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Updated: July 24, 2012

2012: Finished second in the TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby in Omaha, Neb. on July 3 … Was the second straight Tech player to be invited to the event (Andrew Rash, 2011) ... Was one of three Hokies named to the VaSID all-state team, making the second team as an outfielder ... Made 54 starts overall – 48 in left, five in right and one as DH … Posted 15 multi-hit games, including one game with three hits and one game with four … Led the team with 12 multi-run and 13 multi-RBI games … During the season, had an 18-game reached base streak … Batted .282 (third on the team) with 53 hits (fourth), including eight doubles, two triples and 15 home runs (first) for 110 total bases (second) and led the team with a .585 slugging percentage … Led the team with 45 runs and 41 RBI … Drew 27 walks (second), was hit by 12 pitches (first) and had a .400 on-base percentage (second), and was second on the team with seven stolen bases on nine attempts … Also led the team with three outfield assists … At the end of the year, in the NCAA, was 17th in Home Runs Per Game (0.28), 22nd in Home Runs and 64th in Slugging Percentage … In the ACC, was third in home runs and fourth in slugging, while in ACC-only games was tied for third in home runs (7), tied for fourth in RBI (24), ninth in slugging (.514) and tied for 10th in total bases (56) … Had four hits during the Kennesaw State Tournament (2/17-19), including a game-winning solo home run versus Bradley (2/17) and a two-hit game against the Owls the same day ... Hit a solo home run and scored twice versus West Virginia (2/24) ... Had an RBI double in Tech’s win at Coastal Carolina (2/25) ... Hit a double at High Point (2/28) ... In four-game series with Yale (3/3-4), had four hits, including a home run, scored four runs and drove in four more ... Had two hits, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI at Virginia (3/9) ... Scored three runs against Wagner (3/14), with two hits, including a double, and two RBI ... In Georgia Tech series (3/16-18), hit an RBI triple and a two-run home run ... Had two hits, including a double, and two runs scored in the Cornell series (3/20-21) and was also hit by a pair of pitches ... In three-game set with Duke (3/23-25), had three hits, including two solo home runs on Friday, a walk, a hit by pitch, knocked in four runs and scored two runs ... At James Madison (3/27), scored a pair of runs after notching a single and another HBP ... Hit a solo home run at Florida State (3/31) ... Had two hits, three RBI and three runs scored versus Wofford (4/3), which included a two-run home run ... Set a career high with a four-hit game against Boston College (4/7), including a triple and a home run, two RBI and two runs scored ... In the Boston College series (4/6-8), scored five times and was walked six times ... Had two hits and scored two runs at Radford (4/10) ... In the Miami series (4/13-15), had four hits and three RBI, which included a three-hit day with two doubles on Saturday ... Had two hits, including a solo home run, against Coastal Carolina (4/17) ... In doubleheader at Wake Forest (4/21), had two hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs ... In the Maryland series (4/27-29), had three hits, including a double, and three RBI ... In midweek series against NC A&T and VMI (5/1-2), had four hits, two home runs, three RBI and scored six times ... In NC State series (5/11-13), had three hits, three walks and three runs scored ... HIt a solo home run versus Liberty (5/15) … Hit a two-run home run at North Carolina (5/17).

2011: Made nine starts – six in right and three as designated hitter – and played in 28 games total … Posted three multi-hit games, including two games with three hits … Also had two multi-run and two multi-RBI games, both three-RBI days … Ended the season with a seven-game hitting streak … Batted .396 with 19 hits, including seven doubles, one triple and three home runs for 37 total bases and a .771 slugging percentage … Scored 12 runs and drove in 12 … Was 3-for-4 on stolen base attempts … Also had a .434 on-base percentage … Had been used six times as a pinch runner, scoring twice, and nine times as a pinch hitter, registering a team-high four pinch-hits (.444) ... Scored a run as a pinch runner at USC Upstate (2/22) and versus Niagara (2/27) ... Was hit by a pitch against Niagara (2/26-G2) and scored a run in first start of year ... Had first hit of the year versus Bryant (3/5-G1) ... Hit a three-run pinch hit home run at Florida Atlantic (3/8) ... Had a hit at Miami (3/13) in only plate appearance ... Went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, two runs, an RBI and stole a base against Hartford (3/16-G1) ... Drove in a run as a pinch hitter in ninth inning at Boston College (3/25) ... Had a monster two games against Virginia with a double and solo home run Friday (4/1) and two more doubles and a three-run home run on Saturday (4/2) ... Hit a pinch-hit single at Radford (4/13) ... Collected third pinch hit of the season with a single at Maryland (4/23) ... Also had a double, a hit-by-pitch, and a walk, and scored two runs the next day (4/24) against the Terrapins ... Had a pinch-hit single at Duke (4/29) and later hit a sacrifice fly ... Hit an RBI double and scored against the Blue Devils the next day (4/30) ... Hit a double in his only at-bat in game one versus Clemson (5/14) then had a single in the second game of the doubleheader … Also singled against Georgia Tech (5/21).

2010: Redshirted the season.

High School: Was a three-year starter for Coach Norm Walsh at Boston College High … As a senior, led his team to a second consecutive state championship, while batting .407 with 31 runs scored, 24 RBI, six doubles, five triples, five homers and 15 stolen bases … Was named to the Massachusetts all-state team, as well as the all-scholastic team by both the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald … Was the 2009 Massachusetts Sectional All-Star Team MVP, as well as a member of the Catholic Conference All-Star Team … In 2008, was named to the Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic Team after hitting .376 with 16 stolen bases, 29 RBI and 33 runs scored, while adding seven doubles, three triples and two home runs … Was also a three-year starter and all-star running back in football, and scored 16 touchdowns in nine games as a senior.

Personal: Tyler Roy Horan … Born 12/2/90 in Stoughton, Mass. … Son of Roy and Karen Horan … Enrolled in communication.