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Ole Miss Baseball vs Tennessee on March 18th, 2018 at Swayze Field in Oxford, MS.Tyler Keenan, IF, Clayton, N.C.Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
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Ole Miss Baseball vs Arkansas on March 31st, 2018 at Swayze Field in Oxford, MS.Tyler Keenan, IF, Clayton, N.C.,Jacob Adams, IF, Conway, Ark.Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Ole Miss Baseball vs Tennessee on March 18th, 2018 at Swayze Field in Oxford, MS.Tyler Keenan, IF, Clayton, N.C.Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
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Tyler Keenan

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    IF
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-4 / 240
  • Experience:
    2L
  • Hometown:
    Clayton, N.C.
  • High School:
    Cleveland
  • Major:
    Sport and Recreation Administration
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2020 First Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball)
 • 2020 SEC Player of the Week (Week 4, Week 5)
 • 2020 Preseason All-American (Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball)
 • 2020 Preseason All-SEC Second Team
 • 2019 College Home Run Derby (2nd Place)

 • 2019 C Spire Ferriss Trophy Finalist
 • 2019 Preseason All-SEC Second Team
 • 2018 Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game)

 • 2018 SEC Player of the Week (May 14)
 • 2018 SEC Freshman of the Week (April 2, April 9)

2020 (Junior): Season cut short due to the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 ... Finished season as the nation's No. 1 third baseman in D1Baseball power rankings ... Started all 17 games at third base ... Led the team and was 10th in the SEC with a .403 batting average ... Led the SEC and was 15th nationally with a .791 slugging percentage ... Was second in the SEC and eighth in the nation with seven home runs, adding five doubles as well ... Led the SEC and was second nationally with 33 RBI ... Was 14th in the SEC with 18 runs scored ... Led the SEC and was fourth nationally with 53 total bases ... Reached base in all 17 games, finished the season on an 11-game hit streak ... Had three hits, three RBI and two runs scored in season-opening series vs. No. 1 Louisville (2/14-16) ... Hit first home run of the season vs. Alcorn State (2/19) ... Had two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI in Xavier series (2/23) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in midweek win over Southern Miss (2/25) ... Had outstanding weekend back in his home state at the Keith LeClair Classic, going 7-for-13 (.538) with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored (2/28-3/1) ... Doubled and drove in two runs in midweek win over Memphis (3/3) ... Went 6-for-12 with a double, a home run, 10 RBI and five runs scored in Princeton series (3/6-8) to earn SEC Player of the Week honors ... Was also named SEC Player of the Week after going 5-for-7 with five runs scored, nine RBI, a double and three home runs in two-game midweek set at ULM (3/10-11).

2019 (Sophomore): Started all 68 games (67 at third base, one at first base) ... Hit .285 with seven doubles, two triples and team-high 15 home runs ... Slugged .506 with .420 on-base percentage ... Scored 39 runs and tallied a team-high 66 RBI ... Named finalist for C Spire Ferriss Trophy ... Recorded 10th-most home runs in a single season in program history ... Tallied fifth-most RBI in program history ... Homered in season opener against Wright State (2/15) ... Went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, two runs scored against Arkansas State (2/20) ... Drove in four runs, went 3-for-5 against Little Rock (3/5) ... Homered and went 2-for-3 in Game 2 against UAB (3/9) ... Had career day against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, going 5-for-6 with two home runs, seven RBI and three runs scored (3/20) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI at Arkansas (3/30) ... Homered, went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI against Florida (4/5) ... Went 6-for-12 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in series at Auburn (4/18-20) ... Drove in three runs, scored two, homered and went 2-for-3 in Game 2 win against Texas A&M (4/26) ... Had hits in all three games of LSU series, including 3-for-4 day in Game 1 (5/3) and 3-for-6 day in Game 3 (5/5) ... Homered and drove in three runs in Game 3 win at Tennessee (5/18) ... Ended season on six-game hitting streak ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in NCAA Oxford Regional opener against Jacksonville State (5/31) ... Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Oxford Regional win over Clemson (6/1) ... Homered, drove in four runs and scored two runs in Fayetteville Super Regional win at Arkansas (6/9) ... Went 2-for-4 in Fayetteville Super Regional finale (6/10).

2018 (Freshman): Played in 54 games, starting 50 at third base ... Hit .301 with nine home runs and 11 doubles, slugging .520 ... Scored 35 runs and drove in 38 ... Made just five errors all season at third base ... Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game ... SEC Player of the Week (May 14) ... SEC Freshman of the Week (April 2, April 9) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the season-opener against Winthrop (2/16) ... Clubbed first career home run and added a double, driving in four runs against Austin Peay (3/6) ... Went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Eastern Illinois (3/9) ... Homered in Game 3 of four straight SEC series ... Crushed a home run as part of a 3-for-4, two-RBI day in series-deciding victory at Texas A&M (3/24) ... Hit the game-winning home run as part of 3-for-4 day with three RBI and three runs scored in series-clinching win over Arkansas (3/31) ... Homered as part of 2-for-4 day in Game 3 at Mississippi State (4/8) ... Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI against Southern Miss (4/10) ... Homered and scored two runs in Game 3 at Vanderbilt (4/15) ... Went 1-for-4 with three RBI in Game 2 against Georgia (4/21) ... Went 4-for-10 with five runs scored and two doubles in LSU series (4/26-28) ... Went 5-for-9 in Auburn series with a home run in Game 2 and 3 ... Went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in Game 2 (5/11) ... Homered and scored two runs in Game 3 to help seal sweep of Auburn (5/12) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored and four RBI at Arkansas State (5/15) ... Launched a home run, drove in two runs and scored two in NCAA Oxford Regional opener against Saint Louis (6/2).

High School: Attended Cleveland High School where he was a four-year letterwinner under head coach Jamie Lee … Hit .427 in his HS career with 14 home runs and 107 RBI … A three-time all-star and three-time all-metro selection … Named all-conference four times and the conference player of the year in 2016 … Named a 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American (Atlantic Region) … Ranked the No. 16 overall prospect in North Carolina (Perfect Game) and No. 1 third baseman in the state … Rated the No. 273 overall prospect in the country, and 13th-best third baseman … Also lettered two years in basketball where he earned all-conference honors.

Personal: Full name is Tyler Ryan Keenan … Son of Jimmy and Tammy Keenan … Born Feb. 27, 1999 … Has one sister, Raleigh …Sport and recreation administration major.