- Full name Tyler Koelling
- Born 05/01/1989 in Luling, LA
- Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Southern Mississippi
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Drafted in the 19th round (598th overall) by the Minnesota Twins in 2011.
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More likely to go out early were senior outfielders Tyler Koelling, a 6-foot, 190-pounder, and Marc Bourgeois, a Quebec native. Bourgeois is more physical, showing more power and patience, and hits lefthanded, Koelling is more athletic, an average runner and solid defender with gap power and a grinder mindset. Koelling, who had just nine strikeouts heading into regional play, has a fourth-outfielder profile with the exception of his righthanded bat. Despite not having a great profile, he was expected to be the second Golden Eagle drafted, after Vollmuth.