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Overview - Will mainly be used as a setup man ... The sidearmer throws a fastball, split-finger, and slider ... Hurls the ball in the low-80s ... Head coach Gary Adams said, "Tyler is one of the most improved pitchers on the staff. I have confidence in him to come in during the middle of the ballgame and put the brakes on another team's momentum."
1999 (Summer) - Pitched for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the Alaskan Baseball League along with Bruin mates Paul Diaz and Eric Reece ... Was 2-1 with a 3.07 ERA in 14.2 IP.
1999 (As A Sophomore) - Used solely out of the pen, he made a team-high and career-high 23 relief appearances ... Primarily used as a setup man and short reliever.
Notes: Struck out a career-high seven batters in just 3.1 IP vs. USC, 3/5 ... Pitched a career-high 4.1 innings of no-hit ball vs. CWS-bound CS Fullerton, 4/27 ... Combined with Josh Karp to throw UCLA's second shutout of the season vs. Oregon State, 5/8 ... Pitched 2.1 innings of no-hit ball with three K's vs. Oklahoma State in the Wichita Regional, 5/29.
Inside The Numbers: Was first on the team in fewest hits allowed (25) and second in opponents batting average (.236) ... Averaged a team-high 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings ... Opponents hit just .132 with two outs and .186 with runners on vs. Dersom ... Was 2-0 with a 4.09 ERA and 25 K's in 18 nonconference appearances (22.0) ... Was the second-best pitcher down the stretch (Josh Karp), as he posted a 4.72 ERA with 14 K's in ten games (13.1 IP).
1998 (Summer) - Posted a 3-1 record with one save for the Kanosha Kraokers of the Northwoods League under coach Darrell Handelsman.
1998 (As A Freshman) - Appeared in 19 games as a short reliever.
Notes: Did not allow an earned run in 10 of his 18 appearances and allowed one earned run or less in 15 of his 18 appearances ... Pitched a scoreless inning, striking out two, in his collegiate debut on 2/06 at Georgia Tech ... Pitched two scoreless innings and struck out three on 3/03 against College World Series participant Long Beach State. ... Earned both of his victories against California, one on 2/15 in Berkeley (11-10, 10 inning win) and one on 4/05 in Los Angeles (16-15, 10 inning win) ... Allowed 12 of his 17 earned runs over three outings, and without those outings his ERA would be 2.41.
1997 (Summer) - Played shortstop for the Sylmar Stallions of the Palomino League under coaches Scott Drootin and Joe Bagera ... Batted .400 ... His team won the Palomino World Series in Greensboro, NC, beating Puerto Rico in the championship game.
Chaminade College Preparatory (West Hills, CA) - Lettered in baseball as a shortstop and closer under coach Scott Drootin and in football as a wide receiver under coach Rich Lawson ... Pitched for the first time in 1997, his senior year, and allowed just one earned run in 22 innings, earning eight saves ... Batted .410 his senior season and .400 his junior season ... Earned first-team All-League honors his senior season when he helped lead his team to the Mission League Championship and to the CIF semifinals.
Personal - Also recruited by UNLV, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Santa Barbara ... His parents are Eric and Paula Dersom ... Has a younger brother, Mark and a younger sister, Ali ... Full name is Tyler Charles Dersom ... Born on July, 30, 1979, in Van Nuys, Calif. ... Majoring in Psychology.
CAREER STATISTICS
| YR | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | WP | HBP | O/Avg. | PO | A | E | Fld% |
| 1998 | 6.85 | 2-0 | 18-0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .302 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .833 |
| 1999 | 6.51 | 2-1 | 23-0 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .236 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .889 |
| Totals | 6.66 | 4-1 | 41-0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 54 | 54 | 37 | 92 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | .267 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .867 |
