Georgia State University Athletics

CAREER STATISTICS

ACADEMIC HONORS
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List, 2016-17; 2017-18; 2018-19; 2020-21
• Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2019-20
• Dean’s List, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017; Spring 2019; Spring 2020; Fall 2020; Spring 2021
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2018; Fall 2018; Fall 2019
 
AT GEORGIA STATE: Left-handed pitcher who is the only five-time letterwinner (2017-21) in program history ... Ranks second in GSU history with 82 career appearances, trailing only Jerry Stuckey (92) ... Averaged  better than one strikeout per inning over his career (139 strikeouts in 134.1 innings)  ...  Has two career victories and two saves ... Primarily a reliever but made 16 career starts ... Fourteen career pickoffs ... Compiled a 3.41 ERA in 24 appearances over his final two seasons ... Signed a professional contract with the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association.

2021: Posted a 3.74 ERA and an 0-1 record in 18 appearances ... Struck out 27 in 21.2 innings ... .213 average against ... Had his best outing of the season in Game 2 win at Texas State. After relieving in the first inning, he allowed just one hit in three scoreless innings with a season-high six strikeouts ... Pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts in combined shutout of Little Rock ... Pitched one inning and had three of Georgia State’s 13 strikeouts in Sun Belt tournament win over ULM.
 
2020: Career-best 2.70 ERA in six outings ... Struck out 16 in 10 innings and had a .195 batting average against ... His final outing of the abbreviated season was one of the best of his career as he pitched four hitless, scoreless innings with a career-high seven strikeouts in a start vs. Mercer.

2019: Moved into a starting role, making 12 starts in 15 appearances ... Winless in five dcecision with a 7.20 ERA ... Had perhaps the best outing of his career in a start vs. No. 8 Georgia (3-13-19). Pitched six innings and allowed just two runs, one earned, on seven hits with a career-high seven strikeouts ... Also started the game at Georgia (3-19-19) and pitched one scoreless inning on a staff day ... Pitched six innings at Little Rock and allowed two runs on four hits with four strikeouts ... Had a career-long outing of 6.1 innings in win over Texas State (5-4-19). Allowed just one run on six hits with five strikeouts but was not involved in the decision ... Made his first career start at Mercer (3-5-19).
 
2018: Second on the team with 22 appearances, all in relief, and two saves ... 1-2 record with a 5.48 ERA ... Struck out 26 in 23 innings.
               
Earned his first victory of the season by finishing 6-5, 12-inning win over Louisiana with 1.1 perfect innings. Struck out three of the four batters he faced as part of GSU’s school-record 18 strikeouts ... Pitched the final 1.2 innings to save 5-2 victory at Georgia Tech (4-11-18). Came in with the tying run at the plate in the eighth and got two strikeouts.
               
Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts at Auburn (2-20-18). Came on with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth for an inning-ending strikeout, then punched out two more in the seventh ... Recorded the final out with a strikeout in a 9-7 win over Samford (3-11-18) for his first save ... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in win over Arkansas State (4-7-18) ... Came on with bases loaded and two outs in seventh inning and GSU holding a 6-4 lead at Kennesaw State (5-8-18); got the inning-ending strikeout and the Panthers won 7-4.
 
2017: Made 21 appearances out of the bullpen and posted a 1-1 record ... Led the Sun Belt with seven pickoffs, which tied the GSU season record ... Finished a 9-3 win over Troy (4-13-17) with a scoreless ninth inning, and then pitched two scoreless frames in the seventh and eighth innings the next day before GSU won in the 12th ... Allowed just one hit in three scoreless innings (6-7-8) in 4-3, 11-inning win over ULM (4-29-17) ... Earned his first victory with 1.2 scoreless innings in a combined 3-0 shutout of Savannah State (5-10-17).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: All-region and All-Forsyth County at North Forsyth High School ... Honorable mention all-state ... Georgia Dugout Club All-Star ... Three-year letterwinner for coach Jim Cahill ... 2016 Southeast Region honorable mention selection and 2015 Underclass All-American (honorable mention) by Perfect Game.
 
PERSONAL: Tyler Koch was born May 17, 1998 .. Parents are Jeff and Angie Koch ... Last name pronounced COOK ... Majoring in managerial sciences, he earned his degree in Spring 2020.