Martin Earns 2nd Team All-American Honors

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior first baseman Kyle Martin earned second-team Louisville Slugger All-America honors as chosen by Collegiate Baseball. The team was announced on Thursday morning. Martin led the Gamecocks in all three Triple Crown categories batting .350 (71-for-203) with 14 homers and 56 RBI. He also scored 50 runs, tallied 12 doubles, tripled twice and stole 11 bases. Martin had a .455 on-base percentage and a .635 slugging mark. Martin had 14 multi-RBI games for the season. Martin was a first-team All-SEC selection. Martin became the 28th player in school history to reach the 200-hit total with a single in the bottom of the eighth inning vs. LSU, his last hit at Carolina Stadium. Martin was even more impressive in league contests. In 30 SEC games, Martin hit a league-high 11 homers, slugged a SEC-best .794 and totaled a league-best 85 total bases. In addition, he ranked second in the SEC in league games with a .393 batting average, a .504 on-base percentage and 24 walks in conference play. KYLE MARTIN 2015 HIGHLIGHTS 2015 – Earned second-team All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball … Earned first-team All-SEC honors at first base … Named to USA Baseball‘s Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List … Played in all 57 games with 56 starts, hit .350 (71-for-203) with 50 runs scored, 12 doubles, two triples, 14 homers, 56 RBI … .455 on-base percentage and a .635 slugging mark, walked a team-high 39 times … Became the 28th player in school history to reach the 200-hit total with a single in the bottom of the eighth inning in 8-1 loss vs. LSU (5/16) … 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in 10-7 win over LSU (5/14) … 1-for-2 with two walks and three runs scored in 17-0 win over USC Upstate (5/12) … 3-for-5 with two runs scored, four RBI including a three-run homer in 8-7 win over Texas A&M (5/10) … Solo homer in 15-14 loss at Texas A&M (5/9) … Two-run homer in the ninth inning of a 9-7 win over Texas A&M (5/8) … 2-for-3 in 6-2 loss to Auburn (5/2) … 2-for-2 with two homers including a grand slam as well as a career-high seven RBI in 10-1 victory over Auburn (5/1) … 1-for-2 with a double and two runs scored in 10-4 loss at Tennessee (4/26) … 1-for-3 with solo homer in 4-3 loss at Tennessee (4/25) … Walked and scored a run in 3-2 series win over Vanderbilt (4/18) … Hit .583 (7-for-12) in the Florida series with a pair of homers and four RBI … Solo homer in 12-2 loss at Florida (4/12) … Became the first Gamecock in the last 11 years to hit for the cycle going 4-for-4 with a walk, two runs and two RBI in 12-5 loss at Florida (4/11) … 2-for-4 with a RBI single in 14-3 loss at Florida (4/10) … Two-run double in 11-1 win over Appalachian State (4/7) … 1-for-3 with two walks, a run scored and three RBI in 13-7 win at Mississippi State (4/4) … 2-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored in 7-5 loss at Mississippi State (4/3) … 2-for-3 with a homer, two runs scored and a RBI in 8-5 win over Georgia (3/29) … 2-for-4 with first career triple, a two-run homer in 4-3 loss to Georgia (3/28) … 1-for-3 with two RBI in 6-5 loss to Georgia (3/27) … Tied career-high with four hits, with a double two stolen bases and added a run as well in 7-5 win at Missouri (3/22) … 2-for-4 with two runs, three RBI including a two-run walk-off homer in 10th inning of 6-4 win over Kentucky (3/15) … 1-for-3 with a run scored in 4-3 win over Kentucky (3/14) … 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in 13-3 win over Penn State (3/11) … 1-for-1 with two walks, a double and a RBI sacrifice fly in 5-3 win over Miami (Ohio) (3/8) … 2-for-4 with a run scored, two-run homer and tied career-high with four RBI in 11-3 win over High Point (3/4) … 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI in 10-4 win over Charleston Southern (3/3) … Bases loaded two-run single in 6-0 win over Northeastern (2/21) … 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in 8-3 win over College of Charleston (2/14) … 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 7-1 win over College of Charleston (2/14).