SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – After an excellent season with the Union College baseball team, Tyler Heck has been selected to the Capital One CoSIDA Division III Baseball Academic All-District First Team. The junior was named to the Academic All-District Second Team during the 2011 season. Heck now moves on to consideration for Academic All-American honors, and the NCAA Division III Academic All-American teams are scheduled to be announced on May 30.

This season, Heck started in all 40 games for the Dutchmen and led the team with a .379 batting average. The Clinton, New York native also led with 53 hits, 34 runs and was second in RBIs with 31. Hitting safely in 35 of 40 games, Heck had separate hitting streaks of eight and 10 games. Heck recorded his first collegiate home run this year against Hamilton College, ending the game with two hits, two runs and four RBIs. He also went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI against Sewanee, and drove in three runs against St. Lawrence.

One of the junior's greatest accomplishments during the 2012 season was tallying 41 stolen bases out of 43 attempts. Heck currently leads the Liberty League in stolen bases and steal attempts, as well as in triples with five. He is also tied for fourth in steals and holds fifth for steals per game in the NCAA Division III. 

Besides excelling in baseball, Heck balances his hard work in athletics with outstanding academics. The mechanical engineering major boasts a 3.96 cumulative GPA, and earned a 4.0 during the winter term at Union.

Most recently Heck was named to the Liberty League Baseball All-Star First Team.