Tyler Jones Named Collegiate Baseball News Preseason All-American

Dec. 19, 2016

Outfielder Tyler Jones of Air Force baseball was named to the 2017 Collegiate Baseball Pre-Season All-American Team, announced today by CBN. Jones, a senior left fielder, earned second-team honors.

A native of Coppell, Texas, Jones is coming off a junior season, where he earned Louisville Slugger Third-Team All-America honors. Jones led the Mountain West with 19 home runs, earning First-Team All-MW honors. In addition, he batted .364 with 64 RBIs. His 19 home runs is the third-most in school history and his 64 RBIs was fifth. Jones also led the Mountain West with 16 hit-by-pitches.

"We are extremely proud of Tyler," Air Force head coach Mike Kazlausky said. "Our players have so much more on their plate than just baseball and this is a great honor for a great young man and it's well earned."
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Air Force is slated to return eight starters in the lineup off of last year's 30-27 team. The Falcons batted .325 as a team, which ranked third in the nation.

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