Tyler Guilfoil
Baseball player
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Tyler Hanley Guilfoil (born January 19, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher.
| Tyler Guilfoil | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 19, 2000 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Guilfoil grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, and attended Lafayette High School.[1]
Guilfoil began his college baseball career at Lipscomb. He was named second-team All-ASUN Conference as a junior after going 3–1 with a 3.25 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 17 relief appearances. Guilfoil transferred to Kentucky after the season.[2] In his only season with the Wildcats, he made 21 relief appearances and went 3–1 with six saves and a 1.59 ERA while striking out 80 batters.[3]
Guilfoil was selected by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[4] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Astros and was later promoted to the Single-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers. Guilfoil made seven pitching appearances between the two teams and struck out 31 batters and had a 0.52 ERA over 17+1⁄3 innings pitched.[5]