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Tyler Named New Head Baseball Coach at Point

August 18, 2016

WEST POINT, Ga. - Point University is proud to announce that longtime baseball assistant coach John Tyler has been promoted and will serve as head coach for the Point University Skyhawk's baseball team.

Tyler has served as an assistant baseball coach for the Skyhawks for seven years, and he is also a proud Point University alumnus who graduated in 2010 receiving his bachelor's degree in business.

Tyler is taking over a program that had a 56-63 overall record their last two seasons under former head coach Jeremy Christian. Despite their underwhelming overall record, Point had a 17-10 record against conference opponents last season which enabled them to advance all the way to the NAIA World Series before being eliminated in the first round.

Tyler is hoping to ride last year's promising momentum into his first season at the helm as Point's new head coach, and he does so with eight returning starters from last year's talented roster.

When asked about receiving the promotion as the new head baseball coach Tyler said, "It is a great honor to be named the head baseball coach at Point University. As a graduate of Point and being on the coaching staff since 2010, I have seen the growth of this program and I have learned what it takes to be competitive at the national level. I am excited to continue building these young men not only on the field but also in their spiritual walk while getting their education. With the players we have returning and the recruiting class we have brought in, I can't wait to get started on the field with this team."

Tyler knows what it takes to be competitive on the national stage as he helped lead Point University's baseball team to a NCCAA II National Championship his first year on the coaching staff as an assistant.

When asked about Point's exciting new hire, Associate Athletic Director Dr. Charles Flowers said that Tyler is "very well respected by his players," and that "Coach Tyler will do a phenomenal job and will continue to minister to our young men through baseball."