Taylor Earns All-America Honor
6/28/2023 3:57:00 PM | Baseball
Junior honored by Baseball America
FORT WORTH – TCU baseball's Brayden Taylor was named a third-team All-American by Baseball America at the designated hitter position. The junior led the squad and tied a single-season school record with 23 home runs.
A first-team All-Big 12 performer, Taylor was instrumental in guiding TCU back to the College World Series. In 67 games played, he hit .308 with 15 doubles, 23 home runs and a team-high 70 RBIs. In addition to tying the program's single season home run record, he also tied the school record with 77 runs scored. His 54 walks on the year are tied for the fifth-most in a single season. He boasted a .631 slugging percentage to go along with a .430 on-base percentage. Along the way he earned MVP honors at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in addition to earning a spot on the NCAA Fayetteville All-Regional team. He was also named an ABCA first-team All-Central Region performer.
Taylor has put together a story book career in the Purple and White. He holds TCU's all-time career home run record with 48. His 186 runs scored are the fifth-most in TCU history, while his 173 RBIs are fourth-most and his 158 career walks are tied for second all-time. He is a career .315 hitter, playing in 184 games.
TCU has produced 46 All-America selections in program history. Since head coach Kirk Saarloos arrived on campus in 2013, TCU has had 16 selections.
A first-team All-Big 12 performer, Taylor was instrumental in guiding TCU back to the College World Series. In 67 games played, he hit .308 with 15 doubles, 23 home runs and a team-high 70 RBIs. In addition to tying the program's single season home run record, he also tied the school record with 77 runs scored. His 54 walks on the year are tied for the fifth-most in a single season. He boasted a .631 slugging percentage to go along with a .430 on-base percentage. Along the way he earned MVP honors at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in addition to earning a spot on the NCAA Fayetteville All-Regional team. He was also named an ABCA first-team All-Central Region performer.
Taylor has put together a story book career in the Purple and White. He holds TCU's all-time career home run record with 48. His 186 runs scored are the fifth-most in TCU history, while his 173 RBIs are fourth-most and his 158 career walks are tied for second all-time. He is a career .315 hitter, playing in 184 games.
TCU has produced 46 All-America selections in program history. Since head coach Kirk Saarloos arrived on campus in 2013, TCU has had 16 selections.
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