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From Tuesday AM with 8 inches of snow to ready for our home opener by Thursday PM.
Hats off to Coach Wilburn for his relentless optimism and our players and managers for 3 days of great work.
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Congrats to Junior OF TJ Bass on being named an NAIA 1st Team All-American!
.366 BA 23 HR 94 RBI
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Kade Vander Molen with the walk-off Grand Slam in the 10th inning to take down Point Park at @LakePointSports
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Our formula is simple:
Recruit the best HS players who fit at one of the top Christian Universities in the country, provide them with D1 facilities and access to MLB level technology in a program that values being a great teammate over anything else.
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Huge effort by our entire pitching staff to finish the regular season leading the NAIA in strikeouts with 526
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Opening the season #9 in the NAIA preseason poll
🚨🚨Here is your first look at the 2024 Preseason Coaches Poll Top 25🚨🚨
What do you think about the poll? Drop your thoughts below!
Don't forget to check out our limited edition #NAIABall bit.ly/3FDdfRF
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Congrats to Senior RHP Luke Shively on being named an NAIA All-American!
11-2 2.92 ERA 97 K .193 Opp BA
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What a night in Lewiston! 23-7 win over #2 in front of a packed house on a perfect night for baseball!
VIDEO | It was a big night in Lewiston for @taylorbaseball! Here are the highlights from TU's 23-7 win over second-seeded No. 3 Georgia Gwinnett! #TaylorBB
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For travel ball organizations who follow, we will be hosting 3-day tournaments for 14u/15u/16u/17u next summer
All games at Taylor with no hotel requirements or admission fee for parents
We will get specific dates for each age out next month
Reach out if you are interested
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Big win on Opening Day over Kansas Wesleyan 6-2
Luke Shively 5 IP 0 H 10 K
Jared Crandall 4 IP 1 H 6 K
Opened the game with a triple, ground-rule double and single (Rusche, Kolpien, Bass) to jump out to an early lead and never look back.
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Congrats to all 9 of our grads on an incredible 4-year run
Winningest class in Taylor history (172-62)
3 Crossroads League 🏆
3 Crossroads League Tournament 🏆
Hosted 4 NAIA Opening Rounds
2023 NAIA World Series
7 dogpiles full of guys committed to being a great teammate
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We landed safely in sunny (and 75) Fort Lauderdale, FL for 2 weeks of baseball, service projects, studying the Parables of Jesus and time together
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10 year @taylorbaseball recap
Record 369-182 (.669)
Conference 207-66 (.758)
By year
38-19 38-17 35-14 38-20 35-14
34-22 32-21 40-18 35-21 44-16
6x NAIA National Tourney
5x Conf Champs
3x Conf Tourney Champs
6 Conf Players of the Year
6 Conf Pitchers of the Year
2 MLB Drafts
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Landed this morning in Arizona and looking forward to 2 great weeks of baseball.
Opening day is 5 days away.
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Walk-off HR to win it
VIDEO | Here are the highlights from @taylorbaseball's thrilling win over Indiana Wesleyan in the Crossroads League Tournament! #TaylorBB
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A Decade to Remember:
369 Wins
9 Highest Win Totals in School History
5x Crossroads League Regular-Season Champion
5 NAIA National Tournaments
5 Crossroads League Players of the Year
5 Crossroads League Pitchers of the Year
2 MLB Draft Picks
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The best man I know
Taylor Athletics Mourns the Passing of Rick Atkinson | @tayloru @taylorbaseball
- taylortrojans.com/article/ba…
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Congratulations to Kaleb Kolpien on becoming Taylor Baseball’s all-time hits leader
284 and counting for the career .404 hitter
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Silent Night has made senior pitcher Clay Riggins internet famous
Shoutout to this Taylor student for commitment to staying in character throughout the whole game at #TUSilentNight @CoachJim4UM
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So many great things in 2018
New school record for wins in a season (44-16)
Selected as one of 9 NAIA Opening Round host sites
Top 15 in NAIA in ERA (3rd) FLD % (8th) SB (10th) Hits (15th) Doubles (15th) and K’s (15th)
2nd highest GPA in the NAIA (3.4)
Can’t wait for 2019
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Big addition to Winterholter Field!
Excited to have the @TrackManBB Stadium Unit to collect all of our scrimmage and in-game data.
This state-of-the-art technology will be a huge asset in our continued commitment to player development.
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An incredible challenge from Tim Tebow today in chapel. A true blessing for Taylor to have him here to speak.
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So excited to be chosen as one of the host sites for the Opening Round and excited to compete with some of the best teams in the NAIA
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Work has begun our Stadium Seating Project. Many thanks to our alumni, families and supporters for making this possible.
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What a way to cap off a great tournament run!
Here is the final out of Taylor’s 12-9 win over Huntington to clinch the 2022 Crossroads League Tournament Championship at Winterholter Field! @taylorbaseball #TaylorBB
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We had three, 5th year senior pitchers throw in front of scouts at our Pro Day yesterday.
Thanks to all the organizations who came out to Winterholter Field.
See the rest of the thread below for video and metrics on each player.
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Dominant pitching in our 4-game sweep to open Crossroads League play.
30 Innings Pitched
6 Earned Runs
49 Strikeouts
4 Walks
17 Hits
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Proud of the development our returning pitchers have shown throughout their careers, specifically during a difficult shutdown last spring and summer.
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What a Night!
BB | No. 19 Taylor Secures First Ticket to NAIA World Series Since 1969 | @taylorbaseball #TaylorBB - taylortrojans.com/article/ba…
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Excited to land Rylee as our 1st signee in the 2023 class!
I am excited and blessed to announce my commitment to further my academic and athletic career at @Taylorbaseball. I would like to thank God, my parents and family, coaches, teammates, and friends for the support and guidance. @PBRIndiana @IN_Nitro_2023 @NORTHHUSKYBASEB
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4-0 win tonight to complete the season sweep over Bethel.
Matt Patton CG Shutout: 9 IP 2 H 13 K 0 BB. 0 runners reached second base.
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So much to be proud of and thankful for this year
BB | A Memorable 2023 Season Draws to a Close in Lewiston | @taylorbaseball #TaylorBB - taylortrojans.com/article/ba…
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Thanks to MLB All-Star pitcher Justin Masterson for speaking to our team this afternoon on what it means to be a man.
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Finishing up the week with bullpens before our pitchers head home for break. Opening day is 6 weeks from today in Phoenix, AZ.
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#16 in wins and #21 in win % over the last decade
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3rd year in a row Winterholter Field will serve as a host site for the Opening Round of the NAIA National Tournament
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Walk-off HR from Sam Gladd to clinch the semi-final victory at the Home Run Derby X event in Fort Wayne tonight!
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Opening the season with a scrimmage at Arizona Christian on a beautiful Friday afternoon
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Today’s DH sweep gives us 30+ wins for the 11th straight year. A tribute to a whole bunch of guys who worked incredibly hard to develop their game and who consistently put the team above themselves
BB | Trojans Take Tuesday Doubleheader at Bethel | @taylorbaseball #TaylorBB
- athletics.taylor.edu/article…
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Tough to see the season to come to an end today but much to be proud of and even more to be thankful for.
Blessed to have been led by a senior class that exemplified the best of what we aim to be.
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4-1, 6-2 victories to take the series on the road over Bethel (TN). Monster starts from Huseman and Shively to bounce back from last night’s loss.
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Congrats to TJ Bass on breaking the career hits record!
VIDEO | A truly fitting way for TJ Bass to break @taylorbaseball's career hits record. Congrats TJ! #TaylorBB
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2022 was another special year
41-18 record with a Crossroads League Tournament Championship and a host site for the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round
Can’t wait to see what 2023 brings
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We had a great night as a team at dinner and hearing from our 7 seniors about what their time playing baseball at Taylor has meant to them.
Even if this season is cut short, it will go down as a great one filled… instagram.com/p/B9sluA0A8lt/…
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