BEAUMONT, Texas – Lamar University senior pitcher Brooks Caple has been named Baseball America Third-Team All-American announced publication officials Friday morning. It's marks the second-straight year Lamar has produced an All-America selection (Ryan Snell, Catcher – 2023).
 
The Gunter, Texas native received the honor following a season that saw him get named Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year and guide the Cardinals to the 2024 SLC Regular-Season Championship – its first since 2004.
 
Caple set the tone for a pitching staff that entered the postseason ranked first nationally in earned run average and WHIP. The Cardinals pitching staff also ranked among the nation's elite in hits per nine innings, walks per nine innings and shutouts.
 
A candidate for the College Baseball Foundation Pitcher of the Year, Caple posted a 7-3 (.700) record in 2024 with a 2.40 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP. He also struck out 102 batters (with just 27 walks) in 97.2 innings pitched while holding opponents to a .170 batting average.
 
Caple ended the year leading the league in ERA, innings pitched and batters struck out looking, and was second in the Southland in wins, opponent's batting average and total strikeouts.