Martin & Hoyle - SoCon Co-Players of the Year by College Baseball Daily

After being named to first team All-Southern Conference by both the coaches and media polls, Catamounts Adam Martin and Jacob Hoyle have been named Co-Players of the Year for the Southern Conference by College Baseball Daily.

Adam Martin, Senior, .303, 59 H, 10 2B, 13 HR, 64 RBI

Jacob Hoyle, Junior,  332, 42 R, 72 H, 11 2B, 14 HR, 52 RBI

Adam Martin - Photo Courtesy Athletic Media Relations

"Catamount senior Adam Martin swept the top spot in both tabulations at the catcher position. The slugger paced the SoCon with 64 RBI on the year to rank sixth nationally, recording a team-best 17 multiple RBI games. He batted a career-best .303 during the regular season with 59 hits including 24 for extra bases, adding a career-high seven stolen bases. Martin hit 13 home runs - eight coming in conference play and two as grand slams - with 10 doubles and a triple.

Martin held an 11-game hitting streak this season and ranked third on the squad with an 18-game reached base safely streak. His name appeared on the Johnny Bench Award Watch List - an honor that goes to the nation's top catcher - for a second-consecutive season. He earned his second SoCon Player of the Week accolade in mid-March en route to garnering the league's top monthly award, batting an impressive .415 in 17 games with 35 RBI, eight home runs, five doubles and a triple in March alone.

Jacob Hoyle - Photo Courtesy Athletic Media Relations

The regular-season SoCon home run leader, Jacob Hoyle rounded out WCU's trio of first team selections from both post-season voting. A native of Hickory, N.C., Hoyle finished the regular season tied for the team-lead in batting average at .332, collecting 72 base hits including 25 for extra bases. He hit a team-best .379 in conference games alone with seven homers and eight doubles for a .660 slugging percentage. He was second on the team with 52 RBI to rank tied for second in the conference behind Martin.

Hoyle, who put together WCU's longest consecutive game hitting streak this season at 15-straight, leads the team with 25 multiple hit games and is third with 14 multi-RBI outings this season. Named SoCon Player of the Week on May 5, Hoyle was also named Capital One Academic All-District 3 - the fourth different Catamount baseball player to receive the recognition all-time - and is eligible for Academic All-America honors."


Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations