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Eric Tyler Named Blue Devils Hitting Coach
8/23/2022 3:50:00 PM | Baseball
DURHAM – Duke baseball head coach Chris Pollard announced Monday the addition of Eric Tyler as the hitting coach. Tyler joins the Blue Devils after working with Baseball Rebellion as a hitting instructor.
"We are thrilled to welcome Eric Tyler to the coaching staff," Pollard said. "He has a proven track record of developing hitters. Eric's time as a standout player and assistant coach in one of the top programs in the country at East Carolina will undoubtedly bring a championship perspective to the Duke baseball staff. He has played and worked for one of the very best in the college baseball in Cliff Godwin. We are excited to start workouts next week."
Tyler spent the last four years with Baseball Rebellion working as a hitting instructor as well as the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Teams.
"I am extremely grateful and humbled to be a part of this great program and the Duke family," Tyler said. "I look forward to working daily to ensure that the standard set by Coach Pollard and members of the program before me continues to be met."
During his time, he worked with former Duke players such as: Joey Loperfido, Mike Rothenberg and Wil Hoyle amongst others.
"Having worked with Eric, I have seen first-hand not only his extensive knowledge of hitting, but his amazing ability to connect with players and teach," Loperfido said. "I am very excited for Eric, but even more excited for Duke baseball because the program just got even better."
A First Team All-AAC recipient in 2017, Tyler was the Pirates team captain during the 2016-17 season. Following his graduation from ECU, he joined the Pirates coaching staff under Cliff Godwin. A graduate of East Carolina University, Tyler started at third base for the Pirates from 2015-17. During his time in Greenville, the Landis, N.C. native compiled a .296 average in 219 career games. He drove in 107 RBI, 43 doubles, walked 72 times, stole 16 bases and gathered 57 extra base hits, including 14 home runs.
In his junior season with the Pirates, Tyler was named to the Charlottesville All-Regional team after batting .545 with a home run and two RBI. A four-time American Athletic Conference Honor Roll selection, he set the ECU and AAC single-game record with eight RBI against Jacksonville.
He received a degree in Recreation and Parks Management with a minor in Business Administration from East Carolina in 2017.
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"We are thrilled to welcome Eric Tyler to the coaching staff," Pollard said. "He has a proven track record of developing hitters. Eric's time as a standout player and assistant coach in one of the top programs in the country at East Carolina will undoubtedly bring a championship perspective to the Duke baseball staff. He has played and worked for one of the very best in the college baseball in Cliff Godwin. We are excited to start workouts next week."
Tyler spent the last four years with Baseball Rebellion working as a hitting instructor as well as the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Teams.
"I am extremely grateful and humbled to be a part of this great program and the Duke family," Tyler said. "I look forward to working daily to ensure that the standard set by Coach Pollard and members of the program before me continues to be met."
During his time, he worked with former Duke players such as: Joey Loperfido, Mike Rothenberg and Wil Hoyle amongst others.
"Having worked with Eric, I have seen first-hand not only his extensive knowledge of hitting, but his amazing ability to connect with players and teach," Loperfido said. "I am very excited for Eric, but even more excited for Duke baseball because the program just got even better."
A First Team All-AAC recipient in 2017, Tyler was the Pirates team captain during the 2016-17 season. Following his graduation from ECU, he joined the Pirates coaching staff under Cliff Godwin. A graduate of East Carolina University, Tyler started at third base for the Pirates from 2015-17. During his time in Greenville, the Landis, N.C. native compiled a .296 average in 219 career games. He drove in 107 RBI, 43 doubles, walked 72 times, stole 16 bases and gathered 57 extra base hits, including 14 home runs.
In his junior season with the Pirates, Tyler was named to the Charlottesville All-Regional team after batting .545 with a home run and two RBI. A four-time American Athletic Conference Honor Roll selection, he set the ECU and AAC single-game record with eight RBI against Jacksonville.
He received a degree in Recreation and Parks Management with a minor in Business Administration from East Carolina in 2017.
For more information on Duke Baseball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeBASEBALL".
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