2012: Made two relief appearances ... did not allow a run over two innings ... worked a perfect inning in win over Rider (March 3) ... allowed a hit but recorded only strikeout of the season in an inning versus Oakland (March 31).

2011: Appeared in five games, all in relief … struggled with control, walking seven batters and hitting one more in seven innings … held opposition scoreless in 3-of-5 appearances (Feb. 20 at Maryland-Eastern Shore, Feb. 26 at No. 20 Miami (Fla.) and March 12 vs. Elon) … did not allow a hit over two shutout innings against UMES … had a strikeout in a scoreless inning at Miami … struck out a season-high three in 2.2 innings at The Citadel (March 5) … worked a scoreless inning in a one-run loss to Elon (March 12).

2010: Spent his entire freshman campaign as a member of Appalachian State’s weekend rotation ... appeared in 15 games with 13 starts ... led qualifying Appalachian pitchers (min. 57.0 IP) with 5.34 ERA and .279 opponents’ batting average ... southpaw was especially effective against left-handers, who hit just .212 against him for the season ... struggled a bit with control, walking 39 while striking out  43 ... started career with a pair of relief appearances due to two-game series to start the season and emergency outing out of the bullpen when starter Jordan Jessup suffered an injury early in the win over Marist (Feb. 27) ... earned first-career win in first-career start, allowing two runs over 5.0 innings in victory over Rider (March 6) ... struck out nine, walked none and retired final 13 batters he faced against Georgia Southern (March 13) but was saddled with first-career loss in 5-2 setback ... suffered second loss the following week against Western Carolina (March 20), allowing eight runs (five earned) and striking out none in 2.1 innings of work ... did not figure in the decision in any of his next six outings, despite three quality starts (at least 6.0 IP and three earned runs or fewer) ... turned in another quality start against Elon (May 8) with three runs on seven hits and five strikeouts over six innings but suffered another tough-luck loss to fall to 1-3 .... split final two starts of the regular season, falling to College of Charleston (May 16 - 3.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 3 K) and winning at Wofford (3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K) ... got the starting assignment in SoCon Tournament opener against College of Charleston (May 26), allowing six runs (five earned) and walking five in just two innings, but did not figure into the decision for the ninth time in 15 starts.

High School: Turned in two of the best pitching campaigns in North Carolina high school history in 2008 and ‘09 ... went 9-0 with a 0.96 ERA, 133 strikeouts and only 35 hits allowed in 80 innings as a junior ... followed up impressive junior season by posting an even lower 0.88 ERA as a senior, to go along with 8-3 record, 128 strikeouts, 21 walks and 30 hits allowed in 56 innings  ... tossed a no-hitter in a 1-0 win over Surry County as a senior, striking out 20 and walking none in 1-0, eight-inning victory ... was also Starmount’s leading hitter as a senior with a .411 average, three home runs and 14 RBI ... a two-time all-state, Mountain Valley Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Tri-County Player of the Year honoree ... earned all-conference recognition three times ... represented Region 7 in 2008 State Games ... coached by Mike McCann ... also earned all-conference recognition in basketball ... attended same high school as Appalachian State teammate Dillon Dobson.

Personal: Full name is Tyler Scott Jackson ... born April 18, 1991 (turns 22 during season) ... son of Sharon and Scott Jackson ... outdoors enthusiast enjoys fishing, biking, swimming, camping and hunting ... majoring in Spanish.