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#9 Tyler Choate
Position: Pitcher/Infielder
Height: 6-2
Weight: 195
Bat-Throw: L-R
Class: Senior
Hometown: Carmi, IL
High School: Carmi-White Cty.
MAJOR: Physical Education
2010: Named Academic All-GLVC...played in nine games for the Eagles before redshirting with an elbow injury...was hitting .345 and had a 3-1 record before ending the season early.
2009: Named Daktronics first team All-Region and second team All-GLVC as a utility player...saw action as a pitcher, designated hitter, third baseman, and first baseman...USI's number one starter, finishing the season with a 7-3 overall record with a 3.22 ERA in 16 appearances and 15 starts...struck out a career-high 11 batters against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside...led the Screaming Eagles with 76 strike outs...completed the season with 100.2 innings of work, just short of the USI single-season record...sparked the top third of the USI line-up, completing the season with a team-best 10 home runs and ranked second on the team with a .357 batting average...hit a walk-off home run in the win over Northern Kentucky University in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional...also had 52 runs scored, 15 doubles, four triples, and 37 RBIs...had a season-best four hits in a game three times and five RBI in the win over the University of Missouri-St. Louis...had a two-home run game at Lewis University...listed as a "Newcomer to Watch" by Collegiate Baseball Magazine and the American Baseball Coaches Association.
TRANSFER: Becomes a Screaming Eagle after two seasons as a Saluki at Southern Illinois University Carbondale...produced a career batting average of .258 with 19 RBIs, 23 runs scored, and seven doubles in 51 games, while recording a 5-2 mark on the mound with a 4.29 ERA in 71.2 innings of work...was 3-0 with a 3.69 ERA in 17 games and 39 innings of work in 2008, while batting .250 with nine runs scored and five RBIs in 21 games. He also had two multi-hit games and a five-game hitting streak.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time All-Conference honoree and a three-time league Most Valuable Player in baseball at Carmi-White County High School (Carmi, Illinois)...hit .411 or better each of his four seasons at CWHS with 19 career home runs...named All-State as a senior and was 42nd-best prospect in the state by the Illinois Prep Baseball Magazine.
PERSONAL: Born April 28, 1987...son of John and Gloria Choate.
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Career Hitting Statistics
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Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2009 .357 58-56 196 52 70 15 4 10 37 123 .628 45 7 32 .484 4 1 1- 4 148 46 8 .960
2010* .345 9- 9 29 7 10 1 0 0 4 11 .379 6 1 7 .459 1 1 2- 2 21 6 0 1.000
TOTAL .356 67-65 225 59 80 16 4 10 41 134 .596 51 8 39 .481 5 2 3- 6 169 52 8 .965
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Career Pitching Statistics
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Year ERA W- L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
2009 3.22 7-3 16 15 2 0/1 0 100.2 103 45 36 15 76 21 2 5 421 .263 8 5 0 0 9
2010* 3.68 3-1 4 4 1 1/0 0 22.0 25 12 9 4 9 5 0 1 96 .284 1 2 0 2 0
TOTAL 3.30 10-4 20 19 3 1/1 0 122.2 128 57 45 19 85 26 2 6 517 .267 9 7 0 2 9
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*Redshirted after nine games
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