2016 Baseball Roster
Tyler Witt
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Claremont, Calif.
- High School:
- Claremont HS
2018 All-ACC Academic Team
2019 All-ACC Academic Team
Career Summary
Orchestrated an impressive career turnaround his final three seasons in Winston-Salem ... After recording a 23.62 ERA as a freshman and not pitching as a sophomore, he had a 5.01 ERA the rest of his career including a 2.93 mark in 2020 ... In total, he went 7-5 with a 5.41 ERA and two saves, striking out 110 batters over 123.0 innings.
2020 (Graduate Student - Season shortened by COVID-19)
Capped off his Wake Forest career with his best season yet, finishing the year 1-0 with a 2.93 ERA ... Tossed 15.1 innings over nine outings, striking out 11 while walking just four and allowing 13 hits ... Opponents batted .220 against him ... Didn't allow an earned run opening weekend over two outings against Seton Hall (Feb. 14) and Illinois (Feb. 16), striking out five without a walk in 4.1 innings, conceding just one hit in that span ... Tossed 2.0 shutout frames against La Salle (Feb. 28) and 1.2 perfect innings against Sacred Heart (March 3) ... Pitched twice against No. 3 Louisville (March 6 & 7), allowing one run in 2.1 innings.
2019 (Senior)
Appeared in 27 games and made four starts, finishing with a 4-1 record and 5.37 ERA ... Struck out 52 batters in 53.2 innings ... If not for one poor outing at Coastal Carolina, had an ERA under 4.00 the rest of the season ... Over the last six weeks of the season, went 4-0 with a 2.57 ERA in 28.0 innings, earning wins over NC State (Apr. 20), Charlotte (Apr. 23), Gardner-Webb (Apr. 30) and Miami (May 13) ... Final start of the year was that game against Charlotte, allowing one unearned run in 5.0 innings with three strikeouts on four hits and no walks ... Tossed 3.0 hitless innings with five strikeouts in the outing against Gardner-Webb ... Didn't allow a run over his final three outings against Clemson, then in the ACC Championship against Florida State and NC State, striking out six while conceding three hits and one walk in 5.2 innings ... Recorded a 2-0 record and 4.05 ERA against ACC foes.
2018 (Junior)
Was one of the breakout players in the 2018 season, becoming the team's most-used pitcher ... Appeared in 33 games and made one start, finishing with a 2-4 record, two saves and 5.26 ERA ... Struck out 45 batters in 51.1 innings ... ERA was below 3.75 in the start of May before struggling in the closing weeks ... Earned his first-career save at UNCG (Apr. 17) and recorded his second at Georgia Tech (Apr. 29) ... First collegiate win came after 2.0 perfect innings against Liberty (Apr. 25) ... Also picked up a victory with 3.0 shutout frames against Radford (May 8) ... Came onto the scene with 2.0 hitless innings against Davidson (Feb. 20) with three strikeouts ... Went eight-straight outings without allowing an earned run from March 30-Apr. 17, throwing 10.0 innings with nine strikeouts in that span.
2017 (Sophomore)
Did not see game action.
2016 (Freshman)
Struggled in limited action, allowing seven runs in 2.2 innings over three outings ... Struck out a pair in 1.1 innings in a win over Mount St. Mary's (March 2), allowing one hit and one run.
High School
Rated as a top-500 recruit by Perfect Game, including the No. 125 prospect in California and the No. 98-ranked left-handed pitcher nationally ... By Perfect Game, named 2015 Honorable Mention All-American, 2014 Underclass High Honorable Mention and 2013 Underclass Honorable Mention ... Four-time All-Conference honoree, including first team in 2015 and second team in 2013 and 2014 ... Two-year team captain ... Invited to the USA Baseball 15U National Team Trials in 2012 ... High school teammate of first-round pick Dillon Tate in 2012.
Personal
Born on Jan. 6, 1997 ... Son of Martin and Debbie Witt ... Received department awards in Social Studies and English in 2015 ... Grandfather, Maurice Richer, was a professional drag racer.
