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Tennessee commit Tyler Myatt named NJCAA DI Player of the Year

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Tyler Myatt. Credit: Player's Social Media
Tyler Myatt. Credit: Player's Social Media

Tennessee junior college commit and Walters State standout Tyler Myatt was named the National Junior College Athletic Association DI Player of the Year on Monday morning following a record-breaking spring for the Senators.  

The redshirt freshman not only led Walters State in average (.484), home runs (31) and runs batted in (110), Myatt led all of junior college – leading the Senators to a national championship game appearance this past season.  

The infielder, who was primarily the designated hitter for Walters State this season, scored 93 runs, tallied 105 hits, 20 doubles and 220 total bases across 66 games. Myatt recorded an incredible 1.014 slugging percentage and tallied a .583 on-base percentage, walking 46 times while striking out on 48 occasions.  

Myatt was an unranked player by Perfect Game in the Class of 2023 out of Claiborne High School in Tazewell, Tenn. was also named the Perfect Game Player of the Year for junior college after winning the offensive triple crown in 2025.

The slugger broke single-season records for home runs and RBI this past spring for Walters State and is playing for the Kingsport Axman of the Appalachian League again this summer, just as he did in 2024. The slugger is currently hitting .310 trough 10 games with two home runs and seven runs batted in. He’s walked 11 times and struck out on just seven occasions.

Myatt is also a draft risk this summer for the Volunteers, but as he told Volquest back in early June, the slugger is excited about the opportunity to be playing in the Orange & White.

“I’m not really thinking too much of it. Me and my family have talked. If it happens, it happens,” Myatt said. “Just the numbers, they have to be right just for me to live. When you get drafted, you’re kind of signing your life away a little bit for seven years, no matter what. I need to make sure that if I’m ready for that, the money is okay for me to live off of for seven years.

“But right now, I’m wanting to wear orange.”

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