ANGELINA COLLEGE: Started two seasons for Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas … first team all-conference in 2011 at the shortstop position.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Texas … hit over .400 as a junior and senior while helping lead his team to three district championships.

PERSONAL: Zach Taylor was born on April 28, 1992, in Georgetown, Texas … parents are Marvin Taylor and Kelly O’Neill … kinesiology major.