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Four from Utah Baseball Collect Big 12 Postseason Honors
5/19/2026 11:00 AM | Baseball
Long lands on All-Big 12 Second Team; Miller voted to All-Freshman Team
SURPRISE, Ariz. – The Utah baseball team had four players earn Big 12 Conference postseason honors as the league unveiled its year-end honors on Tuesday.
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Left fielder Jake Long was voted by the league's coaches to the All-Big 12 Second Team, while second baseman and DH Cal Miller earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team. Center fielder Jet Gilliam, first baseman Cameron Gurney and Miller all landed All-Big 12 Honorable Mention as well.
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Long has been one of the Big 12's most improved players from the 2025 season, showing huge upside in batting average (.263 to .369), slugging (.329 to .617), OBP (.347 to .442), doubles (eight to 14), home runs (one to 11) and RBIs (21 to 56). He enters the Big 12 Tournament ranked ninth in the league in batting average and eighth in hits (76). During league play, Long was seventh in the Big 12 in batting average (.380), second in hits (49) and tied for third in doubles (11).
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He had a 21-game hitting streak from Feb. 22 through March 31, the longest at Utah since 2011. During that hitting streak, Long hit for the cycle against Kansas State on March 29. It made Long just the third player in Utah history to accomplish the feat and first player outside the SEC to do it this season.
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Miller wrapped the regular season among the team leaders in batting average (3rd; .345), slugging (3rd; .539), doubles (T-2nd, 14), home runs (T-4th, six) and walks (T-3rd; 25). He racked up a 26-game on-base streak down the home stretch of the regular season, the longest by a Utah freshman since at least the 2002 season. He played in all 30 conference games with 29 starts, playing error-free defense at second base in league play.
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Joining Utah this season as a transfer from NC State, Gilliam made an immediate impact in starting all but one game in center field. His numbers in conference play ranked among the league leaders in batting average (3rd; .393), OBP (7th; .455) and hits (T-5th; 46). Gilliam has showed his range in center field throughout the season with 136 putouts, error-free defense and several run-saving plays. He has proven to be a good bat to have up in several situations, including with runners on base (.387), leadoff (.519), runners in scoring position (.362) and in two-out situations (.415).
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Now in his fourth season at Utah, Gurney started all 50 regular season games at first base and has been one of the league's top defensive players at the position. Though difficult to quantify on paper, Gurney has showed an incredible ability to pick balls out of the dirt—a key run-saving skill that complemented his .996 fielding percentage in Big 12 play. He has been the cornerstone of Utah's 51 double plays, which lead the Big 12 and sits seventh nationally. Gurney ranks among the team leaders in each slash category with a .357 batting average (3rd), .461 on-base percentage (2nd) and .539 slugging (2nd). His 20 multi-hit games are the third-most on the team.
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Left fielder Jake Long was voted by the league's coaches to the All-Big 12 Second Team, while second baseman and DH Cal Miller earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team. Center fielder Jet Gilliam, first baseman Cameron Gurney and Miller all landed All-Big 12 Honorable Mention as well.
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Long has been one of the Big 12's most improved players from the 2025 season, showing huge upside in batting average (.263 to .369), slugging (.329 to .617), OBP (.347 to .442), doubles (eight to 14), home runs (one to 11) and RBIs (21 to 56). He enters the Big 12 Tournament ranked ninth in the league in batting average and eighth in hits (76). During league play, Long was seventh in the Big 12 in batting average (.380), second in hits (49) and tied for third in doubles (11).
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He had a 21-game hitting streak from Feb. 22 through March 31, the longest at Utah since 2011. During that hitting streak, Long hit for the cycle against Kansas State on March 29. It made Long just the third player in Utah history to accomplish the feat and first player outside the SEC to do it this season.
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Miller wrapped the regular season among the team leaders in batting average (3rd; .345), slugging (3rd; .539), doubles (T-2nd, 14), home runs (T-4th, six) and walks (T-3rd; 25). He racked up a 26-game on-base streak down the home stretch of the regular season, the longest by a Utah freshman since at least the 2002 season. He played in all 30 conference games with 29 starts, playing error-free defense at second base in league play.
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Joining Utah this season as a transfer from NC State, Gilliam made an immediate impact in starting all but one game in center field. His numbers in conference play ranked among the league leaders in batting average (3rd; .393), OBP (7th; .455) and hits (T-5th; 46). Gilliam has showed his range in center field throughout the season with 136 putouts, error-free defense and several run-saving plays. He has proven to be a good bat to have up in several situations, including with runners on base (.387), leadoff (.519), runners in scoring position (.362) and in two-out situations (.415).
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Now in his fourth season at Utah, Gurney started all 50 regular season games at first base and has been one of the league's top defensive players at the position. Though difficult to quantify on paper, Gurney has showed an incredible ability to pick balls out of the dirt—a key run-saving skill that complemented his .996 fielding percentage in Big 12 play. He has been the cornerstone of Utah's 51 double plays, which lead the Big 12 and sits seventh nationally. Gurney ranks among the team leaders in each slash category with a .357 batting average (3rd), .461 on-base percentage (2nd) and .539 slugging (2nd). His 20 multi-hit games are the third-most on the team.
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