Tyler Colvin Class: Junior Hometown: North Augusta, SC High School: North Augusta High School Height / Weight: 6-3 / 190 Position: OF/1B

Junior outfielder and first baseman who has a "sweet" swing...has added strength since his freshman and sophomore seasons...never played outfield until arriving at Clemson, but has been steady there...slated to be the everyday starter in left field...a career .285 hitter with seven homers, 32 doubles, 72 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases in 117 games (96 starts) over two seasons...has great athletic ability, including good speed.

Head Coach Jack Leggett on Colvin: "Tyler was one of our most improved players in the fall, and he has gotten a lot stronger. He has a chance to hit for more power this year, but his game is really as a slash hitter and hitting the ball into the gaps along with running aggressively on the bases. He's an excellent defensive player, and he has a good feel for the bunt game. He has the total package, and we look for him to have a great year."

2005: Hit .283 with 22 doubles, five homers, and 53 RBIs in 65 starts (63 in left field and two at first base) as the predominant cleanup batter (49 starts at that spot)...hit 18 of his doubles in the last 45 games...hit safely in 32 of the last 40 games, including a 19-game hitting streak (where he was 31-for-78 (.397)) in April...hit .333 against lefties, .312 with runners on base, and .333 with runners in scoring position...hit a team-best .567 (17-for-30) in the seventh inning...had 18 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games...had a team-high 12 stolen bases in 15 attempts...had six outfield assists...had the game-winning RBI on a fielder's choice in the ninth inning against #18 California-Irvine on Feb. 26...went 5-for-5 with a double and stolen base at Auburn on Mar. 4...went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored at Auburn on Mar. 6; he went 8-for-12 in the three-game series...went 3-for-4 with an RBI at #4 South Carolina on Mar. 13...had the game-winning double in the seventh inning in a 1-0 win at Old Dominion on Mar. 22...hit a two-run homer at Old Dominion on Mar. 23...hit two two-run doubles against #25 Coastal Carolina on Mar. 29...went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases against Duke on Apr. 9...hit a double, homer, and drove in three runs at Western Carolina on Apr. 12...had two hits, including a solo homer, against #4 South Carolina on Apr. 13...went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and the game-tying RBI in the bottom of the ninth inning against Virginia on Apr. 16...went 2-for-5 with an RBI double and an inside-the-park home run at #8 South Carolina on Apr. 20; he received the Bob Bradley Award as Clemson's MVP in the four-game series against South Carolina by going 7-for-18 (.389) with a double, two homers, and four RBIs...went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a stolen base at N.C. State on Apr. 23...went 4-for-5 with a Clemson-record-tying three doubles, two runs scored, and three RBIs, including the go-ahead, RBI double in the seventh inning and game-tying, RBI double in the ninth inning; it was the 13th time in school history that a Tiger hit three doubles in a game, but the second time he accomplished the feat; he joined Khalil Greene (who did it three times) as the only Tigers in history to have multiple three-double games...saw hit 19-game hitting streak come to an end against #6 Georgia Tech on May 1; he lined out twice to the outfield and hit a hard groundout right at the second baseman in his last at-bat...drove in three runs at Virginia Tech on May 9...went 3-for-5 with a double and four RBIs at Wake Forest on May 15...hit a go-ahead three-run homer against #4 Miami (FL) on May 21...hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in the seventh inning against North Carolina A&T in the Clemson Regional on Jun. 3.

2004: Batted .289 with two homers and 19 RBIs in 52 games (31 starts)...hit 10 doubles in just 128 at-bats and had four steals...batted .345 in ACC regular-season games, second-best on the team behind fellow freshman Andy D'Alessio (.371)...hit .359 with runners on base...hit .300 as a starter and a team-best .364 in day games...started three games at first base, 24 in left field, and four in right field...one of just two Tigers with at least two four-hit games...led the team in advancing baserunners; he did so 57.3 percent of the time...hit a team-tying-best .375 against top-25 ranked teams...batted eighth in the lineup a team-high 17 times; Clemson was 14-3 in those 17 starts...was 2-for-4 with two walks and six RBIs with the bases loaded...Clemson was 20-4 when he had at least one hit...came off the bench and went 2-for-3 with three RBIs against Elon on Mar. 23...batting #2 in the lineup for the first time, he went 2-for-4 against Wake Forest on Mar. 26...went 3-for-3 with an RBI against Maryland on Apr. 3...went 2-for-4 with a run scored at #6 South Carolina on Apr. 14...had three RBIs, including two in a crucial stage of the game on a single up the middle, against The Citadel on Apr. 20...tied a school record with three doubles against #24 Florida State on May 3; he also went 4-for-5 with two runs scored, three RBIs, and two stolen bases...went 4-for-4 with a double and his first career home run at #15 Georgia Tech on May 15...hit a two-run home run at Duke on May 20...hit a pinch-hit, run-scoring double against N.C. State in the ACC Tournament on May 28...played for Florence in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he hit .179 in 29 games (26 starts).

BEFORE CLEMSON: All-state and all-region selection as a senior at North Augusta High...rated as the #1 player in South Carolina by the High School Sports Report...Aiken Standard Player-of-the-Year as a junior...earned Augusta Chronicle All-Area honors as a junior...won the pitching award as a junior...high school team placed second in the region with a 21-8 record and advanced to the fourth round of the upperstate playoffs...lettered three times in baseball at North Augusta High School...coached by Drew Hummel.

PERSONAL: Majoring is management...pronounced COHL-vihn...born Tyler Eugene Colvin on Sept. 5, 1985 in Augusta, GA.