Tyson Ross
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Tyson W. Ross
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 6", Weight 225 lb.
- School University of California
- High School Bishop O'Dowd High School
- Born April 22, 1987 in Berkeley, CA USA
Tyson Ross made his pro debut in 2008.
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[edit] Biographical Information
[edit] High School
Ross hit .450 as a high school freshman in 2002. The next year, he hit .313 and was 2-1 with a 1.38 ERA. In 2004, Tyson batted .366 and went 9-2 with a 1.53 ERa and 100 strikeouts. He was with the US in the 2004 World Junior Championship, going 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA and four strikeouts in two innings of work. In his senior year of high school, he posted as 12-1, 0.71 record and fanned 130 batters. He was 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA in the 2005 Junior Pan Am Championship, striking out 7 in 7 innings. He shut out Cuba for 5 innings in the pool play phase.
[edit] College
Ross went 6-4 with a 3.19 ERA as a freshman at the University of California and struck out 85 in 84 2/3 innings. He was named the school's freshman of the year. He was 6th in the Pacific-10 Conference in ERA.
In 2007, Ross fell to 6-6 but his ERA was 2.49 and he struck out 120 in 115 2/3 IP. He was third in the Pac-10 in strikeouts and second to Preston Guilmet in ERA. The strikeout total was the second-highest in school history. He won the Rawlings Gold Glove for college pitchers (17 putouts, 23 assists, 2 pick-offs, no errors) and made first-team All-Pac-10.
Ross spent the summer of 2007 with Team USA, going 4-1 with a 0.82 ERA, 39 K and 7 walks in 43 2/3 innings. He led the team in strikeouts and innings, was second to Mike Minor in wins and second to Brett Hunter in ERA. Ross allowed one run and fanned 10 in 8 2/3 innings in the 2007 Pan American Games; he finished second to Adiel Palma in Ks. Facing a Dominican national team with six former major leaguers, he struck out 7 and allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings for the win. He tossed two scoreless relief innings and fanned 3 in the Gold Medal game in a loss to the Cuban national team. He went 1-1 with a 0.64 ERA in the 2007 World Port Tournament.
Ross slumped to 7-4, 4.25 as a junior. Ross was picked 58th overall in the 2008 amateur draft, going to the Oakland A's.
[edit] Minor leagues
Ross made his pro debut with the Kane County Cougars. On June 24, he faced the Quad Cities River Bandits and allowed no hits, walks or runs in two innings, striking out two.
