Player:  Tyler Horan
Position:  OF
School:  Virginia Tech
Date of Birth:  12/2/1990
Height/Weight:  6’2/222
Bats/Throws:  L/R
2013 Class:  RS Junior
Previously Drafted:

Scouting Report:

Virginia Tech’s Tyler Horan has plenty of tools and upside.  The question for Horan, who is admittedly still raw as a baseball player, is whether he can put everything together leading up to the draft.

• Above average bat speed
• Plus raw power
• 6.7-6.8 range in the 60
• Above average arm
• Solid defensive outfielder
• Projects to a corner outfield spot

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Awards/Achievements:

• 2012 Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-American 1st Team
• 2012 Tied the Cape league record for home runs in the wood bat era
• 2012 CCBL All-Star
• 2012 Named the #36 Prospect in the CCBL by Perfect Game
• 2012 Named the #30 Prospect in the Cape by Baseball America
• 2012 Cape League’s Top New England Prospect Award
• 2012 VaSID All-State 2nd Team
• 2011 Perfect Game Summer Collegiate All-American 2nd Team
• 2011 Named the #6 Prospect in the NECBL by Perfect Game
• 2011 Named the #10 Prospect in the NECBL by Baseball America
• 2011 Led the NECBL in home runs
• 2011 NECBL All-Star

Links:

• Virginia Tech
• YouTube
• ESPN Boston Q&A
• New England Baseball Journal

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