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Jersey Number 15
Tristen Bayless
- Position:
- LHP
- B/T:
- L/L
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hutto, Texas
- High School:
- Hutto
- Prev School:
- Texas A&M / McClennan CC
Senior (2021):
- Made four relief appearances
- Logged an 18.90 ERA
- Fanned five in 3.1 innings
- Tossed 0.1 scoreless innings at Wichita State (April 9)
- Fanned two in 1.0 inning vs. Texas A&M (March 16)
Senior (2020):
- Eight relief appearances
- 12.0 innings tossed
- Used as left-handed specialist
- Three scoreless appearances
- Season debut vs. Youngstown State (Feb. 15)
- Career-high eight strikeouts vs. Youngstown State (Feb. 15)
- 4.1 innings with one run vs. Youngstown State (Feb. 15)
- 2.0 shutout innings vs. Stanford (Feb. 21)
Junior (2019):
- No. 22 preseason draft prospect in The American (D1Baseball)
- Preseason impact junior college transfer (Perfect Game)
- 5.2 innings in 14 relief appearances
- Primarily used as a left-handed specialist
- 12 scoreless appearances
- 0.2 scoreless innings in debut vs. Northwestern State (Feb. 16)
- Followed debut with three more scoreless outings
- Had string of seven scoreless appearances
- Part of staff that led The American in ERA (3.82)
- Part of staff that led The American in opponent average (.238)
Prior to Houston:
- Spent 2018 season at McLennan Community College
- 2-3 record with 3.86 ERA and 41 strikeouts
- 15 appearances and eight starts
- Spent 2017 season at Texas A&M
- Two relief appearances
- 3.0 innings with four strikeouts vs. UTRGV (March 7, 2017)
- Earned save vs. UTRGV (March 7, 2017)
- Other appearance came vs. LSU (March 31, 2017)
High School:
- Two-year letterwinner at Hutto High School
- Texas SportsWriters Association Class 5A All-State Second Team (outfielder) as senior
- Honorable Mention (pitcher) as senior
- District 17-5A MVP
- Earned spot in Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game
- 8-1 record with a 0.93 ERA
- Two no-hitters and a school-record 158 strikeouts
- Fanned 19 of 21 batters in perfect game vs. Waco University High School (April 26, 2016)
- Batted .393 with 21 RBI
- All-District recognition as a sophomore (pitcher)
- Lettered in football as a wide receiver and defensive back
- Second-Team All-District as receiver
- 35th round pick of 2016 MLB Draft by Nationals
Media Availability: HC Todd Whitting, Antoine Jean, Malachi Lott
Friday, May 23
Media Availability: HC Todd Whitting, Connor McGinnis, Andres Perez
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Houston 9, Kansas State 2
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Houston 13, Arizona 4
Thursday, May 15
