Career Honors
- OSU Scholar-Athlete (2017)
2018 (Senior Season)
Hitting .366 (15-for-41) with three doubles, five runs scored, six walks and 10 RBI … batted .333 with a double, six RBI and four walks at Snowbird Classic (2/16-18) … also had three outfield assists over the weekend at Snowbird Classic … hit .412 (7-for-17) with three runs scored, one double, two walks and four RB at Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge (2/22-25) … tied his career-high with three hits in win over Utah (2/24) … .333 (4-for-12) with two runs scored, double and walk at Cox Diamond Invitational (3/2-4).
2017 (Junior Season)
Batted .190 (20-for-105) with four doubles, three home runs, 15 RBI and 18 walks in 32 starts with 39 appearances … started 24 times in left field … made his Buckeye debut in victory over Kansas State (2/17)… recorded his first hit in Scarlet and Gray during the win over Delaware with a RBI double (2/18) … had two doubles in Sunshine State Classic Series (2/17-2/19) … belted his first home run in the opener at Campbell, batting .300 in the series with two RBI and two runs scored (3/3-5) … went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and a run scored in game one at Xavier (3/19) … knocked his third home run of the season, and picked up two RBI in a 2-for-3 performance in game one vs. Minnesota (3/25) … batted .250 (3-for-12) and scoring one run in series vs. Purdue (3/31-4/2) … six multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests.
2015-16 (Sinclair CC)
Helped guide the squad to the program’s first Region XII championship and World Series appearance in 2016 with an overall record of 53-12 (school record) … 2016 World Series All-Tournament Team … 2016 Region XII All-Tournament Team … All-Conference selection in 2015, batting .312, while hitting 17 doubles, six home runs and knocking in 55 runs … totaled 132 runs scored, 137 hits, 34 doubles, 19 home runs, 106 RBI and 72 walks in two years at Sinclair CC … Dean’s List honoree in 2015 and 2016.
Grove City H.S.
First team All-State … first team selection by Columbus Dispatch … first team All-OCC … OCC Player of the Year … first team all-district … second team All-OCC and honorable mention all-district in football.
Personal
Tyler is the son of Robin Cowles … has one older brother, Trevor … sport industry major … would like to go to grad school and become a coach or athletic director after graduation …. enjoys playing basketball and hanging out with friends … greatest sports thrill was hitting a walk-off home run in the district semifinals in extra innings during senior year.
