Archbishop Curley (MD) grad Tyler Locklear selected 58th overall in MLB Draft

Seattle Mariners take former Friar star in the second round, 40 slots higher than his draft rating

BALTIMORE, MD – Archbishop Curley graduate Tyler Locklear, a key member of the Friars’ 2018 MIAA A Conference championship team, was drafted on Sunday evening by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft, after three outstanding seasons at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Locklear, a third-baseman, hit .361 with 37 home runs in 132 career games with VCU. This spring he batted .402 (90×224) with 77 runs scored, 25 doubles, 2 triples, 20 home runs, 78 RBI, 6 stolen bases and 47 walks with a .542 on-base percentage and a .799 slugging percentage (1.342 OPS) in 62 games.

He is among the VCU all-time leaders in several offensive categories, including single-season home runs (1st with 20 in 2022), single-season RBI (1st with 78 in 2022) single-season batting average (5th with a .402 mark in 2022), career home runs (tied for 1st with 37) and career slugging percentage (1st with a .704 mark).

At Curley he was three time All-MIAA selection and 2018 Under Armour All-American. He was rated 98th by MLB entering the draft, but was taken 40 slots higher by the Mariners with the 58th overall pick.

Tyler Locklear, a third-baseman, became one of the top power hitters in college baseball during his three seasons at Virginia Commonwealth University / Photo courtesy of VCU Athletics