Tyler Ganus

February 27, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Illinois State at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

February 18, 2024, New Orleans, LA: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Tulane at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, LA on Sunday, February 18, 2024. (Photo by Michael DeMocker/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Michael DeMocker/Northwestern Athletics

February 16, 2024, New Orleans, LA: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Tulane at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, LA on Friday, February 16, 2024. (Photo by Michael DeMocker/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Michael DeMocker/Northwestern Athletics

October 19, 2023, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Baseball Internal Media Day at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Thursday, October 19, 2023. (Photo by John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Position:
OF
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
High School:
Harvard-Westlake
Prev School:
Oregon

Career Highs:

At-Bats…………..5 (4x), last vs. Washington (4/27/25)
Hits……………….3 (2x), last at Maryland (3/28/25)
Runs……………..2 (4x), last vs. Butler (4/29/25)
RBI……………….3 (2x), last vs. Valparaiso (5/13/25)
Home Runs……..1 (4x), last vs. Butler (4/29/25)
Total Bases………6, at Maryland (3/28/25)
Walks…………….3, vs. NIU (4/15/25)
Stolen Bases……2, at Tulane (2/18/24)

2025: Appeared in 48 games, starting 47… Led the team in on-base percentage (.395) and finished third among Wildcats with a .279 batting average… Reached base four times on Opening Day against Long Beach State (2/14)... Picked up two more hits and two RBI in a win against Long Beach State (2/16)... Extended his season-opening hit streak to six games with a two-hit day against Fordham (2/23)... Hit his first home run of the season and drove in two runs against UIC (3/12)... Hit the go-ahead homer in the top of the 10th as part of a three hit, two RBI day in a 7-6 win at Maryland (3/28)... Reached three times with two hits in a win over Michigan State (4/11)... Found his way on base four times and scored two runs against Northern Illinois (4/15)... Tallied a multi-hit game including a double against Washington (4/26)... Singled home two runs as part of a five-run inning in a win over Washington (4/27)... Homered as part of a perfect day at the plate while scoring twice and driving in two runs in a win over Butler (4/29)... Drove in three runs against Valparaiso (5/13)... Picked up two hits and a stolen base in a win over #14 UCLA (5/15)... Tallied a perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate against UCLA, adding a walk and an RBI (5/16).

2024: Appeared in 10 games, starting seven and hitting .333 before taking a medical redshirt … Went 3-for-5 on opening day with three RBI in a win over Tulane (2/16) … Reached three times in four plate appearances against Tulane (2/18) … Hit two doubles against Duke (2/24).

2023 (Oregon): Played in 22 games batting .222 (2-for-9) with five runs scored … vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/24-2/25): Pinch hit in both games of a Saturday doubleheader … Singled to second base in the nightcap … vs. Northwestern State (3/24-3/26): Entered game one as a defensive replacement … Singled and scored on a Dominic Hellman home run in the bottom of the eighth inning … vs. #4 Stanford (5/25): Entered the game as a pinch runner in the top of the ninth with Oregon trailing by two in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament … Scored on a Rikuu Nishida sacrifice fly to make it a one run game one batter before Colby Shade tied it with a triple before scoring on an error in Oregon’s 8-6 (10-inning) win ... Pac-12 Conference Academic Honor Roll, Dean’s List (Winter, Spring).

2022 (Oregon): Played in 33 games, making one start … Batted .278 (5-for-18) with a home run, six RBI, eight runs scored, a double, three walks, a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base … Reached base at a .409 clip while slugging .444 … Excelled in pinch hitting situations, reaching base six times (3-for-10, 2 BB, HBP) in 14 plate appearances with two RBI … Had one multiple-hit game and one multiple-RBI game … vs. St. John’s (3/25-3/28): Scored three runs and drove in a run in Oregon’s four-game sweep ... Scored twice in a 23-5 game-one win … First run came as a pinch runner in the eighth before scoring again in the same inning after drawing a bases-loaded walk … Scored a run as a pinch runner in a 13-1 game-three win … vs. Portland (3/8): Went 2-for-2 with first career home run, three RBI and two runs scored … Entered game as a pinch runner in the sixth, coming around to score on a Jacob Walsh double … Singled in the bottom of the seventh after remaining in the game as the designated hitter … Hit a three-run home run to cap Oregon’s 18-2 win … vs. UCLA (4/2) Delivered a pinch-hit single to lead off the eighth inning … vs. Ball State (4/10): Had a pinch-hit bases-loaded walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to give Oregon a 7-6 series-clinching win … vs. California (5/1): Picked up a pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the ninth before coming around to score on a Golden Bears’ error … vs. #3 Oregon State (5/3): Made first career start, batting leadoff and playing right field.

2021 (Oregon): Played in 14 games … Batted .286 (2-for-7) with three RBI and a run scored … Had one walk and one HBP to finish with a .444 OBP … vs. Seattle (2/25-2/28): Made career debut in game three of the series, drawing a walk as a pinch hitter … vs. Portland (3/23): Scored first career run on a wild pitch after entering game as a pinch runner … vs. #21 Oregon State (4/9-4/11): Appeared in two of the three games … Tied the series finale in the eighth inning of an 11-inning win with a bases-loaded HBP … Helped Oregon to its first series sweep of OSU since the 2011 season … vs. San Jose State (4/28): Saw first career action on defense entering the game in the top of the ninth at first base … at Washington State (4/30-5/2): Played in all three games, pinch hitting in the opener and finale while pinch running in game two … Also saw action at first base in the opener … First career hit came in game one, a pinch-hit single to center field in the top of the ninth … Drove in first two career runs in the finale on a pinch-hit single to left-center ... Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll, Dean’s List (Spring, Fall).

High School: A top-40 outfielder from California according to Perfect Game (No. 39), while also ranking No. 224 overall in the state and No. 355 among outfielders nationally … A three-year letterwinner at Harvard-Westlake High School in Studio City, Calif. … Had senior season cut short by COVID-19, but led team in batting average (.516), on-base percentage (.605), quality at-bats (73.2 percent) and stolen bases (5) while helping team to an 8-1-1 record with a 5-0 record in the Mission League … Had a .640 slugging percentage with a 1.250 OPS while finishing with eight RBI, 16 runs scored, four doubles, seven walks and three sacrifice bunts while starting in left field … Finished with a .500 batting average with runners in scoring position … Had five outfield assists … As a junior, named honorable mention Los Angeles Daily News all-area after helping Harvard-Westlake to a runner-up finish in both the 2019 CIF Southern Section Division 1 Baseball Championships and the National High School Invitational with a 26-7-1 record … Lost the CIF championship 2-0 in a game played at Dodger Stadium … Finished season batting .362 with 19 RBI, 22 runs scored, four doubles, 22 walks, 13 stolen bases and two hit-by-pitches … Had a .487 OBP and a .404 slugging percentage while playing first base … As a sophomore, helped the team to Mission League title (18-0 record) and a spot in the 2018 CIF Southern Section Division 1 Baseball Tournament with a 26-4 record … High school coach was Jared Halpert.

Personal: A USA Baseball alumni and silver medalist in the 2014 Pan American Games in Mazatlán, Mexico … Tossed two combined no-hitters at the tournament ... National Spanish Honors Society (Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica) … Six-time Honors Branch honoree in the National Certificate of Merit program for classical piano.