Teel featured on D1Baseball Preseason All-America Team

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Sophomore Kyle Teel was listed on D1Baseball.com’s Preseason All-America team as a second team selection at designated hitter. He started a total of 53 games as a true freshman in 2021 at three different positions (DH, RF, C).

Teel became the first Cavalier ever to garner first team freshman All-America honors from D1Baseball last season after leading all UVA hitters with a .335 batting average and co-leading the team in home runs with nine. Teel was the first UVA freshman to lead the team in hitting since 2008.

As a first year Teel was also listed as a third team All-ACC selection and was an ACC All-Freshman team honoree. He was integral in UVA’s run to the program’s fifth College World Series appearance earning All-Columbia Regional Team selection. In the deciding game of the Super Regional against Dallas Baptist he hit the program’s first ever grand slam in the NCAA Tournament to put UVA ahead 5-2 in the seventh inning. He reached base safely in the final 26 games of the year and went 7-for-12 (.583) with a double and two RBI in three College World Series games.