2022 Baseball Roster

Matt Brown

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

Biography

Prior to UC Irvine
  • 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
Personal
  • 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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