WINGATE, N.C. – Delta State University Baseball's left-handed pitcher Adrian Byrd has become the first Statesmen Pitcher in 19 years to earn first team All-American honors announced by the National Baseball Writers' Association this afternoon.
 
Byrd has become the 21^st Statesmen to earn NCBWA All-American honors and the third player under head coach Rodney Batts to earn All-American honors.
 
Byrd has posted an 8-2 record on the mound with a 1.52 ERA following the NCAA Division II Regional in Pensacola, Fla. The Wiggins native has allowed just 17 earned runs off 73 hits in 100.2 innings pitched with 26 walks issued for a 0.98 WHIP. The southpaw is in the top five in program history for strikeouts in a season with 113 strikeouts. Last week, the left-handed pitcher was named a first-team All-Region selection and Regional Pitcher of the Year by the NCBWA and D2CCA after being named the Pitcher of the Year and a first-team All-GSC selection.