Tyler Bell

@UKBaseball

[Tyler Bell @BellTyler28]

I am extremely excited to announce that I will be continuing my baseball and academic career at the University of Kentucky.

[Kentucky Baseball @UKBaseball]

At the MLB Draft Combine, @BaseballAmerica had this to say about @BellTyler28:

#WeAreUK

[Tyler Bell @BellTyler28]

All in! #Bigbluenation

[Cody Kluge @cody_kluge]

.@LWEastBaseball star & @UKBaseball commit @BellTyler28 is closing in on his dream of becoming a #MLBDraft pick.

"Ever since I can remember, that’s all I’ve thought about. It’s pretty cool to be in this situation."

Check out his story ⬇️ #WeAreUK #BBN
https://t.co/N6cupPuv6y

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

#𝐈𝐋𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝟐𝟓: 𝐍𝐨. 𝟏𝟏 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐧-𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭✨

Led by two @prepbaseball All-Americans, the Griffins have the top-end talent to make another deep push come playoff time.

𝙿𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙸𝙴𝚆🔗https://t.co/sbm0bYmgv0

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

🚨𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞🚨

+ As the spring approaches and our winter showcases wrap up, we give an updated look at the 2024 rankings.

+ We mentioned some of the biggest risers, within.👇

𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙔: https://t.co/wcOXylmqYA

[Prep Baseball @prepbaseball]

💥 #𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕖𝕣𝟞𝟘: 𝔹𝕝𝕒𝕤�� 𝕄𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟 💥

SS @BellTyler28 (IL): An event best 80.5 mph in avg. bat speed, Bell’s swing averaged 90 degrees of early connection through the zone. @ShooterHunt @PBRIllinois

🔗 https://t.co/2q6MjOqu5X | @Blast_Bsbl

[Prep Baseball @prepbaseball]

☕⚾ 𝓒𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓮 & 𝓒𝓾𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓫𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓼 ⚾☕

SS @BellTyler28 (IL), a Prep Baseball All-American 4 months ago, showing gains already with an event-best @Blast_Bsbl bat speed average of 80.5 mph. @ShooterHunt @CoryJMcCartney @PBRIllinois

📺 https://t.co/tU02c9SJdZ | @PBR_DraftHQ

[Prep Baseball @prepbaseball]

📊 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟎: 𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 💪
powered by: @Blast_Bsbl

SS @BellTyler28 (IL), a @UKBaseball recruit and Prep Baseball All-American, averaged a staggering 80.5 mph bat speed. #Super60 #MLBDraft @PBRIllinois

📈 https://t.co/WaKFXSsGGE | @ShooterHunt

[Shooter Hunt @ShooterHunt]

‘24 𝕊𝕊 𝕋𝕪𝕝𝕖𝕣 𝔹𝕖𝕝𝕝 (𝕀𝕃) continued to grab helium at the #Super60

Notable strength uptick:

Now 6’1.5” 192, he led @blastmotion bat speed categories from both sides.

AAG bat speed: 82.5/77.8
Super 60 (4.5 mos later): 𝟖𝟔.𝟔/𝟖𝟎.𝟓
(Peak/avg)

📈📈 | #MLBDraft

[Vizual Edge @VizualEdge]

The #EdgeTest Overall Leaders

[Shooter Hunt @ShooterHunt]

Good look at a pair of Day 1 #MLBDraft hopefuls:

SS Tyson Lewis (NE, @RazorbackBSB)
SS Tyler Bell (IL, @UKBaseball)

Each brings intriguing athleticism to the diamond w/ potential as impact bats.

Strong helium candidates…

#Super60 || @PBR_DraftHQ

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

SS Tyler Bell (Lincoln-Way East, Kentucky signee) continued to show as one of the top prospects in the nation yesterday.

◼️101.1 mph max EV; 92.6 mph avg.
◼️78.8% hard hit rate.
◼️82.1 mph avg bat speed (L).
◼️79.4 mph avg bat speed (R).
◼️90 mph INF velo.

#Super60 | #MLBDraft

[Perfect Game Draft @PG_Draft]

📊 𝑫𝙧𝒂𝙛𝒕 𝑩𝙤𝒂𝙧𝒅 𝑺𝙥𝒐𝙩𝒍𝙞𝒈𝙝𝒕 📊

Tyler Bell, 2024, SS
Draft Board Rank: 67

The Illinois native & #Kentucky commit has premier bat-to-ball w/ tons of athl. Switch-hitter with clean strokes from both sides & the ability to impact well. Great defender at SS.

[Joe Tourville @JoeTourville1]

Top 10 @Blast_Bsbl AVG BAT SPEEDS from the @prepbaseball Super 60:

1. Tyler Bell (Left) - 82.1 MPH
2. Tyler Bell (Right) - 79.4 MPH
3. Kale Fountain - 78.2 MPH
4. Jimmy Janicki - 77.9 MPH
5. Perry Hargett - 77.2 MPH
T-6. Drew Dickerson - 77.1 MPH
T-6. Brendan Tunink - 77.1 MPH
7. Ryan Costello - 76.9 MPH
8. Cooper Malamazian - 76.7 MPH
9. Matthew Conte - 76.6 MPH
10. Jake Hanley - 75.8 MPH

[Shooter Hunt @ShooterHunt]

SS Tyler Bell (IL)

@UKBaseball recruit

6-foot-1, 190 pounds

#Super60 || #MLBDraft

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙍𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙨📈

The @UKBaseball signee was mentioned by @ShooterHunt as a Dark Horse 1st Round Pick in the 2024 #MLBDraft in his most recent "On The Hunt" Draft article.

✍️: https://t.co/b5GRzwZcQJ

[Prep Baseball @prepbaseball]

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟎: 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 ✔️
𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺: @DICKS 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴

SS @BellTyler28, a @UKBaseball recruit and 2023 Prep Baseball All-American, is ready to show out in his hometown. #Super60 @PBRIllinois

👤 https://t.co/tkeeUYj7JR | @ShooterHunt

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

We first saw @BellTyler28 at the beginning of his freshman year of HS as an upside middle infielder.

Bell is now ranked No. 30 nationally going into his senior season, and his journey has been exciting to watch. 🔥

#BeSeen

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

𝐈𝐂𝐘𝐌𝐈: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒

The Land of Lincoln has 7️⃣ prospects slated within the top-200 in our most recent 2024 rankings update, headlined by a pair of @prepbaseball All-Americans.

[Prep Baseball Illinois @PrepBaseballIL]

⭐️𝐓𝐨𝐩-𝟏𝟎 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑⭐️

No. 🔟: Tyler Bell

The Lincoln-Way East product had an eventful year, committing to Kentucky and playing in the inaugural Prep Baseball All-American Game.

More on the No. 2 prospect in the state.👇

✍️: https://t.co/QuXul3xiK4