Chandler Taylor

Position:
OF
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Montgomery, Ala.
High School:
Alabama Christian Academy

Career Accolades

Selected in the 10th round of the 2018 MLB Draft (Houston Astros)
Sixth in Alabama annals for career walks (110)
Tied for ninth in career home runs at UA (38)
Runner-up in the 2017 College Home Run Derby
Selected in the 27th round of the 2017 MLB Draft (Minnesota Twins)
2017 All-SEC Second Team (Outfielder)
SEC Player of the Week (May 8, 2017)
2016 All-SEC Freshman Team (Outfielder)
SEC Freshman of the Week (March 21, 2016)

Junior (2018)

Ranked eighth in the SEC in home runs with 13 during the regular season and led UA in that category ... walked 38 times overall to tie for fifth in the conference in regular-season play and pace Alabama ... totaled 20 walks in SEC play to rank seventh in the conference and second on the Crimson Tide ... finished the 2018 season riding a six-game hitting streak that started on April 28 at Arkansas ... batted .350 (7-20) with two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, three runs scored and six walks over the streak. Valparaiso (2/16-18): Sat out opening weekend due to a violation of team rules. Middle Tennessee (2/20): Made the start in right field after sitting out the Tide's first three games ... finished 1-for-5 with an RBI. Washington State (2/23-24): Recorded his first home run of the 2018 season as part of his four-hit weekend that also included his first triple ... added five RBI and five runs while walking five times against the Cougars. Samford (2/27): Notched his third multi-home run game of his career with a 2-for-3 night against the Bulldogs ... totaled a team-high four RBI and three runs scored along with one walk ... both of his homers were solo shots and came in consecutive at-bats. Alabama State (2/28): Went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and two runs scored against the Hornets. Oklahoma (3/2-4): Totaled two hits in Norman, one of which was a home run, while contributing three RBI and one run scored against the Sooners ... added three walks to his totals. Southern Miss (3/7): Drew one walk and was hit by a pitch against the Golden Eagles. New Mexico State (3/9-10): Recorded one hit, a run scored and a walk against the Aggies. Alabama A&M (3/13-14): Collected three hits – all for extra bases – and one walk against the Bulldogs ... notched one home run in both games while adding a double ... also contributed five RBI and three runs scored. Georgia (3/16-18): Homered twice as part of his three hits against UGA ... walked a team-high four times while matching for the team lead in runs with four ... added three RBI and a stolen base. UAB (3/20): Went 2-for-5 with a home run, one run scored and a team-high two RBI in Birmingham. Tennessee (3/23-25): Finished with two hits, including one double, against the Vols ... added one RBI, a run scored and a walk stealing one base in as many attempts. Auburn (3/27): Walked twice and contributed one run against the Tigers in his hometown. Kentucky (3/30-4/1): Homered and added a double against the Wildcats while walking twice ... knocked in two RBI and scored a pair of runs while also stealing one base on the weekend. Jacksonville State (4/3): Went 0-for-4 at the plate against the Gamecocks. Missouri (4/6-7): Totaled a double and a stolen base against the Tigers. UAB (4/10): Started in left ... contributed a pair of walks and two runs scored against the Blazers. Texas A&M (4/12-14): Led the Tide in hits and average in College Station, finishing 5-for-10 ... recorded his 11^th home run of the season to go with two RBI and a team-leading four runs scored ... added a team-high five walks to his totals against the Aggies. Samford (4/17): Finished 0-for-4 at the plate in his start in left field. Alcorn State (4/18): Did not record a hit against the Braves. Auburn (4/20-21): Recorded one double and a run scored to go with a pair of walks on the weekend. Troy (4/24): Walked once against the Trojans. Arkansas (4/27-29): Collected two hits, a run scored and a team-high tying three walks in Fayetteville. Mississippi State (5/4-6): Went 1-for-3 with his first career grand slam in the series opener ... also added one run scored before exiting early with an injury ... his injury held him out of the final two games of the series. Ole Miss (5/17-19): Contributed a team-high tying four hits, three of which went for extra bases with two doubles and a home run ... added a team-high three RBI to go with one run and his team-high tying three walks.

Sophomore (2017)

Selected to the All-SEC Second Team as an outfielder ... named SEC Player of the Week for his performance at Auburn (May 8) ... ranked third in the SEC in home runs (16), fifth in slugging percentage (.601) and ninth in total bases (113) during the regular season ... in SEC play, ranked fourth among league hitters in home runs (10), fifth in slugging percentage (.634) and seventh in total bases (71) at the end of the regular season ... led the Crimson Tide in home runs, RBI (34), runs scored (39), total bases, stolen bases (7) and slugging percentage ... totaled eight multi-RBI games to rank second for UA ... finished as the team leader in average (.295), hits (33), home runs, runs scored (19) and total bases in SEC contests while recording nine multi-hit efforts to pace Alabama ... collected an 11-game hitting streak from April 8-25, batting .326 (15-46) with three doubles, four home runs, nine RBI, five walks and 10 runs scored across that span ... reached base safely in 28 consecutive games between the end of the 2016 campaign and running through the first eight games of 2017. Presbyterian (2/17-19): Homered three times as part of his 4-for-12 (.333) opening weekend ... led the Crimson Tide in RBI with seven and runs scored at three, while adding a triple and two walks ... finished 1-for-4 with a team-high two RBI on opening night ... went 2-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI, two runs and a walk in game two ... the multi-homer game was the first of his career ... homered once again on Sunday as part of his 1-for-4 day ... added one RBI, a run scored and a walk in the series finale ... the back-to-back home runs in matchups two and three against the Blue Hose marked the third time in his career he homered in consecutive games. Oral Roberts (2/24-26): Recorded a pair of hits, including his team-leading fourth home run of the season ... contributed one RBI, two runs scored and a pair of walks while stealing one base ... went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's finale ... added one RBI, a run scored and one walk on Sunday. ULM (3/3-5): Finished his weekend at a .364 (4-11) clip with a home run, three RBI and a team-leading four runs scored ... led the Tide in hitting on Sunday, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a team-leading three runs scored. South Carolina (3/24-26): Wrapped up the series at a .250 (3-12) pace with all three hits going for extra bases including a double and a pair of home runs ... contributed a team-high tying three RBI along with two runs scored ... homered in the first two games of the series to mark the fourth time for his career that he has accomplished the feat. Ole Miss (4/7-9): Saw time in all three games, including starts in left in the final two matchups of the series ... recorded three hits with a double and a home run, one RBI and two runs scored ... batted a team-leading 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, one RBI and a pair of runs scored in Saturday's start in left. Texas A&M (4/13-15): Batted .273 (3-11) on the weekend, with a double, a home run, two RBI, two walks and two runs scored. Mississippi State (4/20-21): Led the starters in average with a .400 (6-15) weekend in Starkville ... recorded at least one hit and one run scored in all three games ... collected his team-leading 10th home run of the season in Thursday's opener, a solo shot that netted him one RBI and a run ... reached base in all four plate appearances in game one of the doubleheader, going 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Jacksonville State (4/25): Recorded his 11th home run of the season, going 1-for-4 with two RBI, a walk and one run scored in the midweek affair. LSU (4/27-29): Batted .300 (3-10) with a home run, two RBI, a pair of runs scored, two walks and a sacrifice fly ... tied his season-high mark for hits in a game with a 3-for-4 night on Friday that included a home run, an RBI and two runs scored. Vanderbilt (5/18-20): Led the Crimson Tide in average, batting .333 (3-9) with a double, a home run and one RBI ... added a run scored, two walks and one hit-by-pitch while stealing his team-high seventh base of the season across the three games in Nashville.

Freshman (2016)

Selected to the 2016 All-SEC Freshman Team as an outfielder following the conclusion of his first collegiate season ... started all 56 games he played in, including 29 against SEC competition, finishing with a .274 (54-197) average that ranked fifth on the team ... added nine home runs, a total that was second-best for the Tide, while adding a team-high 40 walks, 15 free passes ahead of the player slotted in second place ... also collected a team-leading three triples by season's end ... in SEC play, led UA in average (.295), RBI (25), extra-base hits (16), total bases (63), walks (24), slugging (.600) and on-base (.435) percentage ... reached base safely in 27 of his 29 conference games that he played in, including his last 18 consecutive matchups ... reached base safely in his final 20 overall games of the 2016 season ... batted .321 (25-78) with four doubles, a triple, five home runs, 20 RBI, 12 runs scored, 24 walks, five stolen bases and 46 total bases across his last 23 regular-season games, ranking first or second in nearly every offensive category during that stretch ... in comparison, his first 29 career games saw Taylor bat .255 (25-98) with two doubles, two triples, four home runs, 12 RBI, 15 runs scored and 12 walks ... entered the SEC Tournament on a nine-game hitting streak in conference play, batting .441 (15-34) with three doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI, six runs scored and eight walks while slugging .794 and sporting a .548 on-base percentage ... named SEC Freshman of the Week on March 21 for his performance at Southern Miss and at seventh-ranked LSU ... finished the weekend in Baton Rouge with four hits, three of which went for extra bases including a double and his team-leading third and fourth home runs of the season ... led the Tide in total bases (11) and slugging percentage (.786) against the Tigers while adding four RBI and two runs. Maryland (2/19-21): Finished his first weekend at Alabama batting .300 (3-10) with a home run, two RBI, one run scored and a stolen base ... homered on Friday in his first collegiate at-bat, sending a laser over the right field wall as part of his perfect 2-for-2 night with a walk and a hit-by-pitch in his four at-bats ... also added two RBI and one run scored on opening night ... was the first Crimson Tide freshman to homer in his first game since Jake Smith on Feb. 10, 2007, against Georgia State and first freshman to homer in his first at-bat at UA since Don Brown in 1999. Nicholls State (2/24): Went 5-for-5 with his first career triple, two RBI and a team-high three runs scored ... the five hits matched the UA record for hits in a game ... became the first Alabama freshman to finish a perfect 5-for-5 since Jeremy Brown accomplished the feat on Feb. 28, 1999, against Cal State Fullerton ... was the first five-hit game by a member of the Tide since Mikey White had five against Samford on April 30, 2014. LSU (3/19-20): Batted .286 (4-14) with a double, two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored ... helped secure the shutout win in Saturday's first game with a two-run, ninth-inning home run ... added a pair of RBI on his homer in Sunday's finale. Alcorn State (4/5): Finished his day 3-for-7 with one run scored. Ole Miss (4/15-17): Reached base in all three games, finishing 1-for-7 (.143) with one run scored and a team-high six walks against the Rebels ... owned a .538 on-base percentage for the weekend ... his three walks on Sunday were a season-high total. Texas A&M (4/22-24): Batted .231 (3-13) with a double, two home runs, a team-high four RBI and a pair of runs scored ... homered in each of the first two games ... finished Saturday's contest going 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two RBI and one run scored. Mississippi State (4/28-30): Led the Crimson Tide in hitting, batting .375 (3-8) with a triple, a team-high four RBI, one run scored and five walks ... his .625 slugging and .615 on-base percentage led the team as well ... reached base safely in all three games ... finished with a team-high three RBI on Thursday night ... followed up with a season-high tying three walks in Saturday's first contest. Auburn (5/6-8): Ranked second on the team in average, batting .500 (5-10) with a team-high three RBI and three walks ... also led the Tide in on-base percentage at a .615 clip ... added a double, one run scored and a stolen base to his weekend totals. Arkansas (5/13-15): Batted .364 (4-11) with a pair of home runs, six RBI, two runs scored and three walks in Fayetteville ... his four hits, two home runs, .909 slugging percentage and 10 total bases all ranked second on the team for the weekend ... finished the series opener with a team-high four RBI thanks to a three-run home run ... homered in his second straight game on Saturday, sending a two-run homer down the right field line ... tied for the team lead in walks with two in Sunday's finale. South Carolina (5/19-21): Led the Crimson Tide in hitting, finishing 6-for-13 (.462) with two doubles, a home run, three RBI, three runs scored, a pair of walks and two stolen bases ... recorded at least one hit and run scored in all three games ... led UA in hits in Friday's game with three. SEC Tournament (5/24-26): Collected a team-high three walks, while adding two hits, including one double, an RBI, one run scored and one stolen base ... led the Tide with two walks against Kentucky, adding one hit, a run scored and a stolen base ... finished 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI against Mississippi State.

High School and Personal Data

Ranked as the No. 2 player in the state coming out of high school, one spot behind fellow signee Brock Love ... top-ranked outfielder in Alabama by Perfect Game USA ... three times named First Team All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Association in 2013, 2014 and 2015 ... was named All-Metro by the Montgomery Advertiser all four years of high school while earning 2014 All-Metro Player of the Year accolades by the Advertiser ... The Advertiser also named Taylor to its All-Metro First Team each of his first three seasons ... improved on his stats every year of high school, batting .330, .340 and .400 as a freshman, sophomore and junior, respectively ... also collected a career record 22 home runs before entering his senior season ... a multi-sport athlete, he quarterbacked the Eagles for two years at Alabama Christian Academy ... set the school record for career passing yards and touchdowns with 5,300-plus yards and 40-plus touchdown passes ... was a member of the high school leadership council ... son of Billy and Mitzy Taylor ... has one sister, Kinlee Grace ... born William Chandler Taylor on Feb. 7, 1996 ... majoring in exercise science.