2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Tyler Pitzer
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 205
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- McDonald, Penn.
- High School/Previous School:
- South Fayette Township HS / South Carolina
D1Baseball Top 150 MLB Draft College Prospect (No. 93)
2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2025 Cape Cod League Pitcher of the Year
SEC Freshman of the Week (March 25, 2024)
2024 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025 (Sophomore) – South Carolina
Made 19 appearances with a pair of starts for the Gamecocks … Had 32 strikeouts in 28 1/3 innings pitched … Was a perfect 4-0 on the mound with a save … Earned the win against Milwaukee (2/21), striking out eight in four shutout innings … Picked up a save in a win over Oklahoma (3/15), striking out six and allowing an unearned run in four innings … Earned wins in back-to-back appearances against Davidson (3/4) and Morehead State (3/7) … Had starts in wins over Presbyterian (4/1) and USC Upstate (4/8) … Pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball in earning the win over The Citadel (4/15) ... Was named the 2025 Cape Cod League Pitcher of the Year after playing for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in the summer, posting a 3-0 record with a 0.34 ERA, 36 strikeouts and nine walks in 26 1/3 innings.
2024 (Freshman) – South Carolina
Made 19 appearances with six starts his freshman season … Went 4-1 with a 4.74 ERA and a save … Picked up 57 strikeouts in 43.2 innings pitched … Struck out nine in 6 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and no earned runs in a win over Vanderbilt (3/24) … Picked up the save at Florida (4/13), striking out a pair in the ninth inning … Earned his first collegiate win, striking out five in three innings of relief vs. Belmont (2/23) … Had five strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings, allowing two hits and no runs in a win over Davidson (3/6) … Earned the win at USC Upstate (3/19), striking out a pair in two innings … Struck out four in three innings at Tennessee (5/16) … In an outing at Missouri (5/4), struck out five in 2 1/3 innings … Had three strikeouts in three innings in the SEC Tournament game vs. LSU (5/23).
High School
Was a 2023 WPIAL 5A All-Section 2 selection in 2023 … Earned All-Conference honors in 2021 and 2023) … Earned All-Region recognition in 2022 … Was 15-2 with 225 strikeouts in 109 innings pitched in his career at South Fayette … Perfect Game All-Atlantic Region First Team in 2022 and 2023 … Perfect Game Atlantic Region honorable mention in 2021 … Was the No. 4 right-handed pitcher and the No. 6 overall prospect in the state of Pennsylvania by Perfect Game … Was the No. 3 overall prospect in the state of Pennsylvania by Prep Baseball Report … Played summer baseball for US Elite National.
Personal
Born March 7, 2005 to TJ and Laura Pitzer … Has an older sister, Addison … Played basketball in high school as point and shooting guard … Enjoys fishing, golfing and hanging out with friends ... Claims to be a talented juggler and whistler … Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
