37  Tyler Bolton
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Wake Forest High School: Kerr-Vance Academy Height / Weight: 6-3 / 202 Position: RHP Birthdate: 01/27/1993 Experience: 1VL B/T: R/R

2012: Appeared in three games (all in relief) ... Made collegiate debut against Milwaukee (Feb. 18) tossing a scoreless inning and allowing one walk ... Second outing was against VCU (Mar. 13) where he allowed a pair of runs (both earned) on two hits with a walk ... In last outing surrendered one run (unearned) on one hit at High Point (Mar. 21) ... Did not participate in Conference USA or post-season play ... 2012 Summer: Played for the Wilson Tobs in the Coastal Plain League along side teammates Bryan Bass, Zach Houchins and Tyler Joyner ... Appeared in 11 games making eight starts ... Posted a 2-6 record with a 4.42 ERA ... Led the Tobs with 55.0 innings ... Allowed 37 runs (27 earned) on 60 hits ... Fanned 30 while walking 32.

Kerr-Vance Academy: 11-time letterwinner for the Spartans (baseball-5, basketball-4, soccer-2) ... High school teammate of fellow Pirate incoming freshman John Allen ... Led the Spartans to a runner-up finish in the State Championships ... Helped the Spartans to a three-year record of 67-19 including the 2010 2A EPIC state title under coach Dave Cline ... As a senior batted .620 (29 hits) with 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 43 RBI ... On the mound sported a 1.11 ERA allowing eight runs on 28 hits with 130 strikeouts in 64.2 innings ... Two time EPIC Player-of-the-Year (2010-11), three-time N.C. All-State and EPIC All Conference selection (2009-11) ... 2011 area player-of-the-year ... Earned 2011 Atlantic Regional Honorable Mention by Perfect Game ... Batted .341 with a home run and 20 RBI as a freshman ... Named to 2008 EPIC All-Tournament Team ... During sophomore season batted .469 (38-for-81) with eight home runs, six doubles and then a school-record 35 RBI ... Fanned just seven times in 81 at-bats ... Posted a 4.26 ERA on the mound ... Took home all-state and all-conference honors ... In 2010 set school-records for batting average (.604/67-for-111), home runs (18) and RBI (68) ... Roped 13 doubles and struck out just once in 111 at-bats ... On the mound posted an 8-2 record with one save ... Fanned 98 batters while walking 16 ... Allowed 14 earned runs in 57 innings with a sporting an impressive 1.72 ERA ... 2010 Louisburg Invitational All-Tournament selection ... 2010 Underclassmen Honorable Mention All-American (Perfect Game) ... Participated in 2008, 2009 and 2010 PG WWBA National Championships in Marietta, Ga. ... Played travel ball for Ricky Keith of the Carolina Cubs ... Member of the Henderson-Post-Kerr Lake American Legion squad under the direction of Tony McGhee ... National Honor Society ... Two-time Honor Roll member.

Personal: Full name is Tyler Wesley Bolton ... Born January 27, 1993 ... Son of Bill and Lisa Bolton ... Has two siblings (Whitney and Cale) ... Intended major is business management with a minor in marketing ... Named to Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2012) and ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the Fall of 2011.

CAREER HIGHS - innings pitched: 1.0 vs. Milwaukee-1 (2/18/12); strikeouts: none; walks: 1 (twice, last vs. VCU 3/13/12); hits: 2 vs. VCU (3/13/12); runs: 2 vs. VCU (3/13/12); earned runs: 2 vs. VCU (3/13/12).