Will battle for starting duties at shortstop this season. Also versatile enough to play second and third.

2007: Garnered a share of the team's Abe Martin Award...Started 44 games, including 24 at second and 20 at short...Hit .280 with 21 runs, 11 doubles, a team-high three triples, one home run and 24 RBI...Ranked fourth on the team with a .402 slugging percentage...Also drew 15 walks and stole four bases...Recorded 13 multiple-hit games and knocked in two or more runs six times...Started all 24 conference games, hitting .277 with 11 runs, three doubles, two triples and seven RBI...Had a career-high two doubles against Murray State (3/21).

2006: Played in 42 games and started 33...All but one of his starts were at shortstop...Hit .239 with 19 runs, a double, two triples, one home run and 13 RBI...Stole four bases in six attempts...Registered six runs scored, a triple and five RBI in 15 conference games...Hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth to clinch a series sweep of Indiana State (5/7)...Had multiple-hits in six games and drove in two or more runs three times...Went 2-for-4 with two runs and tied a career-high three RBI against Central Michigan (2/25).

2005: Made 47 starts between second base and shortstop as a freshman...Finished with 31 runs scored, three doubles, 19 RBI and five stolen bases, while ranking third on the team with 22 walks...Made 22 of 24 conference starts...Had six multiple-hit and two multiple-RBI outings...Finished strong by hitting safely in seven of his last 11 games of the year...Had a five-game hitting streak from May 8-17...Hit .400 (4-for-10) with two runs and four RBI in three games against South Dakota State (May 13-15)...Drove in a season-high three runs versus the Jackrabbits on May 14...Hit .300 (3-for-10), scored six runs and walked five times in four games against Indiana State (Apr. 30-May 1, May 27).

Pre-SIU: Helped lead his team to four-straight regional appearances as a shortstop at Richmond High School...Was a two-time all-conference scholar-athlete as both a junior and senior.

Personal: Full name is Tyler Vincent Lairson...Majors in Finance...Born August 15, 1985...Son of Joe and Nancy Lairson.

Last Updated February 7, 2008

Tyler Lairson's Career Statistics at SIU

Year	Avg.	G-GS	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	SO	BB	TB	SLG%	SB-A	E	FLD%
2005	.194	55-48	165	31	32	19	3	0	0	33	22	35	.212	5-5	10	.959
2006	.239	42-33	109	19	26	13	1	2	1	18	10	34	.312	4-6	19	.902
2007	.280	51-44	164	21	46	24	11	3	1	33	15	66	.402	4-6	9	.964
Totals	.237	148-125	438	71	104	56	15	5	2	84	47	135	.308	13-17	38	.945