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Gatorade 2013 - 2014: Player of the Year

Baseball - Texas

Gatorade Player of the year

Tyler Kolek

RHP
SHEPHERD HS
SHEPHERD, TEXAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

5-2

Record

0.35

ERA

126

Strikeouts
“What makes Tyler Kolek so hard to prepare for is the enormous speed with which he throws. He would overpower 99 percent of all high school hitters and a good portion of collegiate hitters.”
Mark Sewell
Head Coach

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-5, 250-pound senior right-handed pitcher compiled a 5-2 record and a 0.35 ERA this past season, recording 126 strikeouts and just eight walks in 60.1 innings while leading the Pirates (10-14) to first round of the Class 3A bi-district playoffs.

Academic Achievement

Kolek has maintained a 3.34 GPA in the classroom.

Exemplary Character

A member of the National Honor Society, he has volunteered locally on behalf of his school's Senior Serve Fundraiser dinner and as a youth baseball coach.