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33 Zane Taylor

  • Position RHP
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 200
  • Hometown Franklinton, N.C.
  • High School Pro5 Academy

Biography

2025 (Senior): Drafted by the Athletics with the fifth pick of the fifth round (141 overall pick) ... Second-Team ABCA All-America ... Second-Team D1Baseall All-America ... Second-Team All-America by the NCBWA ... Second-Team All-America honoree by Baseball America ... ABCA First-Team All-Atlantic Region ... Finalist for Pitcher of the Year by the College Baseball Foundation ... CAA Pitcher-of-the-Year ... First-team All-CAA ... CAA All-Tournament ... Finished UNCW career tied for the lead with 57 starts and tied for second with 27 wins ... Was seventh all-time with 263 strikeouts and 10th with 301.2 innings pitched ... Posted a career-best 11-2 record in 15 starts, tying for the staff lead ... Three-time CAA Pitcher-of-the-Week ... Led conference with 1.98 ERA, .181 opponent batting average, 95.2 innings pitched, 105 strikeouts and 31 batters struck out looking ... Led nation with 0.76 WHIP, also a UNCW single-season record, and K:BB ratio (9.55) ...  ... Was second nationally in walks per nine innings (1.03) and third in ERA 1.98 ... Struck out UNCW conference record 14 in win over Campbell (5/22) ... Went a career-long eight shutout innings in that game, allowing three hits and a walk ... Pitched at least seven innings in each of his last six games as a Seahawk ... Reach double-digit strikeout against UNCA (11, 2/21) and Stony Brook (10, 5/9).

2024 (Junior): Second-team All-CAA Starting Pitcher … Made 14 appearances and finished with a 5-1 mark … Was 4-0 in conference play over the span of seven starts … Opponents hit just .217 against him in CAA play.

2023 (Sophomore): First-team All-CAA ... CAA All-Tournament ... CAA Pitcher of the Week (5/22) ... His 17 starts were one shy of tying the UNCW single season record set by Thomas Benton in 2006 ... Started two games in the CAA tournament allowing six hits and two runs in a combined 7.2 innings ... Led staff with 7-3 record and a 3.72 ERA ... In conference play, he was 6-0 in 10 starts and led the CAA with a 2.26 ERA ... Opponents hit .237 against him and he compiled a 1.16 WHIP ... Tossed season-high seven shutout innings twice (3/19 Towson and  5/20 William & Mary).

2022 (Freshman): Made 13 appearances ... Pitched in relief his first two outings before moving into the starting rotation for the final 11 weeks of the season ... Posted a 4-1 mark and 4.03 ERA ... Walked 11 in 60.1 innings (1.64 per nine innings) ... Earned win in his collegiate debut against Middle Tennessee (2/20) ... Added wins against VMI (4/3), at Delaware (4/24) and at JMU (5/21) ... Posted consecutive starts of career-long seven innings against Hofstra (4/10) and Towson (4/17) ... Blanked Hofstra on two hits and a walk, but did not figure in the decision ... Struck out a career-high seven against VMI.

Prior to UNCW: Three-year starter for Pro 5 Academy … Graduated from Crossroads Flex … Tossed complete game four-hitter against Dominion Christian School at Perfect Game High School Showdown (Academies) in 2019 … Struck out 10 in another complete game effort against Elev8 Baseball Academy in 2019 … Earned the win against nationally-ranked Dirtbags Skrap Pak 17U … Played for TPA Nationals … Earned Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-America Honorable Mention honor in 2019 and 2020 … Earned WWBA National Championship All-Tournament honors 2017-2020 … Earned All-Tournament team honors at PG High School Showdown in 2019.

Personal: Full name: Nathaniel Zane Taylor … Born in Fredericksburg, Va. … Son of Barbara and Dale Taylor.

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2022Freshman

    RHP
    5'11" 185 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2023Sophomore

    RHP
    5'11" 180 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2024Junior

    RHP
    6'0" 175 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2025Senior

    RHP
    6'0" 200 lbs
    33