*2005 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION
*2005 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TEAM
2005
Was third on the team with a .321 batting average ... recorded back-to-back two-hit games on Feb. 25-26, going 4-for-7 in the two games ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI against Youngstown State on March 14 ... had two hits and drove in three in win over North Dakota State on March 19 ... recorded two-straight 3-hit games against Saint Louis (3/30) and Texas Tech (4/1) ... followed that with a 2-for-3 game against TTU on April 2 ... went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI and a run scored against Saint Louis on April 20 ... was 3-for-4 against Southwest Missouri State on May 3 ... had three hits and scored run against Nebraska on May 8 ... closed the year with a four-game hitting streak ... hit .500 in Big 12 Tournament, earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team ... was 3-for-5 with two runs scored against Harvard in NCAA Regionals ... had five hits in three NCAA Regional games.
2004
Started 36 of 46 games played ... had a hit in six of the first seven games of the season ... scored three runs against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 19 ... had a home run against Albany on Feb. 22 ... put together an eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 29 to March 12 and had a 13-game hitting streak from March 19 to April 10 ... went 6-for-10 in three games against Kansas State, including a 4-for-5 day in game two with an RBI and a run scored ... was 4-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI against Kansas State on March 27.
2003
Started in 51 of 52 games played ... had a double and two runs scored in debut as a Tiger against UNC-Wilmington ... was 2-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored in MU's victory over Louisiana-Monroe ... was 2-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored in win over Truman State ... was 7-for-13 with five RBI and three runs scored in three-games series against Kansas State ... named Phillip 66 Big 12 Player of the Week for the week of March 25-31 ... posted a .556 batting average (10-for-18) with four runs, a home run, six RBI, 12 total bases and a .727 slugging percentage for that week ... had a season-high 11-game hitting streak from March 19 to April 9 ... had four RBI in game two of Texas Tech series ... went on a six-game hitting streak from May 3-21 ... had the game-winning RBI in the sixth inning against Texas A&M on April 26 ... had first career home run on a full count with two outs and two on in the fourth inning at Kansas on March 28.
HIGH SCHOOL
An accomplished pitcher and hitter for Kirksville High School ... during senior season had a .443 batting average with 42 RBI, 12 doubles, one triple, four home runs, and 12 stolen bases ... as a pitcher, had a 9-3 record with a 2.75 ERA, 78 strikeouts ... honored twice as first-team all-state and all-district, and three times as first-team all-conference ... also all-conference basketball player in 2002 and all-conference quarterback in 2000.
PERSONAL
February 22, 1984, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa ... son of Al and Becky Taylor ... is a Hotel and Restaurant Management major.
