2011 Baseball Roster
Austin Taylor
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- INF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Prev School:
- Thomas County (Tallahassee CC)
- Hometown:
- Thomasville, Ga.
2010: Played in 34 games, with 20 starts … hit .250 with 10 RBIs and 15 runs scored … had three doubles and a home run … hit home run in 8-4 victory over Manhattan (3/19) … had two hits, including a RBI double in a 7-4 triumph at VCU (3/31) … was 2-for-2 with two walks, two runs scored, a stolen base and a RBI in a 13-4 victory at Charleston Southern (5/9) … was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice in a 9-5 win over High Point in a Big South Championship elimination contest (5/29) … named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
Previous School: Played two seasons at Tallahassee Community College … started 55 games for the Eagles, hitting .317 with a team-leading 67 runs scored and 56 RBIs … had five home runs … was named to the 2009 All-Panhandle Conference first team at second base and was voted No. 9 on the Panhandle Conference's Top 10 Players list … helped Tallahassee to the Panhandle Conference title in 2009 with a 37-14 overall record …the Eagles were ranked 16th in the final NJCAA Baseball Poll.
Prep: Graduate of Thomas County Central High School … played four seasons for the Yellow Jackets as a shortstop … drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 43rd round of the 2007 Major League Draft … Team Georgia selection as a junior and senior … all-state as a senior.
Personal: Son of Mickey and Tonja Taylor… majoring in business management … father played baseball at Valdosta State … uncle Bill Taylor played eight years in the major leagues with the Oakland A's, New York Mets and the Tampa Bay Rays … birthday is March 30.
