2014: Appeared in 22 games with three starts...36.0 total innings with a high of 6.0 against Dayton...5-1 overall record/...3.25 ERA...30 strikeouts against 11 walks...season-high seven strikeouts against Dayton...3.2 innings against Valpo and Milwaukee.
2013: Made 16 appearances with 10 starts for 54.1 innings...0-5 record with one save (at Penn State) and an ERA of 6.63...31 strikeouts and 23 walks...high of five strikeouts against LaSalle...high of seven innings pitched came against Youngstown State...11 assists and four putouts.
2012: Posted 6-2 overall record with 12 starts...season-high seven strikeouts at Butler as he pitched nine innings...versus Butler at home, he threw seven innings with no earned runs...47 strikeouts in 63.1 innings...4.97 ERA.
2011: Appeared in 20 games overall with one start--vs. Valparaiso in championship game of Horizon League Tournament...that was his longest outing of 4.1 innings, giving up two earned runs and six hits...3-0 record with wins over Southeast Missouri, LeMoyne and at Butler...two saves vs. The Citadel and Urbana...22 srikeouts vs 13 walks in 31.1 innings...3.16 ERA.
Prep: Three-year letterwinner under Chris Krubs...posted a 33-8 record during career with six saves, 319 strikeouts and a 1.86 ERA...holds school record for career wins and is second in strikeouts and ERA...also ranks first in school history in hits (138), singles (101), doubles (24) and triples (12) and is second in batting average (.465), runs (127)...named Mizuno All-Ohio and Central District Player of the Year as a senior as he went 12-2 with 130 strikeouts and a 1.85 ERA along with hitting .405 with 37 RBI and 12 stolen bases...team went 23-7 and advanced to the regional finals in 2010...honorable mention All-State as a junior as well as First Team All-District and Conference...conference player of the year and First Team All-District as a sophomore as he broke school single-season records for hits, singles, triples and runs scored...Pitcher of the Year for the Columbus Cobras 17U team...Offensive Player of the Year for JABC 16 U team...part of the Columbus Cobra team that won the 16U World Series...also lettered twice in basketball, where he was named Second Team All-Central District as a senior in leading team in assists.
Personal: Born Taylor Alex Braun on August 1, 1991...son of Guy and Tammy Braun...has one sister, Dara.
