Second All-American Award for Taylor
6/11/2025 3:30:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, Va. (NCBWA) – Junior outfielder Devin Taylor continued to add to his laundry list of postseason accolades, picking up a Second Team All-American nod from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Wednesday (June 11) afternoon.
It's the second All-American award this year and the fourth in the career of Taylor. The Cincinnati, Ohio native led the team with a .374 batting average and collected 80 hits, 63 runs, 13 doubles, 18 home runs and 66 RBIs. The veteran fielded at a .981 clip and also stole a team best 12 bases.
Taylor finished his collegiate career with a .350 batting average. He broke the program's all-time home run record (54) in April and finished top-10 at IU in runs (191), walks (125) and slugging percentage (.672). In this summer's MLB Draft, he's projected to be the highest-drafted IU player since Kyle Schwarber (2014).
He is the first IU player to earn NCBWA All-American honors since a trio Hoosiers (Schwarber, Dustin DeMuth and Joey DeNato) were honored after the 2014 campaign. That same year, Schwarber became a unanimous All-American by every major organization. Taylor is on his way to becoming the next IU player to accomplish that feat.
Taylor's Postseason Honors (2025)
- First Team All-Big Ten (OF)
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team (OF)
- ABCA/Rawlings Midwest First Team All-Region
- Perfect Game First Team All-American
- NCBWA Second Team All-American
It's the second All-American award this year and the fourth in the career of Taylor. The Cincinnati, Ohio native led the team with a .374 batting average and collected 80 hits, 63 runs, 13 doubles, 18 home runs and 66 RBIs. The veteran fielded at a .981 clip and also stole a team best 12 bases.
Taylor finished his collegiate career with a .350 batting average. He broke the program's all-time home run record (54) in April and finished top-10 at IU in runs (191), walks (125) and slugging percentage (.672). In this summer's MLB Draft, he's projected to be the highest-drafted IU player since Kyle Schwarber (2014).
He is the first IU player to earn NCBWA All-American honors since a trio Hoosiers (Schwarber, Dustin DeMuth and Joey DeNato) were honored after the 2014 campaign. That same year, Schwarber became a unanimous All-American by every major organization. Taylor is on his way to becoming the next IU player to accomplish that feat.
Taylor's Postseason Honors (2025)
- First Team All-Big Ten (OF)
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team (OF)
- ABCA/Rawlings Midwest First Team All-Region
- Perfect Game First Team All-American
- NCBWA Second Team All-American
Players Mentioned
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