| Tyler Joyner |
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Very highly recruited out of high school ... One of five left-handers on the team ... Arguably the best left-hander in North Carolina as a senior ... A three-pitch guy that improved his off speed pitching in the fall ... A bulldog and great competitor that will battle for midweek starts ... Could also be used as a situational guy or long relief during the weekend out of the bullpen ... High School: Drafted in the 50th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Cleveland Indians (pick 1,505) ... Two-sport athlete that has received six varsity letters (4-baseball, 2-football) ... Named team captain as a junior and senior by former Pirate and current Knights Head Coach Eddie Loesner ... Sported a 0.48 ERA with 135 strikeouts, 29 walks in 73.0 innings as a senior ... Appeared in 13 games (12 starts) posting a 10-2 record with eight complete games, seven shutouts and allowed just eight runs (five earned) on 26 hits ... At the plate played in 27 games batting .346 (27-for-78) with three home runs, 19 RBI, eight doubles, triple and 14 runs scored ... Earned 3A All-State honors ... Heading into senior season was listed by several media outlets as the top left-hander in North Carolina ... Guided the Knights to a four-year 64-32 record which included the 2007 conference title ... Selected to Easter All-Tournament, all-area and all-conference teams, as well as a State Games Participant during sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... As a freshman, posted a 3-2 record with 34 strikeouts and a 1.39 ERA ... Recorded double-digit wins (10-2) as a sophomore where he fanned a career-best 128 batters ... Named Rocky Mount Telegram's Area Pitcher-of-the-Year and was an all-state performer ... Ranked as the No. 8 prospect in North Carolina by Impact Baseball and No. 233 nationally by Perfect Game heading into senior season at Northern Nash ... Member of the 2008 Impact Baseball's Dream Team (N.C.) ... Played fall baseball for the Dirtbags under head coach Andy Partin ... Received three academic letters (freshman, sophomore and junior) ... Personal: Full name is Tyler Alan Joyner, but prefers to go by T.J. ... Born Sept. 18, 1990 in Rocky Mount, N.C. ... Son of Ricky and Debbie Joyner ... Has two siblings (Ashley and Leah) ... Intended major is business.
