Official Site of the AAC · May 19, 2025
Lytle, Gillespie Highlight 2025 American Baseball Honors
IRVING, Texas – UTSA senior outfielder Mason Lytle and Charlotte junior pitcher Blake Gillespie each earned two major awards as the American Athletic Conference announced the 2025 baseball honors on Monday, May 19. The honors were voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Lytle was honored as the unanimous Player of the Year and the league’s Defensive Player of the Year, while Gillespie was named The American’s Pitcher of the Year and Newcomer Pitcher of the Year. UAB junior third baseman Todd Clay and UTSA junior outfielder Drew Detlefsen were honored as the league’s Newcomer Position Players of the Year, while UTSA’s Pat Hallmark was unanimously named the Coach of the Year by his peers.