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Jersey Number 55
Brayden Taylor
- Position:
- INF
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- West Jordan, Utah
- High School:
- Copper Hills HS
Bio
Career Honors
• 2023 3rd-team Baseball America All-American
• 2023 1st-team ABCA All-Central Region
• 2023 NCAA Fayetteville All-Regional Team
• 2023 Big 12 Tournament MVP
• 2023 Big 12 All-Tournament team
• 2023 1st-team All-Big 12
• 2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team member
• 2022 2nd-team All-Big 12
• 2022 2nd-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2021 1st-team D1Baseball Freshman All-American
• 2021 1st-team Perfect Game Freshman All-American
• 2021 2nd-team Baseball America Freshman All-American
• 2021 2nd-team NCBWA Freshman All-American
• 2021 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• 2021 2nd-team ABCA All-Central Region
• 2021 NCAA Fort Worth All-Regional Team
• 2021 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• 2021 2nd-team All-Big 12
• 2021 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2021 Shriners Hospitals for Children Classic All-Tournament Team
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (April 5, 2021)
2023 (Junior)
Started 67 games, 60 at third base and seven at shortstop... tied for 17th nationally and tied a school single-season record with 23 home runs... led the team with a career-high 70 RBIs on the season... hit .308 on the year with 15 doubles and a team-high 77 runs scored... drew a team-high 54 walks and boasted a .430 on-base percentage... was a perfect 14-for-14 in stolen bases... posted 20 multi-hit games and a team-high 17 multi-RBI contests... recorded a base hit in 46 games and reached safely in 61... was hitting just .233 through the first 23 games of the season... hit .347 in the final 47 games... homered as part of a two hit game and drove in two in the season-opening win over Vanderbilt (Feb. 17)... turned in his first career four-hit game and drove in a run in the victory over Arkansas (Feb. 18)... homered and tallied three hits in the Florida State series (Feb. 24-26)... collected just four hits over the next nine games... homered twice and drove in three runs in the San Diego series (March 10-12)... hit a home run in all three games at Oklahoma (March 17-19)... a home run in the series finale against Kansas (March 26) kick started an impressive 47 game stretch that saw his average soar over .300... went 3-for-6 with a double and drove in two runs in the win at UT Arlington (March 28)... was 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs in the series-opener at Texas Tech (March 31)... tallied three more hits and his 10th home run of hte season in the Game 2 win over the Red Raiders (April 1)... hit safely in all three games of the series win over Oklahoma State (April 6-8)... reached base safely in each of the last 34 games of the season... went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, a home run and four runs scored against UNC Wilmington (April 15)... homered twice, including a grand slam, and drove in five runs in the series finale against the Seahawks (April 16)... recorded two hits, including a home run, in the win over DBU (April 25)... tallied two hits in the series against Texas (April 29-May 1)... went 4-for-10 with a double, home run and three RBIs in the series win over Cal State Fullerton (May 5-7)... hit .583 (7-for-12) with two home runs and three RBIs in the sweep of Baylor (May 12-14)... had four hits in the series finale against the Bears (May 14)... collected three hits, including his 18th home run of the season, in the series win at Kansas State (May 18-20)... had a monster Big 12 Tournament en route to earning MVP honors... tied the school career record with his 44th career home run in the tournament's opening game against Kansas State (May 24)... had three extra base hits in the game and drove in a career-high six runs... became TCU's home run record holder with his 45th in the win over Kansas (May 25)... had four hits, including two doubles and the home run, in the game and drove in three more runs... hit a two run home run in the Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma State (May 28)... drove in six runs and went 4-for-6 with another home run in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional opening game against Arizona (June 2)... was 4-for-6 with four runs scored, a home run and four RBIs in the winner's bracket victory over Arkansas (June 4)... walked twice and scored a run in the Regional championship game against Arkansas (June 5)... drew three walks in the NCAA Super Regional sweep against Indiana State (June 9-10)... had four hits in the College World Series (June 16-21).
2022 (Sophomore)
Played in 59 games, making 58 starts... every start came at third base... also made one appearance as a pinch hitter... ranked second on the team with a .314 batting average and led the team with a .454 on-base percentage...tallied 14 doubles, one home run and 13 home runs... ranked second on the squad with 50 RBIs, 15 of which came with two outs... tallied 19 multi-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI contests... collected a hit in 42 contests and reached base safely in 52... opened the season with three straight multi-hit games, hitting .636 (7-for-11) with four RBIs in the MLB4 Tournament (Feb. 18-20)... tallied just two hits in the series against Nebraska (Feb. 25-27)... homered and drove in four runs as part of three hits against UT Arlington (March 1)... went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at Kentucky (March 5)... doubled home two runs at Louisville (March 8)... reached safely in all three games against Army (March 13)... hit home run No. 2 and drove in three as part of a three hit game against TAMU-Corpus Christi (March 15)... collected three hits, including a home run, in the series win at Baylor (March 18-20)... walked 10 times over a four-game stretch, including seven times in the Kansas State series (March 25-27)... also hit safely in all three games against the Wildcats... went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBIs against UTSA (March 30)... hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the sixth against West Virginia (April 2)... homered in back-to-back games at Texas (April 9-10)... drove in three runs in Game 2 against the Longhorns (April 9)... went 2-for-4 in the series-opener against Texas Tech (April 14)... collected five hits, including a home run, in the series win at Oklahoma State (April 22-24)... had two hits in against Dallas Baptist (April 26)... battled through sickness to play in two of three games against Oklahoma (May 7-8)... doubled in a win over Incarnate Word (May 10)... homered twice and drove in five runs in the Kansas series (May 13-15)... drove in five runs in the Santa Clara series (May 19-21)... had four hits in the Big 12 Championships (May 25-27)... went 5-for-12 (.417) with six RBIs in the final three games of the NCAA College Station Regional (June 3-5)... homered in three straight games to close out the season.
2021 (Freshman)
Played in and started 58 games... started 47 games at third base, 10 at second base and one at shortstop... ranked second on the team with a .324 batting average... boasted a .572 slugging percentage and a .445 on-base percentage... had a team-high 72 hits which included 11 doubles, four triples and a team-best 12 home runs... was second on the team with 53 RBIs, 25 of which came with two outs... led the team with 23 multi-hit games and ranked second with 14 multiple-RBI contests... tallied a hit in 45 games and reached safely in 53... drew a team-leading 49 walks... was successful in 15 of 16 stolen base attempts... made collegiate debut as the starting third baseman against Arkansas (Feb. 22)... went 1-for-3 in his debut... went 2-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and three runs scored in a win over Texas Southern (Feb. 23)... went 4-for-7 with four RBIs and a home run in a doubleheader against Liberty (Feb. 27)... homered for the second straight game as part of two hits in a win over Stephen F. Austin (March 2)... collected four hits and tallied five RBIs in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (March 5-7)... drove in lone run at Texas State (March 9)... picked up a base hit in the win at UTSA (March 10)... tallied a hit in all three games of the Gonzaga series (March 12-14)... collected three RBIs in the series opener against the Bulldogs... collected two hits and drove in two at Louisiana (March 19-21)... a two-hit game against Baylor (March 27) started a 23 game on-base streak... was 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs in the series-finale against the Bears (March 28)... homered in four straight games, including all three in the series sweep of Oklahoma (April 2-6)... streak started as part of a two hit game in the series opener at Oklahoma (April 2)... hit a two run home run in the Game 2 win against the Sooners (April 3)... home run No 7 on the season came in the series finale against the Sooners (April 3)... went 2-for-6 with a home run and four RBIs in the win at Tarleton State (April 6)... tallied two hits in the series finale at Texas Tech (April 11)... doubled and drove in one as part of two hits against Tarleton State (April 13)... had a hit in each of the first two games against Oklahoma State (April 16-17)... hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning to help TCU complete the sweep of the Cowboys (April 18)... doubled, homered and drove in four while going 3-for-5 in a win over UT Arlington (April 20)... tallied three RBIs in the series-opener against Kansas (April 23)... tripled in Game 2 against the Jayhawks (April 24)... had two hits in the series finale (April 25)... was 2-for-4 in the win at UT Arlington (April 27)... collected five hits, including three in the series finale, at West Virginia (April 30-May 2)... walked three times and recorded a hit in the season opener against Texas (May 7)... was 2-for-4 in the series finale against the Longhorns (May 9)... had five hits in the doubleheader split against ULM (May 15)... collected two hits in the Kansas State series (May 20-22)... tallied five hits in TCU's run to the Big 12 Tournament championship... stole three bases, drove in a run and walked three times in the Championship game against Oklahoma State (May 30)... homered in the first two games of the NCAA Fort Worth Regional (June 4-6)... was 2-for-2 with a home run, three walks and three runs scored against McNeese (June 4)... homered and drove in two against Dallas Baptist (June 5)... went 1-for-4 against Oregon State (June 6) in the Frogs' final game of the year.
High School
Lettered four years at Copper Hills High School... ranked No. 188 in the nation by Perfect Game heading into senior season... was a Perfect Game preseason All-American in 2020... earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and sophomore... also named first-team all-region following junior and sophomore campaigns... owned a career .461 batting average... participated in number Perfect Game showcases as a part of the Mountain West Baseball club... also took part in the 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase... was a standout in the classroom earning a spot on the academic honor roll all four years.
Personal
Parents are Troy and Nicole... has two siblings, Zach and Austin.
• 2023 3rd-team Baseball America All-American
• 2023 1st-team ABCA All-Central Region
• 2023 NCAA Fayetteville All-Regional Team
• 2023 Big 12 Tournament MVP
• 2023 Big 12 All-Tournament team
• 2023 1st-team All-Big 12
• 2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team member
• 2022 2nd-team All-Big 12
• 2022 2nd-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2021 1st-team D1Baseball Freshman All-American
• 2021 1st-team Perfect Game Freshman All-American
• 2021 2nd-team Baseball America Freshman All-American
• 2021 2nd-team NCBWA Freshman All-American
• 2021 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• 2021 2nd-team ABCA All-Central Region
• 2021 NCAA Fort Worth All-Regional Team
• 2021 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• 2021 2nd-team All-Big 12
• 2021 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2021 Shriners Hospitals for Children Classic All-Tournament Team
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (April 5, 2021)
2023 (Junior)
Started 67 games, 60 at third base and seven at shortstop... tied for 17th nationally and tied a school single-season record with 23 home runs... led the team with a career-high 70 RBIs on the season... hit .308 on the year with 15 doubles and a team-high 77 runs scored... drew a team-high 54 walks and boasted a .430 on-base percentage... was a perfect 14-for-14 in stolen bases... posted 20 multi-hit games and a team-high 17 multi-RBI contests... recorded a base hit in 46 games and reached safely in 61... was hitting just .233 through the first 23 games of the season... hit .347 in the final 47 games... homered as part of a two hit game and drove in two in the season-opening win over Vanderbilt (Feb. 17)... turned in his first career four-hit game and drove in a run in the victory over Arkansas (Feb. 18)... homered and tallied three hits in the Florida State series (Feb. 24-26)... collected just four hits over the next nine games... homered twice and drove in three runs in the San Diego series (March 10-12)... hit a home run in all three games at Oklahoma (March 17-19)... a home run in the series finale against Kansas (March 26) kick started an impressive 47 game stretch that saw his average soar over .300... went 3-for-6 with a double and drove in two runs in the win at UT Arlington (March 28)... was 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs in the series-opener at Texas Tech (March 31)... tallied three more hits and his 10th home run of hte season in the Game 2 win over the Red Raiders (April 1)... hit safely in all three games of the series win over Oklahoma State (April 6-8)... reached base safely in each of the last 34 games of the season... went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, a home run and four runs scored against UNC Wilmington (April 15)... homered twice, including a grand slam, and drove in five runs in the series finale against the Seahawks (April 16)... recorded two hits, including a home run, in the win over DBU (April 25)... tallied two hits in the series against Texas (April 29-May 1)... went 4-for-10 with a double, home run and three RBIs in the series win over Cal State Fullerton (May 5-7)... hit .583 (7-for-12) with two home runs and three RBIs in the sweep of Baylor (May 12-14)... had four hits in the series finale against the Bears (May 14)... collected three hits, including his 18th home run of the season, in the series win at Kansas State (May 18-20)... had a monster Big 12 Tournament en route to earning MVP honors... tied the school career record with his 44th career home run in the tournament's opening game against Kansas State (May 24)... had three extra base hits in the game and drove in a career-high six runs... became TCU's home run record holder with his 45th in the win over Kansas (May 25)... had four hits, including two doubles and the home run, in the game and drove in three more runs... hit a two run home run in the Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma State (May 28)... drove in six runs and went 4-for-6 with another home run in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional opening game against Arizona (June 2)... was 4-for-6 with four runs scored, a home run and four RBIs in the winner's bracket victory over Arkansas (June 4)... walked twice and scored a run in the Regional championship game against Arkansas (June 5)... drew three walks in the NCAA Super Regional sweep against Indiana State (June 9-10)... had four hits in the College World Series (June 16-21).
2022 (Sophomore)
Played in 59 games, making 58 starts... every start came at third base... also made one appearance as a pinch hitter... ranked second on the team with a .314 batting average and led the team with a .454 on-base percentage...tallied 14 doubles, one home run and 13 home runs... ranked second on the squad with 50 RBIs, 15 of which came with two outs... tallied 19 multi-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI contests... collected a hit in 42 contests and reached base safely in 52... opened the season with three straight multi-hit games, hitting .636 (7-for-11) with four RBIs in the MLB4 Tournament (Feb. 18-20)... tallied just two hits in the series against Nebraska (Feb. 25-27)... homered and drove in four runs as part of three hits against UT Arlington (March 1)... went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at Kentucky (March 5)... doubled home two runs at Louisville (March 8)... reached safely in all three games against Army (March 13)... hit home run No. 2 and drove in three as part of a three hit game against TAMU-Corpus Christi (March 15)... collected three hits, including a home run, in the series win at Baylor (March 18-20)... walked 10 times over a four-game stretch, including seven times in the Kansas State series (March 25-27)... also hit safely in all three games against the Wildcats... went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBIs against UTSA (March 30)... hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the sixth against West Virginia (April 2)... homered in back-to-back games at Texas (April 9-10)... drove in three runs in Game 2 against the Longhorns (April 9)... went 2-for-4 in the series-opener against Texas Tech (April 14)... collected five hits, including a home run, in the series win at Oklahoma State (April 22-24)... had two hits in against Dallas Baptist (April 26)... battled through sickness to play in two of three games against Oklahoma (May 7-8)... doubled in a win over Incarnate Word (May 10)... homered twice and drove in five runs in the Kansas series (May 13-15)... drove in five runs in the Santa Clara series (May 19-21)... had four hits in the Big 12 Championships (May 25-27)... went 5-for-12 (.417) with six RBIs in the final three games of the NCAA College Station Regional (June 3-5)... homered in three straight games to close out the season.
2021 (Freshman)
Played in and started 58 games... started 47 games at third base, 10 at second base and one at shortstop... ranked second on the team with a .324 batting average... boasted a .572 slugging percentage and a .445 on-base percentage... had a team-high 72 hits which included 11 doubles, four triples and a team-best 12 home runs... was second on the team with 53 RBIs, 25 of which came with two outs... led the team with 23 multi-hit games and ranked second with 14 multiple-RBI contests... tallied a hit in 45 games and reached safely in 53... drew a team-leading 49 walks... was successful in 15 of 16 stolen base attempts... made collegiate debut as the starting third baseman against Arkansas (Feb. 22)... went 1-for-3 in his debut... went 2-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and three runs scored in a win over Texas Southern (Feb. 23)... went 4-for-7 with four RBIs and a home run in a doubleheader against Liberty (Feb. 27)... homered for the second straight game as part of two hits in a win over Stephen F. Austin (March 2)... collected four hits and tallied five RBIs in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (March 5-7)... drove in lone run at Texas State (March 9)... picked up a base hit in the win at UTSA (March 10)... tallied a hit in all three games of the Gonzaga series (March 12-14)... collected three RBIs in the series opener against the Bulldogs... collected two hits and drove in two at Louisiana (March 19-21)... a two-hit game against Baylor (March 27) started a 23 game on-base streak... was 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs in the series-finale against the Bears (March 28)... homered in four straight games, including all three in the series sweep of Oklahoma (April 2-6)... streak started as part of a two hit game in the series opener at Oklahoma (April 2)... hit a two run home run in the Game 2 win against the Sooners (April 3)... home run No 7 on the season came in the series finale against the Sooners (April 3)... went 2-for-6 with a home run and four RBIs in the win at Tarleton State (April 6)... tallied two hits in the series finale at Texas Tech (April 11)... doubled and drove in one as part of two hits against Tarleton State (April 13)... had a hit in each of the first two games against Oklahoma State (April 16-17)... hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning to help TCU complete the sweep of the Cowboys (April 18)... doubled, homered and drove in four while going 3-for-5 in a win over UT Arlington (April 20)... tallied three RBIs in the series-opener against Kansas (April 23)... tripled in Game 2 against the Jayhawks (April 24)... had two hits in the series finale (April 25)... was 2-for-4 in the win at UT Arlington (April 27)... collected five hits, including three in the series finale, at West Virginia (April 30-May 2)... walked three times and recorded a hit in the season opener against Texas (May 7)... was 2-for-4 in the series finale against the Longhorns (May 9)... had five hits in the doubleheader split against ULM (May 15)... collected two hits in the Kansas State series (May 20-22)... tallied five hits in TCU's run to the Big 12 Tournament championship... stole three bases, drove in a run and walked three times in the Championship game against Oklahoma State (May 30)... homered in the first two games of the NCAA Fort Worth Regional (June 4-6)... was 2-for-2 with a home run, three walks and three runs scored against McNeese (June 4)... homered and drove in two against Dallas Baptist (June 5)... went 1-for-4 against Oregon State (June 6) in the Frogs' final game of the year.
High School
Lettered four years at Copper Hills High School... ranked No. 188 in the nation by Perfect Game heading into senior season... was a Perfect Game preseason All-American in 2020... earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and sophomore... also named first-team all-region following junior and sophomore campaigns... owned a career .461 batting average... participated in number Perfect Game showcases as a part of the Mountain West Baseball club... also took part in the 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase... was a standout in the classroom earning a spot on the academic honor roll all four years.
Personal
Parents are Troy and Nicole... has two siblings, Zach and Austin.
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