Taylor Chris

Height:
6-null
Weight:
180
B/T:
L/L
Class:
Junior
High School:
Gilroy HS
Experience:
2V

Expected to be Cal Poly's closer in final season at CalPoly.

2014: Earned first-team All-Big West honorsafter securing five saves and compiling 4-1 record and 1.61 ERA ...struck out 53 batters in 56 innings, making 24 appearances on themound, all in relief ... combined on three shutouts and limitedopposing batters to a .193 average ... did not allow an earned runin 16 consecutive appearances (36 innings) from March 15 throughMay 13 ... three scoreless innings in middle relief against CalState Fullerton, three scoreless frames against Long Beach Stateand 3 1/3 scoreless innings against UC?Riverside ... did not allowan earned run in first 26 conference innings, finishing with 0.33ERA ... pitched 3 1/3 innings for win against Northern Illinois,striking out five ... tossed five scoreless hitless innings withfour strikeouts for win against UC?Davis ... struck out only twobatters he faced for win vs. Bakersfield ... earned saves againstSeattle, Wagner, Cal, UCSB and Saint Mary’s ... earned team'sJim Newkirk Fireman's Award with Reed Reilly ... did not playsummer ball.

2013: Appeared in 22 games on the mound, all inrelief, 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 24batters in 24 2/3 innings ... earned win against UC Riverside onMay 4 with two scoreless, hitless innings of relief, striking outfour ... notched save against Seattle on Feb. 24 with onescoreless, hitless inning ... five relief appearances of two ormore innings ... opponents hit .159 ... earned team's Robin BaggettScholar-Athlete Award ... played summer ball for WisconsinWoodchucks in Northwoods League, going 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA andstriking out 15 batters in 10 2/3 innings.

2012: Pitched briefly in two games infirst two weeks of season before suffering season-ending arm injury… granted medical redshirt … pitched one inning eachagainst Santa Clara on Feb. 21 (two strikeouts) and LoyolaMarymount on Feb. 25 (three runs, one hit, four walks, nostrikeouts) … did not play summer ball as he continued hisrehabilitation.

2011: Made 11 appearances on the mound, all outof the bullpen, as a true freshman … allowed six earned runsin 13 innings for a 4.15 ERA … no decisions and no saves… struck out 15 batters … allowed only two extrabase-hits, both doubles … longest outing was 2.2 inningsagainst Loyola Marymount, allowing one run and two hits …tossed two scoreless innings against Santa Clara and one scorelessframe against UCLA … struck out pair of batters seven times… did not allow an earned run in four appearances on theroad (5.0 innings) compared to 6.75 ERA at home (six earned runs in8.0 innings) ... earned team's Robin Baggett Scholar-Athlete Award… played summer ball for Bend Elks in West Coast CollegiateBaseball League, compiling 2-1 record and 3.57 ERA with 17strikeouts in 22.2 innings. He started one game and made 11 reliefappearances.

High School: A four-year varsity letterman inbaseball under head coach Clint Wheeler at Gilroy High School ...compiled 4-2 record and 2.52 ERA in senior season, striking out 71batters in 50 innings ... earned first-team All-Tri-County AthleticLeague honors for the third straight year ... also played in theoutfield and hit .420 with five doubles, three triples, two homeruns, 26 RBI and 40 runs scored ... stole 41 of 47 bases ... ledMustangs to 18-10-1 record, second-place finish in TCAL and a spotin the quarterfinal round of the CIF-Central Coast Section DivisionI 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 and27 RBI in 2009 ... team MVP three years in a row and team'sscholar-athlete four times ... a California Baseball CoachesAssociation 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 outstandingengineering program."

Personal: Son of Pat and Susie Chris ... fatherplayed baseball at Cal State Stanislaus while uncle Mike Chrisplayed baseball for the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants ...one sister, Lauryn, who plays softball at Canisius College ...aspires to be a professional baseball player ... lists cooking,golfing and fishing as hobbies ... born March 26, 1992, in Gilroy,Calif. ... majors in mechanical engineering.