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Jersey Number 4
Tyler Wilson
- Position:
- UTIL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 210
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- S/R
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- HS:
- Hamilton
- Major:
- B.S. in Sports Management
- Opendorse NIL:
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2024 MLB Draft
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Lopes in the Pros 107th pick View full history |
| Read | Wilson savors senior year of baseball bliss |
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 Grand Canyon |
Career Summary
- Just the sixth player in program history to post four seasons of .300 hitting (min. 50 at bats) and only player to do it with all four seasons at the Division I level. Others: Dan DeBattista (1972-75), Ronnie Holtorf (1997-00), Ben Menke (1996-99), Brian Sellier (1997-00), Blake Woods (1998-01).
- Collected the most total bases (376) in GCU's D-I history.Â
- Ended career with 206 games played, the program's career record holder at the D-I level and in the program's all-time top 10.
- Ended career in top 10 in GCU D-I career ranks in: hits (242, second), RBIs (147, second), at bats (728, third), runs (135, sixth), doubles (42, tied for sixth), home runs (28, tied for fourth), total bases (376, first) and walks (85, seventh).
- Ended career in top 10 in GCU all-time career ranks in: at bats (728, ninth), hits (242, eighth) and total bases (376, ninth).
- Named the WAC Player of the Year, GCU's third such honoree (Garrison Schwartz, 2017; Quin Cotton, 2018). Also honored as a first-team All-WAC outfielder.
- Led the Lopes in most offensive categories: batting average (.378), OPS (1.132), runs (54), hits (88), doubles (18), home runs (17), RBIs (65) and slugging percentage (.691).
- Nationally, ranked in the top 75 in: hits (88, 43rd), total bases (161, 50th), batting average (.378, 61st) and slugging percentage (.691, 67th).
- Was the WAC's best statistical hitter including taking home the conference's batting title with his .378 batting average. Also ranked second in slugging (.691), seventh in on-base (.441) and second in RBIs (65). His .405 batting average in conference games also led the WAC.
- His 2024 season was one of the best in GCU program history with top-15 finishes in all-time single-season records in: slugging (.691, 15th), home runs (17, tied for 13th) and total bases (161, tied for 15th).
- Named to the Tucson All-Regional team after hitting .333 (5 for 15) with two RBIs, two doubles and a home run as the Lopes picked up their first two D-I NCAA tournament wins in program history.
- Broke GCU's record for longest hitting streak at 26 games (was: Chad De La Guerra, 2015, 24 games). Went every game from April 9 vs. Arizona State to May 31 in the Tucson Regional against Arizona with at least one hit.
- Picked up two WAC Hitter of the Week honors: March 11 following games against Oregon and Stephen F. Austin and May 6 following games against Arizona and California Baptist.
- Hit three grand slams: Feb. 25 vs. Nebraska, May 4 vs. California Baptist, May 7 vs. Washington.
- Hit over .300 for his third season in a row, checking in at .303 to rank fourth on the team in 2023.
- Walked a career-high 29 times, leading to a career-best on-base percentage of .396.
- Made 36 starts as designated hitter and 12 in left field.
- A sign of consistency, only had one stretch in the full season with multiple hitless games consecutively.
- Hit two home runs in an April 6 game against Seattle U, his first multi-homer game and GCU's only individual multi-homer game of 2023. Also racked up six RBIs to match his career high.
- Had four (season-high) of GCU's 11 hits in a WAC Tournament loss to UT Arlington on May 25.
- Earned first-team All-WAC honors as an at-large selection.
- Hit .398 in conference play, the sixth-best mark in the WAC and the second-best mark on the GCU roster.
- One of eight Lopes to hit .300 or better with at least 20 starts.
- Showed versatility: defensively, made starts at catcher (24), first base (18), left field (2) and designated hitter (6). Was slotted at every position in the batting order from third to eighth.
- Was the offensive star in GCU's 19-3 rout of Arizona on Feb. 22. Hit a grand slam for his first career home run and collected six RBIs, the high-RBI mark for any GCU batter in 2022.
- Had a 5-for-5 day at Dixie State on April 9 and a 4-for-5 day against New Mexico State on May 14 as part of his impressive conference campaign.
- Homered on back-to-back days to help lead GCU to a two-game midweek sweep of No. 4 Texas Tech.
- One of seven Lopes with over 30 starts to hit better than .300 on the year, finishing with a .309 mark.
- Delivered the game-winning single in the championship game of the WAC Tournament, a ninth-inning single to score Elijah Buries.
- Had 11 multi-hit games in his 31 starts including the opener of the Tucson Regional at Arizona.
- Recorded at least one hit in 23 of his 31 starts.
- Made 26 starts as the designated hitter and five starts in left field.
 Summer Leagues |
- 2021: Mat-su Miners | Alaska Baseball League | Palmer, Alaska
  Hamilton HS |
Chandler, Ariz.  |
- Earned all-state and all-region recognition as a junior in 2019.
- Hit .412 as a junior in 2019, going 42 for 102 with 19 extra-base hits including seven home runs.
- Ranked as the state's top catcher by Perfect Game.
- Helped lead the Huskies to a 26-7 record and a state championship in 2019 which he cites as his top sports memory to date.
- Team was off to an 8-0 start as a senior in 2020, ranking as high as No. 1 in the national rankings before COVID ended season prematurely.
 Personal |
- Parents are Steve and Lydia Wilson.
- Father, Steve, had a six-year MLB pitching career including stints with the Rangers, Cubs and Dodgers. Pitched 345 1/3 big league innings with a 4.40 ERA. Played from 1982-85 at University of Portland.
- Was born in Taiwan before moving to the United States for fourth grade without having played baseball or speaking English. (Watch)
- Favorite motivational quote: "Don't pray for an easy life; pray for the strength to endure a difficult one." - Bruce Lee
- Favorite TV shows are The Office and Last Chance U.
- Favorite pro sports teams are the New York Yankees and Vancouver Canucks.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include Albert Pujols, Manny Ramirez and Yadier Molina.
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