Delta State University

2014 (Senior): Named to 2014 GSC Baseball Preseason Team... 2-1 record... 2.66 ERA... 16 appearances... four saves... 14 games finished... 20.1 innings pitched... 19 hits... six earned runs... 23 strikeouts... held opposition to .250 batting average...  

2013 (Junior): Named to the All-Gulf South Conference First Team as a relief pitcher...Recorded six straight outs with strikeouts against Mississippi Valley State…Two-way player...Made 18 appearances in relief…Posted a 3-0 record with five saves in 23 innings pitched...Gave up 10 runs, nine earned, posting a 3.52 ERA...Gave up 24 hits against 88 batters faced, a .273 batting average against...Had 26 strikeouts to nine walks...two doubles...Hit seven batters...Had one wild pitch...Batted in nine games with one start…Had five hits in 15 at bats (.333 avg.)…one double…Scored one run…Had a .333 on base percentage...Had six total bases for a .400 slugging percentage...Had six strikeouts...Was one for one in stolen base attempts...Had two putouts...Had six assists...Had one error…Had a .889 fielding percentage...

MISSISSIPPI STATE: Played two seasons for John Cohen at Mississippi State University...Two-way player who pitched in 15 games...Played in 17 other games as on outfielder, designated hitter or pinch hitter, compiling a .182 batting average...Posted a 3-0 record with two saves and a 2.95 earned run average...Blanked opponents in 12 of his 15 relief appearances...Registered 18 strikeouts in 18.1 innings...Made his MSU debut as a pinch hitter on opening day against Akron (Feb. 18)...Singled, drew a walk and scored his first career run a day later as the starting DH against Akron (Feb. 19)...Earned his first win with an inning of shutout relief against Sacred Heart (Mar. 12) and picked up his first career save with 1.2 innings of scoreless game-closing work in the series finale at No. 1 Vanderbilt (Mar. 20)...Struck out four over 2.0 innings in a no-decision appearance against Iowa (Mar. 5)...Matched that strikeout total and earned his second save in a season-longest 2.2-inning relief stint at Tennessee (May 7)...Also notched wins over eventual NCAA runner-up Florida (Apr. 8) and LSU (May 20) in solid relief efforts at Dudy Noble Field...Pitched an inning of scoreless relief against No. 1 national seed Florida (June 12) in the championship game of the NCAA Gainesville Super Regional...Finished with a 2-0 worksheet, two saves and a 3.72 earned run average in eight SEC appearances (9.2 innings)...Drew seven starts in the outfield (six in right, one in left)...Made his first defensive start (right field) and belted his first career home run against Belmont (Feb. 27)...Ripped a three-run triple against Alabama A&M (Mar. 30)...One of six Diamond Dog rookies named to the 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll...Played summer league baseball with Bulldog infielder Demarcus Henderson with Amsterdam (NY) in the Perfect Game League...Went 1-0 with a save in eight games for the Bulldogs as a sophomore in 2012.

PREP: Three-year standout performer and Clarion-Ledger "Dandy Dozen" pick as a middle infielder and right-handed pitcher at Northwest Rankin High School in Flowood, Miss....Coached by Jeff McClaskey...Registered a .392 batting average with 33 RBI and 17 extra-base hits as a senior in 2010...Led the Cougars on the basepaths with 12 stolen bases in 14 attempts...On the mound logged a 5-3 worksheet with four saves, a team-best 1.87 earned run average and a staff-best 59 strikeouts in 48 innings pitched...Named to Baseball American's preseason Top 100 list in 2010...All-District 6 selection and tabbed the district's top pitcher and MVP...Hit .348 with 23 RBI and 11 extra-base hits as a junior, netting all-district and district 2009 MVP honors...Also went 6-2 on the mound with a 2.71 ERA and 57 strikeouts...Voted the most improved player after hitting .385 as a sophomore in 2008...Elected team captain in 2007 and hit a career-best .480 with a 4-0 pitching record and three saves...Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Future Business Leaders of America...MVP in the 2009 Junior Olympic Baseball Tournament in Millington, Tenn., where he tossed a one-hitter in the championship game...Chosen by the Washington Nationals in the 42nd round of the Major League Baseball's 2010 First-Year Player Draft.

PERSONAL: Taylor Blythe Stark...Born October 7, 1991...Son of Michele and Paul Stark...Has three brothers - Jordan, Colby, Hunter... Has a sister, Brooke... Majoring in Pre-Nursing/Clinical Exercise...

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Career Highs

Category	Qty	Date
Hits	3	Univ of Montevallo, Feb 09, 2013
Doubles	1	Univ of Montevallo, Feb 09, 2013
Total bases	4	Univ of Montevallo, Feb 09, 2013
Runs scored	1	Univ of Montevallo, Feb 09, 2013
Struck out	2	at Christian Brothers, Mar 16, 2013
At bats	4	Univ of Montevallo, Feb 09, 2013
Stolen bases	1	Univ of Montevallo, Feb 09, 2013
Innings pitched	3.0	vs Alabama Huntsville, May 6, 2014
Walks allowed	2	3 times
Strikeouts	6	at Miss Valley State, Mar 19, 2013
Batters faced	13	Southern Arkansas, Mar 11, 2014
Field chances	2	3 times
Putouts	1	2 times
Assists	2	2 times