Kansas State University Athletics
2015 Baseball

Tyler Moore
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Mill Valley
- Prev School:
- Coffeyville CC
HONORS
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Big 12 Player of the Week (5/4/15)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (3/9/15)
Johnny Bench Award Watch List (2016)
SENIOR (2016)
Nearly an everyday catcher, he hit a career-best .321 (63-for-196) with 12 doubles, 4 home runs and 41 RBI in 55 games (54 starts) … Started at catcher in 45 of his 55 games, including 15 straight games to end the season … Served as the team’s designated hitter in his other 9 starts … His 41 RBI and 63 hits were a career-high while he matched his personal-bests in doubles and homers … In Big 12-only games, he hit .344 (31-for-90) with 4 doubles, 2 home runs and 15 RBI … Saw a 133-point improvement in his conference-only batting average from 2015 (.211) to 2016 (.344) … 18 multi-hit games (T-3rd on the team) … 10 multi-RBI efforts (T-2nd on the team) … Registered a career-high 21-game on-base streak from March 24-April 29 … Batted .386 (27-for-70) with two outs, including .464 (13-for-28) in conference-only games … Hit .365 (23-for-63) with runners in scoring position … Hit a home run in back-to-back games on February 28 (vs. Utah) and March 4 (UAPB) … Drove in 4 runs on March 4 against UAPB … Had 8 hits and 8 RBI in 3-game series against UAPB … Hit his first career Big 12 home run on April 9 vs. Texas while also going 4-for-5 with 3 RBI … Hit .352 (30-for-85) with 8 extra-base hits and 23 RBI over his final 29 games … Threw out 28% of attempted base stealers (13-for-46) for the overall year.
2015 SUMMER BASEBALL
Played for the East Texas Pump Jacks of the Texas Collegiate League (TCL), hitting .258 (34-for-132) with 7 doubles and 8 RBI ... Tied for second on the team in doubles ... Also walked 16 times, helping him post a .340 OBP ... Helped the Pump Jacks reach the TCL playoffs.
JUNIOR (2015)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Team’s top hitter with a .302 batting average (52-for-172) while also collecting 12 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs, 31 RBI and 25 runs scored in 49 games ... Also paced the Wildcats in home runs and extra-base hits ... First K-State catcher to lead the team in home runs since 1993 (Brian Culp, 12) ... He threw out 36% of attempted base stealers (16-for-46) ... Fourth on the team in multi-hit games (14) ... Reached base 45% of the time when leading off an inning (18-for-40) ... Batted .375 (36-for-96) with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs and 25 RBI in 28 non-conference games ... Was 16-for-75 (.211) with 6 doubles and 6 RBI in 21 Big 12 games ... Earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors on March 9 ... Had 5 RBI on March 7 vs. Santa Clara, which were the most RBI by a K-State catcher in a single game since 2005 ... Garnered the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week award on May 4 ... Hit .529 (9-for-17) with 4 RBI in 5 games during the week of April 27-May 3 ... Had an RBI in 7 straight games from April 29-May 9 ... First career home run was on February 22 vs. Washington State ... Had 8 of his 18 extra-base hits over his final 14 games ... Hit .328 (20-for-61) with 4 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs and 9 RBI over his final 14 games of the season … Slugged .557 while also posting a .382 OBP.
2014 SUMMER BASEBALL
Played for the Baldwin City Blues of the Mid-Plains League (MPL) ... Selected to the MPL All-Star Team, hitting a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning to give the team a 5-4 win in the all-star game.
COFFEYVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2013-14)
Played baseball for 2 years at Coffeyville (KS) Community College, under head coach John Martin ... Was a catcher in both years ... Named second team all-conference in 2014 after playing in all 56 games and hitting .363 (73-for-201) with 15 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs and a team-best 55 RBI ... Also had 10 stolen bases, 30 walks and 51 runs scored as a sophomore ... Helped the team win the regional championship and set a school record for wins (38) ... As a freshman in 2013, he hit .308 with 7 stolen bases and 23 RBI ... Named all-conference honorable mention.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Mill Valley (KS) High School in Shawnee ... Lettered 3 years in baseball, playing for head coach Jeff Strickland ... Was a catcher in high school ... Hit over .400 in each of his 3 years on varsity, including a .471 batting average as a senior in 2012 ... Named first team all-conference, second team all-state, Lawrence Journal-World All-Area and team MVP in 2012 ... Also bowled, helping the team win a league championship in 2012 ... Set the school record for highest game bowled.
PERSONAL
Born on December 25, 1993 in Shawnee, Kansas ... Parents are Michael and Linda Moore ... Mother went to Kansas State ... Has one older brother, Shawn ... Graduated in May 2016 with a degree in social sciences.
Season | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | OBP | SLG | BB | HBP | SO | SB-A |
2015 | .302 | 49-43 | 172 | 25 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 31 | .371 | .465 | 15 | 5 | 33 | 2-3 |
2016 | .321 | 55-54 | 196 | 32 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 41 | .390 | .444 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 2-3 |
Career | .313 | 104-97 | 368 | 57 | 115 | 24 | 2 |
8 | 72 | .381 | .454 | 31 | 13 | 62 |
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