2016: Appeared in 52 games, starting 50 of them … led the team in at-bats with 203 .. had 46 hits, 22 runs, 11 doubles (tied-best), one triple and five home runs for 27 RBI … turned in a fine performance against Troy (April 8), where he went 3-4 on the day, getting three RBI off a double, a triple and a home run … had a season-high five RBI against NC Central (March 30).
2015: Was limited to just nine games due to a hip injury … recorded one hit and three RBI in 19 at-bats.
2014: Served as Appalachian State’s primary leadoff hitter and left fielder as a true freshman … saw action in 44 games, including 37 starts (34 in LF, three as designated hitter) … was the Mountaineers’ leadoff hitter 31 times … hit .265, including a .308 average in 26 conference games … began the season as a reserve with three at-bats in the first 14 games of the season … broke into the starting lineup on March 9 against UNC Asheville and went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run … recorded the first of seven two-RBI games against Notre Dame (March 11) … came off the bench to notch a two-run triple in his only at-bat against Kent State (March 15) … became a fixture in the starting lineup on March 22 at Georgia Southern … in only his third-career start, went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in series finale at Georgia Southern (March 23) … went 2-for-4 with another homer and two runs scored in the next game against UNCG (March 28) … hit safely in all three games at Wofford (April 4-6), highlighted by going 4-for-6 with a double, triple, RBI and run scored in second game of series … went 6-for-13 with two doubles, three RBI and four runs scored in three games at Elon (April 18-20) … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in 11-0 win at Virginia Tech (April 22) … hit safely in all three games at eventual Southern Conference regular-season champion Western Carolina (May 2-4) … matched season/career high with four hits in series opener at Samford (4-for-5, 2 RBI, 3 R on May 9) … went 2-for-4 with two walks, two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in first game of final series of regular season versus Furman (May 16).
High School: Two-time all-state selection and Central Carolina Conference Player of the Year ... three-time all-conference performer ... hit .435 with three doubles, four home runs, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored in 25 games as a senior ... hit .456 as a junior in 2012, including a .650 average in conference games ... coached by Dan Tricarico ... hit .328 in summer of 2012, .364 in fall of 2011 and .453 in the summer of 2011 for Yak Baseball (coached by Chris Smith).
Personal: Full name is Tyler Ray Stroup ... great great uncle, George “Fluffy” Watts was an all-America football player at Appalachian State in 1941, played professionally for the Washington Redskins and was inducted into Appalachian’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1976 ... majoring in criminal justice.
