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Thursday, November 12, 2009
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BLOOMDALE — Elmwood senior Adam Tyson will always remember Veteran’s Day 2009 as the day he signed his national letter of intent.
With his family and by his side, Tyson committed to playing baseball at the University of Toledo for the 2011 season.
“I’m really excited that I got the opportunity to go play Division I baseball,” Tyson said. “When Coach (Kyle Reiser) came up to me and asked me who I want to send my stuff out to – my stats – I felt kind of a little bit of pressure. But then once I got offered, then that pressure kind of went off me.”
“Ben Hammer is there, who graduated from here, so I became familiar with their program,” Reiser said. “I have a lot of respect for Coach (Cory) Mee and the way he handle things. I think just knowing him and how he expects his players to perform, think Adam is a real good fit there.”
Tyson, a pitcher, has thrown 91+ innings and compiled a 9-5 record with a 3.89 earned-run average, 113 strikeouts and 4 saves in three years with the Royals. From the plate he maintains a .376 batting average (32 hits in 85 at bats) with 21 runs batted in, 3 doubles and 2 home runs.
“The most important thing he brings is his competitiveness,” Reiser said of Tyson. “We noticed early on, even as a young player – freshman and sophomore – we put him into tight situations throwing relief for us. Usually it’s the veteran guys (that) handle that better. But he handled it very well and he wanted to have the ball in those situations. He loves to compete. So that competitiveness is by far I think his best attribute.”
Tyson says he chose the Rockets because UT was the first school that expressed interest in him and after a campus visit, it felt like a good fit. He plans on majoring in criminal justice while pursuing his baseball career.
“I’m just going to go in with the mindset that I’ve got to work hard,” Tyson said. “As long as I do as well as I can, work hard, whatever happens happens. I’m not looking to go in and be a part of the pitching rotation right away. I’m just looking to go in and see what I can do.”
“Another part of his success is his family,” Reiser added. “Very supportive family. He’s the youngest of three brothers, grew up watching his brothers perform in various sports, football and baseball. I think sometimes that’s a driving force for the youngster.
“I think that atmosphere helped him too along with everything else. You need a real strong, supportive family and I think he had that.”
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