17 Tyler Fugate
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- Height:
- 6'1"
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Lebanon, Ohio
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- High School:
- Lebanon
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- Position:
- P
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
Valuable right-hander likely to be used in a similar role, as his durability and versatility allow him to do anything from close games to spot starts to middle relief … Possesses a real good slider and excellent control … Team tri-captain … 2010: Had a breakout season, earning second-team all-region and first-team all-conference awards … Was arguably the team’s top pitcher, going 6-1 with five saves, a 2.90 ERA, and 65 strikeouts in 62.0 innings … Limited opponents to a staff-low .237 batting average … Went 3-0 with three saves and a 0.94 ERA (28.2 innings) during a dominant seven-game stretch (April 8-May 1) … Appeared in both of the Scots’ NCAA regional games … All-tournament team selection after closing out two NCAC tourney games with saves, as he combined to shutout Wabash (April 29) and Denison (May 1) for 6.1 innings … Career-high nine strikeouts, including the final five batters he faced, in just 4.0 innings, while earning a save at regional rival Marietta (April 8) … 2009: Saw regular action, appearing in 19 games (one start) and totaling 22.1 innings … Picked up two wins (2-0) and posted a 5.64 ERA while striking out 24 … Entered one game during the finals of the NCAA Div. III Baseball Championships, working 0.1 innings vs. Chapman (May 24) … Struck out the only batter he faced vs. Case Western Reserve (April 16) in a game played at the Cleveland Indians’ Progressive Field … Struck out a season-high five in just 2.1 innings vs. Allegheny (March 20) … Held the opposition to a .189 batting average (10-for-53) with the bases empty … 2008: Pitched well during limited duty, going 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA and striking out eight over 10.2 innings … Did not allow a run in his final 4.2 innings … Was the winning pitcher of an 8-7 decision over then-No. 7 ranked Wis.-Stevens Point (March 17), tossing 2.0 scoreless innings … Prior to Wooster: Winner of Lebanon High School’s outstanding pitcher award as both a junior and senior … Led the Warriors in every pitching category in 2007 … Tossed a no-hitter as a freshman … Personal: Born on June 29, 1989 … Is the son of George and DeeDee Fugate … Majoring in history.