Tyler Girouard

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Third baseman
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lafayette, La.
High School:
Teurlings Catholic HS

Career
2014 Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference
2013 ABCA South Central All-Region Team Second Team
2013 Sun Belt All-Conference Second Team
2013 LSWA All-Louisiana First Team

2014 Season
Hit .324 while battling an injury throughout the season seeing action in 56 games making 48 starts…Had 11 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 32 RBI…Also scored 33 runs and had a on base percentage of .433…Notched 17 multiple hit games and nine multi-RBI performances…Recorded four stolen bases…Had seven RBI in the postseason and also scored eight runs…Hit .369 in conference play with five doubles and a home run…Drove in a season-best three runs twice at ULM and against Ole Miss in the Lafayette Super Regional propelling the Cajuns to a 9-5 victory…Tallied a season-high three hits at both UT Arlington and Arkansas State…Has posted an average over .320 in back-to-back seasons.

2013 Season
Had a breakout season earning 2013 ABCA South Central All-Region Team Second Team, 2013 Sun Belt All-Conference Second Team and 2013 LSWA All-Louisiana First Team honors…Saw action in 55 games making 51 starts primarily at third base…Was second on the team with a .360 average…Drove in 41 runs on 64 hits including 14 doubles, three triples and seven home runs…Slugged .590 with a team-best .461 on base percentage…Drew 29 walks which ranked second on the squad…Score 37 runs and was 4-for-9 in stolen base attempts…Had a career-best four hits at Southern Miss (3/10)…Drove in a career-high four runs at Northwestern State (4/10)…Recorded 19 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI performances…Tallied the team’s second longest hit streak of the season with a hit in 14 straight games…Also reached base safely in 20 straight contests.

2012 Season
Saw action in 41 games including 31 starts with all but one start coming at third base…Also saw time at second base…Hit .298 with seven doubles and a home run…Drove in 20 runs while scoring 15 times…Posted 10 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games…Had a season-best three hits twice during the year…Tallied a season-high three RBI at UALR (April 29)…Recorded a .390 on base percentage…Was 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts…Had a .936 fielding percentage.

High School
Attended Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette...Earned three letters...Played shortstop and third base...In his senior season, was a second team MaxPreps.com Medium School All-American and Louisiana's Class 4A Player of the Year...Helped lead the Rebels to the 2010 Class 4A state championship...In the state championship game, went 4-for-5 with a pair of three-run home runs and two doubles...Hit .473 with 15 doubles, five triples, seven homers and 48 RBIs...Also named first-team All-Acadiana...As a junior in 2009, hit .504 and belted 10 home runs...Three-time, first team All-District selection (2008-10) and twice named first team All-State (2009, 2010).

Personal
Full name is Tyler Mark Girouard...Born Jan. 2, 1992 in Lafayette...Son of Rayford and Allison Girouard...Has a younger sister, Taylor...Majoring in sports management.