Matt Tyner
Matthew A. Tyner is an American baseball coach and former outfielder and third baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the Towson Tigers. He played college baseball at the University of Miami for coach Ron Fraser from 1977 to 1980 and played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for 4 seasons from 1980 to 1983. He served as the head coach of the Bellarmine Knights (2012–2013).
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Towson |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 34–89 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 7, 1958 Decatur, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1980 | Miami (FL) |
| 1980 | Miami Orioles |
| 1981 | Hagerstown Suns |
| 1982–1983 | Charlotte O's |
| 1983 | Hagerstown Suns |
| Position(s) | Third baseman / Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1997 2009–2011 | Butler (asst.) |
| 2012–2013 | Bellarmine |
| 2014–2017 | Richmond (asst.) |
| 2018–present | Towson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 94–135 |
| Tournaments | GLVC: 4–0 CAA: 0–0 NCAA DII: 4–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Playing career
Tyner attended the University of Miami, to play college baseball for the Miami Hurricanes baseball team. Tyner helped the Hurricanes to 3 consecutive berths in the College World Series from 1978 to 1980. He was drafted in the 9th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles.[1] Tyner played three seasons in the Orioles system before a series of elbow injuries forced him to retire.[2]
Coaching career
Tyner became a coach with the Butler Bulldogs baseball program in 1993. Tyner left the program in 1997. After spending a decade with the Indiana Bulls, Tyner returned to Butler as an assistant in 2009.
On June 14, 2011, Tyner was named the head coach of the Bellarmine Knights baseball program.[3] Tyner went 60–46 in two seasons with the Knights. He led the team to a 2013 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) regular season and tournament championship. The Knights went 4–2 in the Midwest Regional.
In 2014, Tyner was hired as an assistant for the Richmond Spiders baseball program.
On June 22, 2017, Tyner left Richmond to accept the head coaching position of the Towson Tigers baseball program.[4][5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine Knights (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Bellarmine | 27–23 | 19–15 | 4th (East) | Great West Tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Bellarmine | 33–23 | 20–13 | 3rd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Bellarmine: | 60–46 | 39–28 | |||||||
| Towson Tigers (Colonial Athletic Association) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Towson | 13–42 | 6–18 | 8th | |||||
| 2019 | Towson | 14–39 | 7–17 | 9th | |||||
| 2020 | Towson | 7–8 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Towson: | 34–89 | 11–35 | |||||||
| Total: | 94–135 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Hurricanes Baseball: Canes in the MLB Draft". www.hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. June 20, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- "Former Orioles minor league player named Towson baseball coach". www.baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. June 22, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- John Spugnardi (June 14, 2011). "Bellarmine names Tyner as Head Baseball Coach". www.athletics.bellarmine.edu. Bellarmine University. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- "Tyner Accepts Head Coach Position at Towson". www.richmondspiders.com. University of Richmond Athletics. June 22, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- Callie Caplan (June 23, 2017). "Towson introduces former Orioles minor leaguer Matt Tyner as new baseball coach". www.baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Butler Bulldogs bio
- Towson Tigers bio