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Prior to Tulane: Played two years at Seward County CC for coach Galen McSpadden, seeing time at second base, third base and shortstop...earned All-Jayhawk Conference honors both seasons after hitting .340 with nine home runs and 44 RBI as a freshman and tallying a .340 batting average with seven homers, 50 RBI and 13 stolen bases as a sophomore...off the diamond, was a member of the Dean's List and Phi Theta Kappa fraternity...earned Academic All-America honors, was a National Natural Science Award winner and graduated summa cum laude. Summer Ball: Played for the Beatrice Bruins of the Mink League in 2001 where he hit .275 with 10 doubles, a triple and 12 RBI. High School: Two-year starter at Arvada West High for coach Jim Capra...earned all-conference honors both seasons, and garnered first-team all-state recognition as a senior...helped West go a combined 34-10, including two district championships and a pair of regional appearances...hit over .400 for his career, including a .440 clip as a senior when he belted eight home runs in 22 games and was selected to play in the Senior All-State Game at Coors Field...also earned three letters in golf...off the diamond, was a three-time academic all-state selection and graduated in the Top 10 percent of his class with honors. Personal: Full name is Christopher Ryan Taylor...born March 21, 1981 in Wheat Ridge, Colo...son of Don and LuAnn Taylor...has one sister, Missy...father, Don, played collegiate baseball and football at Colorado School of Mines...majoring in biomedical engineering. |
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