Taylor Meehan

10 - Taylor Meehan

Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Year: Senior
Hometown: Simsbury, Conn.
High School: Simsbury
Position: Utility/Pitcher
Bats/Throws: L/R
House Affiliation: Mather

Senior (2009):
Started 39 games and batted .331 with 12 extra base hits, 19 RBI, a .405 on-base-percentage, 17 walks and seven stolen bases ... Also made five pitching appearances with eight strikouts in 8.2 innings and a save ... Batted .364 against righties was batted .448 as a leadoff hitter ... Had multi-hit games on both sides of a doubleheader at Jacksonville State (3/07) ... Had two hits at JSU (3/08) ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on 3/17 ... Had two hits in both games of a a doubleheader against UAB (3/14) ... Was 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and two stolen bases in the opening game of a four-game series at Centenary (3/20) ... Was 2-for-5 with two runs scored at Louisiana-Monroe on 3/23 ... Was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI against No. 2 LSU (2/24) ... Struck out two batters in an inning of relief at #2 LSU on 3/25 ... Had two hits and two RBI in the second game of a doubleheader at Columbia on 3/28 ... Had two hits and two RBI in game two of a doubleheader at Penn on 3/30 ... Hit a three-run walk-off homer to defeat Cornell, 6-5, on 4/4 ... Was 3-for-4 in the first game of a doubleheader against Yale on 4/12 ... Had a pair of hits including a double in a Beanpot game against Boston College at Fenway Park on 4/13 ... Had two hits and was intentionally walked in a win over Yale on 4/14 ... Had two of team's four hits in a loss at Brown on 4/19 ... Had two hits in the nightcap against Dartmouth on 4/25 ... Had two hits and earned a save with a strikout against the only batter he faced to defeated Dartmouth in the nightcap of a twinbill on 4/26 ... Scored three runs with two RBI in a win over Northeastern on 4/28.

Junior (2007):
Named to All-Ivy League team as an honorable mention pick ... Led team with a .330 batting average overall ... Posted a .393 on-base-percentage and stole eight bases ... Batted .438 as a leadoff batter ... Connected for a sacrifice fly in a pinch hitting appearance at Florida International on 3/28 ... Started at second base against Ohio State on 3/16 and was 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored ... Was 2-for-3 with a walk in the first game of a doubleheader against Lafayette on 3/16 ... Had his first career home run as part of a 2-for-5 day in the second game of a doubleheader at Princeton on 3/30 ... Had a three-run double at Cornell on 4/08 ... Had a pair of hits including a double against Massachusetts in the opening round of the Beanpot on 4/09 ... Was 5-for-6 with a double, three RBI and three stolen bases in the second game of a doubleheader at Yale on 4/12 ... Struck out two batters in 2.0 scoreless innings of relief against Northeastern in the 2008 Beanpot at Fenway Park ... Was 2-for-3 in the first game of a doubleheader against Brown on 4/19 ... Was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in the nightcap ... Stole two bases in the first game of a doubleheader against Brown on 4/20 ... Hit a two-run homer as part of a three-RBI game in a win at Dartmouth on 4/27 ... Had a pair of hits in a win at Northeastern on 4/30. 

Sophomore (2006):
Emerged as a solid left-handed bat in the lineup and a trusted arm in the rotation ... Finished the season with 22 starts in 33 appearances in the lineup and six appearances on the mound ... Offensively, batted .330 including a lofty .360 mark during league play ... Rode a team-best 10-game hitting streak through the latter part of the season and finished the year on a six-game streak while hitting safely in 16 of his last 17 games ... Also stole eight bases in 10 attempts ... Batted at least .300 against both left-handed pitchers and righties ... Batted .400 with runners in scoring position ... Ranked among the team leaders on the mound with a 3.67 ERA and a 1-1 record ... Collected what proved to be the game-winning RBIs with a two-run double in a 3-2 win versus NYIT on 3/19 ... Threw 2.0 innings of scoreless relief at Jacksonville on 3/24 ... Threw 1.2 innings of scoreless relief at Holy Cross on 4/6 ... Was 4-for-5 with four runs against Rhode Island on 4/26 and was also 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles versus Dartmouth on 4/29 ... On the mound, Meehan had outings without yielding an earned run in five of his six appearances ... He earned a win with one scoreless inning at Northeastern on 5/3.

Freshman (2005):
Saw action in 20 contests, making two starts ... Had three hits on the season ... Key pinch hit started a ninth inning rally in an eventual 6-5 win over Yale ... On the mound, he made nine appearances, including one start ... Went 2-0 with a 5.30 ERA ... Recorded a save in a 3-2 win over St. John's with 1.2 innings of hitless relief ... Also picked up a save in a 13-9 win over Lynn, when he went 1.1 innings without allowing a hit, striking out two ... Longest outing of the year came in the opening round of the Beanpot when he tossed 3.2 innings of relief and only yielded an unearned run to collect his first career win ... Two-thirds inning of relief against Quinnipiac in a 12-11 win secured his second victory.

High School:
Earned seven varsity letters in baseball and basketball ... Captained both team during senior season ... Named All-CCC West in sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Named all-state and academic all-state as a senior ... American Legion Zone I All-Star ... New Haven (Conn.) Register First-Team All-State ... Named to the all-tournament team in Legion State Tournament ... Batting champion for Legion State Tournament in 2004 ... Led team to undefeated regular season (20-0) in 2003 ... Second place finish in state championship in 2001.

Personal:
Son of James Meehan and Patricia White ... Member of the National Honor Society and Peer Advocates ... Named Who's Who in America in both junior and senior years ... In the summer of 2005, Meehan played for the Pittsfield Dukes of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, starting one of the three games that he appeared in the lineup and appearing in nine games with five starts on the mound. He finished second on the team with a 4.29 ERA with two complete games. In all, he posted a 3-4 record with 235 strikeouts in 42.0 innings. He allowed opposing hitters just a .201 batting average against him.