2006 Baseball Roster
Roster
Tyler Owen
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Evansville, Ind.
- High School:
- North HS
- Prev School:
- North HS
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2007: Named to the All-OVC Second Team as an at-large nominee...seventh in the OVC in batting (.355)...fifth in the conference in OVC games only (.398)...sixth in the league in slugging in OVC games only (.580)...had 13 multi-hit games, eight in OVC play...had an 11-game hit streak, second-longest on the team...set a new career-high with five hits at Morehead State...had four runs batted in in two games, in a 4-for-4 game against Arkansas State and at Eastern Illinois...tied for second on the team with five home runs.
2006: Named to the All-OVC Freshman Team...ranked second in fielding among OVC third basemen...played in 54 of the team’s 55 games, starting in 48 at third base...second on the team with 16 doubles...third on the team with 24 RBIs...second on the team with 98 assists...had a season-high three hits three hits five times...went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer, three runs and four RBIs in the first game of the Eastern Kentucky series...had a season-high five assists four times...made only 10 errors at third base.
BEFORE MSU: Played four seasons at North High...in his senior season (2005), helped the Huskies to a 24-7 record and state runner-up finish...helped NHS to semistate, regional and sectional titles...named All-City honorable mention and All-Southern Indiana Athletic Conference...in his junior season (2004), named All-City and All-SIAC...graduated from NHS with a 3.4 grade-point average...named Academic All-City in 2004 and 2005...also played basketball and football at North.
PERSONAL: Born Tyler Garrett Owen on July 8, 1986...son of Steve Owen and Diane Hartman...has one sister, Leslie (24), and two brothers, Hunter (14) and Derek (12)...major is undetermined.
2008: Named to the All-OVC Second Team at third base...appeared in 44 games and made 42 starts...hit .293 with seven doubles, one triple and 23 RBIs...broke out of a terrible early-season slump by delivering a pinch-hit double against Bowling Green...followed it up by going 3-for-3 with a double and RBI in the series finale...went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the finale against Southeast Missouri...collected three hits against Evansville...put together a season-long 10-game hitting streak beginning in late April...streak included a 4-for-6 effort at Evansville...followed it up by going 4-for-4 against Southern Illinois...collected his first career triple in the middle game against Tennessee Tech.
