Tyler Causey
- position Infielder
- height 6-6
- weight 220
- class Senior
- B/T L/R
- Hometown Fort Mill, S.C.
- High school Nation Ford HS
- Previous School North Carolina
- position Infielder
- height 6-6
- weight 220
- class Senior
- B/T L/R
- Hometown Fort Mill, S.C.
- High school Nation Ford HS
- Previous School North Carolina
Tyler Causey Bio
AWARDS
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
SENIOR (2024)
- Played in 31 games with 23 starts for the Gamecocks in 2024
- Hit .250 with 21 runs scored, four doubles, a triple, four home runs and 21 RBI
- Had a .402 on-base and .464 slugging percentage
- Walked 19 times and was hit by three pitches
- Was 2-for-3 with five RBI, a double and a home run in a win over Longwood (March 10)
- Drove in four runs, scored three, had a double and a home run in the win over Winthrop (Feb. 20)
- Homered and scored a pair of runs in a win over Vanderbilt (March 23)
- Doubled and scored two runs in a win over Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 17)
- Had a triple in a win over Georgia State (March 12)
- Belted a two-run home run in a win at Ole Miss (March 17)
- Had two hits and walked twice in a win over The Citadel (March 5)
PRIOR TO CAROLINA
- Attended the University of North Carolina for four years, where he played in 26 games as a redshirt freshman in 2021
- Did not play baseball in 2023
- Played in five games in 2022, where he had a hit and an RBI on March 19 at Duke
- Hit .250 with two home runs and six RBI in 2021, posting an on-base percentage of .396
- Homered against James Madison on Opening Day of 2021
- Played in 10 games in the Covid-shortened 2020 season, driving in six runs and homering against North Carolina A&T on Feb. 25.
- Attended Nation Ford High School in Fort Mill, S.C., where he was ranked the No. 53 shortstop in the country in his class by Perfect Game
- All-State (2019)
- Region Player of the Year (2019)
- Selected in the 37th round of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Miami Marlins
- Was the No. 3 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina by Perfect Game
- Hit .459 his senior season with eight doubles and four home runs
- Named to the North/South Select All-Star team.
PERSONAL
- Born on April 5, 2001
- Son of Greg and Kelly Causey
- Pursuing a Master’s degree in coaching education