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— Illinois Baseball (@IlliniBaseball) May 11, 2019

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