UCLA Baseball Mourns the Loss of Tyson Brummett
July 04, 2020 | Baseball
UCLA Baseball mourns the loss of Tyson Brummett, who passed away on Friday morning at the age of 35.
"Tyson was about team and being a Bruin," said UCLA head coach John Savage. "He loved competing in a Bruin uniform, and was always about the right things. Our players and coaches will miss him very much. He was the definition of a winning pitcher. We love you Tyson."
Brummett was a standout on the mound in his two seasons in Westwood, posting a 16-13 record with a 4.24 ERA and 194 strikeouts in 235 2/3 innings as a weekend starter.
Serving as UCLA's Friday night starter in 2007, Brummett went 10-6 with a 4.04 ERA en route to All-Pac-10 honors. He led the team with 111 strikeouts over 138 innings, helping the Bruins advance to Super Regionals for the first time since 2000. The Salem, Utah native tossed seven complete games that season, tied for third-most in single-season program history.
A seventh round selection of Philadelphia in the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft, Brummett put together an eight-year professional career in the Phillies organization. He made one appearance out of the bullpen for the Phillies in 2012, striking out a pair of batters in 2/3 of an inning.