Franciscan University Barons Athletics

Academic Honors

• 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

2024: Played and started all 36 games in the outfield this season for the Barons .... batted .293 with 41 hits ... drove in a team-high 28 runs while scoring 20 of his own ... He made eight relief appearances over 13.0 innings of work.

2023: Played in 32 games, including 28 starts in the outfield for the Barons ... batted .300 with 30 hits ... had 10 RBIs and hit five doubles ... held an OPS of .696 ... he made seven relief appearances as a pitched while pitching in seven innings of work.

2022: Tyler appeared in 24 games for the Barons this season with 4 starts. He batted .211 with 2 runs, 4 hits, and 1 RBI. Tyler also appeared on the mound in 16 games. He had a 4.39 ERA with a record of 1-1 in 26.2 IP.

2021: Made six pitching appearances including one start this season for the Barons ... had a 6.52 ERA over 9.2 innings of work ... had three scoreless relief appearances ... pitched a season long 2.2 innings against Bethany ... had six at bats including one hit.

Personal: Son of Seth and Heather...Samuel chose to come to Franciscan for the traditions in; Catholic faith, academics, and baseball. His patron saint is St. Francis de Sales ... His plans after graduation are to play professional baseball and pursue a career in real estate or teach ... His favorite hobby is training for baseball and watching racing.