High School: Four-year letterwinner earned all-conference recognition as a junior and senior ... three-time Perfect Game Crosschecker all-American ... hit a team-best .360 with a .527 on-base percentage, 33 runs scored, three doubles, three triples, three home runs and 18 steals as a senior ... helped Ardrey Kell win 2009 North Carolina 4-A state championship as a freshman ... coached by Appalachian State alum Hal Bagwell, who also coached recent Mountaineer standouts Matt Andress and David Rubinstein at South Mecklenburg and current Appalachian teammates Zach Hummel and Alex Leach at Ardrey Kell ...  also played for South Charlotte Panthers (coach Don Hutchins), the same program as current Appalachian players Noah Holmes, Jamie Nunn, Jeffrey Springs and Tyler Zupcic, as well as former Mountaineer standouts and 2012 MLB Draft selections Ryan Arrowood and Tyler Tewell ... represented North Carolina twice in the South Atlantic Border Battle.

Personal: Full name is Preston Lee Tiller ... born Aug. 17, 1993 (19 years old) ... son of Vicki and Vance Tiller ... enjoys hunting and fishing ... majoring in health promotion with a minor in nutrition.