After the conclusion of what was a phenomenal sophomore season for [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag], the outfielder from Longwood, Florida, is taking home some hardware.
On Monday, Crews was named SEC Co-Player of the Year alongside Auburn’s Sonny DiChiara in a vote by the 14 league coaches. He was also named to the conference’s First Team All-Defensive Team.
Crews was named the national freshman of the year last season while earning second-team All-American and All-SEC honors. He followed that up with a fantastic run in 2022. Crews ranks second on the team in batting average at .345 — second only to top college prospect [autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag] — and leads the way for the Tigers with 21 home runs, the most for an LSU player since [autotag]Ryan Schimpf[/autotag] knocked 22 out of the yard in 2009.
All Eyes On 3@__dc4__ is your SEC Co-Player of the Year!
🔗 https://t.co/IGMWEGlGf6 pic.twitter.com/m3AstSutCI
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) May 23, 2022
That home run total leads the SEC, and Crews also leads the conference in runs scored with 63. He ranks second in the league in triples (4), total bases (155), and RBI (67) while ranking third in hits (76) and fourth in slugging percentage (.705).
His play was a major factor in the Tigers securing a bye at the SEC Tournament this week in Hoover, Alabama. LSU’s tournament resume looks pretty good after a sweep of Vanderbilt, and a good showing this week could have this team in contention to host a regional if things can break its way.
If that’s going to happen, Crews will undoubtedly play a big role.
Dylan Crews is better than your favorite baseball player. pic.twitter.com/fNzNUbqv6i
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) May 23, 2022
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