Tyler Scott Class: Freshman Hometown: Novato, Calif. High School: Marina Catholic Height / Weight: 6-2 / 220 Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R

Notes
Joined the UCLA baseball program in January 2012...also plays for the UCLA football team as a wide receiver...did not play in any football games last fall, earning a redshirt season...comes to the baseball program as a talented outfielder who is expected to compete for playing time in 2012.

High School
Three-year varsity baseball and two-year varsity football letterwinner under head coachs Tim Grayson and Mazi Moayed, respectively, at Marin Catholic High School...selected in the 41st round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers...helped lead Marin Catholic to a 24-4 overall record, including a 16-2 league mark, as a senior (2011)...went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 10-1 victory over McKinleyville to lead Marin Catholic to the CIF North Coast Section Division IV title in the final game of his senior season...played in both the outfield and at third base at Marin Catholic...on the football field, had 41 carries for 234 yards and six touchdowns as a junior (2009)...also recorded 13 catches for 465 yards and seven touchdowns that season.

Personal
Full name: Tyler Justin Scott...born May 16, 1993 in Greenbrae, Calif...Tyler is the oldest of Charles and Marcy Scott's three children...has two younger sisters, Dominique and Mariah...father, Charles, played eight seasons of minor league baseball, pitching primarily in the Cleveland Indians' organization...undeclared major.