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  Tyler Bullock

Tyler Bullock

Player Profile

Hometown:
Ft. Worth, Texas

High School:
RL Paschal HS

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 230

Position:
C/RHP

Experience:
3L

B/T:
R/R

CAREER HONORS
• Sixth-Round Major League Draft Selection (Atlanta Braves)
• 2004 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Conference
• 2002 USA Junior National Team Selection

SUMMER 2005
• Played for the Danville Braves and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Atlanta Braves organization
• Appeared in one game with Myrtle Beach, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings and allowing two hits with two strikeouts
• Posted a 1-0 record with a 3.60 ERA in 20.0 innings over 14 relief appearances for Danville
• Recorded three saves and 14 strikeouts

2005 (JUNIOR)
• Made a career-high 22 appearances
• Struck out a season-high three in 1.0 inning vs. Texas Southern (3/29)
• Had a season-long outing of 2.2 innings vs. Houston (4/5)
• Earned his first career save vs. Prairie View A&M (4/20)
• Pitched 2.1 innings in Bears' win over Texas Tech (5/1)
• Earned his first career victory in Baylor's 9-8 victory over Texas (5/28) at the Big 12 Tournament, allowing a run in 1.0 inning of work
• Led staff with a .160 batting average with runners on base

SUMMER 2004
• Played for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League
• Hit .150 with one home run and six RBI in 35 games
• Also made three relief appearances on the mound
• Posted a 3.18 ERA with no record and held opponents to a .208 average in 5.2 innings

2004 (SOPHOMORE)
• Bears' primary starter behind the plate against LHPs
• Hit .294 with two home runs and four RBI in 34 Big 12 at bats
• Enjoyed a six-game hitting streak in Big 12 play and hit safely in eight of 11 conference starts
• Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in lone start against Loyola Marymount (2/15)
• Enjoyed a 3-for-5 day with a run, a double and an RBI against UC Irvine (3/6)
• Was 2-for-4 with three RBI, a double and first career home run against Vanderbilt (3/14)
• Went 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and a run scored against Texas State (3/16)
• Had a double and two RBI against TCU (3/30)
• Went 2-for-3 in two starts during the Oklahoma State series
• Homered and went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Kansas (4/23)
• Went 1-for-3 with a double at Kansas State (5/1)
• Matched career high with three RBI along with a double and a single in four at bats against Texas State (5/12)
• Had a three-run pinch-hit home run against Texas Southern (5/19)
• Went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs and two RBI at Texas Tech (5/22)

SUMMER 2003
• Hit .333 with five home runs and 20 RBI, knocking out eight doubles and a triple to slug .527 for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League
• Split time between catcher (12 games) and first base (14 games) and also pitched, compiling a 1-1 record with a 3.86 ERA in 10 games; struck out 12 in 11.2 innings

2003 (FRESHMAN)
• Started the season opener at DH and drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk (2/4)
• Appeared in four more games as a catcher/pinch-hitter before moving to the bullpen
• Made his collegiate mound debut in relief against Houston, striking out two in 1.0 inning and allowing just one hit and one unearned run (3/11)
• Struck out three of the five batters he faced in 1.0 inning of work against TCU (3/18)
• Struck out two in 1.0 scoreless inning of relief against then-No. 12 Texas (4/6)
• Recorded his first collegiate hit off the bench against TCU, a pinch-hit single (4/22)
• Struck out two of three batters he faced in the ninth inning of an 11-3 win at Kansas (4/26)
• Went a season-long 3.1 innings in relief April 30 against Houston, holding the Cougars to one run on two hits and striking out three

SUMMER 2002
• Catcher/DH for the USA Junior National Team as the squad won the bronze at the 2002 IBAF World Junior Championships
• Hit .444, fourth-best on the team, while tying for second in doubles (3) and third in home runs (3)
• Slugging percentage of 1.111 was second-best on the team
• Also pitched for Team USA, picking up one of the team's two saves
• Homered twice and then picked up the save Aug. 4 vs. Australia
• Homered again the next day against Korea
• Threw 2.0 shutout innings of relief Aug. 6 against Spain
• In six games, scored seven runs, with four RBI
• Was 0-0, 3.00 in two games, striking out six in 3.0 innings

HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-time all-district selection while playing for coach Richard Vasquez at R.L. Paschal High School in Fort Worth, Texas
• Ranked by Baseball America/Perfect Game as the No. 32 prospect in Texas and No. 257 in the country among the class of 2002
• Hit .375 with four home runs, 12 doubles and 25 RBI as a senior to earn all-state honors
• Named a Texas High School All-Star
• Named Pashcal MVP Freshman in 1999 and district sophomore of the year in 2000
• Member of the National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Student Council, and volunteered with the Salvation Army
• Graduated 10th out of a class of 360

PERSONAL
• Full name is Tyler Dell Bullock
• Born Jan. 22, 1984, in Fort Worth, Texas
• Son of Joe and Emily Bullock
• Father was a catcher at Abilene Christian and Texas A&M
• Chose Baylor over TCU and UT-Arlington
• Was born during Super Bowl XVIII, a 38-9 Raiders victory over the Redskins

CAREER BESTS (BATTING)
Hits: 3 vs. UC Irvine (3/6/04)
Runs: 2, twice
Doubles: 1, eight times
Triples: none
Home Runs: 1, three times
RBI: 3, three times
Stolen Bases: none
Walks: 2 at Texas Tech (5/23/04)
Hitting Streak: 5 games (4/9/04 through 4/27/04)

CAREER BESTS (PITCHING)
Innings: 3.1 vs. Houston (4/30/03)
Long Start: none
Short Start: none
Long Relief: 3.1 vs. Houston (4/30/03)
Hits Allowed: 5 at LSU (6/8/03)
Strikeouts: 3, twice
Walks: 2, twice
Runs Allowed: 4, twice
ER Allowed: 4 at LSU (6/8/03)
HR Allowed: 2 at Oklahoma State (4/11/03)