Taylor Perrett

Position:
RHP
Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Kalamazoo, Mich.
High School:
Lakeview
Prev School:
Denison

2023 – Graduate Student: Started in all 12 games played for the Minutemen … Posted a 7.09 ERA with a 1-7 overall record … Struck out 33 batters across 53.1 innings pitched … Tallied a season-high five strikeouts at Saint Louis (4/1), vs. Rhode Island (5/6) and against Dayton (5/19) … Went a season-best 6.2 innings against Rhode Island (5/6) … Picked up his first win with UMass in game two at Navy (3/4), allowing only two hits, a walk and striking out five in five innings.

2022 - Graduate Student (at Denison): Appeared in 15 games, starting 12 ... Led Denison in wins (8-1) and accumulated a 3.70 ERA in 65.2 total innings ... Posted a .265 opponents' batting average ... Allowed 69 hits, 36 total runs and 27 earned runs, and walked 13 batters to go along with 68 strikeouts ... Earned five straight wins from Mar. 26 to Apr. 23 ... Threw Denison's only complete game during the regular season while tying his career-high with 10 strikeouts during a 5-1 win over Oberlin (5/4) ... Named second-team all-conference ... Was named to the NCAC All-Tournament Team for the second time in his career after pitching the first seven innings and allowing six hits, three runs and no walks while striking out four to earn the win against Wooster (May 13) and send the Big Red into the championship series

2021 - Senior (at Denison): Started in 10 games on the mound ... Went 6-2 with a 3.86 ERA in 65.1 innings ... Struck out 59 batters, while walking only 12 ... Went 6.1 innings and had 10 strikeouts in win over #3 Webster in NCAA Regional Tournament ... Went four innings of relief against #1 WashU to lead the Big Red to the NCAA Regional Championship game ... Named All-NCAC West Team.

2020 - Junior (at Denison): Started in two games ... went 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA ... Registered 12 strikeouts and a 9.82 K/9 in 11 innings of work in 9-2 win over Adrian (3/6) ... Totaled six strikeouts over five innings for a 1.80 ERA and first win of the season

2019 - Sophomore (at Denison): Appeared in 13 games, tying for the team lead with 12 starts ... Went 5-2 with a 3.52 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 6.1 innings of work ... Was named to the NCAC All-Tournament Team after he threw a complete-game shutout with five strikeouts against Allegheny to send the Big Red to the championship series with #15 Wooster ... Posted a season-high nine strikeouts in 5-0 win over Williams (3/23) ... Named NCAC Pitcher of the Week (3/25).

2018 - Freshman (at Denison): Made 16 appearances adn 11 starts in rookie season ... Went 8-3 on the season with 43 strikeouts over 76.2 innings pitched for a 3.64 ERA ... Also tallied one save ... Allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings with five strikeouts in collegiate debut in a 7-0 win against York (Pa.) (3/4) ... Threw a two-hit shutout in a 3-0 win at Transylvania (3/10).

Before UMass: Attended Lakeview High School in Battle Creek, Michigan … Played under Jeff Sovern and Kyle Kracht … Two-time All-City and All-District honoree (junior; senior) … Named to the All-Region team as a junior … Was also a four-year letterwinner in swim … Helped team to back-to-back conference championships in swim as a freshman and sophomore … Three-time All-City and All-Conference swimmer … Qualified for States as a senior … Earned a top-10 spot for the Class Academic Award, a 4.0 or Higher Award and was named to the National Honor Society … Spent five years at Denison University … Garnered 2022 Second-Team All-NCAC and 2021 All-NCAC West Team honors … Tabbed to the NCAC All-Tournament Team (2019 & 2022) … Was named NCAC Pitcher of the Week in 2019 … Also competed for the HBF Maroons and Detroit Arsenal.