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2016 Baseball Roster

Profile

  • IF
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Benton, IL
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 190
    Weight
  • Benton Consolidated H.S.
    High School
Dave Wegiel, Pinola Photo
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Tyler Leffler
#7
Tyler Leffler
IF
Position
Senior
Class
Benton, IL
Hometown

Season Stats

Season:
2016
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Career Stats

Career Statistics

Summary

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
MLB First-Year Player Draft:  2016 (27th round, 825 overall, by Pittsburgh Pirates)
Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America: 2013 (SS)
All-MVC: 2014 (2nd Team, SS)
MVC All-Tournament: 2015 (SS)
Bradley Baseball Troy Guidotti Hustle Award (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
ESPN SportsCenter Top Plays: March 29, 2014 (#4)
 
AT BRADLEY (2013-16)
A four-year starter at shortstop, Leffler ended his career by starting all 158 games the Braves played in his final three seasons for the longest documented streak of consecutive games started in Bradley Baseball history ... A second-team All-MVC selection in 2014 when he led the Braves with a .354 batting average ... Ranked among the nation's leaders in doubles per game throughout the 2016 campaign, finishing the season 11th at 0.42 two-baggers per game with 21 doubles in 50 games ... His 21 doubles in 2016 represented the eighth-best single-season total in Bradley history … A three-time recipient of Bradley Baseball’s Troy Guidotti Hustle Award … Ended his career ranked among Bradley's all-time top 10 in several statistical categories:
  Leffler's Career Top 10s
  Games Played:  202, T7th
  At-Bats:  728, 3rd
  Hits:  211, 10th
  Doubles:  55, 3rd
  Hit-by-Pitches:  55, 2nd
  Sacrifice Flies:  15, T2nd
 
HIGH SCHOOL
During the 2011 calendar year, Leffler helped Benton Consolidated High School to baseball and basketball regional championships, as well as the second round of the IHSA Class 3A football state playoffs ... Was named an all-state quarterback after piling up 2,462 total yards and accounting for 26 touchdowns, Leffler was a two-time All-South performer on the football field and baseball diamond by The Southern Illinoisan newspaper ... Benton's shortstop and a pitcher, Leffler hit .480 as a sophomore in 2010 with seven home runs, 39 runs batted in and 13 stolen bases ... He followed with a .381 average, four home runs, 31 RBI's and 10 steals as a junior last season.
 
PERSONAL
The son of Tim and Lynette Leffler, Tyler was born July 11, 1994 in Carbondale, IL.