2019 Baseball Roster
Zak Taylor
- Position:
- Catcher/Infield
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sherwood, Ore.
- High School:
- Sherwood
2019
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Played in 40 games, starting 17, and batted .153 with one double, one home run and nine RBI.
• Pac-12 play: Played in 20 games, starting five, and batted .133 with one home run and two RBI.
• Drove home a pair of runs via a single in the seventh versus Cincinnati (5/31).
• Hit a solo home run in the fifth at Stanford in the series finale, his first round tripper of the season (5/19).
2018
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team
• Batted .274 with seven doubles, one triple and two home runs with 22 RBI in 61 games, including 48 starts.
• Tripled and scored two runs in the win over Mississippi State (6/22).
• Tallied three hits and three RBI with a double and a run scored versus LSU (6/2).
• Homered for the second time this season in the regional opener versus Northwestern State (6/1).
• Tallied two hits in two bats in the second game of the series vs. UCLA (5/25).
• Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a double in the second game of the series vs. USC (5/19).
• Equaled a career-best with two hits and two RBI in the series finale versus Washington (3/25).
• Tied career highs in hits (two) and RBI (two) in a 2-for-4 effort versus UW in the first game of a DH, setting a career-best with three runs (3/24).
• Moved his hit streak to seven games with a 1-for-4 afternoon versus Nebraska (2/24).
• Extended his hit streak to four games with a 2-for-4 effort against New Mexico, driving in a pair (2/19).
• Hit a solo home run and walked in the win over Gonzaga (2/17).
2017
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
• Batted .232 with two doubles and six RBI.
• Drove home two on a double in the sixth against Arizona (3/25).
• Walked once and finished 1-for-3 in the finale versus Arizona State (3/18).
2016
• Played in seven games, making two starts. Batted .125 with three RBI.
• Picked up his first career hit and drove in a run in the win over San Diego (3/5).
Sherwood High School
• Rated as the No. 10 high school prospect in the state of Oregon by Baseball Northwest.
• Rated No. 367 nationally amongst high school prospects by Perfect Game.
• Played for the Royals Team at the 2014 Area Code Games.
• Four-year letterwinner for head coach Jon Strohmaier. Started all four seasons.
• Played in 28 games as a senior, and batted .329 with 13 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 24 RBI.
• First-Team All-League as both a pitcher and catcher as a junior and was named second-team All-State as a pitcher and honorable mention as a catcher.
• Batted .355 with nine doubles, two home runs, 16 RBI and eight stolen bases as a junior.
• As a sophomore, was named firsr-team all-league and helped guide Sherwood to a 5A State Championship.
• Batted .330 with eight doubles, one home run, 27 RBI and three stolen bases as a sophomore.
• Also went 4-1 with a 2.53 ERA in seven games.
• Opened his high school career by batting .290 with 10 doubles, one home run and 24 RBI as a freshman.
• Named second-team all-league his rookie campaign.
• Also letterd two seasons in football as a tight end and offensive lineman.
Personal
• Majoring in psychology.
• Born September 6, 1996 in Tualatin, Ore.
• Son of Holly and Mo Taylor.
• Was on National Honor Society and the Honor Roll in high school.
• Enjoys golf in his spare time.
• Favorite pro athlete is Miguel Cabrera.
• Favorite move is Bull Durham.
• Chose Oregon State because it’s “an outstanding baseball program, to get a great education and it is close to home.”
Taylor’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, at LSU, Jun 02, 2018
Doubles: 1, 10 times
Triples: 1, vs Mississippi St., Jun 22, 2018
Home runs: 1, vs Gonzaga, Feb 17, 2018 ; Northwestern St., Jun 01, 2018 ; at Stanford, May 19, 2019
Total bases: 4, 4 times
RBI: 3, at LSU, Jun 02, 2018
Runs scored: 3, Washington, Mar 24, 2018
Walks: 1, 17 times
Hit by pitch: 2, vs Mississippi St., Jun 22, 2018
Struck out: 3, at California, Mar 16, 2018
Sac flies: 2, vs Gonzaga, Feb 16, 2019
Sac bunts: 2, at California, Mar 17, 2018
At bats: 5, 6 times
Field chances: 16, vs Cal Poly, Feb 18, 2018
Putouts: 15, vs Cal Poly, Feb 18, 2018
Assists: 3, Stanford, May 12, 2018
Runners CS: 2, at California, Mar 17, 2018
