2011 at Defiance: Took the mound for a team-leading 13 times … Set career highs in appearances, along with 26 strikeouts and two saves … Ranked fourth on roster by notching five starts on the bump for the Purple and Gold … Also ranked fourth on DC with 38.2 innings pitched … Pair of saves ranked as seventh-best, single-season tally in program history … Excelled at closing out innings, holding opposing hitters to a .170 batting average with two outs.

2010 at Defiance: Took the mound 12 times during freshman season … Ranked second among all Yellow Jacket hurlers with eight games started and two wins … Debuted with a complete-game victory in a 9-2 win over Kenyon on March 10 … Tossed one scoreless frame in each of first three relief appearances … Posted a 2-0 record with a 1.59 earned-run average in games won by Defiance … Held foes to a .179 batting average in those showings … Named Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week after leading DC to wins over Ohio Northern and Mount St. Joseph with one run allowed in nine innings of work … Voted as Defiance College’s Rookie of the Year.

High School: Lettered during final two seasons with head coach Dennis Pfeffenberger … Played at Memorial High … Named Third-Team All-Western Buckeye League as a senior.

Personal: Son of Russell and Bridget Taylor … Majoring in sport management.