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Jersey Number 11
Tyson Heaton
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 220
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Yucaipa, Calif.
- HS:
- Yucaipa
- Prev School:
- Central Arizona / BYU
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Grand Canyon |
2023 | Junior
- Joins GCU for third collegiate season.
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Central Arizona |
Coolidge, Ariz. |
- Played the 2022 season with the Vaqueros, helping lead the team to a 59-13 record and a NJCAA Division I National Championship.
- Went 9-2 with a 4.07 ERA with 79 2/3 innings of work. Struck out 93 to rank in the nation's top 50, while walking just 19.
- Was the winning pitcher over Crowder College in an NJCAA World Series elimination game on June 1.
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BYU |
Provo, Utah |
- Pitched in seven games as a freshman in the shortened 2020 season. Made one start against Utah Valley, totaling 11 1/3 innings with nine strikeouts, a 6.35 ERA and 2-0 record.
- Earned wins in two games in a one-week span: the second game of a doubleheader against Cal Poly on Feb. 22, 2020 (two scoreless innings) and a road win at New Mexico on Feb. 28 (3 2/3 innings with six strikeouts.
Summer Leagues |
- 2022: Kamloops NorthPaws | West Coast League | Kamloops, B.C., Canada
Yucaipa HS |
Yucaipa, Calif. |
- Drafted in the 40th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels.
- Went 32-8 with a 1.27 ERA over 39 starts in four varsity seasons. Through his career, posted season ERAs of: 0.79, 1.06, 1.37 and 1.56. Struck out 228 and walked 63.
- Was a very decorated high school player, earning many accolades. Named to the 2019 Collegiate Baseball High School All-America First Team. Was a 2019 All-CIF Southern Section honoree, two-time Citrus Belt League champion, two-time Inland Empire Pitcher of the Year, CIF-Southern Section Division II Player of the Year, Cal Hi Medium State Player of the Year, San Bernardino Sun Player of the Year, Press Enterprise Player of the Year, Press-Enterprise All-Area First Team, 2018 Brewers Area Code Games participant, two-time All-State selection, three-time All-League selection, Max Preps Junior All-American.
- Set Yucaipa's school record with 32 career wins.
- Threw a perfect game with nine strikeouts in March 31, 2019.
Personal |
- Parents are John and Teresa Heaton.
- Father, John, played baseball at Cal Poly Pomona from 1994-95 and 1999-00. Threw a seven-inning no-hitter against Chico State on Feb. 20, 1999.
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