Northwestern State University of Louisana

2019 Season:

• Appeared in 51 games, all starts, at second and third base.
• led Northwestern State with a .311 batting average and stood second in hits (64) and stolen bases (12).
• hit safely in his final seven games and 13 of his final 14, batting .387 (24-for-62) in that stretch.

• was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in a 6-4 Southland Conference Tournament loss to Southeastern Louisiana on May 23.
• went 5-for-5 and scored three runs in an 11-5 loss to Sam Houston State on May 16.
• hit safely in his final seven games and 13 of his final 14, batting .387 (24-for-62) in that stretch.
• had three hits, including a double, and an RBI in a 7-6 loss to Grambling on May 3.
• doubled and homered among his three hits, driving in two runs, in a 7-0 win at Stephen F. Austin on April 27.
• had back-to-back two-hit games at Arkansas on April 23-24, driving in NSU's only two runs in the series opener.
• put together a career-long, nine-game hit streak from March 31-April 13. 
• drove in nine runs in a six-game run from March 31-April 6.
• went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and four runs scored in a 24-11 win at Abilene Christian on March 8.
• was 3-for-5 with his first triple of the season in a 7-5 win against Little Rock in the nightcap of a March 2 doubleheader.
• produced a 7-for-9 batting line with four runs scored, two doubles and two RBIs in Feb. 24 doubleheader split with Southern.

2018 Season:

• Standout defender appeared in 55 games, starting 52 in his first season at the Division I level.

• opening day second baseman eventually made 41 starts at third base.

• homered against LSU (June 3) and eventual national champion Oregon State (June 1) in the Corvallis Regional. 

• had a game-tying, two-run single in NSU’s 7-5 victory against New Orleans in the Southland Conference Tournament title game on May 26.

• had six of his 20 RBIs in the final 10 games of the season.

• hit safely in five straight games from March 29-April 8.

• twice had five hits in two-game spans (March 2-3 at Little Rock, March 13-17 at ULM, at Nebraska).

• went 3-for-4 with a double as the Demons scored a 6-2 win at Nebraska on March 17.

• went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in 14-3 rout of ULM on March 13.

• had his first career three-hit game, going 3-for-4 with a double and RBI in a6-5 win against Little Rock on March 2.

• first career hit – a double -- came in a 9-1 win against Binghamton on Feb. 17 

• drew a walk and scored a run in his NSU debut, a 3-2 season-opening win against Binghamton on Feb. 16.

Prior to NSU:

• Played two seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

• named a third-team NJCAA Academic All-American as a senior and was a part of the All-MACJC Academic Team.

• was limited to 23 games as a sophomore because of injury but hit 9 doubles, a home run and 14 RBIs.

• committed just eight errors in more than 300 chances at three positions in his JUCO career.

High School:  

• Four-year letterman for coach Lee Boyd’s Trojans.

• helped lead New Hope to two state championships and four straight state championship berths.

• was named all-division and earned the True Grit and best defensive player awards as a senior.

• Hustle Award winner as a junior as New Hope repeated as state champions and finished the season ranked No. 23 by Baseball America.

• two-year basketball letterman for coach Drew Mcbrayer.

• lettered one season in football for coach Kris Pickle.

• honors graduate (3.6 GPA) was inducted into the New Hope High School Hall of Fame.

• voted best all-around male and most school spirited male at New Hope.

• was a Mississippi Scholar and a member of the Beta Club.

Personal:  

• Born May 30, 1997.

• son of Mary Wiygul and Will Taylor.

• three sisters, Carson Taylor, Foster Wiygul and Alden Wiygul.

• majoring in health and exercise science.

• plans to attend physical therapy school.

• life’s ambition is “to always defy the odds set against me and glorify God in everything I do.”

At-Bats: 6, at Little Rock, March 3, 2018

Hits: 3, 2x (last at Nebraska, March 17, 2018)

Runs Scored: 3, vs. Mississippi Valley State, April 24, 2018

RBI: 2, 5x (last vs. LSU, June 3, 2018)

Stolen Bases: 1, 3x (last vs. San Diego State, June 2, 2018)

Walks: 1, 12x (last vs. Mississippi Valley State, April 25, 2018)

Home Runs: 1, 2x (last vs. LSU, June 3, 2018)