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  Taylor Starr

Taylor Starr

Player Profile

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Longview, Wash.

High School:
Kelso

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 210

Position:
RHP

Experience:
2L

Bats/Throws:
R/R

05/27/2012

It's A Sweep: Starr, Beavers Shut Down Oregon In Season Finale

Taylor Starr improved to 7-2 with the win

05/26/2012

Baseball Gameday: Beavers, Ducks On TV Saturday

First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.

05/24/2012

Beavers Finish Regular Season In Civil War Matchup

First pitch Friday is scheduled for 5:35 p.m.

05/23/2012

Senior Day, Televised OSU Baseball Game On Deck Saturday

First pitch of the series is Friday at 5:35 p.m. PT

05/15/2012

Keyes, Schultz Highlight Baseball's Win Over Portland

Keyes drove in three in the Beavers' five-run second

MLB First-Year Player Draft
Starr was a 37th-round selection in the 2011 MLB Draft by Cleveland.

2011 (Redshirt Junior)
Did not throw a pitch during the season.

2010 (Junior)
Did not appear in a game due to an injury.

2009 (Sophomore)
Pitched against Tennessee but did not again due to Tommy John surgery.

2008 (Freshman)
Appeared in 16 games, all in relief ... Finished with a 3-1 record and 1.61 ERA in 22 1/3 innings ... Struck out 16 while opponents hit just .205 against him ... Inherited 20 runners, allowing five to score (25 percent) ... Went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in six Pac-10 appearances, working five five full innings ... Recorded his first career save after going 2/3 of an inning and striking out one against Pacific (5/24) ... Worked effectively in relief, throwing a season-high 4 1/3 innings and tying his season-high with five strikeouts against Long Beach State (5/19) ... Picked up his third win of the season in OSU's comeback win over UCLA after working 2/3 of an inning (5/11) ... Finished Oregon State's game with Arizona State, throwing 2/3 of an inning (4/19) ... Threw one inning, walking two against Stanford (4/13) ... Worked a perfect 2/3 of an inning against California (4/4) ... Worked a career-high four innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out five to pick up his second win in as many days (3/25) ... Picked up his first career win after going 1 1/3 in a relief role at BYU (3/24) ... Made collegiate debut against Georgia, throwing two innings, striking out one and walking one (3/1).

Kelso High School
Lettered for three years for head coach Scott Meeker ... ranked No. 7 among Washington's top 75 players in high school class of 2007 by Baseball Northwest ... earned first-team all-league and first-team all-state honors as a senior after batting .396 with nine doubles, two triples, six home runs and 31 RBI .. also posted a 0.71 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 51 innings ... also lettered in swimming one year.

Personal
Majoring in sociology with an option in criminology ... Born May 31, 1989 in Longview, Wash. ... Son of Tami and Boyd Starr ... Has one brother, Spencer ... Enjoys snowboarding, cars, school, camping and fishing in his spare time ... Favorite athlete is Pedro Martinez ... Favorite TV show is CSI and favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber ... Biggest athletic thrill to date is making his first appearance at PGE Park ... Chose Oregon State because of the great baseball program and the coaches.

Starr's Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 4.1, at Long Beach State, May 19, 2008
Walks allowed: 4, at Arizona State, Apr 20, 2008
Strikeouts: 5-2x, last: at Long Beach State, May 19, 2008
Batters faced: 20, at Long Beach State, May 19, 2008

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