JJ Tylicki

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

• Innings pitched: 1.0, Oakland, Feb 26, 2023 ; at Texas Tech, May 20, 2023
• Walks allowed: 3, Valparaiso, Feb 18, 2023
• Strikeouts: 1, Oakland, Feb 26, 2023 ; vs Michigan State, Mar 11, 2023
• Batters faced: 6, at Texas Tech, May 20, 2023

JUNIOR – 2023

• Appeared in seven games out of the bullpen
• 0-0, 36.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 9 BB, 2 SO
• Pitched a scoreless inning of relief against Oakland 2/26/23
• No. 35 MLB Draft prospect for 2023 in the Big 12 by D1 Baseball
• Transferred to Kansas with two years of eligibility remaining
• Committed in July 2022

COWLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – 2021-22

• Spent two years in the Cowley program
• Career: 2-0, 4.07 ERA, 24.1 IP, 14 BB, 29 SO, 2 SV in 18 appearances (one start)
• 2022: 0-0, 3.18 ERA, 5.2 IP, 7 BB, 5 SO, 1 SV in four appearances (one start)
• 2021: 2-0, 4.34 ERA, 18.2 IP, 7 BB, 24 SO in 14 appearances
• Multiple strikeouts in eight of his 14 appearances in 2021
• Named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall 2021 semester

HIGH SCHOOL

• Played three years of baseball at St. James Academy in Lenexa, Kansas
• Had been a catcher his whole life until he had Tommy John surgery in September 2019 and went into college and became a pitcher
• Helped St. James Academy get a third-place finish in the state tournament in 2019 as a junior
• Also played four years of basketball and football
• Played club ball for the Midwest Titans

PERSONAL

• Son of Jeff and Janet Tylicki
• Has one older sister, Marilee
• His grandpa, Walter Tylicki, played basketball at Rockhurst College from 1961-64 and was a 1964 NAIA National Champion
• Picked Kansas over Houston, Louisiana-Monroe, Kansas State, Wichita State
• Chose Kansas because, “The Big 12 Conference and the reputation of the new coaching staff.”
• Teammates with Janson Reeder at Cowley in 2021 and 2022 and Hunter Cashero in high school
• Majoring in economics