Augusta University

AS A JUNIOR TRANSFER IN 2015: Earned All-Region honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) as a designated hitter ... Named second team Peach Belt All-Conference also as a DH … Posted the fifth-best batting average in the PBC and the second best for the Jaguars with a .403 clip … Taylor's 12 home runs were the seventh-most in the league and he paced the team in RBI (47), hits (71), total bases (124), doubles (13) and walks (17) … Finished second on the squad in batting average (.403), slugging percentage (.705), on-base percentage (.463) and triples (three).

AT MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE: Attended MGSC in Cochran, Ga., for two years … Coached by Craig Young … 2013 Conference Champions.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in baseball for four years at Pierce County High School in Blackshear, Ga. … Graduated in 2012 … Coached by Greg Gay … Lettered in football for one year … Most valuable player and offensive player of the year ... All-Region for four years … 2012 State runner-up … Honor graduate

PERSONAL: Born on September 26, 1993 in Douglas, Ga. … Son of Greg and Kay Taylor … Has one sibling, Troy Taylor … Majoring in sport marketing