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2012 Baseball Roster
Roster
Tyler Thornton
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 170
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Merrick, N.Y.
- High School:
- Calhoun
Career Highs
Innings: 3.0, Bucknell 2/25/12
Strikeouts: 1, 7x, Liberty 4/24/12
As a sophomore:
- Pitched a scoreless inning of relief vs. Virginia
- Made first career start vs. Mount St. Mary's with two scoreless innings
As a freshman:
- Collegiate debut against Bucknell in season opener
- Two scoreless innings against Le Moyne
- First collegiate strikeout in two innings against Longwood
Before JMU:
- Played for Joe Corea at Merrick High School
- Also competed for Gregg Sarra with the Paveco Storm Black as well as Paul Carufe and the Long Island Titans
- 2010 County Champions
- All-County as a sophomore and junior
- Honor Roll student
Personal:
- Son of Rob Thornton
- Finance major and wants to become a stock broker
- Enjoys movies, music, and playing other sports
- Sister attended JMU
Getting to know Tyler...
What is your major, and why did you choose it?
Finance because I want to be a stock broker.
Why did you choose JMU?
Really nice school, good baseball program.
What are your hobbies outside of baseball?
Movies, video games.
Do you have a nickname on the team? How did it come about?
I don't have one yet.
What are your goals for the season and what motivates you to reach them?
To be 100% healthy and gain speed and accuracy when pitching.
Do you have any unique talents or skills?
Not really.
If you could hang out with one MLB player for a day who would it be and why?
Manny Ramirez, he seems to know how to have a good time.
If you could be on one reality or game show what would it be?
Jerry Springer.
What was your greatest baseball achievement prior to JMU?
All-county pitcher.
Did you play any other sports in high school?
Football.
Who is your roommate on the team? Tell us something interesting about them?
Joey Townsend, he's horrible at video games.
What were your first thoughts on Coach Mac's mustache?
Josh Brolin.
Pick One.
Fresh Prince of Bell Air or Saved by the Bell? Fresh prince.
Dell or Apple? Apple.
Subway or Quiznos? Quiznos.
Video Games or Golf? Video games.
NFL or NBA? NFL.
World Cup or Olympics? World cup.
Favorite
Athlete? Tim Lincecum.
MLB Team? Yankees.
Movie? Inception.
Restaurant? Peter Lugars.
Song? Got it twisted by Mobb Deep.
Place to eat on campus? E-hall.
