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Tyler Soderstrom

Catcher
TURLOCK HS
TURLOCK, CALIFORNIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.428

Batting average

1.285

OPS

No.7

Baseball America prospect ranking
“Tyler Soderstrom has a very unique combination of speed and power. Defensively, he plays a premier position and has proven his ability of being an excellent receiver and outstanding blocker who possesses an exceptional throwing arm.”
Sean Gilbert
Head Coach - Turlock head coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 205-pound senior catcher is the nation’s No. 7 high school prospect as ranked by Baseball America and was a member of the 2019 USA Baseball 18U National Team. Also a 2019 First Team All-State selection, Soderstrom batted .428 with a 1.285 OPS for the Bulldogs in 2020 before the season was cancelled.

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Academic Achievement

Soderstrom has maintained a 3.82 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at UCLA, but is projected as an early round selection in June’s Major League Baseball draft.

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Exemplary Character

Soderstrom has donated his time as a peer tutor and has volunteered on behalf of his school’s Link Crew and the American Cancer Society.