(Waterloo, IA) The Waterloo Bucks have announced the signing of outfielder Tyler Spillner for the 2010 season.  Currently, Spillner is a sophomore at Purdue University and is the 22nd player to sign with the Bucks for the summer. Spillner joins Boilermaker teammate Ryan Bridges on the Waterloo roster this season.

This season for Purdue, Spillner is hitting .331 with 14 stolen bases and 25 RBI.  Starting in 37 of the 39 games he has played, the 6’1″, 185-pounder owns a slugging percentage of .497 and an on-base percentage of .416.

Last season for the Boilermakers, Spillner finished with a .289 average with five doubles, one triple, and one home run.  Spillner drove in 24 runs and scored 26 runs 43 games.  Spillner was also named to the 2009 All-Big Ten Freshman Team.

A graduate of Northrop High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Spillner earned four varsity letters in baseball and led the team with a .445 average as a freshman.  Spillner was All-Conference and All-Area in as a sophomore after hitting .475.  He batted .465 as a junior en route to being named first team All-State, All-Conference and All-Area.  Spillner was named All-Conference and All-Area for a third time after a senior season in which he hit .451.  In 2008, Spillner was a North/South All-Star Game participant, breaking a total of 10 baseball records at Northrop during his prep career.

The Bucks will open the 2010 season at home on Wednesday, June 2 at 6:35 pm versus Wisconsin Rapids.  Season tickets and single-game tickets are currently on sale.  Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks in the off-season by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com.