Palomar Comets Baseball 2008

TYLER HAMILTON

NO. 18 / LHP, SO, 5-10, 170; BATS: Left: THROWS: Left

HOMETOWN: Murrieta, CA

HIGH SCHOOL: Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, CA), Class of 2006

NCAA DIVISION I COLLEGE: Has signed with St. John's University.

PREVIOUS NAIA TEAM: Bethany University (CA)

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 9, 1988, in Escondido. ... Son of Mike and Vickie Hamilton. ... Has one brother, Michael  (21).

ACADEMICS: Had a 2.7 high school grade-point average and carries a 3.4 college GPA as a Liberal Studies major.

2008 SEASON: Is 1-0 with a 2.76 ERA in 11 appearances and 16 1/3 innings pitched, all out of the bullpen. ... Also was 1-0 and had a 1.50 ERA for 12 innings in Pacific Coast Conference play. ...Pitched an inning of shutout relief in an 11-1 win over Rio Hondo on Feb. 16. ... Threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out three, as the Comets downed San Diego City College 15-4 on Feb. 27 in San Diego. ...  Pitched a scoreless relief inning against first-place Southwestern on March 1. ... Worked two scoreless innings at San Diego City in a 4-2 victory on March 8. ... Came back with another shutout relief inning vs. San Diego Mesa on March 13. ... Pitched three innings of two-hit, one-run ball against Grossmont on April 22.

2007 SEASON: Pitched on the NAIA level for Bethany University of California.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Pitched for two seasons for coach Dave Legg at Vista Murrieta. ... Was team MVP his junior season.

OTHER  SCHOOL SPORTS: Played football, receiving the Broncos' Leadership Award.

(Updated as of Summer 2008)