Junior Brandon Taylor was named CSTV's Student Athlete of the Week and named to the College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll. Link to the article by selecting below. Earlier this week he was also named National Hitter of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Taylor is currently ranked sixth nationally in RBI and 11th nationally in home runs.
Taylor is now eligible to be voted as CSTV's Student Athlete of the Month.
He was named to the National Honor Roll for: "Hit for the cycle, including his third grand slam in eight days, to lead BYU to a, 19-6, rout of Utah and a series win at Franklin Covey Field. Taylor's cycle came in his first four plate appearances Saturday, with the grand slam in the first, a single in the third, a double in the fifth, and a triple in the sixth. Taylor ended up tying a school record for hits in a game with six, going 6-for-6, with a walk and six RBI. In three games, Taylor batter .620 (8x13), with 12 RBI, on 6 extra base hits." It was the second time this season he has been named to the national honor roll.
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The term "taking one for the team" is sometimes overused, but in the case of BYU third baseman Brandon Taylor it certainly applies.
Taylor was minding his own business before Friday's game with Mountain West rival San Diego State when he was hit in the head by a line drive off an Aztec bat during batting practice. Taylor suffered a severe gash over his eye that required 25 stitches and his uniform was stained with blood. Freshman teammate Kevin Sloan was inserted in his place but Taylor returned in the second inning and helped bring the Cougars back from a six-run deficit. Trailing 6-1 in the bottom of the fourth, the pre-season all-conference player hit his second grand slam of the season. BYU went on to win the game, 13-12, scoring four runs in the bottom of the ninth to pull it out.
Taylor is no stranger to the spotlight. He was already named Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Week this season, along with All-MWC honors, a Cougar Scholar Athlete Award and being named the fourth best prospect in the Mountain West by Baseball America.