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2019 Baseball Roster

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9 Tyler Ward

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rockport, Ind.
  • Highschool Heritage Hills HS

Biography

2018 - Named Second Team All-MVC and earned Honorable Mention MVC Scholar-Athlete accolades during his junior season ... Started nine games on the mound for the Sycamores ... Finished the season 6-3 with a 3.66 ERA ... Was one of the best in the country in strikeout to walk ratio, finishing with 55 strikeouts and just 13 walks in 64 innings pitched ... Held opponents to a .252 average against and allowed just 26 earned runs all season ... Tossed a complete game shutout against Dallas Baptist Apr. 20, striking out eight Patriots in the win ... Struck out a season high 10 batters in a nine inning outing against Missouri State ... Struck out at least three batters in each appearance ... Did not go less than five and two-third innings in any start ... Earned MVC Pitcher of the Week accolades during week 10 of the season. 

2017 - Appeared in 14 games including 13 starts on the mound ... Finished with a 4-5 record and one complete game ... Tossed 84.1 innings and held opponents to a .273 batting average ... Had one of the best strikeout to walk ratios in the Missouri Valley Conference with 58 strikeouts and just 15 walks on the season ... Faced 360 total batters and allowed just 90 hits and 39 earned runs ... Closed out the season with a 4.16 ERA. 

2016 - Became the 12th player in school history to pick up Freshman All-American honors after being named to the list by Louisville Slugger … Finished with a 6-5 during his rookie season with the Sycamores, holding a 3.81 ERA with a save and 40 strikeouts… Finished the season with a 6-5 record… He earned 12 starts in 2016 and made 18 total appearances on the mound for ISU… He went a season-long eight innings in Indiana State's 3-2 win over Illinois State, striking out five… Fanned a season-high six batters in a win over Bradley (2/14) and picked up the start in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament matchup versus Missouri State.
 
Prior to Indiana State - Came to Indiana State after a stand-out athletic career at Heritage Hills High School in Indiana where he lettered four years in baseball and three years in basketball...Earned All-Conference honors for all four baseball seasons...Member of the All Southwest Indiana Team for three seasons...Indiana North South All-Star game selection.
 
Personal - Born September 30, 1996 to Eddie and Kelly Ward of Rockport, Ind. .... Goes by nickname T-Ward.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2016Freshman

    P/INF
    6'0" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2017Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2018Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2019Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 185 lbs
    9