Tyler Painton

Position:
Left Handed Pitcher/Infield
Height:
6-4
Weight:
201
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Bakersfield, Calif.
High School:
Centennial HS

MLB First-Year Player Draft
Taken in the 12th round in 2010 by Toronto but did not sign.

2013 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Pithched in 11 games, all in relief, and went 0-0 with a 2.40 ERA in 15 innings ... Pitched in five Pac-12 games ... Allowed two hits with two strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief against San Francisco (3/12) ... Worked an inning of scoreless relief to close out the finale against Bryant (3/3) ... Threw six innings of scoreless relief against UC Riverside, scattering one hit and two walks with four strikeouts (2/18).

Bakersfield College
Spent one season with Bakersfield College, where he was an All-American and the Western State Conference Player of the Year ... Was 8-1 with a 1.69 earned run average in 13 games ... Struck out 74 in 80 innings ... Preseason All-State Academic Team.

San Diego
Spent the 2011 season with the Toreros but did not play.

Centennial High School
Lettered three years for head coach Randy Roberts ... Helped guide Centennial to a 73-18 record in his three seasons ... Named all-league in all three of his seasons and was the Bakersfield Player of the Year in 2010 ... Also named first-team all-state and California Central Section Player of the Year in 2010 ... Batted .440 his senior year and was 12-1 with a 1.62 ERA ... Struck out 104 in 80 innings ... As a sophomore, batted .378 and had a 6-2 record and 2.22 ERA ... Struck out 73 in 56 innings ... Batted .407 as a sophomore.

Personal
Majoring in exercise and sports science ... Born February 20, 1992 ... Son of Kim and Jim Painton ... Has one sister, McKenna ... Father, Tim, played baseball at Fresno State and in the Minors with the San Francisco Giants and California Angels organizations from 1980-81 ... Member of Dean's List and National Honor Roll in high school ... Enjoys the beach, playing golf and longboarding in his spare time ... Favorite professional athlete is Jon Lester and favorite movie is The Sandlot ... Chose Oregon State "for the academics and the long successes of Oregon State baseball."

Painton’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 6.0, vs UC Riverside, Feb 18, 2013
Walks allowed: 2, vs UC Riverside, Feb 18, 2013
Strikeouts: 4, vs UC Riverside, Feb 18, 2013
Batters faced: 21, vs UC Riverside, Feb 18, 2013
Field chances: 2, at San Diego, Mar 28, 2013
Putouts: 1, at San Diego, Mar 28, 2013
Assists: 1, vs UC Riverside, Feb 18, 2013 ; at San Diego, Mar 28, 2013
Runners CS: 1, vs UC Riverside, Feb 18, 2013