23 Taylor Hayes
23 - Taylor Hayes
Height: 5-8
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Southgate, Mich.
High School: Riverview Gabriel Richard
Position: P/1B

2014: Started all 41 games, including eight as a pitcher…made 13 appearances in the circle…All-WHAC First Team…Academic All-WHAC…led team in hits (48) and doubles (15) while tying for first in total bases (80)…also ranked second in RBI (30), on-base percentage (.472) and slugging percentage (.667) and tied for second in walks (18)…had team-leading 2.86 ERA…tied for second in WHAC in doubles, tied for fourth in slugging, tied for eighth in total bases and ranked eighth in OBP…scored game-winning run in 7-6 win against Lourdes (Apr. 2)…batted 3-for-4 with a double and four RBI in 13-8 win against Indiana Tech (Apr. 5)…worked eight innings without allowing an earned run and smacked game-winning RBI double to finish 2-1 eight-inning win against Aquinas (Apr. 16)…scored tying run during four-run seventh inning of 7-6 comeback win against Michigan-Dearborn (Apr. 19)…tossed five scoreless innings in 5-3 WHAC Tournament loss to Davenport (Apr. 30)…pitched for season-high five strikeouts on four occasions…had 14 multi-hit games, including seven with three hits…2013: Started 36 games, including nine as a pitcher…All-America Honorable Mention…NFCA All-Region First Team…led team in batting average (.450), hits (50), doubles (14), home runs (7), RBIs (42), total bases (85), slugging percentage (.766) and on-base percentage (.480)…ranked in Top 10 in WHAC in several categories, including batting average (1st), on-base (3rd), RBIs (T-3rd), doubles (4th), slugging (4th), homers (T-7th) and total bases (8th)…led SHU pitching staff with 3.95 ERA…had 12 multi-hit games, including four with three-or-more…batted 4-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs and one run scored in 13-3 win over Trinity International (Mar. 5)…had three two-double games...smashed go-ahead two-run homer in 4-2 comeback win over Aquinas (Apr. 7)…as a pitcher, recorded six strikeouts on two occasions…fired complete game and did not allow an earned run in 7-1 win over Concordia-Morehead (Mar. 2)…tossed 6 1/3 innings and did not allow an earned run during 3-1 loss to Calumet Saint Joseph (Mar. 8)…2012: Ranked eighth in WHAC in ERA (2.62)…played in 42 games and made 33 starts, including 13 starts as a pitcher…was second on team in ERA, wins (8) and opponents’ batting average (.308) while rating third in innings pitched (72) and strikeouts (41)…recorded first win as a pitcher, working 5 1/3 innings in 4-3 win over Purdue North Central (Mar. 4)...threw three complete games, including a seven-hit shutout in 5-0 win over Trinity International (Mar. 7)…recorded season-high six strikeouts while pitching five innings in 7-4 win over Grace, Ind. (Apr. 7)…ripped first collegiate home run – a three-run shot – during 11-3 loss to Olivet Nazarene (Mar. 30)…batted 3-for-3 with homer, double, two RBIs and two runs scored in 6-1 victory against Trinity Christian, Ill. (Mar. 31)… Personal: Daughter of Scott Hayes and Nancy Hayes…Social Work major…born July 19, 1993.