Taylor Dugas Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lafayette, La. High School: Teurlings Catholic Height / Weight: 5-7 / 165 Position: OF Experience: HS B/T: L-L

A Freshman All-America pick in 2009, Taylor Dugas returns for his second season at the Capstone and is the lone returning starter in the outfield ... he hit .352 with two home runs and 27 RBI during his stellar rookie season ... his 20 doubles ranked him in the top 100 nationally for two-base hits ... he was fourth in the SEC in doubles (20), 12th in hits (83) and 12th in batting average (.352) ... in SEC play, Dugas ranked in the top 10 in runs scored, stolen bases, hits and doubles ... he came to Alabama as one of the most decorated high school players in the nation, following an outstanding prep career at Teurling's Catholic High School in Lafayette, La. ... batted .518 (176 for 340) with 19 home runs and 159 RBI in his prep career ... also scored 187 runs and added 51 doubles and 17 triples ... posted a 31-6 (.838) career record on the mound with 195 strikeouts ... led the Rebels to a 108-27 (.800) record during his four-year career ... accounted for nearly one-third of the team's wins during his career ... a three-time All-American, Dugas led his team to three consecutive district championships (2006-2008) ... three-time All-State selection by the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association (LBCA) ... also a standout quarterback and punter on the football team and was an excellent student, earning Academic Honor Roll status three times (2006, 2007 and 2008) in his prep career.

CAREER POSTSEASON NOTES:
Started all four games in center field during the 2009 postseason ... he was 3-for-16 (.188) with one extra base hit in four games ... he went 2-for-5 in his NCAA Regional debut against Oklahoma State on May 29 at the Clemson Regional.

FRESHMAN (2009):
A Freshman All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Rivals.com ... he is the 15th Crimson Tide player to earn freshman All-America accolades; he is the 13th freshman All- America selection for Tide head coach Jim Wells ... also named Freshman All-SEC by head coaches ... Dugas hit .352 (83-for-236) with two home runs and 27 RBI in 56 games ... he led the Crimson Tide in hits (83), multi-hit games (25) and doubles (20) ... he is the second consecutive rookie to lead Alabama in hits after Josh Rutledge paced the Tide with 99 hits as a true freshman in 2008 ... Dugas was 77th nationally with doubles ... he ranked among SEC leaders in doubles (4th), hits (12th) and batting average (12th) ... in SEC play, he was fifth in runs scored (30), sixth in stolen bases (8), seventh in hits (41) and eighth in doubles (9) ... was 13-for-14 in stolen bases with 10 consecutive steals ... made Alabama debut in season opener against SE Missouri State ... went 2-for-5 and scored two runs against Nicholls State on Feb. 24 ... UA's leading hitter against Illinois-Chicago, where he batted .800 (4-for-5) with three runs scored and one RBI in the two-game series ... recorded first career four-hit game against UIC on Feb. 28 ... posted five-game hitting streak (9-for-22, .409) from Feb. 21-28 ... named to 2009 Whataburger College Classic All-Tournament Team, where he hit .375 (3-for-8) with a solo home run and one RBI ... he also scored five runs ... hit first career home run against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on March 5 ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI double against Auburn in MAX Capital City Classic on March 10 ... tied career high with four hits in win over Samford on March 11 ... hit .400 (6-for-15) in three-game series with No. 1 Georgia on March 14-15 ... slugged two-run home run in game two of series ... went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI in 24-0 win over Alabama A&M on March 17 ... leading hitter against Mississippi (March 20-22), where he hit .500 (7-for-14) with two doubles, two RBI and five runs scored ... recorded four hits and scored four runs in series finale ... had three hits in series finale at Florida on March 29 ... went 4-for-5 and scored two runs in win over Mississippi Valley State on April 1 ... recorded seven straight multi-hit games (19 total hits) from March 21-April 1... had two hits and scored three runs in series finale against Tennessee on April 5 ... posted an SEC-best 24-game hitting streak from March 6-April 10 ... batted .459 (50-for-109) during the streak, with 15 doubles, 17 RBI and 36 runs scored ... averaged 2.08 hits and 1.5 runs per game during streak ... the 24-game hitting streak is the seventh-longest in school history and third-longest by a freshman ... went 3-for-4 and scored two runs in UA's 7-3 series-clinching win at Vanderbilt on April 18 ... reached base in 31 straight games from March 6-April 22 ...posted three straight multi-hit games from April 29-May 2 ... walked and scored winning run in eighth inning against No. 11 Arkansas on May 8 ... he also started every game for the Tide in the three-game exhibition series against Cuba, seeing action in left field and center field ... UA's leadoff hitter in all three games ... went 1-for-8 in the series, but added two walks, one sacrfice fly adn one sacrifice bunt ... in the Tide's 6-2 loss in game two, Dugas was 1-for-1 with two walks, one RBI and one sacrfice fly ... also recorded one outfield assist where he threw out the winning run at the plate in the ninth inning to preseve the 3-3 tie in the opener.

HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2008 graduate of Teurling's Catholic High School in Lafayette, La. ... Dugas was a four-year starter for Coach Mike Thibodeaux ... in his four-year career, Dugas batted .518 (176 for 340) with 19 home runs and 159 RBI in his prep career ... also scored 187 runs and added 51 doubles and 17 triples ... he swiped 51 bases during his junior and senior seasons ... an excellent two-way player, Dugas was 31-6 (.838) on the mound with 195 career strikeouts ... he saved his best season for last, by hitting a whopping .640 (57 for 86) with 10 home runs and 38 RBI for the Rebels ... also scored 55 runs and added 17 doubles and four triples ... led the team with 34 stolen bases in 35 attempts ... named to the Collegiate Baseball High School All-American team following a stellar senior year ... Dugas was named the LBCA Player of the Year ... named first-team All-State by the LBCA ... Dugas also won the Rebel of the Year Award at TCH ... led his team to a 30-4 overall record and the 5-4A District Championship, the school's third straight district title ... as a junior, he hit .441 (41 for 93) with six home runs and 44 RBI ... also scored 52 runs and added 13 doubles and two triples ... posted 3-1 record on the mound with 16 strikeouts in 20 1/3 innings ... first-team All-State by the LBCA ... also an All-district and All-Acadian selection ... led his team to a 26-5 overall record and the District 6-3A championship ... participated at Team One Showcase and Baseball Factory High School All-American.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Taylor Brooks Dugas...son of David and Dona Dugas ... has one brother, Tyler and one sister, Tiffany ... his brother played baseball at McNeese State University.