Southern Arkansas University Athletics

Awards
GAC Pitcher of the Week – 2/25/2020
GAC All-Decade Team (2010s)
2019 D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team
2019 All-GAC Second Team
GAC Pitcher of the Week – 4/29/2019
GAC Pitcher of the Week – 4/22/2019
GAC Pitcher of the Week – 2/11/2019
Fastpitch News’ DII National Pitcher of the Week – 2/5/2019
GAC Pitcher of the Week – 2/4/2019
2018 Top 10 Finalist for Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II Player of the Year
2018 D2CCA Central Region Pitcher of the Year
2018 NFCA First Team All-American
2018 D2CCA First Team All-American
2018 D2CCA All-Central Region First Team
2018 NFCA All-Central Region First Team
2018 GAC Pitcher of the Year
2018 Unanimous All-GAC First Team
GAC Pitcher of the Week – 4/24/2018
GAC Pitcher of the Week – 4/10/2018
GAC Pitcher of the Week – 2/6/2018
2017 All-GAC Honorable Mention
GAC Pitcher of the Week – 3/7/2017
 
NCAA Record
3^rd All-Time for Winning Percentage in a Season - .971 in 2018 (33-1)
 
Records
Most Wins in a Season – 33 (2018)
Most Strikeouts Looking in a Season – 86 (2018)
Most Strikeouts/7 innings in a Career – 7.91
Most Career Wins – 67
Most Career Games Started – 99
Most Career Shutouts – 21
Most Career Strikeouts – 627
Most Career Strikeouts Looking – 184
Most Times Named GAC Pitcher of the Week – 9
Most Wins in a Season in GAC History – 33 (2018)
Best Single-Season Win-Loss Percentage in GAC History - .971 (2018)
T-1^st All-Time for Strikeouts Looking in a Game – 7 (vs. Southwestern Oklahoma, 3/17/2018)
T-1^st All-Time for Most Shutouts in a Season – 9 (2018)
2^nd All-Time for Lowest Opponent Batting Average in a Season - .165 (2019)
2^nd All-Time for Most Strikeouts/7 innings in a Season – 10.00 (2019)
2^nd All-Time for Strikeouts in a Season – 243 (2018)
2^nd All-Time for Most Games Started in a Season – 42 (2018)
2^nd All-Time for Career ERA – 1.64 ERA
2^nd All-Time for Lowest Career Opponent Batting Average - .199
2^nd All-Time for Career Appearances – 105
2^nd All-Time for Career Innings Pitched – 555.0
2^nd All-Time for Career Batters Faced – 2,273
2^nd All-Time for Career At-Bats Against – 2,040
2^nd All-Time in GAC History for Career Wins – 67
2^nd All-Time in GAC History for Career Shutouts – 21
2^nd All-Time in GAC History for Games Started in a Season – 42 (2018)
T-2^nd All-Time for Career Combined Shutouts – 4
3^rd All-Time for Career Fewest Walks/7 innings – 1.77 
3^rd All-Time in GAC History for Career ERA – 1.64 ERA
3^rd All-Time in GAC History for Career Strikeouts/7 innings – 7.91
3^rd All-Time in GAC History for Career Opponent Batting Average - .199
3^rd All-Time in GAC History for Career Win-Loss Percentage - .827 (67-14)
3^rd All-Time in GAC History for Lowest Opponent Batting Average in a Season - .165 (2018)
T-3^rd All-Time for Career Complete Games – 49
4^th All-Time for ERA in a Season – 1.34 ERA (2018)
4^th All-Time for Lowest Opponent Batting Average in a Season - .195 (2018)
4^th All-Time for Most Innings Pitched in a Season – 241.0 (2018)
4^th All-Time for Most Batters Faced in a Season – 979 (2018)
4^th All-Time in GAC History for Career Strikeouts – 627
4^th All-Time in GAC History for Career Games Started – 99
T-4^th All-Time for Strikeouts Looking in a Game – 6 (vs. Harding, 4/15/2018)
T-4^th All-Time for Strikeouts Looking in a Game – 6 (vs. Emporia State, 2/17/2019)
5^th All-Time for Most Strikeouts/7 innings in a Season – 7.35 (2017)
5^th All-Time for Appearances in a Season – 43 (2018)
5^th All-Time for Most Complete Games in a Season – 27 (2018)
5^th All-Time in GAC History for Most Strikeouts in a Season – 243 (2018)
5^th All-Time in GAC History for Most Complete Games in a Season – 27 (2018)
6^th All-Time for Most Strikeouts Looking in a Season – 49 (2019)
6^th All-Time for Most At-Bats Against in a Season – 883 (2018)
T-6^th All-Time for Strikeouts in a Game – 14 (vs. Emporia State, 2/17/2019)
7^th All-Time for Strikeouts in a Season – 177 (2017)
7^th All-Time in GAC History for Lowest ERA in a Season – 1.34 (2018)
8^th All-Time for Most Strikeouts/7 innings in a Season – 7.06 (2018)
8^th All-Time in GAC History for Career Complete Games – 49
8^th All-Time in GAC History for Most Innings Pitched in a Season – 241.0 IP (2018)
T-8^th All-Time for Strikeouts in a Game – 13 (at Southwest Baptist, 2/3/2018)
T-8^th All-Time for Strikeouts in a Game – 13 (vs. Rogers State, 2/2/2019)
T-8^th All-Time for Most Games Started in a Season – 29 (2017)
9^th All-Time in GAC History for Career Innings Pitched – 555.0 IP
T-9^th All-Time for Strikeouts in a Season – 160 (2019)
T-10^th All-Time for Wins in a Season – 18 (2017)
 
No-Hitter
February 1, 2019 vs. Southwest Baptist
Final statline: 7.0 innings, 12 strikeouts, 97 pitches (fourth perfect game in SAU history)
 
Career
Debut: February 3^rd, 2017 vs. Washburn
First Start: February 4^th, 2017 vs. Newman
Stats: 67-14 record; 1.64 ERA; 105 appearances, 99 starts; 555.0 innings pitched; 49 complete games; 21 shutouts, four combined shutouts; 406 hits, 184 runs (130 earned); 140 walks, 627 strikeouts; 31 wild pitches, 41 hit by pitches; .199 opponent batting average; 2,273 batters faced; 34 putouts, 80 assists, 2 errors, .983 fielding percentage
 
2020
Made eight appearances, all starts, in a shortened season…5-1 record, 2.31 ERA…33.1 innings pitched…two complete games…two shutouts, two combined shutouts…10 walks, 47 strikeouts…22 hits allowed, 14 runs (11 earned)…opponent batting average of .182…led team in opponent batting average…second on the team in ERA, win-loss percentage, wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, games started and batters struck out looking…led GAC in opponent batting average…two games with ten or more strikeouts…six-inning, complete game win to open season versus St. Mary’s (TX) (1/31)…eight strikeouts in five innings against Texas A&M-Commerce (2/8)…complete-game shutout versus Maryville (2/16)…back-to-back five-inning, 12-strikeout performances versus Harding (2/21)
 
2019
Played in 21 games, making 20 starts…11-5 record, 1.75 ERA in 112.0 innings pitched…30 walks, 160 strikeouts…allowed 65 hits, 33 runs (28 earned)…perfect on 19 fielding attempts (three putouts, 16 assists)…seven games with 10 or more strikeouts…12 appearances with three or less hits allowed…led GAC in opponent batting average…opened season with perfect game against Southwest Baptist, striking out 12…followed perfect game with no-hit bid against Rogers State until the last out – 13 strikeouts…2-hit shutout vs. West Georgia in 1-0 win (2/9)…two-hit shutout vs. Emporia State, striking out 14 (2/17)…consecutive shutouts versus Ouachita Baptist (4/20) and Henderson State (4/26)…threw 11.1 innings in postseason play, striking out 17 and only allowing five runs (three earned) on eight hits
 
2018
Played in 43 games, making 42 starts…33-1 record, 1.34 ERA in 241.0 innings pitched…57 walks, 243 strikeouts…allowed 172 hits, 70 runs (46 earned)…perfect on 49 fielding attempts (17 putouts, 32 assists)…four games with ten or more strikeouts…led GAC in complete games, wins, games started, shutouts, ERA, strikeouts, opponent batting average…started season 33-0…15 starts allowing three hits or less…nine shutouts…opened season with complete game shutout against Southwest Baptist with 13 strikeouts (2/3)…threw a complete-game shutout versus Lincoln the next day – one hit and six strikeouts…shutout East Central (2/25)…threw consecutive shutouts against Arkansas-Monticello (4/4) and Henderson State (4/8) – 14.0 innings, 8 hits, 20 strikeouts…picked up win in relief vs. Harding, throwing four shutout innings (4/14)…struck out 11 in shutout of Arkansas-Monticello (4/17)…threw 71.2 innings in postseason play, striking out 55 while allowing only 48 hits and 28 runs (18 earned)…threw shutout to avoid elimination in 1-0 over Harding in GAC Tournament (5/5)
 
2017
Played in 33 games, making 29 starts…18-7 record, 1.87 ERA in 168.2 innings pitched…43 walks, 177 strikeouts…allowed 147 hits, 67 runs (45 earned)…nine putouts, 30 assists and two errors in 41 attempts, .951 fielding percentage…two starts with ten or more strikeouts…12 starts with three hits or less…threw three shutout innings in relief in debut vs. Washburn, picking up win (2/3)…threw nine innings in start against Fort Hays State, only allowing one run in 5-1 victory…threw shutout in conference debut at East Central (2/24)…threw consecutive shutouts at Southwestern Oklahoma (3/18) and Northwestern Oklahoma (3/25)…shutout at Henderson State, only allowing two hits (4/7)…17.1 innings in postseason play, striking out 13, allowing 11 hits and five runs (all earned)…threw 139 pitches over six innings against Harding in GAC Tournament (5/12)
 
Previous School
Taylor, a native of Greenwood, Arkansas, is a 2016 graduate of Greenwood HS