Millersville

Career Highlights

• 2X PSAC East Athlete of the Year (2021, 2023)
• ABCA All-America Second Team (2022, 2023)
• D2CCA All-America Second Team (2023)
• NCBWA All-America Third Team (2023)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 (2022)
• All-PSAC East First Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
• NCBWA All-Atlantic Region First Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
• D2CCA/ABCA All-Atlantic Region First Team (2022, 2023, 2025)
• D2CCA/ABCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team (2021)
• PSAC record holder for career hits and runs
• PSAC Athlete of the Week (April 4, 2022; May 2, 2022)
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

2025 (Graduate Student)

• After a year away from the program, he returned as a graduate student with one more season, completing his record-setting career
• Set PSAC records for career hits (315) and career runs (233), while setting Millersville records for total bases (442) and triples (16), and ranking second in RBIs (186), fourth in doubles (53) and sixth in walks (113)
• Became the first player in Millersville history to be named All-PSAC East First Team four times and the first Marauder named All-Atlantic Region four times
• Graduated with a .395 career batting average--the best by any Marauder since 1991 and the best by any Marauder with at least 400 at-bats (Taylor totaled 797)
• Finished 2025 ranked second among all active Division II players in career hits, fourth in triples and fifth in runs scored
• Finished 2025 season ranked second on the team in batting average (.345), second in OBP (.463), second in RBIs (49) and one of only three players to start all 54 games
• Led the team with a .398 batting average and .522 OBP against PSAC East opponents
• Started the season with a hit in 10 consecutive games and an on-base streak of 30 games
• Produced 15 multi-hit games
• Recorded a walk-off hit against Shippensburg on March 28
• Became first player in Millersville history to win four PSAC East titles and two PSAC Championships

2023 (Senior)

• Solidified his place as the finest hitter in Millersville history, capping his career with a .409 average over 623 career at-bats...just .001 behind the all-time leader despite logging 413 more at-bats
• The first Marauder to lead the team in hits three times, the first with two seasons of 90-plus hits and the first with four or triples three times
• The first Marauder named PSAC East Athlete of the Year two times
• Hit .426 for the best batting average by a Marauder since 2015 and became the first Marauder since 1977 to hit over .400 two times
• Tied the single-season school record with 24 doubles and was two hits shy of the record
• Scored 62 runs to be the only player with two entries in the program's top six
• Tied the school record for triples with five and closed his career tied with teammate Jimmy Losh for first in career triples with 13
• Became the first Marauder position player to be named ABCA All-America two times and joins Chas McCormick as the only Marauder position players named All-Atlantic Region First Team three times
• Won the PSAC batting title and ranked second in the league in runs scored
• Struck out just eight times in 253 plate appearances, ranking fourth in the nation in toughest to strike out
• Posted a career-high .515 on base percentage, 17 doubles and stole a career-high 23 bases
• Closed the season on a 10-game hitting streak and recorded a hit in 21 of the last 22 games
• Reached base in 52 of the team's 56 games
• Recorded a career-high five hits two times--vs. Chowan (Feb. 11) and vs. Mercyhurst (Feb. 24)
• Hit two home runs and accounted for all of the team's runs in a 3-2 win over Shippensburg, going 4-for-4 with 11 total bases
• Incredible postseason performance, totaling six multi-hit games in nine starts and hitting .500 (18-for-36) with 12 runs and a .571 OBP
• Went 6-for-8 with five runs and three steals in the two Super Regional wins over Seton Hill
• Went 6-for-11 with three runs and two walks in the NCAA Championship Tournament

2022 (Junior)

• Record-setting season, even better than his 2021 season in which he was named the PSAC East Athlete of the Year
• Became just the third Millersville outfielder to earn ABCA All-America honors and joined Chas McCormick as the only Millersville outfielders named All-Atlantic Region First Team twice
• Set the Millersville and PSAC single-season records for runs scored and totaled the fifth-most hits in PSAC history (second-most at Millersville)...Broke previous school runs record by 13
• Narrowly edged for team's batting title but .425 average ranks 10th-best in program history
• Became the second player in program history with at least four triples in two seasons and enters senior season two triples shy of tying the school record
• In addition to leading the PSAC in hits and runs, ranked third in the PSAC in batting average, fourth in on base percentage, ninth in RBIs and 14th in doubles
• Dominated the PSAC East, hitting a team-best .473 with 14 extra-base hits and 40 runs in 23 games
• Reached base at a .556 clip in 36 opportunities as the leadoff hitter in an inning
• Reached base in each of the first 37 games of the season and reached base at least once in 54 of 55 games played
• Ended the season on a tear, hitting .507 (35-for-69) over the last 15 games, scoring 29 runs with 18 RBIs
• Had two or more hits in nine-straight games from April 29-May 13
• Hit 8-for-19 with five runs scored in the PSAC Tournament
• Went 3-for-5 with two runs in the NCAA regional opener and went 4-for-5 against East Stroudsburg
• Produced four hits in three games and scored a career-high five runs at Bloomsburg on April 30

2021 (Sophomore)

• Breakout season for the left fielder, becoming just the third Marauder to be named PSAC East Athlete of the Year and the first sophomore to win the award since 2010
• Finished the year ranked second in the PSAC with a .399 average
• Led the PSAC in hits (63) and tied for the lead in triples (4), and ranked fifth in OBP (.500), fifth in runs (44), and ninth in doubles (12)
• Destroyed PSAC East pitching, slashing .444/.531/.6 with a 1.216 OPS against division opponents
• Totaled 17 extra-base hits against the PSAC East
• Tied for second on the team in RBIs with 36 and led the team in total bases with 92
• Opened the season with a 13-game hitting streak and scored a run in each of the first eight games
• Recorded 19 multi-hit games
• Went 6-for-15 (.400) in the NCAA regional with three two-hit games
• Hit first homer of the season and added a single and triple against Shepherd on April 10
• Recorded a season-high four hits with three runs scored at Kutztown on May 8

2020 (Freshman)

• Played in 14 games (starting nine) in the outfield
• Finished the season batting .257 with nine hits, seven runs scored, five RBIs, and four doubles (tied for second-most on the team)
• Had one multi-hit game (Feb. 22 vs Nyack, two hits)
• Scored a season-high two runs in the first game of the season and his Marauder debut (vs. Arkansas Tech on Jan. 29)
• Knocked in a season-high two RBIs on Feb. 22 vs. Nyack
• Season ended early due to coronavirus pandemic
• Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete

High School

• Named team's player of the year
• Member of the National Honor Society
• Recorded 137 career hits and posted a .482 career batting average
• Helped team to a district playoff appearance
• Named all-county first team four times

About the Marauder

• Why Millersville: I chose millersville because of the academics and the athletics and how everyone is a family.
• Favorite class at Millersville: STATS
• Off-the-field hobbies: Fishing and adventuring
• Interesting summer job or internship: Scrapping
• Hidden talent: Jokester
• Favorite pro athlete: Bryce Harper
• Pregame ritual: Have to have some type of chicken or pasta

Personal

• Son of Chuck and Beth Taylor
• Mother graduated from Millersville
• Majoring in sports administration