Tyler Lyons

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• Throws Left
• Height 6' 2", Weight 207 lb.

• School Oklahoma State University
• High School Frenship High School

• Born February 21, 1988

Tyler Lyons pitched for Team USA's college squad in 2008.

Lyons was 13-1 with four saves, a 1.45 ERA and 201 K as a junior and also hit .494. As a senior, he had a 8-3, 5 Sv, 1.12 record with 162 whiffs in 94 innings while batting .485. He was an All-State quarterback on the football field. Tyler saw limited action out of the bullpen as a college freshman in 2007.

As a sophomore, Lyons moved into the rotation and did very well, going 12-2 with a 3.31 ERA. He was second in the Big 12 Conference in wins, one behind Aaron Crow; he tied for fourth in NCAA Division I in victories. He led the Big 12 with 108 2/3 innings. That summer, he was 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 14 innings for Team USA. He tossed 2 1/3 shutout innings in the 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week. He starred for the USA in the 2008 World University Championship. In his third outing, he threw the final 3 1/3 shutout innings against Taiwan as the US won 3-2 in 11 frames over Ko-Chien Lin. He relieved Mike Minor in the 10th inning of the Gold Medal game and retired the only batter he faced; the US would win in 12. In the event, he allowed one hit and one walk in 6 2/3 innings and whiffed seven.

Lyons fell to 7-6, 4.07 as a junior. The New York Yankees picked him in the 10th round of the 2009 amateur draft but he did not sign, presumably hoping for a big senior season and a higher draft selection. The southpaw struggled even more his senior year, going 3-6 with a 6.06 ERA and .304 opponent average. The St. Louis Cardinals still took him in the ninth round of the 2010 amateur draft.