The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 6 Baseball trio named finalists for Baseball America national awards
05.27.2026 | Baseball
Longhorns are lone program with multiple honorees in country
AUSTIN, Texas — University of Texas student-athletes Dylan Volantis, Sam Cozart and Anthony Pack Jr. were selected as finalists for Baseball America's national awards, the outlet announced Wednesday morning.
Volantis was tabbed one of five finalists for the College Pitcher of the Year Award, while Cozart and Pack Jr. were listed among the newcomers under consideration for National Freshman of the Year.
The Longhorns are the lone program with multiple honorees across the organization's 15 finalists.
An All-SEC First Team pick, Volantis has posted the second-best FIP (1.73) and fourth-lowest ERA (2.00) in the country. The sophomore also ranks ninth in WHIP (0.97) and 11th in B/AVG (.184). Volantis sits atop the SEC in all four categories.
The 6-foot-6, 220-pound left-hander has recorded 109 strikeouts over a team-high 76 2/3 innings. Volantis has notched an 8-1 ledger in 14 appearances, including 13 starts.
As of May 27, he leads all active qualifying arms in career ERA (1.97).
Last season, Volantis was named Baseball America's National Freshman of the Year.
Among Division I hurlers (min. 45 inn.), Cozart stands first in WHIP (0.64) and batting average against (.112). The 6-foot-6, 260-pound righty also checks in third in ERA (1.59), trailing only UC Santa Barbara's Jackson Flora (1.03) and USC's Mason Edwards (1.43).
The All-SEC First Team has totaled a 6-0 mark and eight saves, which is the second-most of any freshman nationally.
A native of High Point, N.C., Cozart has amassed 66 strikeouts and issued only 12 walks across 45 1/3 frames.
In SEC action, Cozart paced all pitchers (min. 25 inn.) in ERA (1.01) and WHIP (0.64), while tallying a co-league-best seven saves.
A 5-foot-10, 190-pound outfielder, Pack Jr. has registered a .353/.471/.547 slash line with seven home runs and 45 RBI. His team-leading 20 stolen bases are the most by a Texas freshman since Drew Stubbs swiped 28 bags in 2004.
Within league play, Pack Jr. mounted the SEC's top batting average (.400) and on-base percentage (.511).
The SEC Freshman of the Year also tied for second in hits (44), tied for third in walks (23) tied for fifth in doubles (10) and stolen bases (12), and finished sixth in OPS (1.111).
Pack Jr. became the first SEC rookie to hit .400 in conference action since Mississippi State's Jake Mangum accomplished the feat in 2016.
Baseball America will announce the winners of the College Player, Pitcher and Freshman of the Year on June 11.
