Tyler Chase Dollander ¡ son of Sandra Wall and Brian Dollander ¡ stepson of David Wall ¡ has two older brothers, Hunter Dollander and Drew Wall, and one younger brother, Trever Dollander...His brother Hunter played baseball for Georgia Gwinnett College...As a sophomore at Tennessee in 2022, posted a 2.39 ERA (79.0 IP, 21 ER) over 16 outings (14 starts) with 13 walks and 108 strikeouts ¡ 2022 ABCA/Rawlings All-American First Team, 2022 NCBWA First Team All-American, 2022 Collegiate Baseball First Team All-American, 2022 Perfect Game First Team All-American and 2022 SEC Pitcher of the Year...In two seasons with the Volunteers, went 17-6 with a 3.64 ERA (168 IP, 68 ER) with 228 strikeouts to 43 walks...Two-time Perfect Game High School Preseason All-American (2019 and 2020) and was the No. 8 ranked player in Georgia by PBR Georgia...Hobbies include fishing, hunting and golf.
2024
In 23 starts between High-A Spokane and Double-A Hartford, went 6-2 with a 2.59 ERA (118.0 IP, 34 ER), 47 walks and 169 strikeouts...His 169 total strikeouts were the fourth-most in the Minor Leagues¡12.89 strikeouts per nine innings ranked as the second-highest rate in the Minors while his 33.9 strikeout percentage was the seventh-highest across all full-season Minor League pitchers...Recorded six, 10-plus strikeout games, including a season-high 12 strikeouts on April 19 vs. Everett as a member of Spokane¡pitched five or more innings in 17 of his 23 starts...Did not record a loss from June 7-Sept. 5¡in 14 starts during this span, went 5-0 with a 1.82 ERA (74.1 IP, 15 ER), 25 walks, 106 strikeouts, four home runs and a .209 opponents average ¡ made six starts with Spokane and eight with Hartford across that span...Was the Eastern League Pitcher of the Month in August after going 2-0 with a 0.92 ERA (29.1 IP, 3 ER) and .164 opponent batting average in the month¡Pitcher of the Week on Aug. 11 following a start on Aug. 10 in which he tossed six shutout frames, allowing two hits with one walk and six strikeouts...Held right-handed batters to a .194/.283/.313 slashline with five home runs in 217 at bats¡lefties slashed .236/.337/.305 with two home runs in 201 at bats...Pitched in one postseason game for Double-A Hartford on Sept. 17¡allowed one run on five hits over five innings, walking four and striking out four while taking a no-decision in an eventual Yard Goats 3-2 loss.
2023
Did not pitch after being selected with the ninth overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft.