Tyler Starks

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
5-8 / 126
Position:
LHP
Hometown:
Mesquite, Texas
High School:
North Mesquite HS

2018 (Junior) | Continued his run as a relief pitcher on the 'Jacks' staff in his first season as an upperclassman...Turned in a 2-5 record with an ERA of 7.45...Through 23 appearances - all out of the bullpen - gave up 27 runs (24 earned runs) on 36 hits and 27 walks while striking out 30 batters in 29 innings of work...Tied for the team lead with two saves...Worked a season-long 2 1/3 innings of relief and struck out a pair during a non-conference loss at Texas State (3/4)...Picked up his first save of the season by tossing two frames of three-hit, one-walk relief ball in a non-conference home victory over Louisiana-Monroe (3/10)...Struck out three in one innings and gave up two runs on a hit and two walks on his way to his first win of the year during a non-conference home triumph over Louisiana-Monroe (3/11)...Amassed a season-best four strikeouts through 1 1/3 innings of work in a non-conference home loss to TCU (5/15).

2017 (Sophomore) | All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention...NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List...Worked his way through 37.2 innings of action and finished with a 3-2 record and a 2.39 ERA...Pitched in 30 of SFA's 57 games, making him the pitcher with the fifth-most appearances in the Southland Conference...Struck out 50 batters against only 18 walks and submitted a staff-best opponent batting average of .167...Amassed four of SFA's five saves...Picked up his third win of the season by firing a season-high four innings of relief and racking up a season-best four strikeouts in a Southland Conference home victory over Houston Baptist (5/19).

2016 (Freshman) | Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American...Before the season came to a close, distinguished himself as one of the premier late-inning pitchers in the Southland Conference...Came in to pitch in 24 of SFA's 60 games and finished the season with a trio of starts as well...Through 42 innings of work, boasted a 3.42 ERA and a record of 3-3...Gave up 21 runs on 38 hit and 15 walks, but struck out 45 en route to a staff-best seven saves that proved to be the sixth-most among all Southland Conference arms...Debuted for SFA at UT Arlington where he threw one inning but was hit with a loss in the 'Jacks' 8-2 setback to No. 7-ranked Oklahoma State (2/20)...Notched his first career win by throwing 3.2 innings of one-hit, two-strikeout ball in SFA's 13-11 home win over Sacred Heart (2/27)...Picked up his first career save by striking out the side in the ninth, preserving a 6-5 SFA win at Big 12 foe Kansas State (3/15)...Promoted to the starting lineup for the first time in a Southland Conference tilt at Abilene Christian and responded by producing a career-best seven strikeouts through five innings to pick up the win in SFA's 7-2 win (5/1)...Posted his final save in a Southland Conference Tournament elimination game where he struck out six over two innings to help the 'Jacks take a 10-4 decision over Central Arkansas (5/27).

Before SFA | Excelled at two positions - pitcher and center field - in a four-year varsity career for head coach Tommy Sigler at North Mesquite HS...named Newcomer of the Year following a successfully freshman campaign and followed that up with an Underclassman of the Year citation after his sophomore season...took home First Team All-State laurels as a junior and senior as well as a District MVP award on the heels of a splendid junior year...a three-time team MVP, established a new program record for single season batting average (.585) and finished his prep career with a batting average of .415 andd a 1.23 ERA...played for no fewer than four club teams including the Dallas Panthers, Team Texas, Dallas Tigers and Texas Sports.

Personal: Son of Thomas and Brandi Brown...born in Mesquite, Texas...plans to major in sports business.