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Jersey Number 43
Tyler Vaughn
- Position:
- IF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Murphy, N.C.
- High School:
- Hayesville HS
Capital One Academic First Team All-American (2013)
Finalist – Brooks Wallace Award (2013)
2013 All-Sun Belt First Team (Shortstop)
Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (2012)
2012 Capital One Academic All-District
2013 (Junior)
Earned All-Sun Belt First team honors after starting all 62 games; finished as the second toughest player to strike out in the country, averaging one strikeout per 25.7 at-bats Named a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, which is annually presented to the nation’s top shortstop … … Hit .327 with 84 hits, 20 doubles, one triple and 26 RBIs … Struck out just 10 ten times in 257 at-bats … Finished fourth in the country with 72 runs scored and seventh in the nation averaging 1.16 runs per game … Scored a career-high four runs against Florida A&M and Hartford… Led the Trojans in runs scored and at-bats; hit in the leadoff spot in all 62 games… Hit safely in 51-of-62 games, reached base safely in 57-of-62 games and scored in 46-of-62 games … Recorded 26 multi-hit games to lead the Trojans… Hit .336 (42-of-125) against Sun Belt opponents; scored 42 runs, recorded 11 doubles and drove in 17 RBIs … Hit .367 (22-of-60) with runners in scoring position … Made just five errors in 280 chances for a .982 fielding percentage … Batting averaged peaked at .425 during the season and entered 15 games with a batting average over .400 … Scored multiple runs in 22 games … Reached base during 19 straight games … 13 of 26 RBIs came with two outs … … Was 9-for-16 with three doubles and six runs scored against South Alabama … Recorded a double in every game versus the Jaguars in Troy’s first league series of the year … Finished 2-for-5 versus Louisiana-Lafayette in game one of the series with a pair of doubles … Finished 5-for-14 against the Ragin’ Cajuns with five runs scored … Opened with a 13-pitch at-bat against Florida State at the Tallahassee Regional … Scored pair of runs in Troy’s 9-8 comeback win over Alabama in an elimination game at the Tallahassee Regional
2012 (Sophomore)
Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week after batting .800 (8-for-10) with three doubles, five RBIs and five runs scored against Samford and Bethune-Cookman; reached base in 10 consecutive plate appearances … Had just three official at-bats in his career prior to that week … Named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team … Finished fourth on the team with a .305 batting average and 13 doubles … Went 5-for-5 with four runs scored, two doubles and three RBIs against BCU in his first career start … Committed just three errors in 214 chances at second base for a .986 fielding percentage … Struck out just 13 times in 174 total at-bats; finished the season 69th in the NCAA averaging a strikeout every 13.4 at-bats … Hit safely in 31 of his 42 starts … Had the second-longest hit streak on the team with a 13-game run; hit .380 (19-of-50) during the streak … Had three hits and a pair of RBIs in the series opener at FIU when filling in for a hurt Tyler Hannah at shortstop … Also had three hits at Western Kentucky, against Florida Atlantic, at Alabama and against Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Tournament … Tied for a team-high with four sacrifice bunts
2011 (RS-Freshman)
Saw action in seven games ... Recorded three official at-bats ... Drew a walk and scored a run against Alabama A&M
2010 (Freshman)
Redshirted
Prep
Played four seasons at Hayesville High School … Hit .500 and was named first team all-conference and second team all-region as a junior … Named first team all-conference and second team all-region as a senior after hitting .590 with 39 RBIs … Offensive Leader Award, Coaches Award, Principal Leadership Award, Rookie of the Year, MVP and Athlete of the Year in his four seasons … Also lettered in basketball for three seasons … Part of a conference championship team in 2008 … Named second team all-conference and all-region … Lettered in cross country for one season … Part of a regional and state championship team … Team captain
Personal
Full name is Tyler Berton Vaughn … Son of Mark and Lisa Vaughn … Born Sept. 18, 1990 … Has one brother, Brett … Majoring in chemistry
Finalist – Brooks Wallace Award (2013)
2013 All-Sun Belt First Team (Shortstop)
Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (2012)
2012 Capital One Academic All-District
2013 (Junior)
Earned All-Sun Belt First team honors after starting all 62 games; finished as the second toughest player to strike out in the country, averaging one strikeout per 25.7 at-bats Named a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, which is annually presented to the nation’s top shortstop … … Hit .327 with 84 hits, 20 doubles, one triple and 26 RBIs … Struck out just 10 ten times in 257 at-bats … Finished fourth in the country with 72 runs scored and seventh in the nation averaging 1.16 runs per game … Scored a career-high four runs against Florida A&M and Hartford… Led the Trojans in runs scored and at-bats; hit in the leadoff spot in all 62 games… Hit safely in 51-of-62 games, reached base safely in 57-of-62 games and scored in 46-of-62 games … Recorded 26 multi-hit games to lead the Trojans… Hit .336 (42-of-125) against Sun Belt opponents; scored 42 runs, recorded 11 doubles and drove in 17 RBIs … Hit .367 (22-of-60) with runners in scoring position … Made just five errors in 280 chances for a .982 fielding percentage … Batting averaged peaked at .425 during the season and entered 15 games with a batting average over .400 … Scored multiple runs in 22 games … Reached base during 19 straight games … 13 of 26 RBIs came with two outs … … Was 9-for-16 with three doubles and six runs scored against South Alabama … Recorded a double in every game versus the Jaguars in Troy’s first league series of the year … Finished 2-for-5 versus Louisiana-Lafayette in game one of the series with a pair of doubles … Finished 5-for-14 against the Ragin’ Cajuns with five runs scored … Opened with a 13-pitch at-bat against Florida State at the Tallahassee Regional … Scored pair of runs in Troy’s 9-8 comeback win over Alabama in an elimination game at the Tallahassee Regional
2012 (Sophomore)
Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week after batting .800 (8-for-10) with three doubles, five RBIs and five runs scored against Samford and Bethune-Cookman; reached base in 10 consecutive plate appearances … Had just three official at-bats in his career prior to that week … Named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team … Finished fourth on the team with a .305 batting average and 13 doubles … Went 5-for-5 with four runs scored, two doubles and three RBIs against BCU in his first career start … Committed just three errors in 214 chances at second base for a .986 fielding percentage … Struck out just 13 times in 174 total at-bats; finished the season 69th in the NCAA averaging a strikeout every 13.4 at-bats … Hit safely in 31 of his 42 starts … Had the second-longest hit streak on the team with a 13-game run; hit .380 (19-of-50) during the streak … Had three hits and a pair of RBIs in the series opener at FIU when filling in for a hurt Tyler Hannah at shortstop … Also had three hits at Western Kentucky, against Florida Atlantic, at Alabama and against Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Tournament … Tied for a team-high with four sacrifice bunts
2011 (RS-Freshman)
Saw action in seven games ... Recorded three official at-bats ... Drew a walk and scored a run against Alabama A&M
2010 (Freshman)
Redshirted
Prep
Played four seasons at Hayesville High School … Hit .500 and was named first team all-conference and second team all-region as a junior … Named first team all-conference and second team all-region as a senior after hitting .590 with 39 RBIs … Offensive Leader Award, Coaches Award, Principal Leadership Award, Rookie of the Year, MVP and Athlete of the Year in his four seasons … Also lettered in basketball for three seasons … Part of a conference championship team in 2008 … Named second team all-conference and all-region … Lettered in cross country for one season … Part of a regional and state championship team … Team captain
Personal
Full name is Tyler Berton Vaughn … Son of Mark and Lisa Vaughn … Born Sept. 18, 1990 … Has one brother, Brett … Majoring in chemistry
Underdogs Untold: Maturity Overcomes Comeback
Thursday, November 27
Troy vs. Saint Francis (Full Highlights)
Wednesday, November 26
Players Postgame Press Conference (Saint Francis)
Wednesday, November 26
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (Saint Francis)
Wednesday, November 26
