Tyler Ryan Lumsden (born May 9, 1983) is an American former Professional Baseball pitcher across four organizations including the Chicago Whitesox, Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, and San Diego Padres. He also attended and played baseball at Clemson University. He was born in Roanoke, Virginia, where he attended Cave Spring High School. Career Lumsden was originally drafted out of Cave Spring High School by the Florida Marlins in the 5th round (152nd overall) in the Major League Baseball draft. Lumsden did not sign with the Marlins, instead opting to play college ball at Clemson University. There he played for three years, mainly as their starting pitcher. Lumsden and his team advanced to the playoffs in each season he was with the team; the highest they reached was during his freshman year in , when they became the top team in the nation during the season while finishing at #3 in the nation following the College World Series. After the 2002 season, Lumsden, a honorable mention Freshman All-American, was selected to USA National team trials along with five other freshman that season. Lumsden also played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Lumsden's sophomore season started out dominant while being named a Pre-season All American. One of his most notable starts came against Old Dominion ending in a pitchers duel against Justin Verlander. Both pitchers threw complete games with Lumsden coming out on top 2-0. Lumsden was selected for the second straight week as ACC pitcher-of-the-week while being 3-0 with only 1 earned run and 21 strikeouts in 22 innings. He started the season with 16 straight innings without letting a base runner past second base. Lumsden's best season came in when he made 16 starts and went 8–2 with a 3.77 ERA. In , the Chicago White Sox selected Lumsden as the 34th overall pick in the draft. He was a 1st round sandwich pick for losing Bartolo Colón to free agency. Lumsden began his career playing for the Single-A Winston-Salem Warthogs in 2004. Making 3 starts and 12 relief appearances, he went 3–1 with a 4.12 ERA. Following left elbow surgery, Lumsden missed the entire season. Lumsden returned in , pitching strong for the Double-A Birmingham Barons. He made 20 starts and was 9–4 with a 2.69 ERA. While with the Barons, he was named to the Southern League midseason All-Star game and