TylerCerny

• Third Team All-Big Ten (2024)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (4/8/24)
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team (2023)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (4/24/23)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2025)

(pronounced ‘Serny’)

2025 SUMMER
Played 24 games for the West Virginia Black Bears in the MLB Draft League…Batted a league-best .341 in 91 at bats…Scored 21 runs, smacked nine doubles, a triple and aa home run…Drove in nine runs and walked six times with 11 stolen bases…Slashed .341/.429/.495 for a .924 OPS…Led the MLB Draft League in average and OPS and was second in doubles at the time his summer ended.

PRIOR TO KENTUCKY
Broke the Indiana program record for hit-by-pitches (45) … Matched the single season hit-by-pitch record in 2025 (20) … Finished tied for 12th in IU history in doubles (47)…Had 199 hits in three seasons, batting .291 with 83 extra-base hits, 22 steals and 135 RBI.

2025 (INDIANA)
Played in 55 games with 54 starts in his junior campaign…31 starts came as the second baseman with the remaining 23 at shortstop…Batted .281 on the year with 57 hits, 53 runs scored, 10 home runs, 14 doubles and 32 RBIs…Third-straight season with 10 home runs…Became the third IU player to get by 20 pitches in one season…Had 14 multi-hit efforts and eight multi-RBI games…Carried a season long nine-game hitting streak between April 30th and May 16th.

2024 (INDIANA)
Started all 60 games at shortstop…Led the team in at-bats (257), doubles (24) and RBIs (60)…Hit 10 home runs for the second-straight season…He and fellow sophomore Devin Taylor each had 60+ runs (60) and 80+ hits (81) on the campaign…Finished top-five in the Big Ten in hits (81), runs (60), doubles (24) and RBIs (60)…Totaled 23 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI games…Big Ten leader in doubles (24)…Ended the season on a career-best 12-game hitting streak…First IU player since 2008 (Josh Phegley) with 80+ his, 60+ RBIs, 20+ doubles and 10+ home runs in a season… 16th nationally in doubles.

2023 (INDIANA)
Appeared in 59 games with 57 starts, all at second base…Reached base safely in 46 of 59 games played…Owned a hit in 40 games played…Scored a run in 30 games…Made collegiate debut at Auburn (2/18) as a defensive replacement…First collegiate start included first hit and first RBI against Miami (Ohio) (2/21)…First career home run came in the Big Ten opener against Ohio State (3/25)…Finished the season on a 15-game reached base streak..Had two double-digit games hit streaks…Posted 14 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Keith Hatfield at Center Grove High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner…Rated the No. 8 overall prospect and No. 2 shortstop in Indiana by Perfect Game…Named team captain and team MVP as a senior…Honored as a Senior All-Star and All-Johnson County as a senior…Missed most of his junior season due to non-COVID illness…Helped CGHS to the Johnson County championship as a junior and senior …Also lettered three years in basketball…Helped the Trojans to the setional title as a junior.

PERSONAL
Son of Raeanne and Jason Cerny…Has one younger sister, Brennah… Major is Criminal Justice.
*Indiana Athletics Communications contributed to this bio