Oklahoma Baseball: Sooners Well Represented on All-American, All-Region Teams

Multiple Sooners received high honors for their consistent play this season.

Ross Lovelace | Jun 16, 2022

Oklahoma was active across the board Wednesday as All-American and All-Region selections were released.

Sophomore shortstop Peyton Graham started things off with a first-team All-America selection by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Graham has had a sensational season for the Sooners, batting .335 with 20 home runs and 70 RBIs.

In addition, Graham was also named a third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, the NCBWA District 6 Co-Player of the Year and was named a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, recognizing the top shortstop in the NCAA.

That was just the start for the Sooners.

Tanner Tredaway

Peyton Graham

Jake Bennett

Jimmy Crooks

Trevin Michael

Pitchers Trevin Michael and Jake Bennett were each named third-team All-America, Michael’s recognition coming from the NCBWA and Bennett’s via Perfect Game.

Michael has 90 strikeouts and 10 saves in 64.1 innings pitched. He has a 2.94 ERA and has been a big reason why the Sooners made it to the College World Series for the first time in 12 years. Bennett, Oklahoma’s Friday night starter, has a 9-3 record with 120 strikeouts in 104 2/3 innings.

In addition to the All-American teams, the American Baseball Coaches Association also released the All-Region teams. Graham was named to the Central All-Region First Team, while catcher Jimmy Crooks and outfielder Tanner Tredaway rounded out the Sooners’ award winners, each on the Central All-Region Second Team.

Crooks and Tredaway have each been key contributors down the stretch for Skip Johnson’s team. Tredaway has been Oklahoma’s most reliable hitter, tallying a .373 batting averaging with 61 RBIs and 30 multiple hit games. Crooks threw out 19 runners this season while batting .311 with 45 RBIs.

The Sooners opens the College World Series on Friday against Texas A&M at 1 p.m. in Omaha.

Published Jun 16, 2022

ROSS LOVELACE

Experience Ross is a young, up-and-coming sports reporter who has covered the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Oklahoma Sooners over the past six years. He's made guest appearances on various radio stations and has helped out with the All Sooners podcast whenever he gets the chance. Ross enjoys public speaking and has done so at multiple churches and high schools across the OKC metro area. In addition to writing, Ross has been the Play-by-Play announcer for Crossings’ basketball and football programs since 2020. In high school, Ross worked for self-starter blogs and latched onto Thunder Digest, where he discovered his passion for writing. From there, he worked for the OU Daily as a women's basketball reporter and was hired by All Sooners. Ross landed an internship with Sports Illustrated's Inside the Thunder and has since become a full-time contributor. One day, Ross hopes to work in the NBA. Work History Education Ross holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a minor in Communication from the University of Oklahoma. Personal Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Ross played basketball and wrote for his own Thunder blog at Crossings High School in OKC, OK. He enjoys reading, New York Jets football and a week at the beach. Ross is engaged to be married at the end of the year. His Twitter handle is @Rosslovelace.