Hokie ClubCareer Honors
- 2020 First-Year Player Draft – 4th-round selection, Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2020 Collegiate Baseball All-American, Third Team, catcher
- 2020 VaSID All-State Player of the Year
- 2020 VaSID All-State First Team, catcher
- 2020 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Watch List
Career Highlights: 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.
Record Book Notes: Has his name listed on five school records, including most chances in a single game and most putouts by a catcher in a single game, accomplished on March 8, 2020 at No. 29 Georgia Tech ... Also tied the school record for most assists in a single game by a catcher with six at Marshall (March 20, 2019) ... His single-season fielding percentage of 1.000 during the 2020 season (min. 100 chances) is tied for the best ever, while his career .998 is also the best ever (min. 400 chances).
2020: One of four Hokies to start all 16 games – nine at catcher, four as the designated hitter and three at first base … In majority of starts (15), batted third ... Led team in almost every offensive category and finished ranked in the NCAA in 13 categories ... During the season, had a team-best seven multi-hit games, including two with three and two with four - Bryant (Feb. 28) and William & Mary (March 10) … Added a team-high four multi-RBI games, including a career-high five against the Tribe ... Also led the team with five multi-run scoring games, scoring a career-high tying four times against the Tribe … Ended the season on a career-best six-game hitting streak, as he raised his batting average from .364 to .431 ... In fact, entered the Bryant series with a .308 batting average and raised it 123 points over the last nine games of the year ... Reached base in the last 12 games played ... Led the team with a .431 batting average, 25 hits, seven doubles, one triple (T-1st) and hit two home runs (second) for a team-best 40 total bases and a .690 slugging percentage … Added team-highs with 19 runs scored, 20 RBI, and 12 walks, one was intentional ... Was hit by three pitches (T-1st) for a team-best .541 on-base percentage … Hit one sacrifice fly and was 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts … Scored a team-high four game-winning runs and tied for team-best with two game-winning RBI … Also, did not commit an error in 137 chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage and threw out two base stealers ... In the NCAA, ranked 27th in on-base percentage, 32nd in batting average, 34th in doubles, 35th in RBI, 37th in RBI per game (1.25), 45th in runs per game (1.19), 49th in runs, 50th in hits, 59th in doubles per game (0.44), 64th in slugging percentage, 69th in hits per game (1.56), 70th in total bases and 81st in toughest to strikeout (11.6 per at-bat, just five times).
2019: Started 36 of the 37 games played for the Hokies – 21 at first, 14 as the catcher and one as the designated hitter … In majority of starts (29), batted in the three hole ... Missed the last month of the year due to injury … During the season, had 11 multi-hit games, including one game with three and one with five, versus Manhattan (Feb. 16) … Added four multi-RBI games, including one with three and six multi-run scoring games, including one with three and one with four, against Manhattan … Had a season-best six-game hitting streak and a reached base streak of nine straight games … For the year, had a .290 batting average with 40 hits, including nine doubles, a triple and two home runs for 57 total bases and a .413 slugging percentage … Scored 29 runs and knocked in 19 RBI … Drew 20 walks, including once intentionally, and was hit by three pitches for a .389 on-base percentage … Also added one sacrifice fly and a sacrifice hit … Scored two game-winning runs and had two game-winning RBI … Had one pinch-hit opportunity, and knocked in a run … Committed just one error in 329 chances for a .997 fielding percentage, while behind the plate, threw out a team-high five base stealers on 20 attempts.
High School: Played two years at Hyde Park School under Coach Scott Ruffcorn … Played two years at Greater Atlanta Christian School under Coach Robbie Wilson and earned letters all four seasons … Two-time Perfect Game honorable mention All American and first team all-state after junior and senior seasons … Atlanta Braves High School All-Star team … Finished with the most RBI and doubles in a season at Greater Atlanta Christian School … Also only player in school history to not strike out in a single year … Played one season of football at Hyde Park, as a middle linebacker and wide receiver.
Personal: Carson Hoehn Taylor … Born 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) … Majoring in criminology.