Standout prep hurler who will add depth to the SDSU bullpen in 2014 ... Was a 2013 Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason California Region High School Senior honorable mention selection ... Name a 2013 Perfect Game USA Preseason Underclassmen All-America honorable mention ... Has played summer ball with the Bombers Baseball Club of Southern California.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won three varsity letters as a baseball player at Norco High School in Norco, Calif. ... Coached there by Gary Parcell ... Was an all-Big 8 first-team honoree as a senior when he was also named the league[apos]s Pitcher of the Year ... Compiled a record of 7-2 with a 1.17 earned run average ... Registered 72 strikeouts over 66 innings ... As a junior went 2-2 with a 1.56 earned run average ... Had 22 strikeouts in 18 innings ... Also hit .286 in 16 contests with three doubles and a triple.
PERSONAL
Tyler Jackson Gatica was born May 16, 1995, in West Covina, Calif. ... Son of Andrew and Jackie Gatica ... Enjoys drawing ... Favorite player is former New York Yankee pitcher Mariano Rivera ... Also drew interest from Oregon, USC, Texas A&M, San Diego, Dartmouth and Long Beach State ... Majoring in kinesiology at SDSU with career plans in baseball either as a player or as a trainer.