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
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.
