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As a Junior (2010)- Pryor had a phenomenal junior season as the Sunbirds starting centerfielder, earning All-GSAC honors after finishing second in the conference with a .438 batting average and leading the GSAC with an incredible .506 on-base percentage during conference play....was also among conference leaders in runs (69), hits (92), doubles (23), total bases (146) and slugging percentage (.695) ....hit nine home runs and had 52 RBI....struck out a team-low 16 times on the year....had seven outfield assists and just one error for a .991 fielding percentage....hit safely in 49 of the 53 games he played in, with 17-game and 15-game hit streaks....slugged two home runs in a 3-for-4 game against Academy of Art (2/20)....went 4-for-5 with four RBI and a home run against Westmont (4/2), then did the same thing against Azusa Pacific (4/10)....torched APU on the year, going 12-for-17 against the Cougars.

As a Sophomore (2009) - Tyler played in 44 of the Sunbirds’ 60 games, 39 of which were starts...He batted .361 in 147 at-bats...scored 25 runs, batted in 33 runs, and hit 5 home runs...He led the team with a .453 on-base percentage and finished the season with a .983 fielding percentage...Tyler also rounded out the top 5 on the team in slugging percentage, was 4th highest in RBIs, and was 3rd highest in doubles...He was in the top 15 players in the GSAC for batting average and rounded out the top 10 in on-base percentage.

Prior to FPU- Played at Fresno City College for one season under coach Ron Scott, hitting .300 and winning a league championship...Prepped at Clovis West High School under coach Tim Thiessen, spending three years on the varsity team...received the team Gold Glove Award his sophomore year...a two-time team MVP, winning it in his junior and senior seasons...named All-City his junior and senior year.

Personal- Born February 23, 1988...Parents are Carol and Dean Pryor...Has a sister, Cara...Greatest sports thrill was going to the World Series and winning the Valley Championship in high school...Chose FPU for the sports and the opportunities in athletics as well as education...People he most admires are his parents and grandmother...favorite TV show is "The First 48"...favorite musical artist is Lil' Wayne...favorite sports teams are the San Francisco Giants and 49ers...favorite athlete is Lebron James...Person he would most like to meet is actress Jessica Biel...Best friend on an opposing team is Kyle Gerdts of Point Loma Nazarene...hobbies include fishing, basketball, and football...attends Northwest Church...aspires to play baseball professionally...Tyler is a Business Marketing major.