Taylor Chris

Pitcher, 6-0, 190, Senior, Gilroy, Calif.
Providing strong middle relief for Cal Poly his season … through April 12 has appeared on the mound 11 times with no record and no saves so far.
2014: Earned first-team All-Big West honors after securing five saves and compiling 4-1 record and 1.61 ERA … struck out 53 batters in 56 innings, making 24 appearances on the mound, all in relief … combined on three shutouts and limited opposing batters to a .193 average … did not allow an earned run in 16 consecutive appearances (36 innings) from March 15 through May 13 … three scoreless innings in middle relief against Cal State Fullerton, three scoreless frames against Long Beach State and 3 1/3 scoreless innings against UC? Riverside … did not allow an earned run in first 26 conference innings, finishing with 0.33 ERA … pitched 3 1/3 innings for win against Northern Illinois, striking out five … tossed five scoreless hitless innings with four strikeouts for win against UC?Davis … struck out only two batters he faced for win vs. Bakersfield … earned saves against Seattle, Wagner, Cal, UCSB and Saint Mary’s … earned team’s Jim Newkirk Fireman’s Award with Reed Reilly … did not play summer ball.
2013: Appeared in 22 games on the mound, all in relief, as a sophomore and compiled 1-0 record and 2.55 ERA … allowed just one earned run in final 12 stints (14 2/3 innings), dropping his ERA from 5.40 to final 2.55 mark … struck out 24 batters in 24 2/3 innings … earned win against UC Riverside on May 4 with two scoreless, hitless innings of relief, striking out four … notched save against Seattle on Feb. 24 with one scoreless, hitless inning … five relief appearances of two or more innings … opponents hit .159 … earned team’s Robin Baggett Scholar-Athlete Award … played summer ball for Wisconsin Woodchucks in Northwoods League, going 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA and striking out 15 batters in 10 2/3 innings.
2012: Pitched briefly in two games in first two weeks of season before suffering season-ending arm injury … granted medical redshirt … pitched one inning each against Santa Clara on Feb. 21 (two strikeouts) and Loyola Marymount on Feb. 25 (three runs, one hit, four walks, no strikeouts) … did not play summer ball as he continued his rehabilitation.
2011: Made 11 appearances on the mound, all out of the bullpen, as a true freshman … allowed six earned runs in 13 innings for a 4.15 ERA … no decisions and no saves … struck out 15 batters … allowed only two extra base-hits, both doubles … longest outing was 2.2 innings against Loyola Marymount, allowing one run and two hits … tossed two scoreless innings against Santa Clara and one scoreless frame against UCLA … struck out pair of batters seven times … did not allow an earned run in four appearances on the road (5.0 innings) compared to 6.75 ERA at home (six earned runs in 8.0 innings) … earned team’s Robin Baggett Scholar-Athlete Award … played summer ball for Bend Elks in West Coast Collegiate Baseball League, compiling 2-1 record and 3.57 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 22.2 innings. He started one game and made 11 relief appearances.
High School: A four-year varsity letterman in baseball under head coach Clint Wheeler at Gilroy High School … compiled 4-2 record and 2.52 ERA in senior season, striking out 71 batters in 50 innings … earned first-team All-Tri-County Athletic League honors for the third straight year … also played in the outfield and hit .420 with five doubles, three triples, two home runs, 26 RBI and 40 runs scored … stole 41 of 47 bases … led Mustangs to 18-10-1 record, second-place finish in TCAL and a spot in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-Central Coast Section Division I playoffs … as a junior was 5-2 with a 1.14 ERA on the mound, helping Gilroy to 16-12-1 record … hit .385 with 12 doubles and 27 RBI in 2009 … team MVP three years in a row and team’s scholar-athlete four times … a California Baseball Coaches Association NorCal All-Star … recruited by UC Davis, Santa Clara, Pacific, Saint Mary’s, Michigan and Northwestern … chose Cal Poly “because of its excellent baseball program and outstanding engineering program.”