Taylor Widener

Taylor Widener’s Career Stats  

AWARDS/HONORS/CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Rated No. 198 best college prospect in the nation for 2016 by D1Baseball
• Ranked by Baseball America as No. 2 best prospect in 2015 in the Coastal Plain League
• 2015 Coastal Plain League All-Star
• 2015 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List

2016 (JUNIOR)

• Made 17 appearances with nine starts, went 4-2 with a 4.20 ERA in 55.2 innings, allowed 30 runs, 26 earned, on 54 hits with 16 walks and 68 strikeouts
• Allowed one run on three hits in four innings with three walks and four strikeouts in 10-5 win over UNCW (6/7)
• 3.1 scoreless innings with six strikeouts and just four hits allowed in 5-4 loss to Rhode Island (6/3)
• Earned a win in relief allowing two runs on six hits in 3.2 innings with no walks and six strikeouts in 9-7 victory at Alabama (5/21)
• Allowed just one run on six hits in a career-high 7.2 innings with no walks and a career-high 12 striekouts to earn win in 3-1 victory over Presbyterian (5/10)
• Did not allow a run or a hit in 3.2 innings of relief, struck out four and walked just one to earn win in 4-1 victory over USC Upstate (5/4)
• Allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits in 4.2 innings with a walk and seven strikeouts in 14-4 win at Furman (4/20)
• Earned first win of the season in 4-2 victory over Coastal Carolina (4/5); allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits with a walk and five strikeouts in five-plus innings
• 0.1 scoreless with a strikeout in 6-5 loss to College of Charleston (3/29)
• Allowed one unearned run on two hits with no walks and six strikeouts in five innings of work in 8-1 win over Albany (2/21)

2015 (SOPHOMORE)

• NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List …
• Made 19 appearances with three starts, went 1-5 with a 4.78 ERA and nine saves, allowed 19 runs, 17 earned, on 33 hits in 32.0 innings with 19 walks and 44 strikeouts
• Five-plus scoreless innings in second start of the year, allowed just one hit and two walks while striking out a career-high seven batters in 6-2 loss to Auburn (5/2)
• 2.2 scoreless innings of relief with one walk and four strikeouts for a save in 3-2 win over Vanderbilt (4/18)
• One scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts for eighth save of the year in 4-2 win vs. The Citadel (4/8)
• One inning of relief in 13-7 win at Mississippi State (4/4); allowed one run, unearned, on one hit with a strikeout
• One perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts to earn a save in 2-0 win at The Citadel (3/31)
• Allowed one run on three hits in 1.1 innings with two walks and a strikeout for a win in 6-4 win over Kentucky (3/15)
• Allowed one run on two hits in 1.2 innings with two strikeouts for sixth save of the year in 4-3 win over Kentucky (3/14)
• One perfect inning of relief with a strikeout for fifth save of the year in 5-3 win over Miami (Ohio) (3/8)
• Retired lone batter he faced with a strikeout for fourth save of the year in 2-0 win over Miami (Ohio) (3/7)
• Two scoreless innings of relief with just one walk, no hits and five strikeouts to earn a save in 4-1 win over Clemson (2/28)
• Earned a save with 1.2 innings of relief in 6-4 win over Northeastern (2/22); allowed one run on two hits with two strikeouts
• First career save with 2.2 scoreless innings, no hits allowed and tied a career-high with six strikeouts in 8-3 win over College of Charleston (2/14)

2014 (FRESHMAN)

• Made 21 appearances with a pair of starts, went 3-0 with a 1.79 ERA in 40.1 innings with nine runs allowed, eight earned, on 24 hits with 15 walks and 38 strikeouts, opponents hit just .170 against him
• Did not allow a run in 17 of 21 appearances
• Also saw action as position player, hit .191 (9-for-47) in 18 games with 12 starts, scored six runs and tallied a pair of RBI
• Career-high 6.1 innings of relief, did not allow a run and allowed just two hits and four walks with a career-high six strikeouts in 4-3 loss vs. Maryland in NCAA Regional (5/31)
• 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored in 10-1 win over The Citadel (5/13)
• One perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts in 15-1 win over Wofford (5/7)
• Struck out both batters he faced, singled and scored in 5-3 at Georgia (5/4)
• 2.2 scoreless innings of relief and 2-for-4 at the plate in 2-1 loss vs. Alabama (4/26)
• Three perfect innings of relief with four strikeouts to earn a win in 8-0 victory vs. Davidson (4/22)
• Starting designated hitter, tallied a RBI base hit and a run scored in 6-5 loss to Florida (4/13)
• 4.1 scoreless innings of relief with just one hit allowed and career-high four strikeouts to pick up a win in 9-2 win at Furman (4/8)
• 1.2 scoreless innings with no hits allowed and a strikeout in 4-1 loss at Arkansas (4/4)
• Three scoreless innings in 4-2 win over College of Charleston (3/25) with just one hit allowed, one walk and two strikeouts (3/25)
• Starting designated hitter with a RBI in 8-3 win at Kentucky (3/23)
• 2.1 innings of relief in 13-5 loss at Kentucky (3/21); allowed one run, unearned, on one hit with no walks and three strikeouts
• 3.1 scoreless innings in first career start for first career win in a predetermined split with just one hit allowed in 5-0 win over Furman (3/11)
• One scoreless inning of relief with three strikeouts in 8-0 win over Brown (3/8)
• Perfect inning of relief with a strikeout in 7-1 win over Stetson (3/4)
• 1-for-3 as starting DH in 12-0 win over Bucknell (2/16)
• Two scoreless innings with two strikeouts in 17-4 win over Bucknell (2/15)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Rated No. 5 best high school prospect in South Carolina and No. 175 best high school prospect in nation by Perfect Game USA and also rated No. 7 best overall prospect in the state of South Carolina for 2013 MLB Draft by Baseball America
• 2013 South Carolina AAAA All-State
• 2013 SC/NC Select All-Star
• 2013 Atlantic All-Regional by Perfect Game USA
• Rated No. 4 right-handed pitcher in South Carolina and No. 6 best high school prospect in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects
• 2012 Augusta Chronicle Player of the Year in South Carolina
• As a junior in 2012, went 4-1 with a 2.38 ERA with 52 strikeouts in 47 innings, also hit .329 with five homers and 24 RBI
• Helped lead South Aiken HS to 2012 District VI championship
• Played for Best Nine AAU team
• Played for Team South Carolina at 2012 South Atlantic Border Battle

PERSONAL

• Born on October 24, 1994
• Parents are Billy and Elizabeth Widener
• Major is criminology