Tyler Palmer
9  Tyler Palmer
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Pembroke Pines, Fla.
High School:
University
Last College:
Florida
Height / Weight:
5-11 / 189
Position:
INF
Experience:
TR
B/T:
R/R

Before Miami...
Transferred into Miami after spending his freshmen season at the University of Florida... Played in nine games, with four starts at third base, and batted.286 (4-for-14) with three runs... Was 1-for-4 (.250) in four SEC games... Collected his first hit and first RBI in league play with a ninth-inning pinch-hit double in game two at Georgia... Started the opener versus South Carolina at third base and was 0-for-2 with an error... Had a pair of pinch-hit singles in the two-game series with Winthrop... Collected first career RBI with a bases-loaded walk in game one... Started games one and three against Rhode Island and was 1-for-5 (.200)... Did not commit any errors on the hot corner... Legged out an infield single for his first hit... Made his collegiate debut by starting at third base at USF on March 9...

High School/Prep...
Infielder/outfielder from the University School of Nova Southeastern University who played for head coach Richie Palmer... Ranked No. 50 in the state of Florida according to Prospectswire.com and was the fifth-best shortstop on the list... Was named High Honorable Mention on Rawlings' Preseason All-America Team... Earned first-team All-Broward Country as a senior after hitting .610 with 37 RBI, 24 stolen bases and six homers... Was his team's Most Valuable Player during his final two prep seasons...

Personal...
Majoring in Exercise Physiology... Parents are Gaspar and Mary Palmer... Has one brother, Richie...

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