2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Mathews, Taylor

Jersey Number 7
Taylor Mathews
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Collierville, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Christian Brothers
Bio
2014
Made 52 starts in center field...hit .280 with two triples, one home run and 28 RBIs...went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in a victory over Mid-Continent...collected a pair of hits in victory over Bowling Green...drove in a run in both games of a doubleheader against Morehead State...delivered a three-run home run, first of his career, against Arkansas State...drove in a run in each of the final two games against UT Martin....went 1-for-4 with a two-out two-run single against Memphis...tripled and scored a run in the opener against SIU Edwardsville...collected two hits and scored a pair of runs in series opener against Austin Peay...stole a base and collected two hits at Southern Illinois...went 3-for-4 with a double and a pair of stolen bases in middle game against Jacksonville State...collected three hits and stole a pair of bases in victory over Evansville...delivered a pair of tw-run singles in victory over Ohio State...added two more hits in series finale...beat out infield single and scored first run at Evansville...walked twice, including once with bases loaded at Arkansas State...was also hit by a pitch...collected two hits in each of the three games at SEMO...cleared the bases with a double to left field in the series finale.
2013 All-OVC Freshman Team
2013
Appeared in 48 games...started 46 games in center field...hit .273 with four doubes, one triple and 22 RBIs...went 4-for-6 with a double and an RBI in his second career game against Central Arkansas...scored a pair of run in a 2-for-3 effort against Bowling Green...put together stretch of five-straight two-hit games in late March...streak included a four-RBI game against SIU Edwardsville...went 3-for-5 in series opener and finale against Jacksonville State...collected five hits and score five runs in the series sweep of Alabama A&M...delivered a two-run triple at Arkansas-Pine Bluff...came through with game-winning RBI single to defeat Eastern Kentucky in season finale.
2012Â
Red-shirted.
HIGH SCHOOLÂ
Played for head coach Buster Kelso at Christian Brothers High School...earned all-metro and all-conference honors in leading the Purple Wave to a 32-9 record and the 2011 Division 2-AA state championship...made game-saving catch in seventh inning to preserve 4-2 victory.
PERSONAL
Born Taylor Cash Mathews on Feb. 5, 1993...song of Randy and Mary Ellen Mathews...has one brother, Thomas...mother, Mary Ellen, played basketball at Christian Brothers...plans to major in accounting.
Made 52 starts in center field...hit .280 with two triples, one home run and 28 RBIs...went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in a victory over Mid-Continent...collected a pair of hits in victory over Bowling Green...drove in a run in both games of a doubleheader against Morehead State...delivered a three-run home run, first of his career, against Arkansas State...drove in a run in each of the final two games against UT Martin....went 1-for-4 with a two-out two-run single against Memphis...tripled and scored a run in the opener against SIU Edwardsville...collected two hits and scored a pair of runs in series opener against Austin Peay...stole a base and collected two hits at Southern Illinois...went 3-for-4 with a double and a pair of stolen bases in middle game against Jacksonville State...collected three hits and stole a pair of bases in victory over Evansville...delivered a pair of tw-run singles in victory over Ohio State...added two more hits in series finale...beat out infield single and scored first run at Evansville...walked twice, including once with bases loaded at Arkansas State...was also hit by a pitch...collected two hits in each of the three games at SEMO...cleared the bases with a double to left field in the series finale.
2013 All-OVC Freshman Team
2013
Appeared in 48 games...started 46 games in center field...hit .273 with four doubes, one triple and 22 RBIs...went 4-for-6 with a double and an RBI in his second career game against Central Arkansas...scored a pair of run in a 2-for-3 effort against Bowling Green...put together stretch of five-straight two-hit games in late March...streak included a four-RBI game against SIU Edwardsville...went 3-for-5 in series opener and finale against Jacksonville State...collected five hits and score five runs in the series sweep of Alabama A&M...delivered a two-run triple at Arkansas-Pine Bluff...came through with game-winning RBI single to defeat Eastern Kentucky in season finale.
2012Â
Red-shirted.
HIGH SCHOOLÂ
Played for head coach Buster Kelso at Christian Brothers High School...earned all-metro and all-conference honors in leading the Purple Wave to a 32-9 record and the 2011 Division 2-AA state championship...made game-saving catch in seventh inning to preserve 4-2 victory.
PERSONAL
Born Taylor Cash Mathews on Feb. 5, 1993...song of Randy and Mary Ellen Mathews...has one brother, Thomas...mother, Mary Ellen, played basketball at Christian Brothers...plans to major in accounting.
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