Tim Tawa #13

Named the Gatorade Oregon Baseball Player of the Year for the 2017 season after hitting .365/.500 OBP with five homers during his senior year…as a pitcher, went 7-2 with a 1.62 ERA...Led West Linn High School to the state finals where they finished runners-up...Is a three-time Gatorade Oregon Football Player of the Year (2015-17) at quarterback...Set state records for all-time passing yards (11,352), completions (714) and passing touchdowns (143) at West Linn High School (2014-17), located about 25 minutes south of Portland...Led the school to the 6A title for its first state championship after going 14-0 in 2017...In his senior year, was named MaxPreps National Male High School Athlete of the Year...His head coach in high school was Chris Miller, a 10-year NFL quarterback (1987-95, '99) and Oregon native...Fulfilled his collegiate dream of playing baseball at Stanford University (2018-21)...Helped lead the Cardinal to a Pac-12 title in 2018 as a freshman...Named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team in 2021 as a senior.

2024

Combined to hit .279 (153-for-549)/.868 OPS with 33 doubles, three triples, 31 homers, 90 RBI and 14 stolen bases over 142 games between Double-A Amarillo and Triple-A Reno...Played every position except catcher…made 57 starts at second base, 33 at first, 14 in center field, 13 at third, seven at DH, six in left, six in right and two at shortstop...Spent the majority of the season with Amarillo, hitting .270 (111-for-411)/.827 OPS with 22 doubles, two triples, 21 homers, 64 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 105 games...In two stints with Reno, hit .304 (42-for-138)/.992 OPS with 11 doubles, one triple, 10 homers, 26 RBI and three stolen bases over 37 games...In his second stint with Reno, hit .340 (36-for-106)/1.136 OPS with eight doubles, one triple, 10 homers and 24 RBI over 28 games...Earned Pacific Coast League Player-of-the-Week honors on Aug. 26 after hitting .375 (9-for-24)/1.298 OPS with three doubles, one triple, two homers, five RBI and 20 total bases over six games...Named the organization's Minor League Player-of-the-Month for September after hitting .323 (20-for-62)/1.098 OPS with four doubles, six homers, 15 RBI, nine walks, two stolen bases and 11 runs while reaching safely in 16 of 17 games with Reno...Named a Texas League Postseason All-Star as a utility player. 

2023

Batted .256 (111-for-434) with 21 doubles, one triple, 22 homers, 75 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 116 games with Double-A Amarillo...Made 46 starts at second base, 25 in center field, 23 in left, 10 in right, six at DH and five at third.

2022

Combined to hit .239 (103-for-431)/.331 OBP with 15 doubles, one triple, 13 homers, 53 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 118 games with High-A Hillsboro and Double-A Amarillo...Began the season with Hillsboro, hitting .282 (60-for-213)/.818 OPS with eight doubles, one triple, eight homers, 30 RBI and eight stolen bases in 58 games...Batted .197 (43-for-218) with seven doubles, five homers, 23 RBI and three stolen bases over 60 games with the Sod Poodles. 

2021

In his first year in the organization, hit .264 (37-for-140)/.830 OPS with nine doubles, two triples, five homers, 19 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 36 games with Single-A Visalia.