TylerHenry

Outlook
Veteran right-hander was regarded as one of the top-50 freshmen in college baseball before the 2007 season by Baseball America … Sat out the fall due to injury … Will be relied on as a factor in the pitching staff.

Summer
Was a work horse in the Alaska Collegiate League, working a team-high 51.1 innings in nine games with six starts … Earned a 3-2 record and a 2.28 ERA … Hurled two complete games and one complete-game shutout … Struck out 15 and walked only four in his 50+ innings.

2008
Pitched in 11 games with two starting assignments, earning a 2-0 record and a 6.20 ERA … Worked 24.2 innings, striking out 20 and walking eight … In each of his two starts, worked five innings, allowing five runs … Struck out six in first start vs. Oakland and struck out six in 4.1 innings vs. Xavier … Worked five innings of relief at CWS runner-up Georgia, allowing six hits and two runs.

2007
Worked in 19 games with one mid-week start … Tallied a 3.48 ERA, two saves, and a 0-1 record … Worked 20 2/3 innings, allowing eight earned runs and 28 hits … Struck out five on the season … In UK’s season opening series at Furman, appeared in his first collegiate game, tossing one hitless inning, striking out two … Did not allow a run in his first three appearances and only one earned run in his first 11 appearances … Never allowed more then two earned runs in a game … Through first 11 games, had totaled a 0.79 ERA … Worked in two of Kentucky’s SEC opening series games with SEC Western Champion Arkansas, allowing no earned runs … Got first save of career after entering to get the final two outs against Murray State … Picked up second save during a 16-2 win in front of over 7,000 fans at LSU, working the final three innings, allowing one hit and no runs … Returned two days later against LSU, allowing the Tigers two runs in 2/3 innings … Worked a scoreless inning against Georgia … Worked nine ninth inning frames, allowing only one earned run and nine hits … With the bases empty, opponents hit .205 (9-for-44) … Forced 28 fly outs and 23 ground outs.

High School
Outstanding pitcher from Red Bank HS in Chattanooga, Tenn. … Named All-City as a sophomore, junior, and senior … Also named All-District three consecutive years … As a senior hurled 49 innings, striking out 60, accumulating a 2.29 ERA and a 7-3 record, while walking only eight … Also solid at the plate, batting .304 with 31 hits, 15 runs, nine doubles, three home runs, and 26 RBI as a senior… Led team to District Championship and region runner-up as a sophomore … Senior year, lead team to District Championship and a second place finish in the region … Coached by Bumper Reese and Jared Hensley … Also played golf for three years, garnering All-City honors as a sophomore … Chose UK over Auburn.

Personal
Full name is Joseph Tyler Henry … Son of Jeff and Nancy Henry … Has two older siblings, Josh (26) and Jenny (22).