The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Tyler Rand
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Texas
- High School:
- Langham Creek
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Finished the season 14-for-15 in stolen base attempts … totaled three outfield assists on the season … compiled eight game-tying or go-ahead RBI on the season to go along with 11 two-out RBI …finished the season with a .400 average (16-for-40) with runners in scoring position … went 2-for-4 with a two-run double on May 17 vs. Texas State … compiled a seven-game hitting streak from April 15 to April 24, batting .375 (9-for-24) and raising his average 32 points in that stretch … went 4-for-12 in three games at Texas Tech from April 22-24 … hit his first collegiate home run on April 24 at Texas Tech, a three-run shot in the second inning … went 2-for-5 in that game … went 4-for-10 in the series vs. Kansas (April 15-16) … registered his first career extra-base hit—an RBI double—on April 3 at Oklahoma … went 2-for-4 on March 24 vs. TCU, his first start since leaving the game February 26 vs. Stanford with a fractured hand … had missed 16 games following the injury, but pinch-ran three times in that span … made his collegiate debut on February 19 vs. UNLV, the season opener, and collected a hit in his first at-bat … also drove in his first RBI and swiped his first stolen base in the game.
HIGH SCHOOL
A two-year starter in center field who hit .321 with 44 RBI and 43 stolen bases in his career … a two-time all-district and Team Texas selection … hit .327 with 29 RBIs and 24 stolen bases as a junior, when he was a Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention All-American … a three-time member of the academic honor roll and an academic all-district selection as a junior.
PERSONAL
Son of Casey and Suzie … has a brother, Ryan … was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 39th round in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.
CAREER-HIGHS
Hits: 2, six times, last at Texas Tech, (4/24/16)
Runs Batted In: 3, at Texas Tech, (4/24/16)
Runs Scored: 2, vs. Kansas, (4/16/16)
Walks: 2, vs. Kansas, (4/16/16)
Doubles: 2, vs. Kansas, (4/15/16)
Home Runs: 1, at Texas Tech, (4/24/16)
Total Bases: 5, at Texas Tech, (4/24/16)
Stolen Bases: 2, vs. UT Rio Grande Valley, (4/19/16)
