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Tyler Stevens

Position

Right Handed Pitcher

Height

6-0

Weight

205 lbs.

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Ft. Collins, Colo.

Previous School

Rocky Mountain HS

SOPHOMORE (2016): Went 8-4 with a 4.11 ERA in 16 starts for the Lobos, logging a team-high 100.2 innings … was named First Team All-Mountain West … was named All-NCAA Lubbock Regional after holding No. 7 Texas Tech to one earned run on three hits over 7.1 innings …  Gave up one earned run or less in each of his last three starts … Had a career-high 10 strikeouts against Air Force on May 20. … His 78 strikeouts was second on the team … Allowed two or few earned runs in 10 of his 16 starts.

FRESHMAN (2015): Became the first Lobo pitcher ever named Freshman All-America (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper) … set a new UNM freshman record for wins as part of a 5-4 season … made 18 appearances including 13 starts and led the team with a 3.44 ERA, another Lobo freshman record, in 68.0 IP … limited opponents to a .244 batting average against and allowed less than a hit per inning … on April 12 vs. Air Force he tossed a complete game one-hit shutout, the first for UNM in 50 years … he struck out five Falcons, faced just one batter over the minimum and retired the final 16 batters he faced … tossed a seven-inning complete game vs. Air Force on May 20 in the Mountain West Tournament and struck out a season-high eight, one shy of the UNM single-game freshman record … made first collegiate appearance in relief in the season opener vs. Michigan State on Feb. 13 and tossed 1.1 scoreless innings … earned his first win against Oregon State on Feb. 16 by pitching 1.1 scoreless innings of relief … made first career start vs. Stephen F. Austin on March 10 and did not allow a run in three innings … allowed more than three earned runs just once all season.

PERSONAL: Born April 4, 1996, in Alamosa, Colo., to Tom and Gina Stevens … has a younger brother, Cody … played three years at Rocky Mountain HS in Fort Collins, Colo., for head coach Scott Bullock … helped lead the Lobos to the 5A State Championship in 2014, and a league and district championship in 2013 … was a two-time All-State and All-Conference performer, and was named Front Range League Player of the Year in 2013 … favorite athlete is Troy Tulowitzki … enjoys fly fishing and biking in his spare time … favorite movies are Step Brothers and Lone Survivor … loves to eat chicken alfredo … plans to study athletic training.