah State University baseball players Joe Smith and Enrico Peele.
 
The duo have been named to the 2023 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II South All-Region Team. Both players were named to the Second Team.
 
The awards are given out based on performance as top student athletic for their respective baseball programs.
 
The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and led by a committee. The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 13,000 members represent all 50 states and 25 countries, according to their website.
 
Smith, a senior outfielder, finished the 2023 season with a .404 batting average. The Brunswick, Georgia native had 67 hits, 62 runs, 11 doubles, seven triples, six home runs and 57 RBI. Smith also had a .516 on base percentage, .663 slugging percentage and stole 25 bases.
 
Smith was also named to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) First Team, the Black College Nines First Team and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-South Region Second Team.
 
Peele, SSU's right-handed ace, posted a 12-2 win/loss record with a 2.96 earned run average this season. In 76 innings pitched, he surrendered 71 hits, 30 runs, 25 earned runs, 29 walks and three home runs while striking out 66 batters.
 
The redshirt senior from Lehigh Acres, Florida was named the 2023 SIAC Starting Pitcher of the Year, All-SIAC First Team, the Black College Nines' Small School Elite Team as a First Team pitcher and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-South Region Second Team.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Joe Smith

#1 Joe Smith

OF/3B
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Enrico Peele

#33 Enrico Peele

RHP
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Joe Smith

#1 Joe Smith

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
OF/3B
Enrico Peele

#33 Enrico Peele

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
RHP