Prior to ETSU
Four-year letterwinner at Dobyns-Bennett High School … two-time All-Big 8 First Team selection (2011 and 2012), while also being selected First Team All-Region as a junior and senior … named to the Johnson City Press Super 22 Team in 2011 and 2012, and played in the TN-VA FCA All-Star  Game in 2012 … posted a career record of 23-1 for the Indians … went 9-0 with a 2.08 ERA, while recording 49 strikeouts in his senior season … at the plate, hit .408 with 29 RBIs, 37 runs scored, and a .510 on-base  percentage in 2012.

Personal
Son of Tim and Sarah Taylor … born June 26, 1994 … plans to major in physical therapy … his cousin, Bo Burton, played at ETSU from 2008-11.