TALLAHASSEE – Four Seminoles – led by sophomore starting pitcher Parker Messick – earned All-America honors for their performance during the 2022 season.
Messick was a first team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, a second team All-American from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball and a third team All-American by D1Baseball and Perfect Game.
A trio of first-year players joined Messick as freshmen All-Americans, with Jaime Ferrer (Collegiate Baseball), James Tibbs (second team Perfect Game) and Conner Whittaker (second team NCBWA) being recognized.
Messick, from Plant City, Florida, was a first team All-ACC pitcher and finished the year with a 7-5 record, 3.38 ERA and 144 strikeouts and only 18 walks in 98.2 innings pitched. A finalist for the Dick Howser and Golden Spikes Awards, Messick led the ACC in strikeouts and was just the second FSU pitcher in the past decade with consecutive 100-strikeout seasons. He was the ACC Pitcher of the Week four times in 2022.
Ferrer, from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, led FSU with a .320 batting average, 40 runs scored, 70 hits, 19 doubles and 118 total bases. He was hit by a pitch 23 times – one shy of the school single-season record – and led FSU with a .436 on-base percentage.
Tibbs, from Marietta, Georgia, finished with a .300 batting average, with 51 hits over 56 games. He had 13 doubles and 10 home runs, with 32 RBI. He led FSU with 25 walks while posting a .980 fielding percentage in left field.
Whittaker, from Sarasota, was 2-2 with a 2.48 ERA out of the Seminole bullpen. He appeared in 21 games, with 34 strikeouts in 36.1 innings pitched. Opponents hit just .188 against him, the best batting average against on the team.
ABCA All-Region Teams
Messick, starting pitcher Bryce Hubbart and relief pitcher Wyatt Crowell earned All-Region honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association. Messick was a first team selection, while Hubbart and Crowell both earned second team honors.
Hubbart, from Windermere, Florida, led FSU with an 8-3 record and 3.32 ERA, with 96 strikeouts and 21 walks over 76.0 innings. He was twice named the ACC Pitcher of the Week for his performances against James Madison and at Boston College.
Crowell, from Cumming, Georgia, made 28 appearances out of the bullpen and led FSU with a 2.12 ERA. He finished 6-1 with two saves and had 72 strikeouts in 51.0 innings pitched. Opponents hit just .201 with 10 extra-base hits against the sophomore.
Crowell is pitching this summer for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team, while Messick and Hubbart participated in the MLB Draft Combine in San Diego last month.
New Florida State head coach Link Jarrett was the ABCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year after leading Notre Dame to the College World Series for just the third time in program history. Jarrett was also the 2021 Midwest Region Coach of the Year after leading the Irish to the Starkville Super Regional.
All-ACC Academic Team
Ferrer and infielders Brett Roberts and Alex Toral were Florida State’s representatives on the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic Team.
Roberts, from Atlanta, Georgia, transferred from Tennessee Tech and hit .300 in his first season in Tallahassee, starting in 58 games. He hit 18 doubles, a triple and five home runs, with 25 RBI and 100 total bases. He drew 21 walks and stole six bases. Roberts split time at third base, second base and designated hitter throughout the year.
Roberts joined Messick and Hubbart in San Diego for the MLB Draft Combine last month.
Toral, from Davie, Florida, transferred from Miami and led FSU with 15 home runs and 49 RBI during his only season with the Seminoles. Toral started 55 games and played in all 59, hitting .212 with 44 hits.
ACC Honor Roll
Led by Ferrer, Roberts and Toral from the All-ACC Academic Team, 21 Seminole baseball players earned a spot on the ACC Honor Roll Friday, given to the student-athletes that registered a 3.0 grade point average for the full academic year:
David Barrett (1st Honor Roll), Joe Charles (2nd), Houston Evans (1), Ferrer (1), Dylan Jacobs (1), Sebastian Jimenez (1), Logan Lacey (2), Kyle McMullen (4), Connor Moore (1), Jackson Nezuh (1), Isaiah Perry (2), Treyton Rank (1), Roberts (1), AJ Shaver (1), Dylan Simmons (2), Conner Strickland (1), Tibbs (1), Toral (2), Brandon Walker (2), Preston Wetherell (1), Mayes White (1).
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