Tyler Brown is in his second season as a graduate assistant on the Delta State University baseball staff.
Brown's responsibilities include coaching the outfielders and first base and also assists with the hitters and infielders. The Statesmen captured the 2019 GSC Baseball Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Division II South Super Regional in Tampa, Fla., during his tenure.
The Friendship, Tenn., native played two seasons for the Statesmen, playing in 32 games with 14 starts in left field. During his playing days, Brown helped the Delta State capture two Gulf South Conference Regular Season titles (2017, 2018) and the 2017 GSC Tournament Championship The Statesmen went on to win the NCAA Division II South Region Championship to advance to the 2017 NCAA Division II World Series.
Brown spent two seasons at Lipscomb University before arriving at Delta State University. During his time with Lipscomb, Brown played in 41 games with 16 starts. Â
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Brown played his prep career at Dyer County High School under Preston Ozment. He was the 2014 Louisville Slugger All-American leading the state of Tennessee with 68 hits as a senior while batting .489 with 22 doubles. Brown also received First-Team All-State selection by Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association (2014), Perfect Game All-Southeast Region Honorable Mention (2014), All-District selection (2012 and 2014), team MVP (2011 and 2014). Brown was rated the No. 5 outfielder and the No. 34 overall player in the state of Tennessee by Perfect Game. He graduated DCHS with a 4.0 GPA and ranked in the top 10 of his class.
Brown received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Delta State in 2017. He is pursuing his master degree in sports management.
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