Posted: Jun 10, 2020
(Story from Texas Lutheran University Athletics)
SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran outfielder Tyler Cauley is a 2019-20 Academic All-American after being named a College Sports Information Directors of America Second Team All-American for NCAA Division III Baseball.
Cauley, a 2018 playing All-American and 2019 and 2020 Academic All-District First Team selection, is the 45th Academic All-American in school history. He is the third Academic All-American for TLU today. He joins TLU Softball's Kelly Jurden and Chassety Raines, who were named Academic All-American's Tuesday as well.
Cauley, an accounting major, is in the five-year program to obtain concurrently his bachelor's degree and his master's degree in accountancy. Cauley holds a cumulative grade point average of 3.59.
A four-year starter for the Bulldogs, Cauley is in the top-five all-time at TLU for home runs (28), RBI (151) and slugging percentage (.654).
Cauley is a career .346 hitter with 39 doubles, 13 triples, 168 hits, and 25 stolen bases.
As the starting right-fielder, Cauley helped lead TLU to the 2018 NCAA Division III Baseball World Series in Appleton, Wis. The Bulldogs finished as the national runner-up.
With Cauley on the team, the Bulldogs have won an NCAA DIII Regional Championship, a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and an SCAC Regular-Season Championship. The Bulldogs played in the NCAA DIII post-season in 2018 and 2019. The Bulldogs hosted a 2019 regional tournament.
Cauley and the Bulldogs have a combined record of 103-49 (.678) overall and 39-15 (.722) in the SCAC over the past three-plus seasons.
With the 2020 season coming to a premature end due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CoSIDA Academic All-District® nominations listed career statistics instead of the current year's statistics.
The 2020 Academic All-America® Baseball Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes baseball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
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.
To view the complete CoSIDA release, click here.