2022 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 15
Taylor Jackson
- Position:
- OF
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Kenwood Academy
- Prev School:
- Kirkwood CC
Career Highs
- Hits: 4, at Michigan, Mar 19, 2021
- Doubles: 2, at Michigan, Mar 19, 2021
- Triples: 1, vs Michigan, May 02, 2021
- Home runs: 1, 4 times - last Penn State, May 22, 2021
- Total bases: 6, at Michigan, Mar 19, 2021
- RBI: 4, at Michigan, Mar 19, 2021
- Runs scored: 4, vs Michigan, May 02, 2021
- Walks: 3, at Iowa, May 15, 2021 ; at Purdue, Apr 24, 2021 ; at Minnesota, Mar 13, 2021
- Hit by pitch: 1, 7 times - last Penn State, May 23, 2021
- Sac flies: 1, vs Michigan, May 01, 2021 ; at Elon, Mar 06, 2020
- Sac bunts: 1, at Purdue, Apr 25, 2021
- At bats: 6, Ohio State, Mar 05, 2021 ; at Elon, Mar 07, 2020
- Stolen bases: 2, vs Michigan, May 02, 2021
- Field chances: 5, at Purdue, Apr 24, 2021 ; at Minnesota, Mar 14, 2021 ; UCLA, Mar 01, 2020
- Putouts: 5, at Purdue, Apr 24, 2021 ; at Minnesota, Mar 14, 2021 ; UCLA, Mar 01, 2020
- Assists: 1, vs Michigan, May 01, 2021 ; Ohio State, Mar 06, 2021
Junior - 2021
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Started all 44 games in center field; hit leadoff in 43-of-44 games
- .241/.357/.345, 7 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 19 RBIs, 38 R, 26 BB
- Led the team with seven stolen bases
- Third on the team with 26 walks
- .991 fielding percentage (one error in 91 chances)
- Led off bottom of the 1st with a HR on the second pitch vs. Penn State 5/22/21
- Go-ahead, eventual game-winning, HR in extra innings at No. 25 Indiana 5/18/21
- 4-for-5, 2 2B, 4 RBIs at No. 13 Michigan 3/19/21
Junior - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)
- Started all 13 games in center field and batting leadoff
- .296/.350/.370 (16-54), HR, 3 RBIs
- First on the team in runs scored (10) and second in hits (16)
- Reached base in each of the first 10 games and 12 of 13 games overall
- .407 (11-27) leading off an inning
- First career home run was a leadoff 405-foot shot at No. 18 Wake Forest 2/16/2020
- Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility remaining
Sophomore - 2019 (Kirkwood CC)
- 2019 NJCAA All-Region first team
- .361/.435/.545, 13 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 54 RBIs, 52 R, 14 SB
- Helped Kirkwood to a third-place finish at the NJCAA regional
Freshman - 2018 (Kirkwood CC)
- 2018 NJCAA All-Region first team
- .395/.451/.646, 18 2B, 4 3B, 10 HR, 59 RBI,s 77 R, 30 SB
- Helped Kirkwood to the NJCAA World Series
High School
- Played for head coach Bill Hanselman at Kenwood Academy
- Four-year letterwinner
- Kenwood Academy MVP as a junior and senior
- National Honor Society
Personal
- Born March 3, 1999
- Son of Ronald Jackson and Juli Burrows Jackson
- One brother, Tristen Burrows Jackson
- Plans to major in business and marketing
- Plans to work in business following his playing career
- Chose Illinois over Indiana State, Marshall, UIC, and Louisville
- Chose Illinois because, "I thought it would be a great fit for me and easier for my parents to see me play. Also, Illinois is overall a great environment to be around and the baseball program is one of the best in the country and top of line. I really think I'll look good in the orange and blue!"
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