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Cowboy Duo Earns Second-Team Academic All-District Honors
May 08, 2008.
Oklahoma State baseball players Tyler Lyons and Jordy Mercer have been named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second team, it was announced by CoSIDA today.
Lyons, a sophomore pitcher, is majoring n sports management and finance and carries a 3.2 G.P.A. He is a two-time OSU Academic Achievement Award winner and has earned a spot on the OSU President’s honor roll (4.0 GPA). He’s also been named to the Big 12 Conference Commissioner’s honor roll three times and is a USAA All-America Scholar.
On the mound, Lyons leads OSU’s pitching staff with eight wins. In 11 starts, he is 8-2 with three complete games and sports a 3.42 ERA. He has pitched a team-high 79 innings and ranks second on the Cowboys with 67 strikeouts.
Mercer is a junior with a 3.3 G.P.A who is majoring in education. He is a three-time OSU Academic Achievement Award winner and has also been named to the OSU Dean’s Honor Roll. Other honors for Mercer include being named a USAA All-America Scholar and a five-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
A shortstop and closer for the Cowboys, Mercer is hitting .341 this season and leads OSU with 48 RBIs. He ranks second on the squad in home runs with nine. On the mound, he is the school’s all-time saves leader with 15, and in 12 appearances this season, he has seven saves to go along with a 3.38 ERA.
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