#26 - Taylor Perkins
Position: C/INF
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Dinwiddie, Va.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 205
Previous School: Dinwiddie High School
Bats/Throws: R/R

GENERAL

• Named a team captain for the 2012 season by his teammates
• Versatile athlete who will be the team's primary catcher in 2012

2012/SENIOR

• Played 38 games while drawing 37 starts
• Batted .255 with nine doubles, one triple, one home run and 16 RBI
• Finished the season with .990 fielding percentage on 180 putouts, 24 assists and two errors
• Hit his only home run of the season against VMI (5/17)

2011/JUNIOR

• Garnered first team All-CAA honors in 2011
• Drew 52 starts in 54 of the Rams' games
• Batted .320 while slugging .467
• Hit four home runs and drove in 38 RBI
• Finished the season with a .989 fielding percentage on 325 putouts and 33 assists

2010/SOPHOMORE

• Played in 55 games, making 46 starts for the Rams
• Finished the season with a .295 batting average including eight doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 31 RBI
• Was a Third Team All-CAA selection following the regular season
• Picked up two hits and a RBI against Liberty (5/18)
• Went 5-for-13 with three runs in the Georgia State series (4/23-4/25)
• Had a 6-for-13 weekend at Hofstra, picking up a double in each contest (4/16-4/18)
• Went 4-for-5 with a triple, home run, and five RBI against Wagner (3/13)
• Had two doubles and a RBI against Towson (4/11)
• Had a 3-for-5 day against Quinnipiac, including three RBI and a run scored
• Went 1-for-3 with three RBI against Cleveland State (3/6)
• Drove in three runs on a pinch hitting opportunity against Fairfield (2/27)
• Started the season 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in the Charleston Southern series (2/19-2/21)

2009/FRESHMAN

• Saw action in 20 games with eight starts during his first season with the Rams
• Hit .250 (10-of-40) with a double and two triples
• Had 10 RBI and scored four runs
• Recorded a hit in his first four appearances
• Went 1-for-1 at the plate with a triple, a walk and three RBI in his season debut against Long Island (2/28)
• Went 3-for-5 with a triple, three RBI and a run scored against Western Kentucky (3/29)
• Had a pinch-hit double against UNC Wilmington (3/22) and registered a single off the bench against James Madison (4/12)
• Went 1-for-2 with a run scored against Hofstra (4/3)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Four-year baseball standout at local power, Dinwiddie High School
• Helped the Generals to two Central District Championships
• Named All-District third baseman during his freshman year
• Breakout junior year led to Central District Player of the Year honors, along with First-Team All-District pitcher and shortstop during his junior campaign
• Garnered All-District honors for second straight year as shortstop and pitcher during his final season, along with Second-Team All-State

PERSONAL

• Son of Robert and Jennifer Perkins
• Born December 12, 1989
• Majoring in international relations
• Uncle, Michael Perkins, played baseball at Potomac State University