2026-27 Youngstown State Baseball Roster
Tyler Heflin
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- West Chester, Ohio
- High School:
- Archbishop Moeller
- Position:
- RHP
- Major:
- Information Technology
2026 (Sophomore): Made 15 appearances out of the bullpen… Finished with a 2-1 record, two saves and a 6.39 ERA in 31 innings pitched… Registered 26 strikeouts while issuing 18 walks… Recorded more than three outs in 10 of his outings… Finished with a 2-0 record, two saves and a 6.48 ERA in 16.2 innings pitched over eight relief appearances during Horizon League play… Struck out four batters over 2.1 scoreless innings of relief at Longwood (2/28)… Did not allow a hit and fanned three batters over three scoreless innings to earn his first win vs. Oakland (3/13)… Tossed a scoreless inning of relief at Georgetown (3/20)… Picked up his second win after recording a season-high five strikeouts over 3.2 innings at Oakland (4/17)… Pitched a season-high four innings at UIC (4/24)… Struck out a pair of batters in 0.2 scoreless innings to earn his first save vs. Milwaukee (5/9)… Did not allow a hit and fanned two batters over two scoreless innings to collect his second save at Wright State (5/14).
2025 (Freshman): Made nine starts and nine relief appearances on the mound… Finished with an 0-6 record and a 10.85 ERA in 37.1 innings pitched… Registered 23 strikeouts while issuing 30 walks… Opponents batted .349 against him… Made six relief appearances and three starts during Horizon League play… Finished with an 0-3 record and a 15.32 ERA in 12.1 innings pitched during league action… Did not allow an earned run over 4.2 innings in his collegiate debut at Baylor (2/15)… Allowed three runs on three hits with a season-high five strikeouts over five innings at Abilene Christian (2/23)… Recorded four strikeouts over a season-high 5.1 innings at Gardner-Webb (3/9)… Did not allow an earned run and had four strikeouts vs. Milwaukee (3/15)… Tossed three scoreless innings at Mercyhurst (4/15).
High School: Ranked as the 39th overall player in the state of Ohio for the class of 2024 by Perfect Game… Posted a 2.45 ERA during his senior year at Archbishop Moeller to go along with 21 strikeouts in 18.1 innings pitched… Was part of a state championship team in 2023 where Archbishop Moeller would finish the season ranked fifth in the nation by MaxPreps... Played summer baseball under Tom Aspero with Ohio Supreme… Spent the 2024 summer with the Midland Redskins… Posted a 0.94 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 34.1 innings pitched.
Personal: Parents are Scott and Jodie… Has four siblings (Zack, Jake, Lucas and AJ)… Major is information technology.
