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Taylor, Slade
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Jersey Number 8
Slade Taylor
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Thomasville, Ga.
- Previous School:
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
- High School:
- Thomas County Central HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
Bio
2023: Made a team-high 27 starts behind the plate, playing in 33 contests overall…Ranked fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference in sacrifice hits (six) and eighth in throwing out would-be basestealers (seven)…Upped his ranks to third in the league in sacrifice hits (four) and runners caught stealing (four) in OVC play…Hit two homers with nine runs scored and eight RBI’s…Had back-to-back multi-hit games to start the Southern Indiana series (April 14 and April 15), scoring a career-best three runs in the opener on April 14…Drove in a career-best two runs on March 10 at Central Arkansas…Recorded a career-best 13 putouts on April 29 against Morehead State…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Spent two seasons at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, located in Tifton, Ga….Playing under head coaches Matt Williams and Brandon Reeder, the backstop tallied a .394 on-base percentage with 11 doubles, six home runs, 42 RBI’s and 50 runs scored over 78 games in his Stallion career…Also threw out 27 runners attempting stolen bases over his two seasons...Managed a .435 on-base percentage with seven doubles, five home runs, 25 RBI’s and 36 runs scored as a sophomore…Dialed up nine multi-hit games in 2022, including a 3-hit performance against Andrew College on April 2…Had seven multi-hit games in a span of 12 contests from March 13 through April 12…Launched a pair of homers at Andrew College on March 29, tying a season-high with three RBI’s (also driving in three runs against USC Salkehatchie on Feb. 12)…Scored a season-best three runs twice (Feb. 16 against Wallace CC-Dothan and Feb. 24 against Emmanuel College)…Erased 15 would-be basestealers, including three games where he threw out multiple runners on the basepaths…Hit .274 with four doubles, a home run, 17 RBI’s and 14 runs scored as a true freshman…Was responsible for eight multi-hit games in 2021, reaching base safely four times (double, single, two walks) against South Georgia State on May 1…Threw out 12 would-be basestealers, including three games where he erased multiple runners…Nabbed four runners attempting stolen bases at East Georgia on April 16…Prepped at Thomas County Central High School under head coach Ryan Strickland…Garnered Region 1-AAAAA second team accolades as a junior, helping the Yellow Jackets to a 28-7 mark (school record for most wins in a single season) and a third-round appearance in the playoffs…Was named as a Class 5A Region 1 second team first baseman in 2019.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 21, 2001...Son of Todd and Rhonda Taylor...Has one sibling, Eli...Majoring in civil engineering.
BEFORE UTM: Spent two seasons at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, located in Tifton, Ga….Playing under head coaches Matt Williams and Brandon Reeder, the backstop tallied a .394 on-base percentage with 11 doubles, six home runs, 42 RBI’s and 50 runs scored over 78 games in his Stallion career…Also threw out 27 runners attempting stolen bases over his two seasons...Managed a .435 on-base percentage with seven doubles, five home runs, 25 RBI’s and 36 runs scored as a sophomore…Dialed up nine multi-hit games in 2022, including a 3-hit performance against Andrew College on April 2…Had seven multi-hit games in a span of 12 contests from March 13 through April 12…Launched a pair of homers at Andrew College on March 29, tying a season-high with three RBI’s (also driving in three runs against USC Salkehatchie on Feb. 12)…Scored a season-best three runs twice (Feb. 16 against Wallace CC-Dothan and Feb. 24 against Emmanuel College)…Erased 15 would-be basestealers, including three games where he threw out multiple runners on the basepaths…Hit .274 with four doubles, a home run, 17 RBI’s and 14 runs scored as a true freshman…Was responsible for eight multi-hit games in 2021, reaching base safely four times (double, single, two walks) against South Georgia State on May 1…Threw out 12 would-be basestealers, including three games where he erased multiple runners…Nabbed four runners attempting stolen bases at East Georgia on April 16…Prepped at Thomas County Central High School under head coach Ryan Strickland…Garnered Region 1-AAAAA second team accolades as a junior, helping the Yellow Jackets to a 28-7 mark (school record for most wins in a single season) and a third-round appearance in the playoffs…Was named as a Class 5A Region 1 second team first baseman in 2019.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 21, 2001...Son of Todd and Rhonda Taylor...Has one sibling, Eli...Majoring in civil engineering.
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