Student-Athlete Features
VUCommodores.com – Ray, Duvall Lead Dores Into 2020 (Oct. 2019)
The Nashville Ledger – Duvall decides he has more to learn, returns for senior season (October 2019)
Dayton Daily News – Lebanon grad wins national championship with Vanderbilt baseball (June 2019)
VUCommodores.com — In The Clutch
VUCommodores.com — Senior Ty Duvall reflects on his time with the Commodores (May 2020)
Head Coach Tim Corbin on Duvall: “Vanderbilt gained a great recruit and leader when Tyler decided to come back to school. Tyler is a special kid. He is very serious about school and his college baseball career. The game of baseball is always on the front of his mind. Tyler is one of the more advanced hitters in this conference with very good bat to ball skills. His catching abilities continue to accelerate as well. He is a young man that you look forward to seeing every day as he is completely team oriented. He will have a major role on and off the field for this team.”
As a Senior (2020)
- Season canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
- Signed as a free agent with Seattle
- Coaches’ preseason second-team all-SEC
- Appeared in 16 games and made 14 starts
- Logged six multi-hit games
- Posted four multi-RBI games
- Fourth on team in slugging percentage (.415)
- Two hits and two RBIs vs. Illinois-Chicago (Feb. 22)
- Recorded three consecutive multi-hit games (Feb. 19-22)
As a Junior (2019)
- Selected in 25th round (pick 764) of the MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics
- Helped the Commodores to a 22-1 record in his 23 starts behind the plate
- Logged 16 RBIs in his final 16 games and a hit in 15 of his final 20 games
- Collected a combined five hits in the SEC Tournament semifinals and finals
- Registered 14 RBIs in a seven-game span between May 22-June 2
- Contributed 14 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games
- Posted a 20-game on-base streak from April 16-May 22, batting .348 (23-for-66)
- Closed his season with a 14-game on-base streak, batting .280 (14-for-50)
- Recorded four RBIs on three occasions
- Crushed a grand slam June 2 vs. Indiana State
- Posted 13 runs in a nine-game span from April 16-May 3
As a Junior (2018)
- Made 15 starts and 31 appearances as a reserve catcher
- Batted .270 while scoring 13 runs and collecting 10 RBIs
- Game-winning three-run double to clinch series vs. Ole Miss (April 15)
- Season-high three runs with three walks vs. Middle Tennessee (May 15)
- 17 hits in his final 25 appearances
- Struck a pinch-hit home run in ninth inning at Florida (March 31)
- Six-game hit streak between April 20-May 1
- Registered a pinch-hit double against Texas A&M at the SEC Tournament (May 22)
As a Sophomore (2017)
- Came off the bench to add a single in win at South Carolina (April 7)
- Two-run RBI in win over UT Martin (April 4)
- Season-high 4 RBIs against Florida (March 21)
- In first career start, went 3-for-3 with two RBIs vs. Western Kentucky (March 14)
- First collegiate appearance at San Diego (Feb. 19)
The Duvall File
- Prepped at Lebanon (Lebanon, Ohio)
- Three-year team captain (2014-16)
- Perfect Game’s No. 1-ranked Ohio recruit in 2016
- Rawlings Perfect Game third team All-American
- Helped team to three Greater Western Ohio Conference South titles (2014-16)
- 2015 GWOC Player of the Year honors
- 2015 Second team All-State selection
- 2014 and 2015 All-Conference selection
- Human and organizational development major
- Son of Ben and Susan Duvall
- Brother to Sam