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Publication Names Taylor Co-Freshman Of The Year
6/9/2021 11:57:00 AM | Baseball
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan pitcher Andrew Taylor was named the Co-National Freshman of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Taylor, who hails from Alto, was also named to the publication's Freshman All-America Team.
The 6-foot-5 right-hander from Alto finished the season with an 11-4 record and a 1.81 earned run average. In 15 appearances, all of them starts, he posted two shutouts among five complete games, striking out a CMU single-season record 125 in 94 1/3 innings. He held opposing hitters to a .189 batting average.
Taylor helped lead the Chippewas to their second-consecutive Mid-American Conference championship and was named to the All-MAC First Team and was honored as the league's pitcher of the year and its freshman pitcher of the year. CMU finished 42-18, 31-9 MAC, and reached a regional championship game of the NCAA Tournament.
Taylor shares the National Freshman of the Year award with catcher Daniel Susac of Arizona, shortstop Brooks Lee of Cal Poly, designated hitter Jacob Berry of Arizona and utility player Paul Skenes of Air Force.
Taylor, who hails from Alto, was also named to the publication's Freshman All-America Team.
The 6-foot-5 right-hander from Alto finished the season with an 11-4 record and a 1.81 earned run average. In 15 appearances, all of them starts, he posted two shutouts among five complete games, striking out a CMU single-season record 125 in 94 1/3 innings. He held opposing hitters to a .189 batting average.
Taylor helped lead the Chippewas to their second-consecutive Mid-American Conference championship and was named to the All-MAC First Team and was honored as the league's pitcher of the year and its freshman pitcher of the year. CMU finished 42-18, 31-9 MAC, and reached a regional championship game of the NCAA Tournament.
Taylor shares the National Freshman of the Year award with catcher Daniel Susac of Arizona, shortstop Brooks Lee of Cal Poly, designated hitter Jacob Berry of Arizona and utility player Paul Skenes of Air Force.
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