Fresh off spending the summer of 2015 as the bullpen coach for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, Tyler Younger begins his first season as volunteer assistant coach at Bradley.
Prior to his experience with USA Baseball, Younger spent the previous two years as a graduate student manager at North Carolina State, where he helped the Wolfpack to 68 wins during his two seasons and an appearance in the final game of both the 2015 ACC Baseball Championship and the 2015 NCAA Baseball Championship Fort Worth Regional. Among his duties at NC State, Younger caught bullpen sessions during practice and games, set up and assisted with drills during practice, threw batting practice and hit ground balls to infielders.
A four-year baseball letterwinner at Methodist University from 2009-13, Younger also served as an assistant coach for the Coastal Plains League Florence Red Wolves during the 2014 summer collegiate season. While performing a wide variety of duties for Florence, Younger helped the Red Wolves to the first-half CPL West Division title and a second-place finish during the second half of the summer season, as well as a runner-up finish in the CPL championship series. Led by CPL Pitcher of the Year Mike Morrison and Hitter of the Year Gene Cone, the Red Wolves completed the 2014 campaign with a 41-23 record.
Younger earned his bachelor's degree in physical education and health education from Methodist University in 2013 and his master's degree in parks, recreation and tourism management with a concentration in sport management from North Carolina State University in 2015. On the diamond, Younger was a four-time USA South Academic All-Conference selection and he was the Methodist University 2012-13 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as well as the 2012-13 Physical Education and Health Education Major of the Year.