Tyrell Godwin
Tyrell Godwin

Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Council, N.C.
High School:
East Bladen H.S.
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 190
Position:
OF
Birthdate:
07/10/1979

First-team preseason All-America choice by Baseball America and named a second-teamer by Collegiate Baseball...named the ACC's No. 2 professional prospect and the league's fastest runner by Baseball America ... emerged as one of the top players in the nation last year...will likely see time at both left and centerfield...a regular starter at centerfield for the U.S. National Team over the summer...attending Carolina on the prestigious Morehead Scholarship, the highest academic grant offered at UNC ... was a tailback and cornerback on the UNC football team for two years before devoting his full attention to baseball last fall...was an electrifying special teams player who set a UNC record with a 100-yard kickoff return against Stanford in 1998...underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in Nov. 1998 after suffering an injury in a football game against Pittsburgh ... an ACC Academic Honor Roll and Dean's List student.

As a Sophomore (1999)

Tyrell Godwin
Tyrell Godwin
Batted .371
in 1999 with
29 stolen bases.
First-team All-ACC selection...an honorable mention NCBWA All-America selection...was among Carolina's leaders in virtually all offensive statistical categories including batting average (.371, first), RBI (58, second), hits (82, tied first), runs scored (56, tied third), triples (5, first) and stolen bases (29, first)...ranked first in the ACC in steals, ninth in batting average and second in triples...had 23 walks (fifth on the team) and 31 strikeouts in 221 at-bats...began the season by going on a 16-game hitting streak...during a nine-game stretch Feb. 14...March 2, batted 17-for-38 (.447) with five doubles, two triples, two home runs and 23 RBI...was named the ACC's Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 22 for his play...went 3-for-4 with six RBI versus Seton Hall Feb. 21...the six RBI all came in UNC's 10-run seventh inning on a two-run double and a grand slam...batted 9-for-14 (.643) with 11 RBI in the three-game Seton Hall series...hit a bases-loaded triple to drive in three on Feb. 25 vs. Winthrop...went 11-for-22 (.500) with 12 RBI in six games at the Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic...batted 7-for-13 (.538) with five runs scored and four RBI in the Wake Forest series...hit 6-for-11 (.545) with three runs scored and four RBI in three games at N.C. State...went 3-for-5 with two RBI and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning on April 16 vs. Virginia...had a 13-game hitting streak March 31...Apr. 18, batting 22-for-51 (.431) during the streak...batted 9-for-12 (.750) in the Clemson series with two home runs, five RBI and six runs scored, raising his season's batting average 20 points in three games...homered in consecutive at-bats versus the Tigers, in his final at-bat May 10 and his first on May 11, both solo shots...went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI on May 11 vs. Clemson...homered and doubled May 16 vs. Georgia Tech...went 2-for-4 with one RBI and two stolen bases in the season-ending loss to Nevada. Summer 1999: Named a second-team Summer All-America by Baseball America for his play with the U.S. National Team...started 34 of 37 games he played for Team USA...hit .357 (46-for-129) with 10 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 22 RBI...also stole nine bases in 13 attempts and had five outfield assists.

As a Freshman (1998)
Batted .337 (fourth on the team) with a slugging percentage of .627 (second on the team) for the season...had only had 83 at-bats but still totaled four home runs, 17 RBI, two triples and eight doubles...began the season 4-for-23 (.174) but went 8-for-22 (.364) in his next seven games ... closed the season with hits in each of the last five games of the year...went 2-for-3 with a double, triple and two runs scored in a March 25 win over Towson ... batted 3-for-4 with an inside-the-park home run, a double and two RBI Apr. 7 at UNC Wilmington ... the next day (Apr. 8) against Elon, went 2-for-4 with a two-run double ... Apr. 13 vs. N.C. State in a non-conference game played in Durham, N.C., went 2-for-5, smashing an RBI double deep to left-centerfield in the Tar Heels' ninth-inning rally ... hit a two-run home run Apr. 22 against Campbell (Game Two) ... hit a triple down the rightfield line Apr. 25 against N.C. State ... crushed a three-run homer to centerfield May 10 against Clemson ... Batted 6-for-13 (.462) in four NCAA Atlantic I Regional games with two doubles, a home run and four RBI...went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI against Florida International May 23 in the NCAA Atlantic I Regional.

Football Highlights:
Appeared in seven games and led the ACC in kickoff returns in 1998, averaging 27.8 yards on 12 returns...set a UNC record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Stanford 9/19/98...saw limited football action in 1997, returning five punts for 31 yards versus Wake Forest.

Prep
Was the 24th selection in the first round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the New York Yankees ... ranked among the top 50 baseball players in America in 1997 ... played four years of baseball (centerfield) and football (running back) at East Bladen H.S. ... also ran track for on year ... rated the best high school baseball player in N.C. by Baseball America in 1997 ... two-time All-America in baseball ... helped lead his American Legion baseball team to the state title in 1996 ... ranked one of the top five football players in North Carolina in 1996 by the Durham Herald-Sun ... Shrine Bowl participant ... the 1996-97 NCHSAA Player-of-the-Year for all sports ... was featured in a 1997 issue of Sports Illustrated for two-sport athletes ... member of the National Honor Society ... Special Olympics volunteer.

Personal
Born Carlton Tyrell Godwin on 7/10/79 ... son of Carl and Ida Godwin...majoring in history.

Tyrell Godwin's Career Batting Statistics
YEARG-GSABRHRBI2B3BHRSlgSBBBSOAvg
199840-2583192817824.6271-2621.337
199958-552215682581357.57029-362331.371
Totals98-90304751107521711.58630-382952.362

Godwin's Career Batting Highs
Hits: 4 vs. Seton Hall (2/19/99) & vs. Clemson (5/11/99); Runs: 3 (three times); RBI: 6 vs. Seton Hall (2/21/99); Hit Streak: 16 games (2/12/99...3/11/99); Stolen Bases: 2 vs. Wake Forest (3/19/99) and vs. Wake Forest (3/20/99)