Posted: May 25, 2019
Bulldogs' Tyler Cauley named D3baseball.com Second Team All-Region
SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran right fielder Tyler Cauley (Mont Belvieu/Barbers Hill) made his second consecutive All-Region team when he was named this week to the D3baseball.com All-West Region Second Team.
Cauley, a three-time all-conference performer and a 2018 All-American, led TLU to the regular season co-championship of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and to a second straight appearance in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship regional round.
Cauley led TLU in nearly every offensive category in 2019. He hit .329 with eight home runs, four triples, 10 doubles and 47 RBI. He was the team-leader or tied for the team lead in doubles, triples, home runs and RBI, and he led the team in stolen bases with 16. He did not have a caught-stealing.
With Cauley in the middle of the lineup, the Bulldogs posted a 31-14 overall record and a 14-4 conference mark.
TLU hosted its first-ever NCAA regional tournament and played in the regional as the No. 2 seed. The Bulldogs were the SCAC Championship Tournament runner-up.
2019 D3baseball.com All-West Region
Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools.
Player of the Year: Casey Combs, C, Sr., East Texas Baptist
Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Peck, Sr., Chapman
Rookie of the Year: Dane Goodman, OF, Whittier
Coach of the Year: Scott Laverty, Chapman
First Team | ||||
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
C | Casey Combs | East Tex. Baptist | Sr. | Southlake, Texas |
1B | Tim Johnson | Sul Ross State | Sr. | Sante Fe, Texas |
2B | Ryan Burciaga | Texas-Dallas | Sr. | Katy, Texas |
SS | Brett Taff | Austin | Sr. | Amarillo, Texas |
3B | Daniel Montgomery Jr. | Southwestern | Jr. | Boling, Texas |
OF | Connor Bailey | Willamette | Sr. | San Diego, Calif. |
OF | Thomas Craig | Texas-Dallas | Sr. | Austin, Texas |
OF | Noah Payne | Howard Payne | Sr. | Humble, Texas |
DH | Jeremy Jess | Pomona-Pitzer | Jr. | San Luis Obispo, Calif. |
UTL | Christopher Peres | La Verne | Sr. | Burbank, Calif. |
SP | Nolan McCarthy | Occidental | Jr. | Portland, Ore. |
SP | Tyler Peck | Chapman | Sr. | Corte Madera, Calif. |
SP | Matthew Williams | Concordia (Texas) | Jr. | Austin, Texas |
RP | Nick Garcia | Chapman | So. | San Carlos, Calif. |
Second Team | ||||
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
C | Adam Santa Cruz | La Verne | Jr. | Victorville, Calif. |
1B | Jacob Bockelie | Pacific Lutheran | Sr. | Shoreline, Wash. |
2B | Justin Scanlon | Willamette | Jr. | San Jose, Calif. |
SS | Nicholas Nerud | Whitworth | Sr. | Valencia, Calif. |
3B | Clayton Noakes | Louisiana Col. | So. | Dry Prong, La. |
OF | Tyler Cauley | Texas Lutheran | Jr. | Mont Belvieu, Texas |
OF | Dane Goodman | Whittier | Fr. | Ross, Calif. |
OF | Jake Martin | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | Edmond, Okla. |
DH | Chase Edwards | Ozarks | Jr. | Chandler, Ariz. |
UTL | Matt Voelzke | George Fox | Jr. | Lake Oswego, Ore. |
SP | Justin Armbruester | Pacific Lutheran | So. | Sammamish, Wash. |
SP | Jonathan Hernandez | Chapman | Sr. | San Mateo, Calif. |
SP | Austin Smith | Southwestern | So. | Cedar Park, Texas |
RP | Calvin Bush | Concordia (Texas) | Sr | Austin, Texas |
Third Team | ||||
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
C | Cole Pursell | Willamette | Sr./Jr. | Oceanside, Calif. |
1B | Jake Fredrickson | Occidental | So. | Shoreline, Wash. |
2B | Reid Gibbs | Occidental | Sr. | Orinda, Calif. |
SS | Zach Clarke | Claremont-M-S | Jr. | Lake Sherwood, Calif. |
3B | Tanner Wright | Cal Lutheran | So. | Las Vegas, Nev. |
OF | Rafe Chaumette | Trinity (Texas) | Jr. | Sugar Land, Texas |
OF | Zach Gartner | East Tex. Baptist | Sr. | The Woodlands, Texas |
OF | Brett Leiferman | Concordia (Texas) | Jr. | Round Rock, Texas |
DH | Byron Dowdell II | Southwestern | Jr. | Sugar Land, Texas |
SP | Casey Brown | Pacific | Sr. | Peoria, Ariz. |
SP | Justin Hull | Claremont-M-S | Jr. | Palo Alto, calif. |
SP | Matt Steindorf | Willamette | Sr. | Granite Bay, Calif. |
RP | Milo Mincin | Whitman | Sr. | Redmond, Wash. |