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Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper

37 Tyce Ochs

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Visalia, Calif.
  • Highschool Golden West HS

Biography

As a Senior (2025)
- Made 3 starts out of 18 appearances
- Threw 36 innings with a 5.25 ERA
- Went 1-4 with only save earned at Cal State LA in the CCAA Tournament opening round (May 7)
- Earned only win at San Francisco State (February 21)
- Made first start at Cal State Monterey Bay (March 21), throwing 4 innings with 4 strikeouts
- Went a season-high 5 innings in start against Cal State San Bernardino (April 5)
- Struck out a game-high 5 batters three times, the first against Cal State LA (April 18), the second at Cal State San Marcos (April 26) and the third against Cal State Dominguez Hills in the CCAA Tournament (May 8)

As a Junior (2024)
- Made 17 appearances, all out of the bullpen
- Threw 21.1 innings with 17 strikeouts and 6 walks
- Picked up only win at Cal Poly Pomona (Feb. 25)
- Reached a game-high 4 innings in game one against San Francisco State (March 4)
- Had three games with 3 strikeouts

As a Sophomore (2023)
- Started 2 of 15 appearances
- Threw 26.2 innings with a 6.08 ERA
- Struck out 21 batters
- Went 2-2 with wins recorded against Colorado Mesa on February 20 and again at Sonoma State on March 26

Pre-Chico Days
- Pitched two seasons for the Giants, posting a combined 6-2 record in 24 appearances (14 starts)
- Second Team All-Central Valley Conference selection in 2022
- Helped lead Sequoias to the 2021 CVC title
- A 2020 graduate of Golden West High School in Visalia
- Earned school’s baseball All-America honors as a senior
- Also lettered in cross country

Personal
- Born August 15 in Visalia
- Son of Tracy Clark
- Has one younger sibling, Kalani
- His mom is his hero because 'she has provided me with the opportunities to get an education and play baseball'
- The people he most admires in the sports world are legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano, 'I’ve listened to his ESPY speech a lot. It’s something everyone should listen to.' Also likes Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy because 'I think he is a great coach'
- Chose Chico State because 'It was a place that provided me an opportunity to continue to play baseball. I also really liked the atmosphere and the college feel to the city'
- His greatest sports moment was 'That’s like trying to ask Michael Phelps what his favorite gold medal is. There are just too many to choose from'
- The most interesting thing he’s ever done is tour the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 'I find space stuff super interesting.'
- The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished: was 'Being able to play baseball for as long as I have. As a kid I wasn’t always the best on my team, I was never on the All-Star teams, even in high school I sometimes struggled to get playing time. So to be able to say I play baseball at Chico State feels like a huge accomplishment for me'
- Has learned by playing baseball that 'when things aren’t going great sometimes, you have to just live with it and move on to the next thing'
- Enjoys driving up to the foothills and appreciating nature when he has some free time
- His biggest non-baseball talent is 'I’m an excellent didgeridoo player'
- Can also play saxophone, clarinet, and the trumpet 'as long as it’s something basic'
- His cat Charlie has six toes on each paw
- At the top of his bucket list is wanting to go to Europe, and 'I also want to visit both the South and North poles'
- Best advice ever received he attributes to race car legend Dale Earnhardt: 'Second place is the first loser'
- Majoring in finance.

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2023Sophomore

    RHP
    6'1" 185 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2024Junior

    RHP
    6'1" 180 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2025Senior

    RHP
    6'1" 180 lbs
    37
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