MARSHALL, Minn. --- Tusculum University's Daulton Martin has been selected as the first team second baseman for the 2019 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Baseball All-America Team.
Martin earns his second All-America plaudit this year after garnering first team honors by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Martin, a junior from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a three-time All-South Atlantic Conference selection and led Tusculum with his .362 batting average while also leading the league with his 22 doubles (T6th in NCAA II) and 52 walks (3rd in NCAA II). He also led Tusculum with his eight home runs, 112 totals bases, .633 slugging percentage, .518 on-base percentage (18th in NCAA II) and five sacrifice flies.
Martin accounted for 15 multiple-hit games while also going 17-of-22 in stolen bases and was hit by pitch 11 times.
In 2018, Martin garnered All-America honors by the NCBWA (2nd Team) and the American Baseball Coaches Association (3rd Team). This is his first D2CCA All-America nod.
In his 153-game career with the Pioneers, Martin is batting .384 which is the ninth-highest average in school history. He is also listed throughout the TU record book where his 54 career doubles are tied for the most in program history. He is fifth all-time in hits (214), fifth in triples (11), seventh in RBI (129), third in total bases (338), second in walks (105), fifth in hit by pitch (26) and second in career on-base percentage (.498).
Martin is majoring in business management and is a member of the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll and the Tusculum Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
The online nomination and voting processes are provided by Presto Sports.
2019 D2CCA All-America Baseball Team
First Team
C – John Michale Faile, North Greenville
1B – Andrew Czech, Walsh
2B – Daulton Martin, Tusculum
3B – Jared Melone, West Chester
SS – Utah Jones, North Greenville
OF – Josh Elvir, Angelo State
OF – Cole Kleszcz, Azusa Pacific
OF – Erik Webb, Central Missouri
DH – Jake Engel, Dixie State
UT (non-pitcher) – Eddie Nevins, Wilmington (Del.)
UT (pitcher) – Cam Kline, Minnesota State
SP – Hunter Brown, Wayne State (Mich.)
SP – Tucker Burgess, North Greenville
SP – Joe Corbett, West Texas A&M
SP – Dillon McCollough, Eckerd
RP – Will Dixon, Colorado Mesa
Second Team
C – Chris Gambert, Bellarmine
1B – Daniel Cipriano, Montana State Billings
2B – Jake Barlow, Delta State
3B – Osvaldo Tovalin, Azusa Pacific
SS – Matt McDermott, CSU-Colorado Springs
OF – Jordan Hart, Minnesota State
OF – Yorvis Torrealba, Tampa
OF – Zac Wiley, Bellarmine
DH – Conner Durden, USC Aiken
UT (non-pitcher) – Justin Smith, Shepherd
UT (pitcher) – Logan Soole, MSU Denver
SP – Ed Baram, Adelphi
SP – Ethan Elliott, Lincoln Memorial
SP – Joshua Loeschorn, LIU Post
SP – Brandon Weed, UC San Diego
RP – Quinton Driggers, Newberry
Third Team
C – Nick Seginwich, Angelo State
1B – Adam Sasser, North Greenville
2B – Payton Eeles, Cedarville
3B – Jacob Buchberger, Davenport
SS – Caleb Sneed, Southwest Baptist
OF – Hill Alexander, Lubbock Christian
OF – Auggie Francis, New Mexico Highlands
OF – Matt Higgins, Bellarmine
DH – PJ Harris, Oklahoma Baptist
UT (non-pitcher) – Kyle Kaufman, West Texas A&M
UT (pitcher) – Jack Brunetti, Charleston (W.Va.)
SP – Dominic Austing, St. Cloud State
SP – Andrew Dean, Illinois-Springfield
SP – Matthew Minnick, Mercyhurst
SP – Max Steffens, Augustana
SP – Chris Slavik, Ashland
National Pitcher of the Year: Joe Corbett, West Texas A&M
National Player of the Year: Josh Elvir, Angelo State
