Tyler Mott ’04 earned All-America honors as a utility player after a stellar all-around junior season in baseball. As a freshman, he was a second-team All-NCAC selection and honorable mention all-region pick as a pitcher after going 5-1 with a 4.37 ERA, striking out 60 while walking 15. Ohio Wesleyan went 41-12, won the NCAC championship, and advanced to the NCAA tournament. His sophomore year, he went 8-2 with a 2.43 ERA, and batted .339 with 2 HR and 24 RBI. He was a first-team All-NCAC and all-region pick as a pitcher and a second-team All-NCAC choice at third base. He was named to all-tournament teams at the NCAC tournament and the NCAA regional tournament. Ohio Wesleyan went 35-13 and advanced to the NCAA Division III regional. As a junior, he won his first 12 decisions (with that string as well as the string of 16 straight wins dating back to the previous season setting school records) on the way to a 12-1 record, a 2.07 ERA, and 51 strikeouts and 11 walks. He led the NCAC in wins and ERA and led the team in strikeouts. At the plate, he led the team with a .408 batting average and 57 RBI, and hit 8 HR. He was first-team All-NCAC at both pitcher and first base and named NCAC Pitcher of the Year, first-team all-region as P-1B, and first-team All-America as a utility player (pitcher who also plays a field position). He was named MVP of the NCAC tournament and was selected to the NCAA regional all-tournament team. Ohio Wesleyan was 31-17, won the NCAC championship, and finished second at the NCAA Mideast Regional. His senior year, he led the team with a .353 batting average, hit 3 HR and drove in 29 runs while going 2-3 with a 2.81 ERA (fifth in the NCAC). He was a first-team All-NCAC pick at DH and second-team at pitcher, and was a third-team all-region pick as P-DH. During his career, he was 27-7 (tying for fourth all-time in wins) with a 2.77 ERA (fourth since introduction of aluminum bats) and 206 strikeouts (third all-time). He batted .370 with 13 HR and 110 RBI. During his 4 years, the Bishops were 130-59 (.688), including a mark of 43-13 (.768) in NCAC play, with 3 NCAA playoff appearances and 2 conference championships.