AUSTIN, Texas --- Tusculum University second baseman Daulton Martin has been named to the 2020 NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Baseball first team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Martin becomes the fifth CoSIDA Academic All-American® in program history joining former TU greats Mike Calano (2003), Dustin Morrow (2008), Cody Coffman (2012) and two-time winner Taylor Rakes (2012 & 2013) who was also the 2013 CoSIDA Academic All-American® of the Year.
Martin, a senior from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, boasted a 3.53 cumulative grade point average and graduated from TU with a degree in business management. He has been named to the South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
He has been named to the All-SAC team three times and is a two-time All-America and All-Region selection. In 2020, he finished third on the team with his .333 batting average but led the conference with 21 walks, which were the fifth-most in the nation. Martin went 16-of-16 on the base paths including a new single-game record five stolen bases against Gannon University.
He is currently Tusculum's all-time leader in career runs scored (183), doubles (60), walks (126) and hit by pitch (37). He has played in 178 career games where he has tallied 242 hits which are second in TU history and is third all-time with 145 career RBI. His .378 career batting average is presently 10th in the school record book and his .499 career on-base percentage is second-best by a Pioneer.
Tusculum finished the abbreviated season with a 15-10 record, winning five of its last six outings.
The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CoSIDA Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Baseball Team
First Team
P - J.J. Niekro, Florida Southern
P - Walter Pennington, Colorado School of Mines
C - Chris Gambert, Bellarmine
INF - Aaron Anderson, Flagler
INF - Jacob Buchberger, Davenport
INF - Josh Finerty, Bellarmine
INF - Daulton Martin, Tusculum
OF - Clayton Engel, Drury
OF - Riley Johnson, Augustana
OF - Logan Soole, Metro State
DH - Derek Daly, Colorado School of Mines
Second Team
P - Eric Mullet, Malone
P - Brandon Weed, UC San Diego
C - Spencer Bramwell, Colorado Mesa
INF - Jackson Kritsch, San Francisco State
INF - Nathan Mark, Rockhurst
INF - Nathan Neff, Concord
INF - Jackson Raper, Catawba
OF - Manny Lopez, Southern Indiana
OF - Cole Swiger, Bloomsburg
OF - Tyler Thompson, Carson-Newman
DH - Joseph Kim, Azusa Pacific
Third Team
P - Hunter Shepherd, Catawba
P - Devin Smith, Kentucky Wesleyan
C - Dalton Robison, Salem
C - Tyler Stofiel, Chico State
INF - Tyler Adams, Lincoln Memorial
INF - Matt Clarke, Colorado-Colorado Springs
INF - Palmer Ford, Alabama Huntsville
INF - John Mooradian, Mercy
OF - Daschal Johnson, Northwestern Oklahoma State
OF - Colby Johnson, Charleston (W.Va.)
OF - Jacob Vasquez, St. Edward's
DH - Carson Mittermaier, Ashland
DII Baseball Academic All-American® of the Year: Aaron Anderson, Flagler
