2020 Baseball
Taylor Dollard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Encino, CA
- High School:
- Crespi Carmelite HS
Expected to be one of the weekend starters as a junior, possibly the Friday night starter.
2019 -- A first-team All-Big West Conference honoree after posting 5-0 win-loss record, 2.89 ERA and four saves as a sophomore ... made 19 appearances on the mound, all in relief .. notched 48 strikeouts over 43 2/3 innings and opponents hit just .194 against the right-hander and right-handed hitters hit just .150 ... longest stint on the mound was six innings in relief for the win at UC Santa Barbara on May 24 ... pitched four scoreless innings versus Hawai'i, 3 2/3 scoreless frames against USC and three scoreless, hitless innings versus CSUN ... wins were against CSUN, UC Davis, Hawai'i, UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara ... pitched in all three games of UC Riverside series ... notched saves versus Long Beach State, USC, UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara ... season-high five strikeouts against CSUN on March 30 ... allowed just 13 walks over 43 2/3 innings ... 5-0 with a 1.67 ERA in Big West games only ... 2.45 ERA in home games, 0.93 ERA in games Cal Poly won and did not allow an earned run or a walk in night games ... earned team's Jim Newkirk Fireman's Award for second straight year ... played summer ball for Yarmouth-Dennis in Cape Cod League, compiling 2-1 win-loss record and 1.55 ERA with five saves ... struck out 27 batters over 17 1/3 innings.
2018 -- Earned three wins, three saves and a 2.43 ERA in first season as a Mustang ... 19 appearances for the year, all out of the bullpen ... 37 strikeouts over 40 2/3 innings and a .236 opponents' batting average ... in first collegiate appearance on the mound, earned victory versus Gonzaga with two scoreless innings ... also earned wins against UC Irvine (season-high 4 2/3 scoreless innings) on May 12 and UC Santa Barbara (2 1/3 scoreless frames) on May 19 ... his saves were versus Nebraska on March 8 (2 1/3 scoreless innings), Hawai'i on May 5 (two outs) and UC Santa Barbara on May 18 (two outs) ... never allowed more than two runs in an outing ... 2-0 and 2.60 ERA in Big West games, 2-0 with 2.25 ERA at home ... 2.43 ERA in day games and 2.45 at night ... earned All-Big West honorable mention praise and was named team's Jim Newkirk Fireman's Award winner as the top reliever ... did not play summer ball, instead resting an oblique injury.
High School -- A four-year varsity letter winner under head coach Mike Glendenning at Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, Calif. ... as a senior, posted 2-0 record and 1.43 ERA with pair of saves in eight appearances on the mound, striking out 42 batters over 29 1/3 innings ... as a junior in 2016, Dollard was 2-4 with a 3.38 ERA over 12 appearances, striking out 38 batters in 47 2/3 innings ... his career stats at Crespi included a 4-5 win-loss record, 3.64 ERA and 90 strikeouts over 100 innings ... also recruited by Fresno State, Sacramento State, Cal and UC Davis, Dollard chose to come to Cal Poly "because I really enjoyed being on the campus and felt that I would get the best experience both from an education and baseball standpoint at Cal Poly compared to the other schools" ... member of President's Honor Roll ... played summer ball for Yakima Valley Pippins in the West Coast League, posting 6-0 record and 1.92 ERA in the regular season, striking out 24 batters and walking just five over 32 2/3 innings ... earned West Coast League Pitcher of the Week honors for his performance against the Cowlitz Bears on August 1, tossing eight scoreless innings with nine strikeouts for the win as Yakima Valley earned a 1-0 victory ... allowed just two hits and did not walk a batter ... in the opening round of the West Coast League playoffs, Yakima Valley defeated Corvallis 9-3 and Dollard went 5 2/3 innings for the win, allowing three runs and eight hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
Personal -- Son of Chris and Kristen Dollard ... one brother, Ryan, who played baseball at Crespi ... born in Sherman Oaks, Calif. ... majoring in sociology.
