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Taylor Walker
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Taylor Walker

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Senatobia, Miss.
Last College:
Northwest CC
Height / Weight:
5-10 / 180
Position:
INF
Bats/Throws:
R/R

2010 Preseason All-C-USA (Baseball America)

2009 (Junior)

  • Started 63 games in the infield (39 at 3B, 16 at 2B and 8 at SS)
  • Led the team with 243 at bats while hitting .305
  • Tallied 11 doubles, a triple and three home runs for a .395 slugging percentage
  • Drew 31 walks and was hit by a pitch eight times for a .399 on base percentage
  • Recorded an 18 game hit streak from February 24 through March 22
  • Hit safely in 20 of the first 21 games to start the season
  • Recorded 20 multiple hit games, including two games with three hits (a career high)
  • Had two games with four RBI, vs. La. Tech (3/14) and at Houston (4/10)

    At Northwest (Miss.) Community College

  • Played for coaches Mark Carson and Bill Selby, both of which are former Southern Miss players
  • Earned JUCO All-American honors two consecutive years in 2007 and 2008
  • Academic All-American with a 3.7 GPA
  • Named first team all-state in both 2007 and 2008
  • Selected first team all-region in both 2007 and 2008
  • Hit .468 as a sophomore with 11 home runs
  • Helped lead his team to a fourth place finish at the JUCO World Series as a freshman in 2007
  • Hit .435 with eight home runs as a freshman

    At Senatobia High School

  • Played for coach Chad Sinquefield
  • Earned All-State Honors
  • Member of the Clarion Ledger's Dandy Dozen team
  • Four year letterman in Football
  • Quarterbacked his team to the 2004 state football championship
  • Named MVP of the state championship football game

    Personal

  • Son of Cam and Marilyn Walker
  • Has three sisters: Leslie (30), Lori (28) and Janey (26)
  • Father played one season of football at Alabama
  • Majoring in sports management
  • Born on January 5, 1988

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    05/26/2013 | Baseball

    Rice Earns Walk-Off Win Over Southern Miss to Claim 2013 C-USA Baseball Championship...

    Owls claimed a 5-4 walk-off win over No. 2 seed Southern Miss in the 2013 Conference USA Baseball Championship title game on Sunday afternoon at Reckling Park. READ MORE [+]

    05/25/2013 | Baseball

    East Carolina Comes From Behind to Down Southern Miss In 2013 C-USA Championship, 8-7

    Down by four through six innings of play, third-seeded East Carolina scored three runs in both the seventh and eighth innings as the Pirates pod play of the 2013 Conference USA Baseball... READ MORE [+]

    05/24/2013 | Baseball

    Southern Miss Punches Ticket to C-USA Championship Title Game With 4-2 Win Over Houston

    Southern Miss right fielder Mason Robbins went 3-for-5, including an RBI-single in a two-run seventh inning, as the second-seeded Golden Eagles clinched a spot in the 2013 Conference USA Baseball... READ MORE [+]

    05/23/2013 | Baseball

    Baseball Returns to Action Friday versus Houston in C-USA Tourney

    After enjoying its day off in the Conference USA tournament on Thursday, the Southern Miss baseball team returns to pod play Friday afternoon when they take on Houston in a 3 p.m., contest at Rice'... READ MORE [+]

    05/22/2013 | Baseball

    Southern Miss Outlasts Tulane, 10-7

    Bradley Roney's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh broke a seven-all tie and helped second-seed Southern Miss to a 10-7 win over seventh-seed Tulane in game two of the Conference USA... READ MORE [+]

    05/22/2013 | Baseball

    Video Streaming for Conference USA Tournament Available through C-USA Digital Network

    Southern Miss fans wishing to watch the webstream of the Golden Eagles' Conference USA Tournament baseball games this week from Houston, Texas, will need to subscribe to the C-USA Digital Network. READ MORE [+]

    05/21/2013 | Baseball

    Baseball Opens C-USA Tournament with Tulane

    Tournament play begins Wednesday in Houston at Rice's Reckling Park with Southern Miss taking on No. 7 Tulane in a 3 p.m., contest. All of the Eagles' tournament games can be heard on the Southern ... READ MORE [+]

    05/22/2013 | Baseball

    Fowler Named Semifinalist for Olson 'Breakout Player' Award

    Southern Miss catcher Chase Fowler had his name added to a second list in as many days as he earned a spot on the semifinalists' list the inaugural Gregg Olson Award, presented by Toolshed Sports, ... READ MORE [+]

    05/21/2013 | Baseball

    Three Southern Miss Players Earn First-Team Conference USA Honors

    Southern Miss seniors Chase Fowler (Cumming, Ga.), Andrew Pierce (Stringer, Miss.) and Isaac Rodriguez (Weston, Fla.) earned selection to the Conference USA first team in an announcement by the... READ MORE [+]

    05/19/2013 | Baseball

    2013 C-USA Baseball Tournament Schedule

    Southern Miss, which shared the Conference USA regular season title with Rice, will be the No. 2 seed in this week's Conference USA baseball tournament at Reckling Park on the Rice campus in... READ MORE [+]
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