Tyler Hankins

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Position:
LHP
Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-9
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Bartlett, Ill.
High School:
South Elgin

2020: Made four appearances in relief for the Chippewas…logged three innings posting a 6.00 ERA.

2019: Lanky left-hander has appeared in 12 games with nine starts … carries a 4-3 record with a 7.09 ERA.

2018: Went 2-5 with a 4.60 ERA in injury-shortened season … made 12 appearances, all of them starts … logged 58 2/3 innings … surrendered 30 earned runs, walked 12 and struck out 46 … struck out a season-high eight over five innings in first start of the season (2/16) … allowed one run on six hits and struck out six over eight innings vs. Northwestern (5/17) for first victory of the season.

2017: Named a 2017 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American … Second Team All-MAC … MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year … made 14 starts with one relief appearance … led team with a 6-1 record, 3.83 earned run average and 91.2 innings pitched, which tied for fifth in the MAC … ranked second on the team in strikeouts with 51 … was third on team with a .282 opponent batting average … recorded a no decision in his first collegiate start, giving up three runs on seven hits in an 11-10 loss to Incarnate Word (2/26) … allowed three runs on four hits with six strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings for no decision in a 5-4 loss to Central Florida (3/11) … threw a complete game to pick up his first collegiate victory, allowing one run on eight hits vs. Northwestern (3/18) … surrendered one run on nine hits with eight strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings of a 2-1 win vs. Missouri State (3/24) … went seven innings in a 6-4 win over Miami (Ohio) (4/15), allowing three earned runs on five hits with a career-high nine strikeouts … pitched complete game in a 10-4 win over Western Michigan (4/15) … picked up the win in a 3-1 victory over Northern Illinois (5/7), allowing one run on seven hits with four strikeouts … named the MAC West Pitcher of the Week (5/8) ... surrendered three runs on six hits with five strikeouts in an 8-6 win over Ball State (5/19) … got the win over Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament (5/25), pitching 5 1/3 innings while allowing four runs on seven hits.

High School: Ranked No. 97 in the state and in the top 1,000 nationally by Perfect Game ... ranked as the No. 138 prospect in the state of Illinois by Prep Baseball Report ... three-year varsity letterwinner ... throws a fastball, change-up and curve ball ... had a 4-1 record with a 2.80 ERA in junior season ... invited to Preseason All-State Showcase by Prep Baseball Report and Chicagoland Classic Showcase (June 2015) .... identified as the No. 7 overall prospect at Prep Baseball Report's Class of 2016 Open Showcase ... also lettered four times in basketball ... earned all-conference honorable mention recognition for 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons ... received academic all-conference recognition three times ... played summer ball with the Express Baseball Club (2015), Top Tier (2014) and the Bartlett Silverhawks (2012-13).