First-team preseason all-Southern Conference

Career: Tied for fifth in Appalachian State history with 45 career stolen bases, 56 short of the school record of 101 (Hector Crespo — 2010-13) ... ranks seventh in Appalachian State history with 152 career runs, 71 short of the school record of 223 (Wes Hobson — 2007-10) ... ranks ninth in school history with 212 career hits, 106 short of the school record of 318 (Wes Hobson — 2007-10) ... ranks 10th in Appalachian State history with 45 career doubles, 33 short of the school record of 78 (Wes Hobson — 2007-10) ... with seven career triples, needs one to move into Appalachian State’s all-time top 10 ... with 77 career walks, needs nine to move into Appalachian State’s all-time top 10 ... with 164 career games played, needs 17 to move into Appalachian State’s all-time top 10 ... with 623 career at-bats, needs 37 to move into Appalachian State’s all-time top 10.

2013: Missed entire season due to severe knee/lower-leg injury sustained in 2012 NCAA Charlottesville Regional ... redshirted.

2012: Named second-team all-Southern Conference by the league’s coaches and media ... ranked 26th nationally with 1.04 runs per game (56 total runs good for 64th nationally overall) ... ranked 123rd nationally and tied for seventh in SoCon with 17 doubles ... ranked 249th nationally with .338 batting average ...  played in 54 games, starting all 54 in center field ... 17 doubles and four triples tied for team lead ... ranked second on club with 56 runs ... was hit by pitch a SoCon-high-tying 14 times ... hit safely in 44-of-54 games ... reached base safely in 49-of-54 games ... elected by his teammates to serve as club’s co-captain as a junior ... tallied only five hits in the first seven games of the tear but four of the five hits went for extra bases (two doubles, two triples) ... went 2-for-5 with three RBI in 11-1 rout at LSU (Feb. 26) that clinched series victory over the No. 7-ranked Tigers ... rebounded from the relatively slow start to put together a season-long 19-game hitting streak from March 2-31 ... hit .351 (27-for-77) during the 19-game hitting streak that spanned the entire month of March ... was hit by pitch three times and scored two runs in series-opening win over College of Charleston (April 6) ... helped Mountaineers clinch the series victory over CofC by going 3-for-3 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored the next day (April 7) ... had 12 hits over six games to help Appalachian State claim pivotal series victories over UNCG (May 4-6) and Samford (May 12-13) ... played a pivotal role in Appalachian’s come-from-behind SoCon championship-clinching 5-4 victory at Western Carolina (May 18) ... went 3-for-4 in the title-clinching run, including an RBI single that pushed across the first run in the five-run top of the ninth inning and scoring the game-tying run later in the frame ... went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored versus No. 23 Oklahoma in first game of NCAA Charlottesville Regional ... however, Zupcic’s run came at a price, as he sustained severe knee and lower leg injuries during his slide and collision at the plate with OU catcher Tanner Toal ... Zupcic stayed in the game for the remainder of the 5-4 win over Oklahoma but was out of action for the rest of the season.

2011: Led team in a plethora of offensive categories, including batting average (.350 — sixth in SoCon), hits (77 — tied for ninth in SoCon), runs (47 — t-14th in SoCon), on-base percentage (.434 — 11th in SoCon) and multi-hit games (25) … tied for second on team with 32 walks (t-12th in SoCon) and .455 slugging percentage … ranked third on team with 14 doubles (t-21st in SoCon), 29 RBI and 15 stolen bases (t-15th in SoCon) … was one of the nation’s top defensive center fielders, displaying great range, making numerous acrobatic catches, fielding at a .993 clip with just one error in 138 chances and tying for the team lead with five outfield assists … played in 57 games, starting all 57 in center field … hit leadoff for much of the season and excelled in the role, reaching base at a team-best .517 clip (46-of-89) when leading off an inning … hit well over .300 against both left- and right-handers … had three hitting streaks of at least six games … opened the season by hitting .533 over first four games (8-for-15) and .400 over the first 11 contests (16-for-40) … doubled in each of the first three games of the year (Feb. 18 and 20 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, Feb. 22 at Gardner-Webb) and scored a run in each of the first four contests … drove in two runs and stole two bases in finale versus UMES … went 3-for-4 at GWU … had two hits and scored a run in series opener at No. 20 Miami (Fla.) (Feb. 24) … put together one of his top all-around performances of the season at North Carolina A&T (March 2), going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two walks, two stolen bases and a career-high five RBI … hit safely in all three games at The Citadel (March 4-5) … drove in at least one run in five-straight games from March 12-18 … hit safely in the final four games of the stretch with three multi-hit efforts … went 0-for-3 but scored two runs and drove in another in series opener versus Elon (March 12) … went 4-for-8 with three RBI, three runs scored and a home run in final two games of Elon series (March 13) … had a three-run double in rain-shortened loss at High Point (March 15) … had four hits, four runs, two RBI, two walks and a home run in series at UNC Greensboro (March 18-20) … went 2-for-5 with an RBI versus Cornell (March 24) … had a season-high four hits versus Wofford (April 3), going 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI … went 2-for-2 with two walks, two runs, an RBI and a stolen base versus N.C. A&T (April 5) … doubled and stole a base in 3-for-5 performance versus Samford (April 16) … hit safely in all three games of series sweep at Davidson (April 21-23), including going 2-for-5 with double and run in finale … went 3-for-4 with sacrifice bunt at Radford (April 26) … walked twice, drove in a run and scored another versus N.C. A&T (April 27) … surged at the end of the season, hitting safely in 13 of the final 14 games of the year, including seven-straight multi-hit games to close out the campaign … began late-season spurt by going 1-for-1 with three walks and two runs scored in win over Western Carolina (May 8) … went 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, two runs scored, four RBI and a stolen base in 8-5 win at College of Charleston (May 14) … doubled in all three games of series versus Georgia Southern (May 19-21), going 7-for-12 (.583) with three RBI and four runs scored … highlighted impressive series versus GSU with three RBI and two runs scored in opener … went 2-for-4 in all four SoCon Tournament games … scored four runs and walked three times in addition to hitting .500 at the SoCon Tournament, en route to earning all-tournament recognition.

2010: Started 53 games in center field as a true freshman ... ranked sixth on team with .332 batting average ... ranked second on team and tied for 13th in SoCon with 18 stolen bases ... hit safely in 17 of first 21 collegiate games with nine multi-hit performances, giving him a .368 batting average through March ... went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in second game of his career (Feb. 20 at USC Upstate) and 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in third game of his career (Feb. 23 at Gardner-Webb) ... put together one of two six-game hitting streaks on the season from Feb. 27-March 13, including three-straight multi-hit games versus Rider (2-for-4 on March 6 and 3-for-4 on March 7) and Presbyterian (2-for-4 with two RBI and home run on March 9) ... went 4-for-8 with three stolen bases and two runs scored in two-game series sweep over Columbia (March 16-17) ... drove in four runs over two full games of rain-shortened series versus Western Carolina (March 19-20) ... capped impressive first six weeks of collegiate career by going 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in 14-4 win over East Tennessee State (March 30) ... slumped a bit over next two weeks and average dipped to a season-low .317 on April 11 ... broke out of mini-slump by going 3-for-3 with a double, triple, RBI and season-high four runs scored in 12-7 win over High Point (April 14) ... went 3-for-5 with three runs scored in win at Samford (April 23) ... had a big mid-week versus UNC Asheville (April 27) and Wake Forest (April 28), combining to go 5-for-7 with a triple, two walks, two RBI and four runs scored in two ASU wins ... hit second home run of the season in a 2-for-4 effort at Elon (May 8) ... went 6-for-11 with an RBI and four runs scored in two games at Wofford (May 21-22) ... went 2-for-6 with a double and three runs scored in SoCon Tournament opener vs. College of Charleston (May 26) ... two days later, helped eliminate Charleston from tournament by going 3-for-4 with a triple, run scored and RBI ... was a defensive force in center field, showing tremendous range and athleticism while committing just three errors in 138 chances on the season.

High School: Earned all-state recognition as a senior ... was a two-time all-conference, all-Charlotte Observer and all-South Charlotte Sports Report honoree ... represented Region 6 in the 2008 State Games ... coached by Appalachian State alumnus Danny Hignight ...  also played for South Charlotte Panthers (coach Don Hutchins), the same program as current Appalachian players Noah Holmes, Alex Leach, Bradley Morton, Jamie Nunn, Jeffrey Springs and Drake Zupcic, as well as former Mountaineer standouts and 2012 MLB Draft selections Ryan Arrowood and Tyler Tewell.

Personal: Full name is Robert Tyler Zupcic ... born May 22, 1991 (turns 23 during season) ... son of Becky and Bob Zupcic ... father, Bob, played four seasons (1991-94) in the Major Leagues with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox, batting .250 for his career with seven home runs and 80 RBI in 319 career games ... father played collegiately at Oral Roberts ... brother, Drake, is a true freshman in Appalachian State’s baseball program ... this season marks the first time that Tyler and Drake have ever been teammates ... Tyler is majoring in sports journalism.