Penn State will play at 1:05 p.m. on Saturday and 12:05 on Sunday in a doubleheader
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.
WHY PENN STATE: "I chose Penn State because I grew up always liking Penn State and my grandfather also played baseball here his senior year. I also picked Penn State because of the academic opportunities it provides and because it is only three hours away from home."
