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Yesterday, the Texas Tech baseball team had a relaxing, fun day at the College World Series pre-ceremony. There was one Red Raider who took home a huge honor.
Congratulations, Tyler Floyd!
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 18, 2016
The 2016 Elite 90 Award winner with a 4.0 GPA! #CWS pic.twitter.com/1kd6qLQZad
Tyler Floyd won the Elite 90 award, an award given to the player at the College World Series with the highest individual GPA. The Personal Finance graduate student has a perfect 4.0 in his years at Texas Tech.
: Tyler Floyd won the Elite 90 Award for having the highest individual GPA among CWS participants. #WreckEm #WTT pic.twitter.com/ovofD6sIgJ
— Texas Tech Baseball (@TTU_Baseball) June 18, 2016
Most of the hoopla around Tyler Floyd has been centered around his undeniably safe slide home in Game 2 of the Lubbock Super Regional. It’s always nice to see athletes succeed academically, but being honored on a stage like the College World Series is an exceptional circumstance.
The Texas Tech baseball team has been awarded multiple times for their academic success, which has culminated with 11 selections to the Academic All-Big XII Team.