Mississippi State baseball lands South Carolina pitcher Tyler Pitzer in transfer portal
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STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball landed a pitcher from an SEC school in the transfer portal on June 21.
Tyler Pitzer, a sophomore from South Carolina, committed to the Bulldogs. He announced the news with a post on X.
"Thank you to the University of South Carolina for the past 2 years," he wrote in the post. "With that being said, I will be committing to Mississippi State University. Go Bulldogs."
Thank you to the University of South Carolina for the past 2 years. With that being said, I will be committing to Mississippi State University. Go Bulldogs🐶 pic.twitter.com/e7ILzrLEvf— Tyler Pitzer (@tylerpitzer3) June 21, 2025
Pitzer, a right-handed pitcher from McDonald, Pennsylvania, had a 6.99 ERA in 19 appearances and two starts this season. However, 10 of his 22 earned runs came in 1.1 innings against Auburn on May 8, his last appearance of the season. The Gamecocks lost that game 24-2.
His two starts came in midweek games against Presbyterian and USC Upstate where Pitzer combined for three shutout innings.
As a freshman, Pitzer recorded a 4.74 ERA in 19 appearances and six starts. He holds an 8-1 record as a college pitcher and is not eligible for July's MLB draft.
He did not pitch in any of the three games against Mississippi State this season.
Pitzer is the 10th player to commit to the Bulldogs and new coach Brian O'Connor in the transfer portal. He joins pitchers Tomas Valincius (Virginia), Maddox Webb (The Citadel) and Jackson Logar (James Madison). MSU also flipped freshman Jack Bauer from Virginia, but he's ranked as the No. 37 prospect in the 2025 MLB draft, so he's not guaranteed to join the team.
The transfer portal opened on June 2 and closes on July 1.
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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