2022 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 36
Troy Taylor
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 195
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Cypress College
- Major:
- Criminology, Law, & Society
Prior to UC Irvine
Prep
- Played summer ball in the MLB Draft League in 2021
- Made 11 appearances, 10 as a starter, with 52.2 innings to lead the league
- 4-2, 4.10 ERA with 12 BB and 50 strikeouts (3rd in the league)
- Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 20th round of the 2021 MLB Draft, overall
- Made switch from position player in high school to pitcher at the college level
- Attended Cypress College in 2021
- Pitched in eight games, five as a starter, going 3-1 with a 4.82 ERA, 20 BB, and 23 strikeouts in 28 innings
- Season-highs of 6.2 innings vs. Santa Ana College and five strikeouts on three occasions
- Attended Long Beach State in 2020
- Made one appearances on the mound - Feb. 29 vs. Mississippi State (1.1 IP, H, ER, BB, K)
Prep
- Scholar-Athlete all four years at Los Osos High School
- Two-time all-league - first team as senior, second team as sophomore
- Team MVP as a freshman and senior
- Played travel ball for CBA
- Parents are Earl and Susan
- Father attended Southern Illinois
- Older sister, Jenna, with an accountant in Orange County
- Born in Fontana
- Majoring criminology, law, & society aspiring to work in law enforcement
- I selected UC Irvine because of the commitment to excellence both on and off the field from everyone at the University
- Fan of Max Scherzer, the Los Angeles Angels, and the Los Angeles Rams
- Enjoys watching his favorite movie, Moneyball, and the musical stylings of Eminem and Mike
- Also enjoys the beach, hanging with friends, Netflix, chicken and rice, and weightlifting
- Favorite quote - "Saying that you can't just solidifies you never will"
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