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Florida’s Liam Peterson named to All-SEC Freshman Team

His traditional stats were not pretty but his underlying metrics and late-season surge was enough to earn the honor.

The Southeastern Conference handed out its college baseball All-SEC honors on Monday, which included Florida’s [autotag]Liam Peterson[/autotag] among the All-SEC Freshman team.

Peterson posted a 2-4 record and 5.83 ERA during his debut campaign, with more impressive numbers underlying his traditional statistics. The 18-year-old out of Calvary Christian in Palm Harbor, Florida, recorded a .251 batting average against and 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings.

He was lights out over the final month, amassing a 2.33 ERA in five appearances stretching across 19 1/3 frames, going 1-0 in that span with just 15 hits allowed, nine walks and 20 strikeouts.

“I’ve just been mixing it up a lot to give hitters a different look,” Peterson offered regarding his late-season surge. “When I’m mixing my pitches, they can’t just sit on my fastball like they were earlier in the season.

As a true freshman in 2024, he ranked second on the roster in total innings pitched (54) and games started (12), the latter ranking just behind Jac Caglianone.

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Tiger duo named to the SEC All-Freshman team

Malik Nabers and Maason Smith had big freshman seasons for the LSU Tigers when called upon.

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On Thursday, the Freshman All-SEC team was announced, LSU defensive end Maason Smith and wider receiver Malik Nabers were both named to the team. The league coaches vote on the Freshman All-SEC team.

A five-star recruit coming out of Terrebonne High School, Smith made a significant impact at LSU in his freshman season. Smith started the season as a defensive tackle and then was moved to defensive end. Smith finished the season with 19 tackles, five tackles for a loss, and four sacks. Three of those four sacks came in a game against McNeese State. Smith was having a great season before he got injured and missed the season’s final four games.

Nabers, a four-star recruit, played his high school ball at Southside; he started six out of the ten games he played. Nabers caught four passes for 143 yards and a touchdown against ULM; he had six receptions, his career-best so far in his young career the following week. The Freshman receiver finished the season with 26 catches for 400 yards and three touchdowns.

New Head coach Brian Kelly will have some young talent to work with Smith and Nabers on the roster. With two young players like that, LSU’s future could be bright. It’s up to Smith and Nabers to continue to develop so they can be the best players they can be.