Middlebury baseball player Kyle McCausland has been recognized as a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America award for the third time in his career. He becomes just the second Panther to garner a trio of CSC national laurels, joining Erin Nicholas '22 of the field hockey and women's lacrosse programs. The outfielder capped his time in the navy and white jersey with his name sprinkled throughout the program's record book.
 
HONOREE HIGHLIGHTS

• McCausland
  • McCausland graduated with a degree in economics and boasted a grade point average (GPA) of 3.88.
  • The Panther became the first baseball player to earn the prestigious award on three occasions, securing honors in each of the last three seasons. 
  • He excelled in his final season, leading the team with 52 hits and 48 runs batted in (RBI) en route to NESCAC Player of the Year honors for the second time. 
  • McCausland also earned All-American Second Team praises from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and was named the region 1 player of the year by D3baseball.com and the ABCA.
  • A first-team all-conference selection, he paced the NESCAC with 13 home runs and 108 total bases.
  • The outfielder graduated as the record holder in career hits (202), runs scored (156), doubles (45) and homers (41).

With McCausland's recognition, Middlebury has 63 Academic All-America selections. The full list of baseball honorees can be found here.