Tyler Doanes

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Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks

Position:
Infielder
Height:
5-10
Weight:
204
Class:
Senior
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Fayetteville, Ga.
High School:
Whitewater HS

2020 (Junior)

Preseason All-Big 12
Hit .279 in 16 starts, totaling 10 RBIs, eight runs scored, two doubles, a triple and seven walks
Also stole seven bases on seven attempts, good for No. 2 on the team
Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored against Canisius on Feb. 18
Finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a triple against Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 22
Drove in a pair of runs in a 2-for-4 day at William & Mary on Feb. 29
Recorded two hits in five at-bats at Richmond on March 1, knocking in two runs
Hit doubles in back-to-back games against Kent State (March 4) and at Mercer (March 6)
Tallied a team-leading 43 assists in the field

2019 (Sophomore)

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Finished No. 31 nationally with 21 doubles
Placed No. 3 in the Big 12 with 20 stolen bases
Started 59 games at second base, hitting .316 with five home runs, 32 RBIs, 21 doubles, 40 runs scored and 20 stolen bases
Opened the season on an eight-game hit streak, including two multi-hit performances in that span
Also tallied a nine-game hit streak from March 9-22
Went 3-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBIs against Kent State on March 10
Drove in a pair of runs to go along with two stolen bases, a homer and two runs scored at Morehead State on March 12
Big day at William & Mary (March 17) included two hits, two doubles, a triple, an RBI and two runs scored
Recorded three more RBIs in a 2-for-4 day against Youngstown State on March 19
Drove in at least one run in four consecutive games from March 30-April 5
Went 3-for-5 at Pitt on May 14, including two doubles and three RBIs
Registered back-to-back three-hit performances against George Washington (May 18) and Kansas (May 22); scored four runs and tallied three doubles in the span
Finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs in WVU’s NCAA Tournament opener against Fordham on May 31

2018 (Freshman)

Named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors
Played in 43 games with 29 starts – 23 at third base, three as designated hitter and three in the outfield
Led the team with four triples, was second with a .407 on-base percentage and fourth with a .317 batting average and a .475 slugging percentage with 32 hits, 20 RBIs, five doubles, one home run, 10 walks and six stolen bases in seven attempts
Tied for fourth on the team with two game-winning hits
Had nine multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests
Had an eight-game hit streak, tied for fifth-longest on the team, from April 21-May 5, with 13 hits, eight RBIs, five extra-base hits and six walks
Drove in the eventual game-winning run with a two-out, two-RBI single in WVU’s Big 12 Championship win over No. 6 Texas Tech on May 25
Hit a seventh-inning sacrifice fly to bring home the winning run in WVU’s 2-1 victory over Baylor on May 17
Named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week on May 14, after he had two hits in all three games at TCU from May 11-13, capped by a two-hit, three-RBI day with a homer, double and sacrifice fly on May 13
Had a career-best three hits in three at-bats with a walk, sacrifice bunt and a stolen base on May 4, at Kansas
Had a career-high four RBIs with two hits on April 29, vs. No. 19 Texas to cap a weekend with a hit in every game to lead the Mountaineers to a series win
First career multi-hit and multi-RBI contest came with a two-hit, three-RBI day with a triple on April 14, vs. Oklahoma State, as the three RBIs were the first of his career
First career hit came on Feb. 23, vs. VCU