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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)

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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)

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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)

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January 7, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Baseball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Tyler Ganus

Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Position:
UTL
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.