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2021 Baseball Roster

Erik Schelkun

24 Tyler Jones

  • Position RHP
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 215
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Bellefontaine, Ohio
  • Highschool Bellefontaine

Biography

2021 (Graduate Student)
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Ranks second in program history as of 2021 with 83 career appearances for Dayton
• Finished ranked third on the team with 16 appearances totaling 16 innings for the Flyers
• Totaled a 1-1 record on the season, striking out 10 hitters with a 5.63 ERA
• Passed Brian Heitkamp for second on the all-time appearances list with his 82nd on May 22 against George Washington
• Pitched one scoreless inning in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on May 27 against Rhode Island

*2020 (Senior)
• Pitched 4.1 innings over five appearances in 2020
• His five appearances tied for the most on the Flyers
• Struck out two in two innings on March 6 against Northern Kentucky
• Named the male Presidential Scholar-Athlete at the 2020 scholar-athlete awards reception
• Named to the Dayton All-Academic team
• Was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

2019 (Junior)
• Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
• Recipient of the Rev. Charles L. Collins Outstanding Citizenships Award
• Named to the All-Academic Team

• Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018 with 4.00 GPA
• Was named to the 2018-19 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Appeared in 23 games, pitching 36.1 innings with five saves
• Finished the year with a 2.97 ERA, good for second on the team


2018 (Sophomore)
• Went 3-3 on the mound with a 6.08 ERA in 53.1 innings of work
• Made 20 appearances, including six starts
• Was just one out away from throwing a complete game in a win against St. Bonaventure on April 20, finishing with a line of 8.2 innings pitched with a career-high 10 strikeouts and four runs allowed
• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2017 (Freshman)
• Fall 2016 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Started eight games on the mound as a true freshman, tied for third most on the team
• Earned his first career win on the mound in a 3-2 victory on the road over Eastern Kentucky on April 18, after pitching 5.1 innings and allowing just two runs on six hits
• Finished the season with a 1-4 record and a 5.68 ERA

High School
• Graduated from Bellefontaine High School
• 2014 and 2016 District Champions
• All-Central Buckeye Conference for three years
• All-Miami Valley for two years
• Honorable Mention All-Ohio
• Mizuno All-Star Series Participant
• 2016 Bellefontaine Examiner Player of the Year
• All Miami Valley Acaemic Team for two years

* 2020 season suspended March 12 due to COVID-19  

Personal
• Born on June 24, 1997 to parents Brad and Stacie Jones
• Has younger sister Madison
• Majoring in International Relations and aspires to be a foreign ambassador/diplomat

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 205 lbs
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    2018Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 215 lbs
    24
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    2019Junior

    RHP
    6'4" 215 lbs
    24
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    2020Senior

    RHP
    6'4" 215 lbs
    24
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    2021Graduate Student

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 215 lbs
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