Samford's Jacob Cravey
Chase Cochran
Samford's Jacob Cravey

Baseball

Samford's Cravey named second-team All-American

Earns distinction from Collegiate Baseball

TUCSON, Ariz. – Samford right-handed pitcher Jacob Cravey was named to the Collegiate Baseball All-America Second Team on Thursday.
 
Cravey is the first Bulldog to earn All-America status since Sonny DiChiara was named to the Freshman All-America Team squad by Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association 2019.
 
Cravey, the 2023 Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year, boasts a record of 9-2 with a 3.19 ERA. He currently ranks fourth in the nation with 121 strikeouts.
 
The Andalusia, Alabama, native ranks third in program history with 220 career strikeouts, with his 121 punchouts this season marking the second-most in a season in program history.
 
The Bulldogs take on No. 2 seed Southern Miss in the opening round of the Auburn Regional on Friday, June 2, at 1 p.m. (CST) from Plainsman Park.