Biography
2005-06: Academic All-GLVC, recipient of Lewis[apos] Delahanty Award for academic excellence among student athletes and a Deans[apos] List student both semesters ... played in and started 40 games (32 at shortstop, eight at second base) ... led the team in stolen bases (eight) ... second in toughest-to-strike-out (one per 8.06 plate appearances), double plays (13) and assists (101) ... third in stolen-base percentage (.800) ... fourth in walks (15) and sacrifice bunts (six) ... fifth in chances (160) ... hit .300 (6-for-20) with runners in scoring position ... had four 2-hit games ... was 4-for-5 in a doubleheader vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (two hits each game) ... grounded into only one double play ... posted a seven-game stretch with no strikeouts (31 plate appearances) ... had a nine-game errorless stretch (43 chances) ... started 32 GLVC games. 2004-05: Academic All-GLVC, Delahanty Award recipient and a Deans[apos] List student both semesters ... played in 36 games and started 35 (32 at second base, one each at shortstop, third base and left field) ... his five RBI and eight total bases vs. Valparaiso were team season bests, and his four hits in that game (4-for-5, home run, double) tied for the team[apos]s season high ... led the team in home runs (three) and slugging percentage (.413), and tied for the team lead in stolen bases (five) ... tied for second in doubles (six) ... third in stolen-base percentage (.714), double plays (22) and assists (84), and tied for third in runs (17), sacrifice flies (two) and walks (11) ... fourth in RBI (15), on-base percentage (.339) and hit by pitch (four) ... fifth in batting average (.250), and tied for fifth in sacrifice bunts (three) ... reached base at a .520 clip leading off an inning, best on the team ... had four 2-out RBI ... two hits, two walks and two RBI vs. Indianapolis, and two hits vs. Oakland City ... went 7-for-14 in a four-game hitting streak ... homered twice in Florida (Mercyhurst, Mercy) ... grounded into just one double play ... struck out just twice in his final 13 games (45 plate appearances) ... played in 22 GLVC games and started 21. 2003-04: His first season at Lewis after transferring from Carthage College ... missed the entire season due to a hand injury ... Academic All-GLVC and a spring Deans[apos] List student. At Carthage: Played in 22 games and batted .286 for the 2003 league champion. High School/Other: Lettered four years as a center fielder and second baseman ... as a senior, was all-state first team, Daily Herald, Suburban Life and Downers Grove Reporter all-area first team, all-conference first team, all-tournament team at the state tournament and Montini[apos]s Most Valuable Player ... team was 32-10, won sectional and super-sectional titles and finished third in the program[apos]s first trip to the state tournament ... as a junior, was Suburban Life and Downers Grove Reporter all-area first team and all-conference first team ... Montini was 32-6 and conference champion ... Suburban Life and Downers Grove Reporter all-area first team and all-conference first team as a sophomore, helping lead the team to a 34-4 record and league title ... all-area honorable mention as a freshman for a 30-6 Montini squad ... played on the 18-U CABA summer team that won the 2003 national title ... hit .487 in the tournament, made the all-tournament team and was named outstanding defensive player ... also lettered two years in football at tailback ... all-state second team, all-conference first team and Montini[apos]s MVP as a senior ... team was 9-3 and won the conference his junior year ... Suburban Life and Downers Grove Reporter all-area first team, all-conference first team and team MVP that season. Personal: Son of Kevin and Shawn Tyrrell ... carries a double major of business administration and management information systems ... father played on Lewis[apos] NAIA national championship teams in 1974, [apos]75 and [apos]76.
