2012: Appeared in 17 games and made nine starts … finished the season with a 4.27 ERA and a 3-2 record … Threw 59 innings and tied for the team lead with 47 strikeouts … struck out nine batters in two consecutive starts against Penn State (2/25) and Radford (3/3) … earned a victory in both of those contests … picked up his third win of the season vs. Presbyterian (4/7), scattering three hits and striking out four in six innings as the Spartans won 4-1 … recorded a four-inning save in the last series of the season against College of Charleston (5/18), posting four strikeouts without a walk … hurled a season-best 91 pitches vs. Radford (3/3) … tallied multiple strikeouts in all but three of his appearances.

Prior to UNCG: Played two season at Hartford Community College for coach Tom Eller in Bel Air, Md. … earned First-Team All-Region XX honors after his sophomore season … went 9-2 with a 3.36 ERA his second year … set the school record with 92 strikeouts as a sophomore … earned second-team All-MDJUCO honors as a sophomore … set the all-time record for strikeouts (115) and the season leader for wins (9) … went 3-3 with a 5.81 ERA as a freshman.

High School: Earned one varsity letter at Fallston High School in Fallston, Md. for coach Joe Connelly … led the state in saves as a senior with six … helped lead his team to the state finals his senior season … made athletic directors honor roll.

Personal: Corey David Taylor … born Feb. 12, 1991 in Baltimore, Md. … son of Danny and Susie Taylor … has one older sister, Whitney and a younger brother, Jamie … father, Danny, played tennis at Wichita State … majoring in public health at UNCG.