Baseball | 5/28/2026 1:44:00 PM

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Barry first baseman Jalen Smith added a First-Team All-South Region award from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) to his resume this week.

Smith, a junior from Tampa, Fla., batted .333 on the season, with 19 doubles, 12 homers and 55 RBI. He led the Sunshine State Conference in total bases at 125, ranked sixth in slugging (.601) and fourth in RBI.

Smith is the first Buccaneer to make the ABCA All-South Region team since Ryan Baldwin and Alexander De Goti in 2016.

The ABCA/Rawlings All-America teams are selected by members of the ABCA All-America committees, with only ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team selections eligible for All-America honors. The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now spans nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first introduced in 2007.