Indiana University Athletics
Taylor Named Big Ten Player of the Week
5/20/2024 4:30:00 PM | Baseball
ROSEMONT, Ill. -Â Sophomore outfielder Devin Taylor enjoyed one of the best weekends that any Indiana Baseball player has seen this season, helping to lead the Hoosiers to a series victory over Michigan to cap off the regular season. For his efforts, he was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday (May 20) afternoon.
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The Cincinnati, Ohio native tore the cover off the ball against the Wolverines, hitting .636 (7-11) in three games with six runs scored, one double, three home runs and seven RBIs. He had 17 total bases and recorded an OPS of 2.259. He slugged 1.545 with a home run in each of the three games.
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Taylor has been on an incredible run of form in the past three weeks, hitting .429 (18-42) in his past 10 games with home runs in seven of those contests. His 41 total bases are 17 better than the next best player (Tyler Cerny) on the roster in that time frame. Since being inserted into the leadoff role before the Rutgers series, IU has gone 7-5 without losing a game by more than three runs.
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A surefire choice for First Team All-Big Ten honors, the sophomore leads the Big Ten in runs (61), is second in home runs (17), fifth in hits (77) and top-10 in the league in batting average (.362). One of the most feared hitters, the game plan against Taylor is to throw nearly all off-speed pitches, which he's still hitting at a high rate.
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The Hoosiers begin the Big Ten Tournament this week in Omaha on Tuesday morning (11:00 AM ET) in a matchup with in-state rival Purdue. The winner of the game moves into the winner's bracket on Thursday while the loser plays an elimination game on Wednesday night at Charles Schwab Field.
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This is Taylor's second Big Ten Player of the Week award. It's the sixth weekly award for a Hoosier this season.
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Big Ten Weekly Awards (May 20)
Player: Devin Taylor (#5), So., OF, IND
Pitcher: Cade Obermueller (#33), Fr., S-LHP, IOWA
Freshman: Mason Horwat (#27), Fr., R-RHP, PSU
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The Cincinnati, Ohio native tore the cover off the ball against the Wolverines, hitting .636 (7-11) in three games with six runs scored, one double, three home runs and seven RBIs. He had 17 total bases and recorded an OPS of 2.259. He slugged 1.545 with a home run in each of the three games.
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Taylor has been on an incredible run of form in the past three weeks, hitting .429 (18-42) in his past 10 games with home runs in seven of those contests. His 41 total bases are 17 better than the next best player (Tyler Cerny) on the roster in that time frame. Since being inserted into the leadoff role before the Rutgers series, IU has gone 7-5 without losing a game by more than three runs.
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A surefire choice for First Team All-Big Ten honors, the sophomore leads the Big Ten in runs (61), is second in home runs (17), fifth in hits (77) and top-10 in the league in batting average (.362). One of the most feared hitters, the game plan against Taylor is to throw nearly all off-speed pitches, which he's still hitting at a high rate.
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The Hoosiers begin the Big Ten Tournament this week in Omaha on Tuesday morning (11:00 AM ET) in a matchup with in-state rival Purdue. The winner of the game moves into the winner's bracket on Thursday while the loser plays an elimination game on Wednesday night at Charles Schwab Field.
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This is Taylor's second Big Ten Player of the Week award. It's the sixth weekly award for a Hoosier this season.
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Big Ten Weekly Awards (May 20)
Player: Devin Taylor (#5), So., OF, IND
Pitcher: Cade Obermueller (#33), Fr., S-LHP, IOWA
Freshman: Mason Horwat (#27), Fr., R-RHP, PSU
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