2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Tyler Johnson
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Olentangy Orange HS
2017 at Gardner-Webb: Made 17 appearances throughout the season, all coming from the bullpen … Had a 15.70 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 14.1 total innings on the mound … Had eight appearances where he did not give up an earned run … Also had seven outings where he did not give up a base hit … Made first appearance of the year, allowing one unearned run on one base hit in one inning against Canisius (2-17) … Fanned a season-high four batters twice, the first in 2.1 innings of work against Appalachian State, in which he allowed no runs on one hit (2-25), and the second in 1.2 innings on the mound in an 11-0 win over UNC Asheville, allowing no runs or base hits (5-19) … Longest outing of the year was 2.1 innings, which he did twice, the first against App State (2-25) and the second at ETSU (3-10).
2016 at Gardner-Webb: Made 16 appearances throughout the season, all from the bullpen … Posted a 2-1 record on the season with an ERA of 5.54, striking out a total of 12 batters in 26.0 total innings … Did not allow a run in eight of his appearances … Earned his first collegiate victory in his first appearance, pitching 1.0 innings in a 7-6 win over Delaware State (2-19) … Earned the win in a 2-0 win over North Carolina A&T, fanning a season-high three batters (3-9) … Strung together four appearances without allowing a run; at North Carolina A&T (3-2), vs. Rider (3-5), at North Carolina (3-8) and vs. North Carolina A&T (3-9).
High School: Played at Olentangy Orange (Ohio) High … Fastball reaches into the low 90s … Finished as the school’s career leader in victories, winning percentage, strikeouts and innings pitched … Rated as one of the nation’s top-500 senior prospects in the Class of 2015 by Perfect Game … Rated as the No. 18 overall prospect and the No. 9 pitcher in Ohio by Perfect Game … A 2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-America selection … All-Central Region honorable mention choice … Earned All-Conference honors as a senior on the mound … Also Perfect Game Underclass Honorable Mention All-America selection in 2013 and 2014 … Went 8-1 with a 1.19 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 59.0 innings as a junior … Earned All-District and All-Conference honors that season … Helped team to a 21-6 record and a Capital Division title … Pitched for the Ohio Elite travel team … Chose Gardner-Webb after considering offers from Buffalo, Kent State and West Virginia.
