Sophomores
Patton
TAYLOR
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Nichols, N.Y. Tioga Central
So. • RHP • R/R AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012: Pitched three games while starting one … Saw 4.1 innings of action … Made collegiate debut on Feb. 24 against UNC-Greensboro, holding the opposition hitless and recording first career strikeout … Faced Mississippi State on March 7, allowing just three hits and two earned runs … Earned first career win on March 28 against Coppin State, seeing a season-high of 2.2 innings as a starter … Struck out a season-best three batters with three hits and allowed one earned run ... Ended season early due to injury.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Tioga Central under head coach Bob Seymour … First team All-State Pitcher his senior year ... Also named All-Region Pitcher of the year … Batted .537 with seven home runs … Went 3-2 on the mound with a 1.64 ERA … Named first team All-State as utility player his junior year … Batted .504 with three home runs and went 5-1 on the mound with a 1.74 ERA … 2010 All-Region Player of the Year … Also wrestled, played football and basketball … Member of National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Full name is Patton Taylor … Parents are Scot and Amy Taylor … Has seven brothers and sisters; Jackie (23), Alex (17), Mary (9), Isabelle (4), Mitchell (12), Stephen (11) and Conlan (5) … Mother, Amy, was a gymnast at West Virginia … Grandfather, Jim Ross, played baseball at PSU in 1953 … Majoring in education/ social studies.
TAYLOR’S CAREER STATISTICS Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BA WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2012 6.23 1-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 4.1 6 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 21 .333 0 1 0 0 0 Career 6.23 1-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 4.1 6 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 21 .333 0 1 0 0 0
J.J.
White
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Lansdowne, Va. Stone Bridge
So. • IF • R/R AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012: Started 32 of 33 games played, collecting eight runs and 12 RBIs … Made collegiate debut against Seton Hall on Feb. 17 … Scored first career run on Feb. 24 against UNC-Greensboro … Recorded first hit on March 6 and first RBI on March 7 against Mississippi State … Drove in a run and was walked twice in win over Binghamton on April 4 … Went 1-for-2 and scored a run on April 6 against Canisius … Came away from the Michigan series (April 13-15) with three hits, two runs and an RBI … Played a season-best series against Iowa (April 20-22), scoring a run and recording two hits, three RBIs and a stolen base … Tallied two RBIs on a two-run single and scored one run on April 24
in the 5-3 comeback win over Mount St. Mary’s … Produced three hits and an RBI in the Ohio State series (April 27-29) ... Had a one run, one hit and one RBI-showing against Minnesota on May 5 … Had a season-high three hits in the win over Illinois on May 13, and ended the series with five hits and an RBI … Played final Big Ten series against Michigan State (May 17-19), posting two hits and an RBI … Competed in his final game of the season against Ohio State on May 23, recording two hits and scoring one run. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Stone Bridge High School, where he won district championships his freshman and senior year as a member of the baseball team … Batted .368 with five home runs and 19 RBIs his senior season … Tied school record for home runs and set school record for career RBI with 72 … Was named to first team All-District and honorable mention All-Region … Hit .355 with two home runs and 24 RBI’s his junior year … Led team in RBI and was named to first team All-District Team … Gameday Magazine Player of the Month in March. PERSONAL: Full name is J.J. White … Parents are John and Belinda White …Has a sister, Alycia (18) … Plans on majoring in business.
WHITE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG % BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2012 .215 33-32 107 8 23 0 0 0 12 23 .215 13 2 29 3 .306 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 .000 Career .215 33-32 107 8 23 0 0 0 12 23 .215 13 2 29 3 .306 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 .000
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