Carson Taylor #84

Carson Hoehn Taylor…born on June 2, 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia…son of Jeff and Ashley Taylor…has a younger sister, Lexy… grandfather Jim McDonald played basketball at the University of Kentucky (1959-62)…majored in criminology…attended Virginia Tech, where he was 2020 Collegiate Baseball All-American, Third Team, catcher…played two seasons for the Hokies…in just his second collegiate game, tied both a Tech and ACC record when four of his five hits versus Manhattan went for doubles... only two other players at Tech (Bryan Thomas, Feb. 21, 2005; Chad Pinder, Feb. 18, 2012) and eight ACC players total have accomplished the feat...his four runs scored against William & Mary (March 10, 2020) are tied for the fifth-most in a single game since Tech joined the ACC and one shy of the school record.

2021

Had a stellar season with the Great Lakes Loons, appearing in 79 games where he smashed a .278 in his first professional year…nabbed a .371 on-base percentage and .433 slugging percentage... Knocked a season-high four RBI on July 23 against Lake County…raked a season-high two longballs the next day against the Captains... Slugged his first professional home run with the Loons on July 24, 2021 against Lake County…slugged nine homers during the season... Had his first career four-hit game on June 22 against Lake County in a 9-1 win... Mashed his first professional hit on May 7, 2021 with the Loons against Dayton... Made his professional debut on May 4.