GREENSBORO, N.C. --- Tusculum University's Daulton Martin and Brandon Trammell have been named to the 2021 American Baseball Coaches Association / Rawlings NCAA Division II All-America third team.
The Tusculum duo garners consensus All-America honors for the 2021 campaign as both Martin and Trammell were also recognized by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) this spring.
Martin, a three-time All-America selection, earns consensus accolades for a second time in his outstanding career, becoming the first multi-consensus All-American in program history. Martin achieved the feat in 2019.
Previous consensus Tusculum baseball All-Americans include: Maikol Gonzalez (2008), Craig Goodman (2012) and Placido Torres (2016).
Martin, a second baseman from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, becomes the first three-time ABCA All-American in TU history. He was a first team honoree in 2019 and a third team selection in 2018 and this year. He finished this season with a .336 batting average where he totaled 51 hits including a South Atlantic Conference-best four triples (29th in NCAA II). His 12 home runs in 2021 are third in the league, while his 48 RBI and 53 runs scored are both third-best in the SAC. He has been hit by a pitch 20 times (1st in SAC / 3rd in NCAA II) in 2021 which are a new TU single-season record. He is 12-of-13 in stolen bases and leads the team with 93 fielding assists.
Martin accounted for 16 multi-hit games including a 4-for-4 performance in the series opener with Limestone where he tied a TU single-game record with nine RBI including two home runs with one of them being a grand slam. He followed in the second game of the series with three hits, including two more homers and five RBI against the Saints. He was tabbed the NCBWA Region Player of the Week as well as SAC Player of the Week and TSWA College Player of the Week.
Martin is TU's all-time leader in hits (293), runs scored (236), at-bats (793), doubles (66), runs batted in (193), total bases (480), walks (150) and hit-by-pitch. He is also second in school history in triples (17), on-base percentage (.496), assists (489) and tied for third in stolen bases (49). In 2020, Martin was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team.
Trammell, a senior from Knoxville, Tennessee, led the Pioneers with his .387 batting average and a conference-best 61 RBI (6th in NCAA II). The University of Tennessee transfer pounded out 58 hits (3rd in SAC) including a team-best 13 home runs (2nd in SAC / 40th in NCAA II).
The 2021 All-SAC first team choice recorded 21 multi-hit games with nine doubles, two triples while going 11-of-15 in stolen bases. His .733 slugging percentage is best on the team (5th in SAC), while his .473 on-base percentage is seventh in the conference. He has also recorded five outfield assists.
The Pioneers went 30-11 overall this year and are currently ranked 15th in the nation. Tusculum established a school and SAC single-season record with 25 league wins this spring.
2021 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA II All-America Team
First Team
C – John Michael Faile, North Greenville
1B – Hunter Shepherd, Catawba
2B – Austin Baker, Southern Arkansas
3B – Dusty Stroup, Central Missouri
SS – Joshua Colon, Dominican
INF – Zion Pettigrew, Illinois-Springfield
OF – Joey Werner, Minnesota St.-Mankato
OF – Tucker Greer, Young Harris
OF – Josh Elvir, Angelo St.
OF – Matthew Turner, Colorado Mesa
DH – Kal Youngquist, Illinois-Springfield
UTL – Haydn McGeary, Colorado Mesa
SP – Zach Parish, Missouri Southern
SP – Dylan Heid, Pittsburgh-Johnstown
SP – Trent Baker, Angelo St.
SP – Mason Green, Central Missouri
RP – Jordan Leasure, Tampa
Second Team
C – Luis Navarro, Lubbock Christian
1B – Dan Oberst, West Georgia
2B – Jake Barlow, Delta St.
3B – Osvaido Tovalin, Azusa Pacific
SS – Ben Ross, Notre Dame (Ohio)
INF – Livan Reinoso, Erskine
OF – Tavis Brunson, Caldwell
OF – Cole Brooks, Northwood
OF – Carter Howell, Augustana
OF – Vaun Brown, Florida Southern
DH – Nik Levensteins, North Georgia
UTL – River Ryan, UNC Pembroke
SP – Nic Swanson, Northeastern St.
SP – Bryan Ketchie, Catawba
SP – Chad Patrick, Purdue Northwest
SP – Jonathan Pintaro, Shorter
RP – Michael Krauza, Mercyhurst
Third Team
C – Aaron Roose, Azusa Pacific
C – Will Olson, Augustana
1B – Andrew Czech, Walsh
2B – Daulton Martin, Tusculum
3B – Bill Ralston, MSU Denver
SS – Isaac Bouton, Columbus St.
INF – Aaron Walters, Angelo St.
INF – Ryan Beamish, Lee
OF – Josh Schumacher, Central Missouri
OF – Evan Richards, UC Colorado Springs
OF – Brandon Trammell, Tusculum
OF – Nolan Anspaugh, Davenport
OF – Tommy Pellis, Seton Hill
DH – Dakota Mulcay, Southern New Hampshire
UT – Dayson Croes, Quincy
SP – Alex Mack, St. Thomas Aquinas
SP – Logan Workman, Lee
SP – AJ Woodall, Azusa Pacific
SP – Andrew Morris, Colorado Mesa
SP – Riley Martin, Quincy
RP – Perry Bewley, Ashland
RP – Brody McCullough, Wingate
