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Thomas Taylor

Position RHP
Height 6'4''
Weight 215 lbs.
Class Senior
Hometown Overland Park, Kan.
High School Blue Valley West HS

Honors and Awards:

  • Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall, 2009)
  • Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall, 2009)

2012 (RS-Junior): Made 15 starts, going 5-7 with a 4.76 ERA in 90 2/3 innings pitched … Recorded a career-high 68 strikeouts … Collected a pair of wins in Big 12 starts … Induced a team-best 10 double plays … Pitched 8 1/3 scoreless innings in first start at Belmont (Feb. 18) … Named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week after his first start … Pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings at Mississippi State (Feb. 25) … Pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run on seven hits against Houston Baptist (March 18) … Helped clinch series win over Texas Tech (April 1), pitching 6 2/3 innings … Fanned eight in 6 1/3 innings at Oklahoma State (April 8) … Earned fourth victory, allowing one run on four hits over seven innings, against No. 6 Texas A&M (April 15) … Recorded a quality start against Missouri State (May 6), pitching six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits … Tossed first career complete game against Texas A&M (May 25) at Big 12 Championship … Recorded a career-high nine strikeouts against the Aggies.

Summer 2011: Pitched for the Wilmar Stingers of the Northwoods League … Manager was Matt Hollod … Posted a 3-2 record with a 4.02 ERA in 11 starts … Fanned 47 in 56 innings on the mound, while holding opponents to a .251 batting average.

2011 (RS-Sophomore): Made 18 appearances, including eight starts … Went 5-3 with a 4.74 ERA in 57 innings … Recorded 54 strikeouts and 13 walks … Recorded two quality starts … Posted a 3.10 ERA as a starting pitcher and an 8.82 ERA as a reliever … Pitched a season-high 3 2/3 innings of relief in first appearance against Creighton (Feb. 22) … Earned first victory of season against Southern Utah (March 1), pitching 5 2/3 innings and allowing one run … Also allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings against North Dakota (March 9) … Recorded a career-high nine strikeouts against Missouri (April 6) at Kauffman Stadium … Held Tigers to one run on one hit in April 6 start … Pitched seven shutout innings at Iowa (April 12) … Pitched three innings of scoreless relief against Creighton (April 26).

Summer 2010: Pitched for the Palm Springs Power of the Southern California Collegiate Baseball League … Helped team to a 33-4 record.

2010 (RS-Freshman): Made 18 appearances, including 11 starts … Went 4-1 with a 4.47 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings … Tossed three innings in first career start at No. 15 Arkansas (March 2), allowing two runs on two hits … Earned first win against Tabor (March 10), going three scoreless innings in a rain-shortened game … Recorded four straight scoreless outings, including starts at Creighton (April 7), at Missouri State (April 13) and against Missouri (April 21) … Tallied a season-high eight strikeouts in back-to-back starts against Missouri State and Missouri … Held Missouri to no runs on two hits over 5 2/3 innings at Kauffman Stadium … Went 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings in the month of April … Tossed 2 2/3 innings of quality relief against Missouri (May 8) allowing one run on four hits with three strikeouts … Allowed a leadoff homer, but pitched 2 2/3 innings of quality relief against Baylor (May 29) at Big 12 Championship.

2009 (Freshman): Took a redshirt season.

Blue Valley West HS: Lettered three times in baseball for head coach Bill McDonald … 2007 Perfect Game National Top Pitching Prospects List … A 2007 All-Eastern Kansas League second team selection … Helped team to state championship in 2007 and a state runner up in 2006 … Went 5-4 with a save, a 3.11 ERA and 75 strikeouts in his high school career … Played with the St. Louis Pirates and Joe Carter[apos]s Leawood Shockers during the summer … Helped Pirates to the championship round of the WWBA … A three-year member of the honor roll.

Personal: Thomas Taylor was born on Feb. 26, 1990, in Rocky Mount, N.C. … Son of Tom and Tammy Taylor … A management major.