Logan Taylor

Position:
OF
Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lexington, Ky.
High School:
Lexington Catholic

CAREER HONORS
• 2017 MLB Draft, 16th Round (477th overall), Chicago White Sox
• 2017 Team Captain
• 2015 NCAA Louisville Regional All-Tournament Team

2017: Selected in the 16th round of the MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox to cap four-year career with the Cardinals... Made 139 total starts and played in 238 games overall while accumulating 51 stolen bases... Hit .271 with 42 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 58 starts and 61 games during senior season... Connected for solo home run against TCU in final game during College World Series... Was 3-for-7 with two doubles, two walks and four runs scored in NCAA Super Regional against Kentucky on June 9-10... Hit safely in all three NCAA Regional wins driving in five runs and scoring four times... Singled, walked twice and scored three runs in ACC Championship win over Notre Dame on May 25... Reached base safely in all three wins at No. 7 Clemson, including a 2-for-5 performance in May 14 finale... Finished 2-of-5 with a double and a run scored in May 6 win at Notre Dame... Was 3-for-5 with a double, one walk, three RBI and a run scored in April 29 win over Toledo... Singled, walked twice, drove in a run and scored once in April 14 win at Georgia Tech... Had two hits and scored two runs in April 11 win over Purdue... Scored three runs in April 9 win over No. 17 Wake Forest... Tripled, scored twice and drove in a run in April 8 win over Demon Deacons... Pinch ran and scored winning run in series-clinching victory at No. 16 Virginia on April 2... Hit safely in all three games of weekend sweep of Boston College... Had two hits and scored three runs March 15 against Xavier... Was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, two stolen bases and a run scored in March 11 win over Pitt... Had two hits, two stolen bases, two RBI and scored twice in March 3 win over EMU... Scored career-high four runs and was 2-for-4 with two walks in March 1 win over Morehead State... Was 3-for-5 with a double, triple, three RBI and scored once in series finale against Omaha on Feb. 26... Had three hits, two RBI and scored twice in opener with Omaha... Matched career high with three hits and drove in two runs in Feb. 22 win over EKU... Hit safely in each of the first three games of the season in Clearwater, Florida while also walking three times.

2016: Had .280 batting average with 18 stolen bases and 40 runs scored in 44 starts and 61 appearances during junior season... Finished 3-of-5 with a double and scored twice in June 4 win over Ohio State at NCAA Regional... Was 2-for-2 with one RBI against Virginia on May 28 at ACC Championship... Came off the bench for three hits and scored twice in series-clinching win at No. 17 North Carolina on May 8... Was 2-for-2 and scored twice in April 15 win over No. 16 Clemson… Was 2-for-5 with fifth triple of the season and scored twice in March 29 win at WKU... Successfully stole home to highlight a 2-for-4 performance, which included a three-run triple, against Wright State on March 16... Executed perfectly on a squeeze bunt to score game-winning run in the eighth inning of Louisville’s 1-0 win over Notre Dame on March 12.

Summer 2015: The rising junior outfielder ranked third in the Northwoods League with 33 stolen bases in 38 attempts while hitting .311 overall in 46 regular season games for the Green Bay Bullfrogs... Also scored 46 runs and had 17 walks this summer.

2015: Hit .358 with eight stolen bases in 14 starts and 60 appearances overall as a sophomore... Was 2-of-4 in NCAA Super Regional finale against Cal State Fullerton after going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and two stolen bases in game two win... Had two hits, drove in two runs and scored once in both NCAA Regional starts -- the first against Morehead State in the opener and the second against Michigan in the clincher... Came off the bench for two-run single in ninth inning of Cardinals’ May 16 series-clinching 8-5 win at NC State... Was 3-for-4 with a run scored in series-opening win over Bethune-Cookman on April 24... Made home run robbing catch against the wall in left center in Cardinals’ April 6 win at Virginia to complete series sweep.

2014: Made 23 starts and played in 58 games overall hitting .238 in first collegiate season... Delivered two-run single in April 27 win over UConn to complete series sweep... Singled, walked twice, stole a base and scored once against No. 19 Kentucky on April 15... Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in March 30 win over Xavier... Made first career collegiate start as the Cardinals' centerfielder on Feb. 23 against Western Michigan... Had great diving catch in shallow center field in Louisville's home-opening win over Eastern Kentucky... Made collegiate debut as a pinch runner in season-opening win over West Virginia and completed opening weekend as defensive replacement in left field against Delaware on Feb. 16.

High School: 2013 All-State selection... Lettered three years at Lexington Catholic under the guidance of coach Taylor Brooks... Chosen as a First Team All-State honoree... As a senior, played center field and batted .341 with 16 RBI and 22 stolen bases... Also played with the Kentucky Baseball Club summer team.

Personal: Born on June 21, 1994, in Lexington, Ky... Son of Doug and Melissa Taylor... Has one younger brother, Luke. Majoring in accounting... After college, he plans to play baseball professionally... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his father... Enjoys playing guitar... Favorite movie is Saving Private Ryan... Enjoys watching Duck Dynasty... Favorite athlete is Ben Revere... Favorite cereal is Frosted Flakes... Favorite candy bar is Twix... Favorite food is steak... Enjoys eating at Raising Cane's... Enjoys listening to country music... Something that not many people know about him is that he was a two-time high school intramural badminton champion.