#2 Tyler Moore Season 2024

2014 SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (May 19, 2014)
2014 Second-Team All-Louisiana

MLB Draft: 6th round in 2014 (New York Mets)

Versatile player who earned significant playing time for three seasons (2012-14) at catcher and first base … features a smooth left-handed swing … on three occasions during his LSU career delivered a dramatic, late-inning game-tying or game-winning hit in a Tigers’ postseason victory … selected in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the New York Mets and he signed with the Mets in the summer of 2014.

2014 SEASON
Played in 53 games (43 starts), batting .301 (46-for-153) with 10 doubles, six homers, 37 RBI and 30 runs … voted SEC Tournament MVP after batting .385 (5-for-13) with one double, two homers, six RBI and three runs … batted .378 (17-for-45) in LSU’s last 12 games with four doubles, four homers, 22 RBI and 11 runs … named on May 19 as a National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball magazine – batted .500 (8-for-16) in four games (May 13-17) with three doubles, one homer, 13 RBI and six runs scored … in May 13 win over Northwestern State, produced a career-best eight RBI and launched the first grand slam of his career … in LSU’s three-game SEC sweep at Auburn (May 15-17), he batted .417 (5-for-12) with two doubles, five RBI, two runs scored and a .462 on-base percentage … launched a two-run homer vs. Alcorn State on April 29 in game-deciding five-run eighth inning … launched a homer and drove in two runs in LSU win at Northwestern State (March 6) … 2-for-4 vs. Virginia Tech (Feb. 21) with one RBI and one run scored.

2013 SEASON
Played in 48 games (20 starts), batting .281 (27-for-96) with nine doubles, one triple, 12 RBI and 12 runs … started 10 games at DH, six at first base, three at third base and one at catcher … batted .304 (7-for-23) in 14 SEC regular-season games with two doubles and two RBI … lined game-winning double in bottom of 8th inning of Game 1 in Super Regional vs. Oklahoma; the RBI gave Tigers a 1-0 lead in an eventual 2-0 victory … provided dramatic two-strike, two-out game-tying double in the top of the ninth inning in an SEC Tournament elimination game versus Alabama (May 24); LSU scored another run in the inning and went on to a 3-2 victory over the Crimson Tide … provided a key two-out, pinch-hit double that kept 16th inning alive at Alabama (April 20), allowing LSU to score three runs in 11-8 victory … 3-for-4 at Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 26) with one double, one triple, three RBI and one run scored.

2012 SEASON
Played in 47 games (31 starts), batting .261 (35-for-134) with four doubles, four homers, 27 RBI and 14 runs … versatile player who started 25 games at first base, five at catcher and one at DH … unloaded a dramatic, two-out solo homer on a 3-2 pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to tie Stony Brook, 3-3, in Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional (June 8); Moore later led off the 12th inning with a single and eventually scored the game-winning run on Mason Katz’ single, giving LSU a 5-4 victory … enjoyed a productive series at Ole Miss (May 4-6), batting .417 (5-for-12) with one double, one homer, two RBI and three runs … launched solo homer at Kentucky (April 20) in 5-4 LSU win in Game 1 of series … batted .700 (7-for-10) in three-game stretch (April 3-7) with one double, three RBI, one run scored — collected a career-best four hits in April 7 series-clinching win over top-ranked Florida … launched a three-run, inside-the-park homer on March 20 vs. Southern in Alex Box Stadium; it was the first inside-the-park dinger for LSU since Derek Helenihi accomplished the feat versus Grambling on April 8, 2009 in Alex Box Stadium … Moore was 2-for-3 in the March 20 Southern game with one double, one homer, four RBI and two runs.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned 2011 first-team Class 2A all-state recognition … voted the 2011 District MVP … batted .574 with 15 home runs in 2011, helping lead Dunham to the state semifinals … also played quarterback for the Dunham football team.

PERSONAL
Full name is Tyler Christian Moore … parents are Steve and Tina Moore … has one older brother, Blake … on attending LSU – “It’s been my dream to be an LSU Tiger; I’ve lived in Baton Rouge my whole life so LSU is in my backyard, and the tradition of excellence and amazing fans are what influenced me most” … majoring in sports administration-commerce at LSU … born August 8, 1993.

Moore’s LSU Career Highs
At-Bats: 6 at Ole Miss (5/4/12)
Hits: 4 at Florida (4/7/12)
Runs Scored: 4 vs. Northwestern State (5/13/14)
Doubles: 2 vs. Tennessee (4/25/14)
Triples: 1 at UL-Lafayette (2/26/13)
Home Runs: 1 on 10 occasions; most recently vs. Houston (6/1/14)
RBI: 8 vs. Northwestern State (5/13/14)
Stolen Bases: 1 twice; most recently vs. Tulane (4/22/14)

Moore’s LSU Career Statistics

Year   Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%
2012  .261  47-31   134   14   35   4   0   4   27   51  .381  13   1  31   4  .327   2   4   1-3    283  15   3  .990
2013  .281  48-20    96   12   27   9   1   0   12   38  .396  11   0   9   1  .352   1   1   0-0     69  12   3  .964
2014  .301  53-43   153   30   46  10   0   6   37   74  .484  18   3  21   4  .381   2   2   1-2    351  26   5  .987
TOTAL .282 148-94   383   56  108  23   1  10   76  163  .426  42   4  61   9  .355   5   7   2-5    703  53  11  .986