2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Spring, Tyler

Jersey Number 25
Tyler Spring
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wiggins, Miss
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
Bio
2020 (R-Sr.): Made five appearances, including one start…Notched a 1-0 record with a 5.40 ERA…Whiffed 14 and walked just three in 10 innings…Opponents hit .125 against him…Made debut in starting assignment against New Orleans (2/18), lasting an inning…Did not allow a run over his next three outings, spanning 5 2/3 innings…Best appearance came against Valparaiso (2/28) in which he tossed four shutout innings and fanned a season-high six…Added five strikeouts over final outing of the year spanning 3 1/3 innings against Little Rock (3/8).
2019 (R-Jr. – Mississippi State): Appeared in 10 games...All 10 appearances came in relief...Made his MSU debut against Jackson State (2/26) and struck out three hitters in a scoreless inning of relief...Posted one win...Collected the victory at Samford (3/20)...Stranded three of four inherited runners…Jackson State (2/26): Allowed one hit and struck out three batters in a scoreless eighth inning in his MSU debut…Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6): Struck out one batter in one scoreless inning of work… Grambling (3/13): Pitched a scoreless seventh inning...Allowed one hit…at Samford (3/20): Threw two scoreless innings to earn the win...Struck out three batters…Mississippi Valley State (3/26): Walked one and struck out one in one-third of an inning…ULM (4/3): Allowed two runs in one inning of work...Gave up three hits and struck out three batters…Texas Southern (4/16): Threw two scoreless innings with two walks and one strikeout…at Arkansas (4/18-20): Threw two-thirds of an inning in relief during the middle game of the series...Walked two and didn’t allow a hit...Stranded his only inherited runner…Louisiana Tech (5/14): Allowed one hit and walked one in two-thirds of an inning in relief…SEC Tournament (5/22-24): Made one relief appearance. vs. LSU (5/24): Walked two and allowed one run in two-thirds of an inning...Struck out one...Stranded two or three inherited runners.
2018 (R-So. – Junior College): Played for the National Junior College Athletic Association National Team and represented the United States of America at the National Baseball Congress…Named first-team All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges…Started all 12 games on the mound, tying for team high…Tied for No. 2 on the team in wins (8) and strikeouts (79)…Allowed three earned runs or fewer in 11 of 12 starts…Struck out seven or more batters in seven of 12 appearances…Posted victories over Coastal Alabama East CC (2/15), versus Illinois Central College (3/2), against East Central Mississippi CC (3/27), Southwest Mississippi CC (4/4), at Co-Lin CC (4/10), at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (4/18), versus Pearl River CC (4/24) and at Holmes C.C. (5/2)…Threw a season-best seven innings at LSU Eunice (3/9), allowing one hit, walking five and striking out seven…Fanned a season-high nine batters on three occasions; versus Illinois Central College (3/2), against Pearl River C.C. (4/24) and at Holmes C.C. (5/2).
2017 (So. – Junior College): Missed the season due to injury.
2016 (Fr. – Junior College): Appeared in a team-best 21 games on the mound with one start…Helped the Bobcats to the NJCAA Division II National Championships…Posted two wins and a team-high five saves…Thirteen of 20 relief appearances lasted longer than one inning…Held opponents to one or fewer earned runs in 19 of 20 relief appearances, including 13 games with zero earned runs…Posted victories against East Mississippi C.C. (3/19) and versus LSU Eunice (5/21)…Tallied saves against Kaskaskia College (2/28), versus Northwest Mississippi C.C. (3/25), at Copiah-Lincoln C.C. (3/30), versus Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C. (4/5) and at Holmes C.C. (4/19)…Threw a season-best 7 2/3 innings of relief to earn the win versus LSU Eunice (5/21), allowing one unearned run on six hits…Struck out a season-best seven batters in his lone start of the season versus Arkansas Baptist College (3/6).
Prep: Lettered three times for head coach Kevin Conrad at Stone County High School…Two-time team captain…Named team MVP as a senior…Tabbed second-team all-state as a senior…Selected to play in the South Mississippi All-Star Classic as a junior and senior…Also lettered once in basketball, once in football and twice in soccer…Tabbed second-team all-state in soccer as a senior.
Personal: Son of Jimmy and Angel Spring……Both parents attended Southern Miss…Has one older brother, Jake…Majoring in Liberal Studies…Born Dec. 28, 1996.
2019 (R-Jr. – Mississippi State): Appeared in 10 games...All 10 appearances came in relief...Made his MSU debut against Jackson State (2/26) and struck out three hitters in a scoreless inning of relief...Posted one win...Collected the victory at Samford (3/20)...Stranded three of four inherited runners…Jackson State (2/26): Allowed one hit and struck out three batters in a scoreless eighth inning in his MSU debut…Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6): Struck out one batter in one scoreless inning of work… Grambling (3/13): Pitched a scoreless seventh inning...Allowed one hit…at Samford (3/20): Threw two scoreless innings to earn the win...Struck out three batters…Mississippi Valley State (3/26): Walked one and struck out one in one-third of an inning…ULM (4/3): Allowed two runs in one inning of work...Gave up three hits and struck out three batters…Texas Southern (4/16): Threw two scoreless innings with two walks and one strikeout…at Arkansas (4/18-20): Threw two-thirds of an inning in relief during the middle game of the series...Walked two and didn’t allow a hit...Stranded his only inherited runner…Louisiana Tech (5/14): Allowed one hit and walked one in two-thirds of an inning in relief…SEC Tournament (5/22-24): Made one relief appearance. vs. LSU (5/24): Walked two and allowed one run in two-thirds of an inning...Struck out one...Stranded two or three inherited runners.
2018 (R-So. – Junior College): Played for the National Junior College Athletic Association National Team and represented the United States of America at the National Baseball Congress…Named first-team All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges…Started all 12 games on the mound, tying for team high…Tied for No. 2 on the team in wins (8) and strikeouts (79)…Allowed three earned runs or fewer in 11 of 12 starts…Struck out seven or more batters in seven of 12 appearances…Posted victories over Coastal Alabama East CC (2/15), versus Illinois Central College (3/2), against East Central Mississippi CC (3/27), Southwest Mississippi CC (4/4), at Co-Lin CC (4/10), at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (4/18), versus Pearl River CC (4/24) and at Holmes C.C. (5/2)…Threw a season-best seven innings at LSU Eunice (3/9), allowing one hit, walking five and striking out seven…Fanned a season-high nine batters on three occasions; versus Illinois Central College (3/2), against Pearl River C.C. (4/24) and at Holmes C.C. (5/2).
2017 (So. – Junior College): Missed the season due to injury.
2016 (Fr. – Junior College): Appeared in a team-best 21 games on the mound with one start…Helped the Bobcats to the NJCAA Division II National Championships…Posted two wins and a team-high five saves…Thirteen of 20 relief appearances lasted longer than one inning…Held opponents to one or fewer earned runs in 19 of 20 relief appearances, including 13 games with zero earned runs…Posted victories against East Mississippi C.C. (3/19) and versus LSU Eunice (5/21)…Tallied saves against Kaskaskia College (2/28), versus Northwest Mississippi C.C. (3/25), at Copiah-Lincoln C.C. (3/30), versus Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C. (4/5) and at Holmes C.C. (4/19)…Threw a season-best 7 2/3 innings of relief to earn the win versus LSU Eunice (5/21), allowing one unearned run on six hits…Struck out a season-best seven batters in his lone start of the season versus Arkansas Baptist College (3/6).
Prep: Lettered three times for head coach Kevin Conrad at Stone County High School…Two-time team captain…Named team MVP as a senior…Tabbed second-team all-state as a senior…Selected to play in the South Mississippi All-Star Classic as a junior and senior…Also lettered once in basketball, once in football and twice in soccer…Tabbed second-team all-state in soccer as a senior.
Personal: Son of Jimmy and Angel Spring……Both parents attended Southern Miss…Has one older brother, Jake…Majoring in Liberal Studies…Born Dec. 28, 1996.
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