Alabama had five players earn a combined six different accolades on the Southeastern Conference’s postseason awards lists, the league office announced on Monday afternoon.
Highlighting the group was Andrew Pinckney, who was selected as the SEC Co-Scholar Athlete. He is just the second in Alabama history, joining Emeel Salem (2006-07). Pinckney was also tabbed to All-SEC Second Team in the outfield.
Jim Jarvis and Drew Williamson were each named to the SEC All-Defensive Team. Two of the best defenders in program history, the duo are the first Crimson Tide players to earn the All-Defensive recognition at their respective positions.
Rounding out the group were Alton Davis II and Colby Shelton, who were each tabbed to the Freshman All-SEC Team. Their selection represented the first time Alabama had two players on the All-Freshman list since 2013 when Ray Castillo and Kyle Overstreet were recognized following their rookie campaign.
Andrew Pinckney
SEC Scholar Athlete | All-SEC Second Team
- Earned his degree in management information systems in May 2023, graduating with a 3.52 grade-point average
- A five-time Dean’s list honoree who has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll twice
- Selected as College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District 4 honoree
- Leads the Crimson Tide in hits (69) and total bases (128) while ranking second overall in average (.347), runs (48), walks (33), on-base (.446) and slugging percentage (.643)
- Was even more impressive in SEC play, leading UA in average (.330), home runs (11) and RBI (34) while ranking in the top-10 among league hitters for homers and RBI
Jim Jarvis
SEC All-Defensive Team
- Made highlight-reel plays in just about every game this season, finishing with a .973 fielding percentage
- Ranked fourth in the SEC for assists with 131 and turned 32 double plays, good for sixth
- Tied for third in assists (75) while ranking fifth for double plays turned (20) in SEC matchups
- Also contributed in a big way on offense, leading the Tide in triples (4) and runs scored (60)
- Paced the Tide in hits (39), doubles (8) and runs scored (34) during SEC play
Drew Williamson
SEC All-Defensive Team
- A consistent presence each of the last five seasons at first, finishing the 2023 campaign with a .990 fielding percentage
- Second in double plays turned (38) while ranking sixth in chances (410) and putouts (390) among SEC fielders
- Finished with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in league play across 227 chances
- Leads the team in multi-hit (21) and multi-RBI (13) efforts while also pacing UA in RBI (56) and walks (38)
Alton Davis II
Freshman All-SEC Team
- Took over the Crimson Tide’s closer role midway through the year and excelled
- Finished the regular season with a 3.49 ERA (11 ER/28.1 IP) and 26 strikeouts while limiting opposing batters to a .238 average
- Led the Alabama pitchers with 20 appearances, all in relief
- Totaled seven saves in as many chances to rank third in the SEC
- Accumulated six of his seven saves during conference play to tie for the league lead
Colby Shelton
Freshman All-SEC Team
- Earned the starting role at third base in his first season at the Capstone
- Set the Alabama freshman single-season home run record with 20 through the regular season
- Recorded five two-homer games and tied the Alabama season-high mark for consecutive games with a homer at four
- Leads the Crimson Tide while tying for seventh in the SEC and 28th nationally in homers
- Also paces UA in slugging percentage at .702 to rank ninth in the conference
