Matthew A. Tyner is an American

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coach and former

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and

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, who is the current head baseball coach of the

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. He played

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at the

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for coach

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from 1977 to 1980 and played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for 4 seasons from 1980 to 1983. He served as the head coach of the

Bellarmine Knights The Bellarmine Knights are the athletic teams that represent Bellarmine University, located in Louisville, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the ASUN Conference for most sports s ...

(2012–2013).

Playing career

Tyner attended the

, to play

for the

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team. Tyner helped the Hurricanes to 3 consecutive berths in the

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from 1978 to 1980. He was drafted in the 9th round of the

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by the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

. Tyner played three seasons in the Orioles system before a series of elbow injuries forced him to retire.

Coaching career

Tyner became a coach with the

Butler Bulldogs baseball The Butler Bulldogs baseball team represents Butler University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The Bulldogs play their home games at Bulldog Park. History The Bulldogs first fielded a varsity baseball team in 1901. They began competition in ...

program in 1993. Tyner left the program in 1997. After spending a decade with the Indiana Bulls, Tyner returned to Butler as an assistant in 2009. On June 14, 2011, Tyner was named the head coach of the

baseball program. Tyner went 60–46 in two seasons with the Knights. He led the team to a 2013

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(GLVC) regular season and tournament championship. The Knights went 4–2 in the Midwest Regional. In 2014, Tyner was hired as an assistant for the

Richmond Spiders baseball The Richmond Spiders baseball team represents the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The Spiders compete in the Atlantic 10 (A-10) conference. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pit ...

program. On June 22, 2017, Tyner left Richmond to accept the head coaching position of the

Towson Tigers baseball The Towson Tigers, formerly the ''Towson College Knights'', are the athletics teams of Towson University. All of the major athletic teams compete in the Colonial Athletic Association with 19 Division I athletic teams (13 in women's sports, 6 in ...

program.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Butler Bulldogs bioTowson Tigers bio
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Playing career

Coaching career

Head coaching record

See also

References

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