2019 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 37
Zac Taylor
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 185
- Position:
- OF
- Hometown:
- Downers Grove, Ill.
- High School:
- Downers Grove South
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MLB Draft
- 2019 MLB Draft - 25th Round - Chicago Cubs
- 2018 MLB Draft - 36th Round - Minnesota Twins
Illinois Career Highs
- Hits: 3, 5 times
- Doubles: 2, vs Sacred Heart, Feb 17, 2019
- Triples: 1, 4 times
- Home runs: 1, 16 times
- Total bases: 6, 4 times
- RBI: 4, at Maryland, Apr 06, 2018
- Runs scored: 3, at Southern Illinois, Apr 30, 2019 ; at Florida Atlantic, Feb 24, 2019
- Walks: 3, Southern Illinois, May 01, 2018
- Hit by pitch: 1, 6 times
- Sac flies: 1, Rutgers, Apr 15, 2018 ; at Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2018 ; Iowa, Mar 31, 2018
- Sac bunts: 1, 5 times
- At bats: 6, 6 times
- Stolen bases: 3, at Wake Forest, Feb 16, 2019
- Field chances: 9, at Florida Atlantic, Feb 24, 2019
- Putouts: 9, at Florida Atlantic, Feb 24, 2019
- Assists: 1, vs Austin Peay, Feb 18, 2018 ; at Northwestern, Mar 23, 2018
Redshirt Senior - 2019
- All-Big Ten first team outfielder
- Played in 43 games with 42 starts in center field, missing 14 games with an injury
- .321 (39-165), 12 2B, 3 3B, 10 HR, 29 RBIs
- Led the Big Ten in steals during the regular season (20)
- Second in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (.612)
- Second in the Big Ten in steals (23)
- Fourth in the Big Ten in triples (3)
- Sixth in the Big Ten in batting average (.321)
- 11th in the Big Ten in on-base percentage (.405)
- 13th in the Big Ten in home runs (10)
- Team-best 39 runs
- Team-best 101 total bases
- Team-best .612 slugging percentage
- Team-best 23 steals
- Team-best three triples
- Team-best seven homers in conference games
- Team-best 16 RBIs in conference games
- Team-best 18 runs in conference games
- Second on the team with a .321 batting average
- Second on the team with a .405 on-base percentage
- Third on the team with 29 RBIs
- Fifth on the team with 12 doubles
- Walk-off three-run homer to beat Purdue in the 12th inning 5/10/19
- Ranked No. 33 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by D1Baseball.com
Redshirt Junior - 2018
- Started all 53 games in center field
- .226 (49-217), 12 2B, 3B, 10 HR, 37 RBI, 31 BB, 10 SB
- Ninth player in Illinois history with 10 HR/10 SB season
- .192 (19-99), 3 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 15 BB in Big Ten games
- Sixth in the Big Ten in home runs (10)
- Ninth in the Big Ten in RBIs during conference games (19)
- Second on the team with 10 home runs
- Second on the team with 217 at bats
- Third on the team with 41 runs scored
- Third on the team with 37 RBI
- Third on the team with 31 walks
- Tied for third on the team with 10 stolen bases
- 14 multi-hit games
- .600 (3-5) with bases loaded
- Third on the team with 10 multi-RBI games
- Ten Innings Preseason All-Big Ten third team
Junior - 2017
- Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility left
- Must sit out the 2017 season due to NCAA transfer rules
Sophomore - 2016 (Houston)
- American Championship All-Tournament team
- 54 games played, 47 starts in center field
- .250, 23 R, 19 SB, 3 HR
- Led the Cougars with a 19-for-23 effort in stolen bases
- Multi-hit games in wins over Baylor (March 6), Texas (April 12), USF (April 23), Cincinnati (May 15), Rice (May 17) and Tulane (May 28)
- Three steals at East Carolina (April 3)
- Four hits, including a home run, in an American Championship win over Tulane (May 28)
- Hit .375 and slugged .813 with six hits and three runs, one triple and two home runs, while driving in four RBI in the American Championship
Freshman - 2015 (Houston)
- 44 games played, 37 starts in the outfield
- .266, 33 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 13 SB, 20 BB
- Second on the team with 13 (of 15) stolen bases
- Seven multi-hit games
- First career hit vs. Minnesota (Feb. 14)
- First career home run vs. Texas Southern (Feb. 18)
- Three-hit games vs. Tulane (April 11), vs. Rice (March 17) and vs. Alabama (Feb. 21)
- Helped Cougars to an American Athletic Conference title, their second consecutive 40-win season and to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament
High School
- Three-year letterwinner
Personal
- Born Oct. 1, 1995
- Full name is Zachary David Taylor
- Parents are Bernadette and Brian Taylor
- Two siblings, Ryan and AJ
- Majoring in community health (health education)
- Majored in business at Houston
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