Completed Event: Baseball versus Yaquis de Obregón on September 26, 2026 ,
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Tagger Tyson - 2027 Baseball Roster
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Jersey Number 31
Tagger Tyson
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 200
- Position:
- Catcher
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mount Pleasant, S.C.
- High School:
- Oceanside Collegiate Academy
- Prev School:
- Louisville » Kentucky
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
Grand Canyon
- Transfers to GCU for the 2027 season after playing at Kentucky and Louisville.
- Chose GCU because of the coaching staff.
Kentucky
Lexington, Ky.2026 | Redshirt Sophomore
- Played in 28 games with 21 starts, batting .264 with a .375 on-base percentage.
- Recorded 19 hits, three doubles, nine RBIs and 13 runs while reaching base seven times via hit by pitch.
- Showed strong plate discipline with seven walks against seven strikeouts.
- Went 8 for 9 on stolen-base attempts.
- Was teammates with GCU newcomer Bryson Treichel.
Louisville
Louisville, Ky.2025 | Redshirt Freshman
- Played in 33 games with 19 starts, including 18 behind the plate, and hit .296 with a .370 on-base percentage and .481 slugging percentage.
- Totaled 10 doubles, one triple, one home run, 14 RBIs and 12 runs.
- Recorded his first career four-hit game at Virginia Tech on March 22, going 4-for-6 with two RBIs and two runs.
- Went 3-for-5 with his first collegiate home run and a career-high four RBIs against Cal on March 30.
- Helped Louisville advance to the College World Series and delivered a pinch-hit single against Coastal Carolina in Omaha.
- Named to the Academic All-ACC Team.
2024 | Freshman
- Redshirted the season.
Summer Leagues
- 2025: Cotuit Kettleers | Cape Cod League | Cotuit, Mass. — Appeared in 13 games and showed his defensive versatility by playing catcher, first base and left field.
- 2024: Waterloo Bucks | Northwoods League | Waterloo, Iowa — Hit .273 with a .446 on-base percentage across 25 games, drawing 19 walks while totaling 21 hits and 12 runs.
Oceanside Collegiate Academy
Mount Pleasant, S.C.- Named the 2023 South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association Class 2A Co-Player of the Year.
- Hit .474 with 19 extra-base hits, 40 RBIs and 12 stolen bases as a senior.
- Helped Oceanside Collegiate win the 2023 Class 2A state championship.
- Hit a walk-off home run in the state semifinals to send Oceanside Collegiate to the championship series.
- Ranked by Prep Baseball as the No. 11 overall player and No. 1 catcher in South Carolina.
- Lettered in both baseball and football.
- Played travel baseball for the Upstate Mavericks.
Personal
- Parents are Torre and Jennifer Tyson.
- Majors in Communications.
- Father, Torre, played baseball at Missouri from 1995-98 before spending five seasons in the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees minor league systems. Later managed the Charleston RiverDogs from 2007-09 and Tampa Yankees in 2010, giving Tagger significant exposure to professional baseball while growing up. Lists his father as his biggest baseball influence.
- Faith is important to him, and his favorite Bible verse is James 1:12.
- Off the field, enjoys fishing and video games.
- Favorite professional sports teams include the St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Blues.
- Favorite athletes growing up include Albert Pujols, Bryce Harper and Drew Lock.
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