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Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Baseball - Oklahoma

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BASEBALL

Tyler Polk

Right-handed pitcher/centerfield
DUNCAN HS
DUNCAN , OKLAHOMA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.48

ERA

54.2

Innings Pitched

100

Strikeouts

.512

Batting Average
“Tyler is just a really good player. I saw him throw in the state tournament. Gritty performance, because he wasn’t 100 percent. I think he would be an excellent choice for the Gatorade Player of the Year.”
Tony Reeder
Head Coach at Collinsville High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound senior right-handed pitcher and centerfielder led the Demons (29-7) to the Class 5A state quarterfinals this past season. Polk went 10-1 on the mound, posting six shutouts and a 0.48 ERA, fanning 100 batters and allowing just 13 walks and 22 hits over 54.2 innings pitched. Offensively, he batted .512 (45-for-87) with two home runs, 36 RBI, 36 runs scored, 16 stolen bases and a .609 on-base percentage. The Southwest Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association’s Player of the Year, he is ranked No. 1 in Oklahoma in the Class of 2018 by Perfect Game.

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Academic Achievement

Polk has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball on scholarship at Oklahoma State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes member, Polk has volunteered locally at the First United Methodist and Connection Church youth group and has donated his time to the Special Olympics in addition to mentoring young pitchers.