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2023 Baseball Roster

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20 Dawson Taylor

  • Position RHP
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Edwardsville, Ill.
  • Highschool Edwardsville

Biography

2023 – Senior Season: Appeared in 20 games, making three starts… Held a 2-6 record on the mound with an 8.67 ERA… Credited with a save at Eastern Illinois (4/2)… Struck out 26 batters in 36.1 innings pitched… Walked 13 batters… Allowed 35 earned runs off 52 hits… Struck out a season-high five batters over a season-long 4.2 innings at SEMO (3/11)… Limited the Redhawks to just three hits and did not allow a run… Picked up the win on the mound vs. Northwestern after throwing 2.0 innings out of the bullpen (3/20)… Second win of the season came at Seton Hall (4/21)… Struck out six batters and didn’t give up a run over four outings from March 28 – April 11 against the likes of Notre Dame, Eastern Illinois, Xavier and Michigan… First start of the season came at Georgetown (5/5)… Threw a season-high 74 pitches in his final start of the season vs. St. John’s (5/18)… Gave BU four innings in the contest at UConn (5/11).

2022 – Junior Season: Made 15 total appearances… Struck out 13 batters over 16.1 innings… Went 1-0 on the mound with an 11.02 ERA… Walked seven batters… Allowed 28 hits resulting in 20 earned runs… Lone start of the season came at Purdue (5/10)… Threw a season-high 44 pitches over three full innings against the Boilers… Credited with a save at Jackson State (2/26)… Earned the win vs. Eastern Illinois (4/3)… Struck out two batters in his season debut at Murray State (2/18)… Matched that effort against Dayton, keeping the Flyers off the scoreboard (4/20)… Didn’t allow a hit in 1.1 innings of work at Notre Dame (4/5)… Held the Red Storm without a hit at St. John’s (4/24).

High School: Two-year starter at Edwardsville H.S. under the direction of head coach Tim Funkhouser... Helped his team reach 37 wins and claim the 4A Illinois State Championship... Went 5-1 on the mound with a 2.31 ERA as a senior... Struck out 61 batters in 39.3 innings and went on to be named All-Conference... Taylor hit 94 MPH on the radar gun while attending Edwardsville, going down as one of the hardest thrower's in school history... He played club ball for the STL Prospects Scout Team.

Personal: Son of Shane and Cathy Taylor... Has two siblings Owen and Maya.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2022Junior

    RHP
    6'4" 220 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2023Senior

    RHP
    6'4" 220 lbs
    20
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