Baseball: Moore Named To CoSIDA 2016 Academic All-America Division I First Team

AUSTIN, Texas – Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns baseball sophomore Dylan Moore became the fourth player in program history to be named to the Academic All-America® Division I baseball team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced on Friday.
 
"It’s quite an honor for any player to be named a first team Academic All-American," head coach Tony Robichaux said. "I’m glad for Dylan who has always worked hard to make sure that his athletic talents never undermined his academic mission. That is something that is very important to us as a program. I also think that awards like this are important because it doesn’t just focus on athletic ability, but also what you do in the classroom. They are called student-athletes for a reason. I can’t be more proud for Dylan to receive this honor."
 
Moore was named to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I First Team and joins Kevin Cantrelle (1998) and Tommy Bates (1991) as the only Ragin’ Cajuns to earn first team honors in program history.
 
A political science major with an emphasis in pre-law, Moore was the only member of the first team with a 4.00 GPA. Moore has been named to the President’s List and the Sun Belt Conference Commissioners List since joining the program in the fall of 2014.
 
On the field, Moore tied his own single season saves record with 13 this year. Moore also owns the program career record for saves with 26 in two seasons. The right-hander is 6-1 this season with an 0.94 era in 24 appearances. Moore has struck out 56 in 47.2 innings and has limited opponents to a .153 average.
 
Moore was also named the UL Male Student-Athlete of the Year for his outstanding achievements both on and off of the field.
 
2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Baseball Teams
 
FIRST TEAM
Pos.   Name                         School                               Yr.     Hometown                        GPA   Major
P       Thomas Hackimer         St. John’s (N.Y.)                  Sr.     Floral Park, N.Y.                3.62   Physics
P       Dylan Moore                Louisiana                            So.    Hughes Springs, Texas       4.00   Political science / pre-law
C       Joey Roach (2)            Georgia State                     Sr.     Holly Springs, N.C.            3.89   Actuarial science
IF      David MacKinnon         Hartford                              Jr.     Easton, Mass.                   3.94   Accounting
IF      Matt Parrish (2, #)       Campbell                           Sr.     McGee’s Crossroads, N.C.       3.77   Mathematics
IF      Caleb Stayton              Ball State                           Jr.     Goshen, Ind.                     3.92   Telecommunications
IF      Clayton Taylor             Omaha                               Sr.     Omaha, Neb.                     3.82   IT innovation
OF     Alex Call (3)               Ball State                           Jr.     River Falls, Wis.               3.86   Entrepreneurial management
OF     Cole Gruber (2)           Omaha                               Sr.     Papillion, Neb.                  3.97   Accounting
OF     Nolan Lodden              Valparaiso                          Sr.     West Des Moines, Iowa       3.94   Electrical engineering
DH     James Dey                  North Carolina Central           Sr.     Charlotte, N.C.                   3.84   History
                                                                                                                                           
SECOND TEAM
Pos.   Name                         School                               Yr.     Hometown                        GPA   Major
P       Matt Anderson             Morehead State                   Sr.     McDonough, Ga.                3.91   Construction mgt. & civil eng. tech.
P       Eric Lauer                   Kent State                          Jr.     Elyria, Ohio                       3.79   Business management
C       Andrew Knizner            North Carolina State             Jr.     Glen Allen, Va.                  3.98   Industrial engineering
IF      Tommy Edman             Stanford                             Jr.     San Diego, Calif.                3.84   Computer science
IF      Jameson Fisher           Southeastern Louisiana        Jr.     Zachary, La.                      3.37   Kinesiology
IF      Patrick Graham            Gardner-Webb                     Sr.     Raleigh, N.C.                     3.91   Economics
IF      Nick Solak                  Louisville                            Jr.     Woodridge, Ill.                   3.69   Finance
OF     Nate Adams                Yale                                   Sr.     St. Louis, Mo.                    3.71   Molecular, cellular & develop. biology
OF     Cody Bruder                Michigan                             Sr.     Corona, Calif.                    3.61   Evolutionary anthropology
OF     Sean Trent                  U.S. Naval Academy            Sr.     Sorrento, Fla.                    3.44   Ocean engineering
DH     Matt Fiedler                 Minnesota                           Jr.     Eagan, Minn.                     3.30   Kinesiology
 
THIRD TEAM
Pos.   Name                         School                               Yr.     Hometown                        GPA   Major
P       Dustin Beggs               Kentucky                            Sr.     Roswell, Ga.                      3.69   Integrated strategic communications
P       Alex Estrella                New Mexico                        Gr.     Las Vegas, Nev.                4.00   Business administration
C       Chris DeVito                New Mexico                        Jr.     Northridge, Calif.                3.52   Criminology
IF      Trevor Ezell                 Southeast Missouri State      So.    Alexander, A rk.                 3.92   Business administration
IF      David Geary                VMI                                   Sr.     Richmond, Va.                   3.70   Applied math
IF      Justin Jones               Georgia State                      So.    Warner Robins, Ga.            4.04   Exercise science
IF      Taylor Jones               Gonzaga                            Sr.     Kent, Wash.                      3.50   Applied communications
IF      Russell Williams           U.S. Air Force Academy        Jr.     McKinney, Texas               3.82   Economics
OF     Ryan Boldt (3)             Nebraska                           Jr.     Red Wing, Minn.                3.70   Nutrition science
OF     Kaleb Duckworth          WKU                                  So.    Henderson, Ky.                  3.94   Accounting
OF     Luke Meeteer              Milwaukee                           Sr.     Middleton, Wis.                  3.60   Kinesiology
DH     Stephen Born              U.S. Naval Academy            So.    Strafford, Pa.                    3.74   Operations research
 
CoSIDA Academic All-American® of the Year: Cole Gruber, Nebraska Omaha
 
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