Tyler Pill

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Covina, Calif.
	High School: Covina HS

	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 185
	Position: RHP/OF
	Birthdate: 05/29/1990
	Experience: 2V
	B/T: L/R

2009 Game-By-Game
2010 Game-By-Game
2011 Game-By-Game
2011 Career Stats

Pill Photo Gallery

2011 Midseason Report
Building Future Titans III

TITANS `11: Semi-finalist for the Dick Howser Award as the nation's top player • Drafted No. 132 in the fourth round on June 7 by the New York Mets • One of the most effective 2-way players in the country, usually batting No. 3 while posting a 7-1 record on the mound with a 2.28 ERA • Earned second-team All-Big West Conference honors as both a pitcher and designated hitter • Had one of team's two complete games, a 7-inning 4-2 win at Hawaii on Mar. 26 where he was perfect through 6 innings • Went at least 6 innings in 12 of his 15 starts and 7 or more in 9 of them including 8 IP in 10-4 win over Illinois in NCAA Regional opener • Had outstanding strikeout to walk ratio of 110:22, leading the staff in strikeouts • Matched career high with 11 Ks on four occasions: Mar. 26 at Hawaii, Apr.3 at UC Davis, Apr. 17 vs. UCSB and June 3 vs. Illinois • Endured several hard-luck no-decisions including vs. UCSB on Apr. 17 (8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER) and vs. Long Beach State on May 14 (4.2 IP, 3 H, 7 R, 0 ER) • Batted .406 vs. left-handers (13-for-32) and .301 vs. righthanders (37-for-123) • Shared team lead with Richy Pedroza for longest hitting streak at 10 games (Apr. 21 thru May 8, .414, 14-for-34) • Singled home the tie-breaking run in the seventh inning of a 3-2 win at UC Riverside on May 8 • His 2-run single broke 4-4 tie vs. Illinois in 6th inning on June 3.

TITANS `10: Was one of two contributing 2-way players for the Titans, playing in 60 of the Titans' 64 games • Was the team's Sunday starter to begin the year, but battled a tired arm that limited him to just 9 starts and 10 mound appearances • After a 7.0-inning, 1-run, 6-stikeout performance to open the season, struggled to find consistency and run support and fell to 1-4 after his shortest career outing (1.2 IP) against Hawaii on Mar. 28 • In 3 of his 4 losses, the Titans scored just 0, 1 and 2 runs in support of him • After a few weeks of rest, came back to win 3 straight games (2 R, 1 ER, 21 K, 2 BB, 21.1 IP) from Apr. 11 to Apr. 25 before being shut down on the mound for the rest of the season • In his Apr. 18 start at UC Santa Barbara, struck out a career best 11 opposing batters • In his final start on Apr. 25, pitched 5 1-hit innings before giving way in the Titans' 9-2 victory • Was named a CollegeBaseball360.com Primetime Performer after his 8.1-inning win over nationally-ranked UC Irvine on the mound and 2-for-5 performance at the plate on Apr. 11 • Hit .524 (11-for-21) in 5 games in which he hit for himself while pitching • Was the regular right fielder when he was not pitching, but was limited to designated hitter duties for most of May while resting his arm • At the plate, tallied 19 multi-hit games including a career high 4-hit game on Apr. 18 at UC Santa Barbara (also pitched an 8-inning, 3-hitter that day) • Logged 12 multi-RBI games including a career high 4 RBI on Apr. 1 at UC Davis • Hit safely in 39 of his last 43 games and put together the 9th-longest hitting streak in school history with an 18-gamer from May 8 to June 6; during the streak he compiled a .375 batting average (24-for-64) with 8 RBI • Hit his first career home run on Mar. 13 at San Diego • Was named to Aztec Baseball Invitational all-tournament team after the 4-game tourney at San Diego State Mar. 11-14 • Hit in 7 of the Titans' 8 postseason games including all 3 of the Super Regional games at UCLA • Was named a second-team All-Big West Conference outfielder at season's end.

TITANS `09: Was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America (second team), and the NCBWA (first team) • Set Cal State Fullerton freshman records in wins (11), shutouts (2), and winning percentage (.846, 11-3) • Was named the Co-Big West Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year with teammate Noe Ramirez • Was an All-Big West Honorable Mention • Was the Big West's Co-Pitcher of the Week on Apr. 13 and was named to the College Baseball Foundation's National Honor Roll and CollegeBaseballInsider.com's West Region Player of the Week after tossing a complete-game, 1-hit shutout at Cal State Northridge where he struck out 8 Matadors • Did not lose a game until Apr. 18 against Pacific after 6 wins and 2 no-decisions • Earned his first collegiate win on Mar. 1 against Stanford (5.1 IP, 2 R, 5 K) • Struck out a season-high 10 batters on Mar. 21 against Oral Roberts when he allowed 1 run on 7 hits over 8 innings of work • Made 16 starts and had 1 relief appearance (June 13 vs. Arkansas at the College World Series) • Had 2 complete games, 1 against Cal State Northridge on Apr. 11 and the other on Apr. 25 at UC Davis • Walked just 13 batters in 102 innings, and never walked more than 1 a game after his first collegiate start (Feb. 22 vs. TCU) when he walked just 2 • Ranked in the Big West's Top 10 in the following categories: ERA (9th, 4.06), opposing batting average (4th, .247), innings pitches (5th, 102.0), strikeouts (4th, 74), and wins (t-2nd, 11) • Ranked nationally in the following categories: wins (t-10th, 11) and fewest walks per 9 innings (10th, 1.15) • Was 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA in two postseason appearances; Went 8.0 innings and struck out 9 in his only postseason start on May 31 vs. Utah to hand Head Coach Dave Serrano his 200th win and advance the Titans to the Super Regionals • Was named to the Fullerton Regional All-Tournament Team • Also got two starts in the outfield and 4 as the team's DH • His first career hit and RBI came in his first career at bat as he doubled to drive in the game-winning run on Feb. 20 against TCU in the season opener • Had 1 multi-hit game on Apr. 22 when he went 2-for-4 at Pepperdine • Had 2 multi-RBI efforts on Mar. 15 versus Rhode Island and Apr. 22 at Pepperdine • Was tied for the team high in pinch hits as he went 2-for-8 (.250) off the bench.

COVINA HS: Played 3 years at the varsity level at Covina High School in Covina, Calif., under Head Coach Ryan Merrill • Was a 3-time All-Valle Vista League first teamer and was the league's co-most valuable player in 2008 • As a senior went 7-4 with a 2.01 ERA on the mound, striking out 103 in 76.2 innings pitched, while hitting .463 with 4 home runs and 32 RBI at the plate • Was also named a first-team All-CIF player in his final season and was a 2-time all-area player • Was named to the 2008 San Gabriel Valley All-Star Team • Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 38th round of the 2008 MLB Draft • Also lettered in basketball as a junior and senior • Was a 2-time member of the Academic All-Valle Vista League team (2007, 2008) • Was named Covina High School's Athlete of the Year in 2008.

PERSONAL: Born on May 29, 1990, in San Dimas, Calif. • Parents are Michael and Kelly Pill • Nickname is "Pilly" • Has an older brother (Brett) • Full name is Tyler Stephen Pill • Major is communications • Models his game after Cleveland's Grady Sizemore • His brother Brett was a standout for CSF from 2004-06 (.325, 16 home runs, 114 RBI) and now plays in the San Francisco Giants organization... finished 2010 with AAA Fresno • Father, Michael, was drafted in the 2nd round by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of high school • His cousin, Joy Monahan, is a world champion surfer • Favorites include: Robert Downey, Jr. and Mark Wahlberg (actors), "The Hangover" and "Step Brothers" (movies), Rise Against Citizen Cope and Eminem (musical artists), facebook.com (websites) Chase Utley and Ubaldo Jimenez (baseball players), Kobe Bryant (athlete), Fenway Park (stadium) and St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox (teams).

PILL'S DIV. I CAREER HIGHS -  PITCHING: (as of 6/10/11)
Innings Pitched: 9.0, Apr. 11, 2009 at CSUN
Strikeouts: 11, 5 times, last on June 3, 2011 vs. Illinois
Hits Allowed: 11, 2 times, last on Apr. 18 vs. Pacific
Runs Allowed: 7, 4 times, last on May 14, 2011 vs. Long Beach
Earned Runs Allowed: 7, 2 times, last on May 17, 2009 at UCLA
Walks Allowed: 4, Feb. 26, 2011 at TCU

PILL'S DIV. I CAREER HIGHS -  HITTING: (as of 6/10/11)
At Bats: 5, 9 times, last on May 8, 2011 at UC Riverside
Runs: 3, 2 times, last on May 28, 2010 vs. CSUN
Hits: 4, Apr. 18, 2010 at UC Santa Barbara
RBI: 4, 2 times, last on May 29, 2011 at CS Northridge
Home Runs: 1, 8 times, last on May 29, 2011 at CS Northridge
Doubles: 2, 2 times, last on May 29, 2011 at CS Northridge
Stolen Bases: 2, May 28, 2010 vs. CSUN