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Tyler Tipton - Baseball - University of Kentucky Athletics 2

TylerTipton

  • height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • class Junior
  • Previous School Itawamba JC
BIO Stats

Outlook
Talented junior college defender with capabilities of playing any infield position … Made great offensive strides during the fall practice season.

Junior College
Played junior college baseball under coach Rick Collier at Itawamba Community College … Played in 49 games for the Indians hitting .257 in 136 at-bats with 26 runs scored … Had seven doubles, one home run and 19 RBI … Had 11 stolen bases and a .367 on-base percentage with 23 walks and three hit by pitches … Was named MACJC Player of the Week (March 5, 2013).

High School
Attended Martha Layne Collins High School as a senior, playing for Roy Bailey after playing three years at Shelby County … Named to the all-region and all-district teams, as well as the Kentucky all-star game sophomore, junior and senior seasons … Won a regional championship junior season … Three-time district champ … Batted .500 as a senior, .352 as a sophomore and .360 as a junior, earning KHSAA All-Star honors in 2011 and KHSAA Junior and Senior All-Star honors … Also played basketball for three years.

Personal
Full name is Tyler Michael Tipton … Born March 10, 1993 in Shelbyville, Ky. … Son of Cody and Lisa Tipton … Has a sister, Kathryn … Father played baseball at Georgetown College … Mother swam at Florida State University.

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