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2018 Baseball Roster

15 Tyler Walters

  • Position Catcher/Infielder
  • Height / Weight 6-2 / 220
  • Class Senior
  • Bats / Throws R/R
  • Hometown Saegertown, Pa.
  • High School Saegertown

Biography

Career Highlights
• Five-Time All-American
• Three-Time Consensus All-Region Selection
• Four-Time All-PSAC West Honoree
• 2018 PSAC West Athlete of the Year
• 2015 PSAC West Freshman of the Year
• PSAC Career Home Run Leader
• First In SRU History In Home Runs
• First In SRU History In RBI
• First In SRU History In Doubles
• First In SRU History in Runs Scored
• First In SRU History In Hits

Personal: Son of Tammy and Scott Walters … A Safety Management major.

2018: Started 48 of The Rock’s 49 games … Split time between catcher, first base and designated hitter … A consensus All-American (NCBWA, ABCA, D2CAA) and All-Atlantic Region Honoree … Named the PSAC West Athlete of the Year as well as being a first team All-PSAC West performer … Finished final collegiate season batting .403 with 50 runs scored, 15 home runs and 10 stolen bases … Also slugged .805 with a .495 on-base percentage, 13 doubles and two triples … Led The Rock in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, hits (62) and walks (29) … Hit .389 with runners in scoring position … Led SRU in both multi-RBI games (15) and multi-hit games (18) … Had a season-long reached base streak of 13 games … Broke the PSAC career home record with two homers in a doubleheader April 25 against Alderson Broaddus … Hit a grand slam and drove in five runs total in The Rock’s PSAC Tournament win against West Chester … PSAC Scholar Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2017: A consensus All-Region selection at catcher by the NCBWA, ABCA and D2CCA … First team All-PSAC West … Started all 47 games … Hit .319 with 41 runs, 11 home runs and 59 RBI … Slugged .639 with a .382 on-base percentage … Stole six bases, hit 14 doubles and three triples while walking 16 times … Batted .410 (41-for-100) with runners on base and .477 (31-for-65) with runners in scoring position … Tallied 13 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI games … Had one home run and four RBI against Franklin Pierce … Combined to go 8-for-9 with 11 RBI, seven runs scored, four doubles and one home run over doubleheader at Pitt-Johnstown … Ranked 21st in the nation in RBI per game (1.26) and 25th in total RBI … Also ranked second in the PSAC in home runs and third in RBI … Earned PSAC West, NCBWA Atlantic Region and NCBWA national Hitter of the Week honors one time each … 59 RBI were the fourth most in a single-season in Rock history … PSAC Scholar Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2016: Started 46 of Slippery Rock's 49 games ... A second team All-American selection by the NCBWA and the ABCA ... Also a consensus All-Region selection as a designated hitter by the NCBWA, ABCA, and the D2CCA ... Earned first team All-PSAC West honors at designated hitter ... Split starts between designated hitter (32), catcher (11) and left field (three) ... Ranked 16th in the country in batting average (.439) and 23rd in slugging percentage (.762) ... Also had 72 hits, scored 42 runs with 12 home runs, 45 RBI, 15 doubles and a .475 on-base percentage ... Held hitless in a game just eight times ... Batted .436 with runners on base ... Led The Rock in multi-hit games with 22 and multi-RBI games (12) ... Had two home runs and seven RBI Feb. 29 against California (Pa.) ... Drove in five runs March 20 against Pitt-Johnstown ... PSAC Scholar Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics
 
2015: Named the PSAC West Freshman of the Year … Also earned second team all-league accolades … Appeared in, and started, 46 games … Set SRU freshman records in home runs (13) and runs scored (48) … Also hit .367 with 17 doubles, 36 RBI, a team-best .729 slugging percentage and four stolen bases … On-base percentage of .439 … 27th in the nation in home runs … Only eight of 18 stolen bases attempted against Walters were successful … Hit .438 with runners in scoring position … 13 home runs were the third most in a singles-season in SRU history … Named a newcomer to watch by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper ... Game-by-Game Statistics

High School: Lettered four times in baseball and three times in basketball during prep career at Saegertown High School … Helped lead Saegertown to three District 10 titles and Region 4 championships … A three-time all-state catcher and District 10 Catcher of the Year … Also named the Meadville Tribune Player of the Year and the Region 4 Player of the Year twice … A three-time first team all-region catcher and member of the Meadville Tribune Dream Team … A member of the National Honor Society.


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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2015Freshman

    Catcher
    6'1" 210 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2016Sophomore

    Catcher/Outfielder
    6'2" 210 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2017Junior

    Catcher/Outfielder
    6'1" 210 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2018Senior

    Catcher/Infielder
    6'2" 220 lbs
    15